Danny Flynn

Danny Flynn grew up in a bohemian artists environment and became an American drifter in the tradition of Jack Keruoak at a young age. His well-traveled take on America is his trademark. Finding solace in writing screenplays, lyrics, and social commentary while on the road, he always found himself pulled into various film productions along the way, and tumbled through Hollywood occasionally since he was a kid. Born in Los Angeles to an acting family, he's been singing and performing in small productions for many years. His own creative work is varied and features all-formats in writing, illustration, world-creation and character design. A dedicated artist and craftsman, his first love has always been for dramatization in one form or another, and he's a self-taught costume historian, tailor, as well as maintaining proficiency as an Astrologer and Tarot card reader. Styled as a modern Irish Gypsy, the novelty of Danny's performances has allowed him to travel freely and attend America's music festivals and craft fairs, and to devote himself to the art of writing. The grandson of actor Earl Eby, Danny, grew up listening to the tales of old Hollywood around the piano, and his earliest memories are of meeting celebrities at family funerals such as Carol Burnett and Danny Thomas, and getting personal advice from relatives such as Larry Swindell, the noted biographer of many golden age movie stars. While Danny wanted to perform from a young age, he was forbidden to do so by his paternal grandparents who held reserve from an industry they saw as unstable for a young boy, yet Danny's flair for the dramatic has always brought him back into the arena of stagecraft. Having amassed a collection of screenplays and novels, and perfected various practical techniques in multiple crafts, this actor's offerings seem to flesh themselves out into multiple areas of visual media and theatrical production. Trivia: * Danny has worked with and/ or known personally, multiple Cinema Scream Queens including Linnea Quigley, Erica Leerhsen, Debbie Rochon, Sybil Danning, and Karen Black. * Clint Carey, the first UV reactive painter dating back to the 1950's, was a friend of the family and once painted Errol Flynn's portrait for the actor. Often called "The Spaceman of Ocean Beach", this strange artist had a UFO cult devoted to his detailed account of being abducted and taken to other worlds. Danny had several of Clint's paintings hanging above his crib as a baby. * He once won first place in a costume contest depicting Elvira, Mistress of the Dark's long-lost brother Elwin. A character mentioned cursorily in the Elvira universe. * Is an ardent fan of icons of a brooding nature. "My heroes are all those with darker shadows in and around them - Bela Lugosi, Rasputin, Lon Cheney, Michael Shannon, Christopher lee, and Marlon Brando, to name a few." * Once met Carol Burnett at a family funeral, and turned beet red when his younger brother reached up and tugged the comedy icon's skirt, proclaiming loudly, "Hi Carol Burnett!" * Considers himself "As old-fashioned as it gets." Quoted as saying "If two men have a beef, they should simply face off and duke it out, safely of course - this is human nature, resolves life's petty concerns quickly, and most often makes friends out of enemies. Lighten up and get over yourself." * Looks up to other Astrological Water Sign male actors, such as Tom Hanks, Harrison Ford, and Ron Howard because it is - "A very difficult and challenging astrological element for men to live under - the senses are heightened and there is an inner magnet which pulls at the soul, tugging it into philosophical areas until the internal battle is fought and preferably won. I know these men, and respect them deeply." * Considers himself an 'Irish Gypsy' or a 'Tinker' as they are traditionally referred to - ancient wayward travelers of The Green Isle who would perform various tasks and shamanic functions in exchange for food and shelter. * Writes predominantly in Historical & Gothic Fantasy genres, yet holds comedy as the ultimate challenge. * Is an avid book collector and small-press supporter. * Is reputed to be one of the sundry and various Hollywood offspring of Errol Flynn. "An open family secret" as described by his mother and corroborated by his grandfather Richard Eby bearing Errol's features outside the family norm in that generation, and then naming his son, Danny's father, Earl Errol Eby after the two men, both Hollywood actors who provided paternal inspiration to him as a young man growing up in mind-century Los Angeles. Once, at the close of an uproarious fight between Danny & his father Earl, who Danny had called out for neglecting his parental duties, Danny asked what sort of man his father was trying to be, and what sort of legacy he would leave, and his father simply replied "Flynn." They have not spoken since. * Danny is is devoted to the arts and wishes to one day become a patron. "I would fund a basic public school where creative kids could go and express themselves at leisure - so that they could learn the skills they need to become contributing members of American society, rather than being marginalized as it happened with myself. This has begun already, but there is need for more." * He used to party incessantly, abusing drugs and alcohol for years before discovering yoga, meditation, exercise, and nutrition. "There are highs you can get from clean living you can't get from controlled substances - they are better, often more potent, and have no negative side effects. That's a scientific fact."