Dennis Madalone
{{short description|American actor}}
{{notability|Biographies|date=September 2011}}
Dennis "Danger" Madalone (born September 29, 1954) is an American stunt coordinator and musician.
Career
Madalone coordinated stunts for over 400 episodes of Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager.{{Cite web|title=How the 'Star Trek' Punch Became the Worst Fight Move on TV|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/yw3vvw/how-the-star-trek-punch-became-the-worst-fight-move-on-tv|access-date=2021-05-24|website=www.vice.com|date=19 September 2017 |language=en}} He also coordinated stunts for Castle.
In 2002, he released his song and music video, a tribute to the victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, titled "America We Stand As One". Described as "the scariest music video", "saccharine" and "bizarre", the video has become an internet phenomenon.{{Cite web|last=Columnist|first=Mark Morford, SF Gate|date=2005-04-29|title=Scariest Music Video ... Ever / Meet Dennis Madalone. He loves America. Really, *really* loves America. Oh, and sad '80s haircuts. Watch and learn|url=https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/morford/article/Scariest-Music-Video-Ever-Meet-Dennis-2637444.php|access-date=2021-05-24|website=SFGATE|language=en-US}}
Personal life
Madalone grew up in South Plainfield, New Jersey and graduated from South Plainfield High School in 1974.Abbott, Patricia. [https://web.archive.org/web/20150914183759/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/mycentraljersey/doc/378032125.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jun%2005,%202002&author=Patricia%20Abbott&pub=Courier%20-%20News&edition=&startpage=&desc=Homecoming%20was%20overdue "Homecoming was overdue"], Courier News, June 5, 2002, backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 14, 2015. Accessed November 19, 2017. "The South Plainfield High School graduate (Class of `74) spent a day at his alma mater speaking to students about both music and stunt careers. ... Dennis 'Danger' Madalone, Hollywood stunt man turned singer/songwriter recently returned to his home town of South Plainfield with the message America, We Stand As One, a message he hopes to share with the entire country."
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|0534480}}
- {{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4difPEQ8wA4 |title=America We Stand As One Music Video by Dennis Madalone |website=YouTube |date=January 1, 2008 |access-date=June 1, 2021}}
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Category:American male film actors
Category:American male television actors
Category:American people of Italian descent
Category:American stunt performers
Category:Male actors from New Jersey
Category:People from South Plainfield, New Jersey