Danny Wood Biography
Danny Wood (Daniel William Wood) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer and occasional actor. Wood is also a member of the American boy band New Kids on the Block and also serves as one of the key choreographers.
Danny Wood Age
Wood was born on May 14, 1969 in Origin Dorchester, Massachusetts, United States. He is 49 years old as per 2018.
Danny Wood Height
He stands at a height of 5′ 8″ (1.73 m).
Danny Wood Net Worth
Wood has an estimated net worth of $16 million.
Danny Wood Wife
Danny is a married man to his lovely wife Emma Porter since 2007 and they have a child. Wood has three other children from previous relationships, including two with his ex-wife Patricia Alfaro (1997-2006) and one is from an ex-girlfriend Elise Stepherson.
Danny Wood and Elise Stephenson
wood was in a brief relationship with Elise Stephenson with whom they have a child with, Daniel Jr born in 1992. The two broke up sighting irreconcilable issues.
Danny Wood Children
Wood has three children Daniel Jr born in 1992 with ex-girlfriend Elise Stepherson, Chance (Adopted with Patty from Russia; born in 1998 and Vega born March 1999.
Education
Wood attended Boston University but later left school to pursue his music career full-time.
Danny Wood Career
While attending Boston University, Donnie Wahlberg, his friend invited wood to become part of a new boy band called New Kids on the Block. He joined the group and tried to balance his academics with the band’s commitments, but soon left school to concentrate a music career full time. Eventually the band would become one of the most popular boy bands in the 80s and early 90s, touring across the globe and selling more than 70 million albums worldwide.
The band’s first album release became triple platinum certified in the United States and they continued to make hit songs. Their second album entitled “Hangin’ Tough” included songs like “I’ll Be Loving You (Forever)”, and “You Got It (The Right Stuff)”. During the 1994 tour entitled “Face the Music”, band member Jonathan Knight left the band and this led to the disbandment of New Kids on the Block.
During this time, Wood decided to go on a solo music career much, like the rest of the former members of the band. Wood released various albums including “D-Wood: Room Full of Smoke”, “D-Fuse: Room Full of Smoke” and “Stronger: Remember Betty”. In 2003, he also released three singles entitled “Different Worlds”, “When the Lights Go Out” and “What If”, plus he started his own record label called Damage Productions, which was responsible for most of his releases. The members of New Kids on the Block reunited in 2008 and began recording a new album. They continue to make music and tour today.
Wood also had a brief acting career, notably appearing in the film “Tequila Express” together with Christopher Atkins. He is also known to do philanthropic work from time to time, helping with charities and organizations in Boston. He also launched a breast cancer research organization called Remember Betty. Wood’s music is described as a combination of several genres such as jazz, R&B and hip hop. His album “Stronger: Remember Betty” was based on the loss of his mother.
Danny Wood New Kids on the Block
Wood was invited by Wahlberg to join New Kids on the Block in 1984, a boy band being put together by Maurice Starr, the music producer behind New Edition. (Wood already knew two other members, brothers Jonathan Knight and Jordan, from church choir. Joey McIntyre completed NKOTB.)
Albums
- D-Fuse: Room Full of Smoke (1999)
- D-Wood: Room Full of Smoke, Vol. 2 (2003)
- Second Face (2003)
- O.F.D: Originally from Dorchester (acoustic tour exclusive) (2003)
- Coming Home (2008)
- Stronger: Remember Betty (2009)
- Look at Me (2016)
Singles
- “What If” (2003)
- “When the Lights Go Out” (2003)
- “Different Worlds” (2003)
- “Look at Me” (2015)
- “Endlessly (Betty’s Wish)” (2015)