A former San Francisco Giants baseball player turned character actor, Daniel Zacapa has worked steadily from the 1970s to the 1990s, amassing a series of television credits, as well as roles in Up Close and Personal and Seven.
Daniel Zacapa
Active - 1972 - 2017 |
Born - Jan 1, 1954 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras |
Genres - Drama, Action, Sports & Recreation
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- Backpacked through Europe, and joined a number of street-theater troupes as a young man.
- Changed his name at the recommendation of a theatrical agent, who suggested that his looks didn't fit his original moniker. Zacapa is his mother's maiden name (she was born in Honduras); Daniel comes from his childhood hero, Daniel Boone.
- Was inducted into his high school's Arts & Academics Hall of Fame in 2009.
- Is fluent in English, Spanish and Italian.
- Is involved in children's charities, including the Foundation for Youth Non-Violence in Northern California and Woodcraft Rangers in L.A.