Wilson Davis(I)

Born Daniel Wilson Davis in Cincinnati, Ohio. Parents Robert and Mary. Attended Southern Methodist University, Texas Wesleyan University and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Los Angeles. Began his professional acting career in the Bicentennial production of 1776. He moved to Los Angeles in 1977. Wilson has appeared in numerous commercials including, Jeep, Visa, Phillips, Baskin-Robbins, Playboy, Holiday Inn Express, Dell, Little Caesars, Big Lots, Carmax. In October 2001, he wrote and directed Yale 300, a celebrity show that was performed at Yale University. Additional writing credits include I Got Merman (co-writer Amon Miyamoto) at the Rich Forum Theatre, Stamford, Connecticut, Offsides (co-writer Dennis Safren) at the Stella Adler Theatre and awarded first prize at the Love Creek One Act Play Festival NYC, numerous productions of It's Top Secret (co-writer Steven A. Muro), an original Marx Brothers musical; staff writer for The Mystic Knights of Tir na Nog, on the Fox Network. Dan is the resident director at Golden Performing Arts Center, Los Angeles.