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Danny Bonaduce

Danny Bonaduce (net worth-2.5 US dollars) is best known for portraying the role of Danny Partridge, one of the musical siblings (the wisecracking and redheaded middle son) who plays an influential role in creating a hit family band comprising of their bank teller and widowed mother Shirley Patridge (Shirley Jones), in The Partridge family, the 1970 to 1974 run ABC network and later syndicated musical television sitcom loosely based on the real-life musical family "The Cowsills". If you didn't know, Danny Bonaduce was 11 when he joined The Partridge.

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Now, fast forwarding to 2015, we know him as a multidimensional personality; comedian, professional wrestler, and actor. He is of mixed ethnicity ( Italian heritage from father and English Heritage from mother).

Now moving on to his physical configuration, he is not a tall man with the height of 5 feet and 5 inches. However, the American national of white mixed ethnicity is definitely someone with an impressive athletic body (plus abs).  

Talking about his relationship status, he is a committed man. His current wife name is Amy Railsback and they married in 2010. Previously, he has been married for 2 times. His exes are real estate agent Setsuko Hattori (remained married from 1985-1988) and Gretchen Hillmer (remained married from 1990 to 2007, have two children together).

From what we have heard, Amy, whom he proposed with a skull and crossbones ring, is 23 years younger than Danny. Amy was a substitute school teacher some time in her life. Now, she looks after Danny's career 24/7, and also runs Gravel Tones Production Inc.

Born in August 13, 1959, in Bromall, Pensylvania, US, Danny experienced a trouble childhood. His father was physically and emotionally abusive to his mother and him.  His father is no other than Joesph Bonaduce, a veteran TV writer and producer.

His early success indeed helped him forget about his abusive father, and he indeed made appearance in numerous television acts, but he then got prone to drugs and other troubles. Then on-going drug habits not-only hampered his acting career eventually, but made him less disciplined and more difficult to work.

Breaking Bonaduce (2005), a reality show surrounding his struggles with drug, alcohol and failing marriage, has tried to showcase some of his pain. Prior to Breaking Bonaduce, he was running a radio program. Later, he was fired from there.

In 2006 season of the show, viewers saw sober Bonaduce juggling his life and past conflicts. He also hosted a celebrity show the same year. 

He returned to the radio world in 2007 via The Adam Carolla Show on KLSX-FM.

Television commercial child model turned The Partridge Family star, Danny had a short lived career after The Patridge Family ended. If you looked his autobiography, he has said that he only worked twenty weeks during the 14 years from 1974-1988. His most notable works during this period would be the movie Corvette Summer and the popular police dramedy Chips.

During this period, he also got arrested several times mainly in the cases of assult and drug possession. Once, he also got arrested for assaulting a transvestite in Phoenix in 1991.  

1980's can be characterized as his success period as a DJ. He began to attract many media house because of his increasing popularity. He had already shown understanding of music as a child in The Patridge. He had also released a LP in 1973.

During this period, he got the opportunity to work in number of disc jockey jobs, and in late 80's, he landed a role of overnight on on-air personality at Philadelphia's WEGX-FM, thanks to his rough voice, sharp-moth style and frank personality.

Bonaduce hosted his own radio show, "The Danny Bonaduce Show" onThe Loop WLUPin Chicago  from 1994 to 1996, and Bonaduce hosted a morning radio show in Detroit onWKQIwith comedian and Last Comic Standing winnerJohn Heffron between 1996 and 1998.

Post successful radio career, he then went on to host the highly rated show The Jamie and Danny Show in 2000 after the late night television show The Danny Bonaduce Show (including the house band The Critic) in the mid-90's. During this period, he also hosted a radio program in LA and wrote his autobiography in 2001. He also starred in various popular acts such as The Other Half (talk show) and The Brady Bunch, a televised boxing match.

From what we have heard, he met his second wife while working in at a station in Phoenix in 1980's and they got married on a blind date in 1990.

A strong supporter of military and capital punishment, Danny has been a matter of numerous controversies as well because of this extreme conservative views during his television show appearances.

Post 2005, he has again revived his  radio (Star at KZOK) and television career.

Fans can follow him on his Twitter (23.5 k followers) profile. His Twitter handle is @TheDoochman, and his twitter bio is given as:

"Husband. Father. Madman. Radio God. Think Conan O'Brien, but shorter & yells more.

 Seattle, WA

kzok.radio.com

 Joined July 2009"

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Quick Facts
Birth Date: 13 Aug, 1959
Age: 60 yrs
Citizenship: United States of America
Birth Place: Broomall
Gender: Male
Description: American professional wrestler, actor and radio/television personality
Spouse: Gretchen Hillmer Bonaduce[1990-2007]
Net Worth 2021: 5 million
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Last Modified: Jun 26 2020
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