Daniel Abineri (born 8 August 1958) is an English songwriter, actor, director and playwright known for writing the book, music and lyrics for the controversial rock musical Bad Boy Johnny and the Prophets of Doom.. (The 1994 London production made national news when it caused grave offence to the Roman Catholic Church and was closed down after just 9 performances.)
Sebastian Abineri, Jasmine Abineri, Robert Abineri
Star Sign
Scorpio
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Married to Claudia Rosencrantz, controller of entertainment for Britain's ITV, and co-creator of British TV hits like Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?, I'm A Celebrity - Get Me Out of Here, and Pop Idol.
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Has one daughter, Lola (b. 1998) from his current marriage and three children , Jennifer, Kate and Joe from his first marriage.
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Developed a love of 30s and 40s music at the age of 3 when his father brought home an old wind-up gramophone and a chest full of 78 rpm recordings.
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Discovered actor Russell Crowe when he gave him his first professional acting role in a New Zealand tour of 'The Rocky Horror Picture Show'. Abineri later awarded Crowe the lead in his very first musical, 'Bad Boy Johnny and the Prophets of Doom'.