Danielle Claman Gelber Biography

Fast Facts

• Has served on the advising board of her alma mater, American University, where she occasionally teaches
• Earned her bachelor's degree from UC Santa Barbara and later her master's from American University in Washington, D․C․
• Sister of anchor Liz Claman
• Began her career as an anchor for a Washington, D․C․ news affiliate before relocating to Los Angeles to pursue something more fulfilling
• Quote: "After a few seasons of work in loca news, I knew it was not for me․ So at 27, I knew I had to go back to Los Angeles and rethink my career․"
• Quote: "The key lessons I learned from Aaron is about how important it is to invest your personalized attention into shows․ He always told me that his success in television was attention to detail․"
• Quote: "The entertainment business is not always that entertaining․ There is a lot of work involved and you have to be dedicated․"
• After arriving in L․A․, she got a job at an entertainment temp agency that sent her to work directly for Aaron Spelling Productions where she would work on favorites including "Beverly Hills, 90210" and many others