Danny Lloyd

For other people named Daniel Lloyd, see Daniel Lloyd (disambiguation).

Danny Lloyd
Lloyd in 2023
Born
Daniel Edward Sidney Lloyd

(1972-10-13) October 13, 1972 (age 52)
Tremont, Illinois, U.S.
Years active1978–1982, 2019
Known forThe Shining
Children4

Daniel Edward Sidney Lloyd (born October 13, 1972) is an American former child actor best known for playing Danny Torrance in Stanley Kubrick's 1980 horror film The Shining. After appearing in the 1982 television film Will: G. Gordon Liddy, Lloyd retired from acting. He became a professor at the Elizabethtown Community and Technical College in 2004.

Life and career

Lloyd was born in Tremont, Illinois.[1] He was cast as Danny Torrance in Stanley Kubrick's The Shining,[2] a horror film adaptation of Stephen King's 1977 novel of the same name,[3][4] at the age of six. He was selected for the role due to his ability to maintain his concentration for extended periods. Kubrick was protective of Lloyd during production; he believed he was acting in a drama instead of a horror movie.[5] Lloyd said in an interview with The Guardian that "The Shining was a good experience. I look back on it fondly. What happened to me was I didn't really do much else after the film. So you kind of have to lay low and live a normal life."[6] He was not allowed to watch the film until five years after production.[7]

After playing a young G. Gordon Liddy in the television film Will: G. Gordon Liddy (1982), Lloyd retired from acting.[8][9][10] In 2004, he became an associate professor at the department of biology at the Elizabethtown Community and Technical College in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.[11][12] He does not discuss his work on The Shining with his students.[3]

In 2019, Lloyd made a cameo as a spectator at a baseball game in Mike Flanagan's horror film Doctor Sleep, a sequel to The Shining.[13] He was cast after being contacted by Flanagan on Twitter for the role.[14] After seeing the trailer, Lloyd remarked that "It looked really good, I was curious since there is a fine line they have to walk with Stephen King and Stanley Kubrick. It looks like they found a way to pay tribute to both."[15]

Lloyd is married and has four children.[16] He keeps his personal life private and rarely accepts interviews.[17]

Filmography

List of roles and appearances
Year Title Role Notes
1980 The Shining Danny Torrance Film
1982 Will: G. Gordon Liddy Young G. Gordon Liddy Television film
2019 Doctor Sleep Spectator Film; cameo

References

  1. ^ Flick, Bill (October 19, 2015). "Flick: Danny's taken a 'shining' to real life". The Pantagraph. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  2. ^ Maslin, Janet (May 23, 1980). "Movie Review: The Shining". The New York Times. Archived from the original on July 13, 2012. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  3. ^ a b Ellen, Barbara (October 29, 2017). "What a Shining example to child stars of today". The Guardian. Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved October 27, 2018.
  4. ^ Lucia Bozzola (2013). "Danny Lloyd - About This Person". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2012.
  5. ^ "How Stanley Kubrick protected child actor Danny Lloyd while creating 'The Shining' - Far Out Magazine". faroutmagazine.co.uk. November 13, 2020. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  6. ^ "Danny Lloyd – the kid in The Shining: 'I was promised that tricycle after filming but it never came' | Movies | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  7. ^ Shutt, Mike (July 23, 2023). "The Shining's Danny Wasn't Allowed To See The Full Movie Until 5 Years After Filming". SlashFilm. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  8. ^ "Así es el niño de 'El resplandor' en la actualidad". La Vanguardia (in Spanish). October 29, 2017. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  9. ^ O'Connor, John J. (January 10, 1982). "TV View; IS THIS AUTOBIOGRAPHY REALLY NECESSARY?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  10. ^ Torres, Libby. "THEN AND NOW: The cast of 'The Shining' 40 years later". Business Insider. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  11. ^ Daniel, Hugo; Beekman, Daniel (October 7, 2013). "All work and no play — Dan Lloyd who played Danny Torrence in 'The Shining' went on to be a pig farmer and a high school teacher". New York Daily News. New York. Archived from the original on October 6, 2018. Retrieved April 5, 2014.
  12. ^ Lakritz, Talia. "12 surprising jobs that former child stars do today". Business Insider. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  13. ^ Hough, Quinn (November 14, 2019). "The Shining's Danny Has A Cameo In Doctor Sleep". ScreenRant. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  14. ^ White, Nicholas (October 30, 2019). "How 'Doctor Sleep' Filmmakers Pulled Off That 'Shining' Cameo". Variety. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  15. ^ "'Shining' Actor Danny Lloyd "Surprised" by 'Doctor Sleep' Trailer". The Hollywood Reporter. June 14, 2019. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  16. ^ Kennedy, Michael (June 18, 2020). "What Happened to Danny Lloyd After The Shining". ScreenRant. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
  17. ^ Volmers, Eric (June 21, 2019). "The Shining's Danny Lloyd starred in one of the most iconic horror films of all time before settling into a quiet, normal life". Calgary Herald.