Editing Danny Bonaduce

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{{Short description|American professional wrestler, actor and radio/television personality (born 1959)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Danny Bonaduce
| image              = Danny Bonaduce 2017.jpg
| caption            = Bonaduce in 2017
| birth_name         = Dante Daniel Bonaduce
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1959|8|13}}
| birth_place        = [[Broomall, Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| years_active       = 1967–2023
| known_for          = ''[[The Partridge Family]]''
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor| radio personality|television personality|professional wrestler}}
| spouse             = {{unbulleted list|{{marriage|Setsuko Hattori|1985|1988|end=div}}|{{marriage|Gretchen Hillmer|1990|2007|end=div}}|{{marriage|Amy Railsback|2010}}}}
| children           = 2
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'''Dante Daniel Bonaduce''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|b|ɒ|n|ə|ˈ|d|uː|tʃ|iː}}; born August 13, 1959) is an American retired radio personality, actor, television personality and professional wrestler. Bonaduce is the son of veteran TV writer and producer Joseph Bonaduce (''[[The Dick Van Dyke Show]]'', ''[[That Girl]]'', ''[[One Day at a Time (1975 TV series)|One Day at a Time]]'' and others).

Bonaduce became famous as a child actor of the 1970s on the TV sitcom ''[[The Partridge Family]]''. He co-starred as Danny Partridge, the wisecracking, redheaded middle son of the singing family band (headed by [[Shirley Jones]]) and he portrayed the fictional pop group's bass guitar player.<ref name=SeattleRefined>{{cite web
 | url =http://seattlerefined.com/lifestyle/danny-bonaduce-from-the-partridge-family-to-a-peaceful-life-in-seattle
 | title =Danny Bonaduce: From 'The Partridge Family' to a Peaceful Life in Seattle
 | last =Karlinsky
 | first =Malia
 | date =May 22, 2018
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 | access-date =April 10, 2020
}}</ref> Since then, Bonaduce has starred in several other TV series, including the [[VH1]] reality show ''[[Breaking Bonaduce]]'' in 2005, has done radio shows in Los Angeles and [[Philadelphia]] and hosted a morning talk/music show at [[Seattle]] radio station [[KZOK-FM]] from 2011 to 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 11, 2023 |title=Danny Bonaduce retiring from KZOK Seattle's Classic Rock Station |url=https://news.yahoo.com/danny-bonaduce-retiring-kzok-seattles-180608764.html |access-date=December 18, 2023 |website=Yahoo News |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Early life==
By his own account, Bonaduce grew up in a [[dysfunctional family]] and suffered severe physical and emotional abuse at the hands of his father, TV writer and producer Joseph Bonaduce. Bonaduce's parents, Joseph and Betty, divorced in 1972.<ref name="dan001">{{cite book| last = Bonaduce| first = Danny| title = Random Acts of Badness| publisher = Hyperion|date=November 1, 2002| page = 432| isbn = 0-7868-9047-9}}</ref>

==Career==
===Acting===
[[File:The Partridge Family Danny Bonaduce 1970.jpg|thumb|right|Bonaduce as Danny Partridge on the comedy series ''[[The Partridge Family]]'', 1970]] [[File:Partridge Family first cast 1970.JPG|thumb|left|''The Partridge Family'', season 1. L-R: [[Shirley Jones]], Jeremy Gelbwaks, [[Suzanne Crough]], [[Susan Dey]], Danny Bonaduce and [[David Cassidy]]]]
Bonaduce made a small appearance in the ''[[Bewitched]]'' season 5 episode "Going Ape", which aired on February 27, 1969, as a young boy in the park whose chimpanzee follows Samantha ([[Elizabeth Montgomery]]) and Tabitha ([[Erin Murphy]]) home.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bewitched.net/bewseas5.htm|title=BEWITCHED Season 5 Episode Descriptions|website=www.bewitched.net}}</ref>

Bonaduce had a substantial role on ''[[The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (TV series)|The Ghost & Mrs. Muir]]'' on the first-season episode ''Jonathan Tells It Like It Was'', aired March 1, 1969. He played competitor Danny Shoemaker in a history essay contest with Mrs. Muir's son Jonathan. Danny's father Joseph Bonaduce wrote the episode.

In ''[[The Partridge Family]]'' Bonaduce played the role of Danny Partridge, a member of the musical Partridge family.<ref name="TVGuide">{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/danny-bonaduce/credits/146098/|title=Danny Bonaduce| website=TVGuide.com|publisher=[[TV Guide]]|access-date=October 16, 2019}}</ref> In the show, the Partridges were a family band that toured the country in their hip, [[Piet Mondrian|Mondrian]]-inspired, painted school bus. Danny Partridge played bass guitar for the band and his younger siblings, Tracy and Chris, contributed to the band as percussionists. The series ran for four seasons, from 1970 to 1974 and, in 2003, Bonaduce was honored by the [[Young Artist Award|Young Artist Foundation]] with its [[Young Artist Former Child Star Lifetime Achievement Award|Former Child Star "Lifetime Achievement" Award]] for his role on the series.<ref name="Young Artist Awards 24">{{cite web|url=http://www.youngartistawards.org/noms24.htm |title=24th Annual Young Artist Awards |access-date=March 31, 2011 |work=YoungArtistAwards.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140907111707/http://youngartistawards.org/noms24.htm |archive-date=September 7, 2014 }}</ref> He also voiced Danny in the 1974 Saturday morning cartoon ''[[Partridge Family 2200 A.D.]]''

