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MFA in Acting - University of California, San Diego (1990).

Danny's mother, Virginia (Vega), is a painter who was born in Costa Rica, of Spanish descent. Danny's stepfather, Harvey Burstein, is a professor of Greek philosophy. Danny's biological parents separated when he was two months old, and he was raised by his mother and stepfather.

He was nominated for a 2006 Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for "The Drowsy Chaperone" on Broadway in New York City.

A seven-time Tony Award nominee, Burstein won the 2020 Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his performance as Harold Zidler in Moulin Rouge! on Broadway. His Tony-nominated roles were in The Drowsy Chaperone (2006), South Pacific (2008), Follies (2011), Golden Boy (2013), Cabaret (2014), and Fiddler on the Roof (2016). Other notable Broadway credits include The Seagull (1992), Saint Joan (1993), and Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (2010), and Pictures From Home (2023).

MFA in Acting from University of California San Diego (UCSD). Several roles on Broadway including: The Boys From Syracuse, Du Barry Was a Lady, Company, The Flowering Peach & Three Men on a Horse.