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Daniel Joseph Pennacchi

Actor
Producer
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Daniel Joseph Pennacchi

"Falling Awake" is the powerful story of Jay (Andrew Cisneros), a young man struggling to find his identity in The Bronx in a house crowded with family members and a neighborhood filled with loyal friends and dangerous enemies. A gifted musician, Jay hopes to leave it all and pursue his dream of composing and performing music. Once he meets Alessandra (Jenna Dewan), a beautiful young woman who lives in Brooklyn, his determination to defy the expectations of his frustrated, angry father become even stronger. Yet Jay is tied to his home through loyalty to his friends and to his brother, who has returned unexpectedly from service in the Marines. As he reaches toward a wider world, he is pulled back over and over by the cycles of anger and violence that have defined his life and neighborhood for so long. It takes love, a change of heart and a new understanding of life's elusive chance at happiness to finally help Jay make the long, uncertain leap to a fresh chance.

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Falling Awake (2009)

Daniel Joseph Pennacchi was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. He always had an interest in acting throughout his childhood but never pursued it. It wasn't until he watched Frank Langella in the HBO Series "Unscripted," where he felt the inspiration to try it. He decided to take acting classes at Brookdale Community College with Professor John Bukovec. There he found his passion and has never looked back.

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Known for

A Safe House (2010)

7.6

Bill(as Danny Pennacchi)

2010

Joe's War (2016)

3.9

Brian(as Danny Pennacchi)

2016

Shift Into Gear Web Series (2015)

Shift Into Gear Web Series

TV Series

Matt Gear(as Daniel Penn)

2015

Night Run (2015)

6.6

Additional Crew(as Danny Pennacchi)

2015

Credits

Actor

Dope Thief
7.1
TV Series
- DEA Agent at Tavern
- 2025
New York - Police judiciaire
7.8
TV Series
- Foreman
- 2024
Against the Grain
Short
- Boyfriend (as Daniel Penn)
- 2018
The Checkout Line
Short
- (as Danny Pennacchi)
- 2017
Joe's War
3.9
- Brian (as Danny Pennacchi)
- 2016
Shift Into Gear Web Series
TV Series
- Matt Gear (as Daniel Penn)
- 2015
Sex, Marriage and Infidelity
3.9
- George (as Danny Pennacchi)
- 2015
Death of a Tree
- Santino (as Danny Pennacchi)
- 2015
Reunion 108
7.7
- Narciss (as Danny Pennacchi)
- 2013
Shift Into Gear
Short
- Matt Gear (as Danny Pennacchi)
- 2011
I Don't Want to Kill Myself
7.2
- Rob (as Danny Pennacchi)
- 2011
The Reunion
7.0
- David (as Danny Pennacchi)
- 2011
A Safe House
7.6
- Bill (as Danny Pennacchi)
- 2010
Mourning on Charlotte Street
Short
- Nicky Santoriello (as Danny Pennacchi)
- 2010
The Bastard Men of Root Flats
6.1
- Eraser Gang Member (as Danny Pennacchi)
- 2009

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Writer

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Daniel Joseph Pennacchi Acting Reel

Daniel Joseph Pennacchi Acting Reel

Last Days of Simon

Last Days of Simon

Last Days of Simon

Last Days of Simon

Falling Awake

Personal details

Alternative names
- Daniel Penn
Height
- 1.78 m
Born
- July 31, 1986
- Brooklyn, New York, USA

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