Bonaduce made several movies during and after the run of ''The Partridge Family'', including ''[[Corvette Summer]]'' (1978) starring [[Mark Hamill]].<ref name=TVGuide /> Hamill and Bonaduce played high school students who went in search of a stolen customized [[Chevrolet Corvette (C3)|Corvette Stingray]]. Bonaduce also made guest appearances on several TV shows, including the television action drama ''[[CHiPs]]''.<ref name=TVGuide /> His career withered in the early 1980s.

Bonaduce and ''Partridge Family'' co-star [[Dave Madden]] made [[cameo appearances]] in a 1994 episode of ''[[Married... with Children]]''. That same year, he appeared on an episode of ''[[Space Ghost Coast to Coast]]''. He has also guest-starred in the first two episodes of the seventh season of ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]'' and as the son of [[Shirley Jones]]'s character in the fourth season of ''[[The Drew Carey Show]]''. Bonaduce has appeared as himself on the detective series ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]''<ref name=TVGuide /> and on the show ''[[Girlfriends (U.S. TV series)|Girlfriends]]''. Bonaduce guest-starred with [[J. D. Roth]] (with whom he would later reunite for ''Breaking Bonaduce'') on a celebrity episode of ''[[Sex Wars (game show)|Sex Wars]]''. In 1999, Bonaduce appeared in the Christmas episode, "Sabrina, Nipping at Your Nose", of ''[[Sabrina, the Teenage Witch]]''.

During his radio work, Bonaduce was the host of the segment "Bonaduce's Buzz" as part of [[WMAQ-TV]]'s morning newscast ''First Thing in The Morning'' with Art Norman and [[Allison Rosati]] in 1994; but he left the station the following year to concentrate on his syndicated talk show.

During the 1995–96 TV season, Bonaduce was the host of ''[[Danny (talk show)|Danny!]]'', a syndicated talk show featuring the house band The Critics.<ref name=TVGuide />

From 2001 to 2003, Bonaduce co-hosted ''[[The Other Half (talk show)|The Other Half]]'', a daytime talk show positioned as a complementary show to ''[[The View (U.S. TV series)|The View]]'', on which he starred with [[Mario Lopez]], [[Dick Clark]] and [[cosmetic surgeon]] Dr. [[Jan Adams (surgeon)|Jan Adams]] (who was later replaced by actor [[Dorian Gregory]]). During this time, he was also a Hollywood correspondent for the Australian morning show ''[[Today (1982 TV program)|Today]]''.

In 2005, Bonaduce starred in ''[[Breaking Bonaduce]]'' a [[VH1]] reality show about his turbulent life with his wife Gretchen.<ref name=TVGuide />

In 2006, he had a recurring role in the crime scene drama ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation|CSI]]'' as a character known as Izzy Delancy – a once great, but philandering, rock star, the victim of the infamous miniature killer. He also hosted the short-lived [[Tabloid journalism|tabloid-themed]] game show ''[[Starface]]'', on [[Game Show Network]]. In 2007, Bonaduce was both host and judge of the show ''[[I Know My Kid's a Star]]'', a reality show on VH1 featuring parents and children trying to break into show business. He also appeared as a judge on the Australian version of the show, ''[[My Kid's a Star]]''.

Bonaduce, admitting his own less-than-stellar track record, was a commentator for [[TruTV]]'s ''[[TruTV Presents: World's Dumbest...]]'' from 2008 to 2013.

===Radio and music===
Bonaduce's [[eponym|self-titled debut]] LP was released in 1973 by Lion Records, a subsidiary label of [[MGM Records]]. The single from the album, "Dreamland" was a minor hit.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.45cat.com/record/lion145|title=''Dreamland'' (Danny Bonaduce)|website=45cat.com|publisher=Lion Records|date=Jan 1973}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/composition/041747b9-11f9-4253-b2c6-62200c7d5e8a-Dreamland|title=''Blueberry You/Dreamland'' (Danny Bonaduce)|website=Discogs|publisher=Lion Records|date=1972}}</ref>

In the late 1980s, Bonaduce had become an on-air radio personality. He worked an overnight shift at Philadelphia's WEGX-FM. From 1994 to 1996, Bonaduce hosted his own radio show, ''The Danny Bonaduce Show'' on [[WCKL (FM)|The Loop WLUP]] in Chicago. Between 1996 and 1998, Bonaduce hosted a morning radio show in Detroit on [[WKQI]] with comedian and ''[[Last Comic Standing]]'' winner [[John Heffron]]. In 1998 Bonaduce was the morning show host for New York City's Big 105 WBIX for a brief period.

