In 2002, Danan played Melody's Agent Max Mitford in the CBBC series The Queen's Nose. In 2005, he appeared as a contestant on the first series of ITV's Celebrity Love Island. He returned for the second series in 2006.[1]
He appeared on series 5 of in Da Bungalow. In 2006, he presented a television series entitled Test Drive My Girlfriend on ITV2.[7] In September 2006, Danan appeared in the ITV2 series Calum, Fran and Dangerous Danan, in which he traveled from Texas to Los Angeles on America's U.S. Route 66 with Calum Best and Fran Cosgrave.[8]
In 2009, Danan was a guest on the first and second series of the Channel 4 sketch show The Kevin Bishop Show. From 2010 to 2011, he co-hosted Stars and Strikes for 4Music with presenter Rick Edwards playing a ten-frame ten-pin bowling match against a popstar or group. In November 2012, Danan appeared in an episode of ITV drama Crime Stories. In 2015, he played the character Steve in the TV series Good Girls Club for Sky TV.[9]
Danan struggled with addiction to vapes,[17]cigarettes,[18]codeine[19] and cocaine[20] throughout his life. He said he experimented with ecstasy at the age of 14[21] and survived a heroin overdose in 2007.[22] Danan said that he had been to rehab 17 times by 2022,[18] and that he had spent "about £1 million on rehab and recovery" by then.[23]
In 2010, Danan was given a £350 fine after he was found to be in possession of drugs and swore at a police officer.[24] He was accused of driving under the influence of drugs in Warrington on October 2, 2024.[25] Before his death, Danan had been due to appear at court in Warrington on two drug-related charges on 16 January 2025.[26]
Personal life and death
Danan lived in Hertford, running a drama club for local children.[27] He had a son, DeNiro, who was born in September 2015.[28]
In June 2024, Danan was hospitalised for respiratory failure caused by "obsessive" vape usage. He had to be given CPR by his family, before being admitted to ICU with pneumonia. Doctors warned him that if he continued smoking in any form, he risked being linked to an oxygen tank later in life.[29]
Danan died in the Brislington area of Bristol, on 15 January 2025, at the age of 46. Avon and Somerset Police confirmed his death and said that his death was not being treated as suspicious.[30] His death was also confirmed by his management agency, who gave no cause of death and said that no further comments would be made.[6][31]
