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Danny Leiner

American film and television director (1961-2018)
Person human Q690750

Facts

19 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[12]
Date of birth
May 13, 1961
Date of death
October 18, 2018
Place of birth
Manhattan
Place of death
Los Angeles
Country of citizenship
United States[9]
Occupation
television director, film director, film producer, screenwriter
Educated at
State University of New York at Purchase, John Dewey High School[10][11]
Cause of death
lung cancer[13]
Birth name
Daniel Leiner[18]
Described by source
Danny Leiner, Director Known for Stoner Films, Is Dead at 57[17]
Different from
Danny Lerner, Danny Lerner[19][20]
End of work period
2014[22]
Family name
Leiner[14]
Given name
Danny[15]
Manner of death
natural causes[16]
P14750
ABC0-5C7F-0E8A-0455-ED4B
Start of work period
1991[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Danny Leiner he דני ליינר ja ダニー・レイナー ja ダニエル・レイナー ko 대니 레이너 ru Дэнни Лейнер zh 丹尼·萊茵納 zh 丹尼·雷納
🔖 Identifiers · 37
ISNI
0000000049490857
VIAF cluster ID
54103572
Library of Congress authority ID
nr2005003948
GND ID
14111567X
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
CFC in L.A. 43 (5515996366) (cropped).jpg ↗
AllMovie person ID
p213616
AlloCiné person ID
56355
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
141149205
Danish National Filmography person ID
112889
Decine21 person ID
58402
Elonet person ID
996639
Film.ru person ID
denni-layner
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Freebase ID
/m/04j0nm
George Eastman Museum people ID
124528
IMDb ID
nm0500444
ISzDb person ID
73907
Ivi person ID
denni-lejner
Kinobox person ID
292039
Kinopoisk person ID
56494
LdiF person ID
164924
MovieMeter person ID
56591
NL CR AUT ID
pna2007370903
NUKAT ID
n2009103090
National Library of Korea ID
KAC2018P6505
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810664122505606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
234765186
OpenMLOL author ID
301963
PORT person ID
130971
Plex person key
5d776832f59e5800218985e5
Related category
Category:Films directed by Danny Leiner
Rotten Tomatoes ID
celebrity/danny_leiner
Scope.dk person ID
7779
Swedish Film Database person ID
287472
TMDB person ID
56591
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJvd7C3vYGJ9ByHmxjrTHC
Yale LUX ID
person/e0deaea3-6b30-47c0-bf50-ead21cb7c810
ČSFD person ID
11705

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🔗 Connections
Films directed 4
Dude, Where's My Car?, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Balls Out: Gary the Tennis Coach, The Great New Wonderful
Occupation 4
film director, screenwriter, film producer, television director
Cause of death 1
lung cancer
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Educated at 1
State University of New York at Purchase
Instance of 1
human
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
Manhattan
Place of death 1
Los Angeles
Related category 1
Category:Films directed by Danny Leiner
Sex or gender 1
male
← Category combines topics 1
Category:Films directed by Danny Leiner
← Producer 1
The Great New Wonderful
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Summary

Danny Leiner was born in Manhattan[1]. He was born on May 13, 1961[2]. He passed away in Los Angeles[3]. He died on October 18, 2018[4]. He worked as a television director[5], film director[6], film producer[7], and screenwriter[8].

Body

Education

Educated at State University of New York at Purchase[10], a university[23], in United States[24], founded in 1967[25] and John Dewey High School[11], a high school[26], in United States[27], founded in 1969[28].

FAQs

Where was Danny Leiner born?

Danny Leiner's place of birth was Manhattan[1].

Where did Danny Leiner die?

Danny Leiner passed away in Los Angeles[3].

What did Danny Leiner do for work?

Danny Leiner worked as television director[5], film director[6], film producer[7], and screenwriter[8].

Where did Danny Leiner go to school?

Danny Leiner was educated at State University of New York at Purchase[10] and John Dewey High School[11].

Related Entities

Dude, Where's My Car? Los Angeles State University of New York at Purchase United States

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  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 6w ago · Printstream · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 22w ago · Nashona · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → —
    Sex or gender → male
    Place of birth → Manhattan
    Related category → Category:Films directed by Danny Leiner
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