- His fame as a Partridge led to jealousies at home, making an already bad family situation worse. To get him away from that atmosphere, TV mom Shirley Jones and the other adults from the cast had Danny stay with them some weekends. Jones had children around Danny's age, so he fit in at her house. Susan Dey and David Cassidy treated him like a kid brother, while Dave Madden was like a bachelor father or bad uncle, teaching Danny to play cards, drive a car . . . and smoke.
- Has studied martial arts under Chuck Norris for over 20 years.
- Holds black belts in the following martial arts: Okinawan Chinan Ryu; Tae Kwon Do; Tokyo-Ryu; Shorin Ryu. He won the 1980 and 1981 International Championships.
- Went to high school with Michael Jackson and Christian Brando.
- Appeared in eight episodes of CHiPs (1977) as a martial artist.
- Said that he was so broke in the early 1980s that he lived out of his car near a dumpster. He would pose for pictures with fans during the day and sleep in his car at night.
- During auditions for The Partridge Family (1970) there were two different Partridge families. Danny was in the family that did not get hired.
- Studied American Tang Soo Do under Chuck Norris' black belt student Bob Burbidge. Burbidge got his black belt and trained under Pat E. Johnson, Norris' #1 and action/stunt director of all the "Karate Kids", "Ninja Turtles", "Mortal Kombats" series and more.
- He and his wife, Gretchen Bonaduce, were featured on The Learning Channel's A Baby Story (1999), during Gretchen's pregnancy and the birth of their son, Dante Bonaduce.
- Ranked #10 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars"
- His acting mentor is Shirley Jones.
- Has said that he did not start drinking alcohol until after he kicked his cocaine habit in the early 1990s.
- Has stated that he and his wife, Gretchen Bonaduce, met on a blind date, and they were married that same day. However, in interviews he has mentioned Nov. 4, 1990 as the wedding date while divorce papers list Dec. 6, 1990 as the date.
- Is a Republican.
- Daughter is named Isabella Bonaduce (aka Countess Isabella Michaela Bonaduce). Son is named Dante Bonaduce (aka Count Dante Jean-Michel Valentino Bonaduce).
- Son of Joseph Bonaduce and Betty Bonaduce.
- Has known [Dick Clark] since birth.
- Son, Dante Bonaduce, was born on 14 February 2001.
- Has an older brother and sister.
- Announced he would box Robert Shapiro for a charitable event.[June 2007].
- Best known these days as a motor-mouthed radio deejay.
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