Danny Wood
{{Short description|American pop singer (born 1969)}}
{{Hatnote|There is also a Danny Wood in the band …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead.}}
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{{BLP sources|date=May 2010}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Danny Wood
| image = DannyWbyIsaNL.jpg
| caption = Wood in 2008
| birth_name = Daniel William Wood
| alias =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|05|14}}
| birth_place = Dorchester, Massachusetts, U.S.
| genre = Pop
| occupations = Singer, songwriter
| years_active = 1984–present
| current_member_of = New Kids on the Block
| past_member_of = NKOTBSB, Upper Street
| website = {{URL|the-wood-works.com}}
}}
Daniel William Wood (born May 14, 1969) is an American singer and songwriter. He is a member of the boy band New Kids on the Block.{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p5015/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: New Kids on the Block|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author2=Leahey, Andrew |publisher=Allmusic|access-date=May 5, 2010}}
Career
File:Danny Wood at the 1990 Grammy Awards cropped.jpg]]
Wood joined New Kids on the Block at the age of 16 after being recruited by friend and bandmate Donnie Wahlberg. Maurice Starr produced many of their releases.{{Cite news |last=Watrous |first=Peter |date=1990-03-11 |title=POP VIEW; White Singers + Black Style - Pop Bonanza |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/03/11/arts/pop-view-white-singers-black-style-pop-bonanza.html |access-date=2024-01-01 |issn=0362-4331}} Wood has released seven solo albums.
Personal life
Wood was married to Patricia Alfaro from 1997 to 2006.[https://www.yahoo.com/news/kids-block-danny-wood-mom-202552023.html Yahoo news.] He is the father of three children, son Daniel Jr., and daughters Chance and Vega.{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/music/nkotb-danny-wood-jessie-chris-duet/|title=NKOTB's Danny Wood Talks About Making New Music: 'My Kids Are My Biggest Fans Now'}} In August 2019, Danny’s granddaughter was born, named Rose Elizabeth Wood.{{Cite web|url=https://nkotb.blog/danny-wood-grandfather-granddaughter-rose-elizabeth-wood/#google_vignette|title=Danny Wood Welcomes Granddaughter Rose Elizabeth Wood|date=August 20, 2019 }}
Remember Betty is a charity that Wood set up in 2008 in memory of his mother who died, aged 55, of breast cancer in 1999.{{Cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/kids-block-danny-wood-mom-202552023.html|title = New Kids on the Block's Danny Wood on How Late Mom's Breast Cancer Battle Caused Denial & Divorce (Exclusive)| date=September 20, 2018 }} The mission of the charity is "to help minimize the financial burden associated with breast cancer for patients & survivors by providing direct financial support to them so that they can focus on recovery & quality of life."[https://www.rememberbetty.com/mission "Mission"], Remember Betty website.
In 2014, Wood ran the Boston Marathon to raise funds for Remember Betty. He finished the race in a time of 3:50:00. Fellow bandmate Joey McIntyre ran the marathon with Wood in support of the Alzheimers Association.{{Cite web|url=https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-marathon/2014/04/21/where-did-famous-runners-finish-at-the-2014-boston-marathon/|title=Where Did Famous Runners Finish at the 2014 Boston Marathon?}}
Discography
= Albums =
- D-Fuse: Room Full of Smoke (1999)
- D-Wood: Room Full of Smoke, Vol. 2 (2003)
- Second Face (2003)
- O.F.D: Originally from Dorchester (acoustic tour exclusive) (2003)
- Coming Home (2008)
- Stronger: Remember Betty (2009)
- Look at Me (2016)
= Singles =
- "What If" (2003)
- "When the Lights Go Out" (2003)
- "Different Worlds" (2003)
- "Look at Me" (2015)
- "Endlessly (Betty's Wish)" (2015)
References
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External links
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- [https://www.the-wood-works.com/ Official website]
- [http://www.rememberbetty.com/ Remember Betty website]
- {{IMDb name|0939634}}
- {{URL|https://www.nkotb.com}} nkotb website
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Category:21st-century American singers
Category:20th-century American singers
Category:American male singers
Category:New Kids on the Block members
Category:Musicians from Boston
Category:People from Dorchester, Boston
Category:Upper Street (group) members
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