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Daniel J. Travanti

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Daniel J. Travanti Fast Facts:

Played football and was on the debate team in high school.
Turned down scholarship offers from Harvard, Princeton and Dartmouth; graduated from the University of Wisconsin in three years.
Enlisted in the Army after dropping out of Yale School of Drama.
Beat out more than 50 actors for the part of Frank Furillo on Hill Street Blues.
Participated in NBC's mid-'80s "Don't Be a Dope" anti-drug campaign.

Daniel J. Travanti Relationships:
Elvira Travanti - Mother
John Travanti - Father
Daniel J. Travanti Awards:
1981 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - Winner
1982 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - Winner
1983 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
1984 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
1985 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
1984 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Special - Nominee
1982 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama - Winner
1983 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
1984 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
1985 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
1986 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
College:
University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (BA); attended Yale University, School of Drama, New Haven, CT; Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA (MA in English Literature).