- Born
- Birth nameDaniel Bernard Sweeney
- Height1.83 m
- D.B. Sweeney is from Shoreham, Long Island. He got his start in the New York theatre with appearances in many productions including a run on Broadway in "The Caine Mutiny Court Martial". He was selected by Francis Ford Coppola to star in the Vietnam era drama Jardins de pierre (1987). This began a string of performances including Shoeless Joe Jackson in Les coulisses de l'exploit (1988), Dish Boggett in Lonesome Dove (1989), Travis Walton in Visiteurs extraterrestres (1993), and as Doug Dorsey the hockey player turned figure skater in the classic romantic comedy Le feu sur la glace (1992). His television work includes Drôle de chance (1995), C-16 (1997) and Harsh Realm (1999) with appearances in Jericho (2006), Crash (2008), The Event (2010), and the Emmy-winning Miss Rose White (1992). He also produced, directed and co-wrote the cult film Two Tickets to Paradise (2006) which received more than a dozen awards at major film festivals. His latest creation as writer/director is the comedy short Two Dum Micks co-starring Sean Astin which has won over 50 festival awards.- IMDb mini biography by: RMG
- SpouseAshley Vachon(April 29, 2000 - 2023) (divorced, 2 children)
- ChildrenCade SweeneyCody Sweeney
- During the shooting of Le feu sur la glace (1992), D.B. spent over two months in figure skate training with his co-star Moira Kelly. They became close friends and remain so to this day.
- After appearing in Le feu sur la glace (1992), he began playing hockey in celebrity games.
- Originally went with his initials "D.B." because every single version of his given name was already 'taken' by other screen actors in the Screen Actors Guild.
- Attended the Tulane University of Louisiana in New Orleans, Louisiana. Received his Bachelor's degree in Drama from New York University, Tisch School of the Arts (1985).
- When filming Drôle de chance (1995) in Vancouver, Canada, D.B. was roommates with Vancouver Canucks (now Carolina Hurricanes) defenseman Bret Hedican. Some other members of the Canucks appeared as extras in an episode of the series.
- We really wanted to do a movie about 'guys'. American guys, not Hollywood guys. The guys we grew up with on the East Coast. Guys who never left home. Guys who feel like maybe they didn't get everything they thought was coming their way. And that became one of the themes: disappointment.
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