Dan Lauria

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Dan Lauria
Lauria at the 39th Emmy Awards
Born	Daniel Joseph Lauria April 12, 1947 (1947-04-12) (age 61) Brooklyn, New York, U.S.

Daniel Joseph^[1] "Dan" Lauria (born April 12, 1947) is an American television and film actor.

1 Biography
- 1.1 Early life
- 1.2 Career
2 Filmography
3 See also
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Biography

[edit] Early life

Lauria, an Italian-American, was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Carmella (née Loungo) and Joseph J. Lauria.^[2] He also, lived in Lindenhurst, New York for a period of time and briefly taught physical education at Lindenhurst High School. A Vietnam War veteran, Lauria served as an officer in the US Marine Corps in the early 1970s, at the same point in his life that Jack Arnold, his character in The Wonder Years did during the Korean War. He got his first start in acting while attending Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, CT.

[edit] Career

Lauria is known for his portrayal of Jack Arnold in the TV series The Wonder Years, that ran from 1988 to 1993. He also played James Webb in the 1998 TV miniseries From the Earth to the Moon and Independence Day in 1996. Recently he has appeared in a War Veterans public service announcement and as an FBI agent in Big Momma's House 2. Lauria appeared on stage in New York in the summer of 2006 in an Off-Broadway production of "A Stone Carver" by William Mastrosimone with Jim Iorio and Elizabeth Rossa.

Lauria also had a memorable starring guest role as a deranged, win-at-all-costs high school head coach on Smallville, whose kryptonite-fueled power is the ability to cause fires by simply thinking it.