Danny A. Abeckaser () is an Israeli-American actor, director and filmmaker.
Early life Abeckaser was born in Israel, the sixth of seven children of Moroccan Jewish parents who immigrated to the U.S. in 1980. He grew up in Brooklyn.
Career Nightclub career Abeckaser worked in the nightclub industry in New York as a promoter. Well connected in the industry, he brought models to clubs, planned parties & events, and took care of the celebrity clientele. He helped to open up clubs like Avenue and Marquee. The 2015 movie Club Life, in which he co-starred, created, and co-wrote was based on these experiences.
Film career As an actor Abeckaser had a small part in the Vince Vaughn comedy Made in 2001, which led to receiving other small parts in movies such as Alpha Dog, You Don't Mess with the Zohan, and the TV show Entourage. He then played the part of Dino Lapron opposite Michael Shannon and Winona Ryder in the Ariel Vromen film The Iceman (2012) and had a very small role in the Martin Scorsese film The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). Abeckaser shared a scene with Robert De Niro as Louie the Deadbeat in the Scorsese film The Irishman (2019).
Abeckaser had his first starring role in A Stand Up Guy (2016). Abeckaser also appeared in Mob Town, Lansky, I Love Us, Inside Man, and The Engineer. He is represented by APA and LBI Entertainment.
As a director He made his directorial debut with First We Take Brooklyn (2018), which he co-starred with Harvey Keitel. He has directed other movies such as I Love Us, Blackjack: The Jackie Ryan Story, Mob Town, Inside Man,The Engineerand Bardejov and 12 Hours In October.
As a producer In 2013, Abeckaser created the production company 2B Films banner to produce his movies. Abeckaser's first movie as a producer was Holy Rollers (2010), which he also starred alongside Jesse Eisenberg. Since then, he produced other movies such as The Last Shaman, Davi's Way, as well as the movies he’s directed.
Personal life Abeckaser married Instagram model May Almakaies in May 2022 in Israel. Leonardo DiCaprio was one of the wedding guests. Abeckaser is involved with the charities Rhonda's Kiss, where he is a committee chair, and the United Hatzalah Emergency Relief Fund,.
Filmography Year Title Director Producer Writer 2010 Holy Rollers 2015 Experimenter Club Life 2016 A Stand Up Guy 2018 First We Take Brooklyn 2019 Mob Town 2020 Blackjack: The Jackie Ryan Story 2021 I Love Us 2023 Inside Man The Engineer 2024 Bardejov 2025 12 Hours in October The Perfect Gamble
Executive producer The Curse of Sleeping Beauty (2016)
Acting roles Year Title Role Notes2001 Made Club Promoter Uncredited2004 Point&Shoot Danny A 2006 Alpha Dog Latino Youth #1 2006 Homie Spumoni Rosa's Maitre d 2006 El Cantante Studio Engineer 2007 Gardener of Eden Ami 2007 The Education of Charlie Banks Arresting Officer 2008 You Don't Mess with the Zohan Ze'ev 2010 Holy Rollers Jackie Solomon 2011 Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star AFA Presenter 2012 Freelancers Louie 2012 The Iceman Dino Lapron 2013 The Wolf of Wall Street Investor's Center Broker #2 2015 Experimenter Braverman 2015 Club Life Mark 2016 A Stand Up Guy Sammy 2016 Marauders Antonio Leon 2018 First We Take Brooklyn Mikki 2019 The Irishman Deadbeat 2019 Mob Town Joe Barbara 2021 Lansky Greg Kunz 2021 I Love Us Sammy Silver 2023 Inside Man Roy DeMeo 2023 The Engineer Yakov 2024 Bardejov Dr. Atlas 2025 The Perfect Gamble Felix
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