Bonaduce was part of ''[[The Adam Carolla Show (terrestrial radio)|The Adam Carolla Show]]'' in 2007. In 2008 he was given a daily one-hour solo spot known as ''Broadcasting Bonaduce,'' which was broadcast locally on the L.A.-based [[KNX-FM|KLSX]] station. In February 2009, it was announced that the station had changed its format from talk to [[Top 40]] and the removal of ''Broadcasting Bonaduce'' from the KLSX schedule was confirmed.

Bonaduce is an ordained minister; he was ordained online to perform a wedding ceremony as part of a 94WYSP radio promotion in early 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://patch.com/new-jersey/moorestown/a-dream-wedding-courtesy-of-danny-bonaduce|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130201044013/http://moorestown.patch.com/articles/a-dream-wedding-courtesy-of-danny-bonaduce|url-status=dead|title=A Dream Wedding, Courtesy of Danny Bonaduce|date=February 24, 2011|website=Moorestown, NJ Patch|archive-date=February 1, 2013}}</ref>

Bonaduce co-hosted the morning-drive show for [[Seattle]] radio station [[KZOK|102.5 KZOK]] beginning on November 14, 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/2011/10/31/partridge-familys-danny-bonaduce-to-host-seattle-radio-show/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303221217/http://blog.seattlepi.com/thebigblog/2011/10/31/partridge-familys-danny-bonaduce-to-host-seattle-radio-show/|url-status=dead|title=Partridge Family's Danny Bonaduce to host Seattle radio show|first1=Amy|last1=Rolph|date=October 31, 2011|archive-date=March 3, 2016|website=Seattle's Big Blog}}</ref>  Bonaduce came to Seattle from a radio stint at [[WYSP-FM|94 WYSP]] in [[Philadelphia]], following a format change from classic rock to all sports radio in September 2011. On April 29, 2022, Bonaduce announced that he was taking a temporary medical leave from his Seattle radio show to pursue treatment for an undisclosed illness.<ref>{{cite web | title=MSN | website=MSN | date=May 2, 2022 | url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/celebrity/danny-bonaduce-s-sister-says-they-are-not-being-coy-by-calling-his-illness-a-mystery/ar-AAWQGe2?ocid=uxbndlbing | access-date=May 2, 2022}}</ref> In December 2023, Bonaduce announced that December 15 would be his last day on the air.<ref>{{cite web | last=Phair | first=Vonnai | title=Seattle radio host announces retirement | website=The Seattle Times | date=December 11, 2023 | url=https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/seattle-radio-host-danny-bonaduce-announces-retirement/ | access-date=December 17, 2023}}</ref>

===Altercation with Jonny Fairplay===
On October 2, 2007, Bonaduce was involved in an altercation with ''[[Survivor (U.S. TV series)|Survivor]]'' show participant [[Jonny Fairplay]] during the [[Fox Reality Awards]]. Toward the end of the awards show, Fairplay appeared onstage and was booed by the audience. Bonaduce walked on stage and explained that the audience reaction was "because they hate you." Bonaduce was walking off the stage as Fairplay called him back. Fairplay then jumped on Bonaduce to hug him and Bonaduce stated later that he was uncomfortable with Fairplay's hands near his throat. Bonaduce, a [[black belt (martial arts)|black belt]] in [[Tang Soo Do]], adjusted his balance and grip and threw Fairplay over his head. Fairplay fell to the floor, face first, unable to halt his fall with his hands due to the microphone he was holding. Fairplay stood up after a few moments and staggered before slowly walking off stage, his back to the audience. Bonaduce then smiled and proceeded to make faces and exaggerated shrugging motions at the audience before walking off stage.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/DmlQysH63eQ Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20190907001321/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmlQysH63eQ&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmlQysH63eQ|title=Danny Bonaduce and Jonny Fairplay Brawl at Really Awards|date=May 26, 2009|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Bonaduce later said the two had never had any negative interactions before that incident, but that they had met occasionally in the past. He said he had never liked Fairplay, mostly because Fairplay, true to his form, had lied about his grandmother's death during his first run on ''Survivor''. While Bonaduce did not believe Fairplay was significantly hurt at the time, [[TMZ.com]] confirmed that Fairplay bled significantly, lost some teeth and suffered a broken toe.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2007/10/03/bonaduce-wanted-on-felony-battery-charges/|title=Bonaduce Bloodies 'Survivor' Star|website=TMZ|date=October 3, 2007 }}</ref> Fairplay pressed charges and a felony battery investigation was opened by the police. On October 5, 2007, the L.A. District Attorney's office concluded that there was insufficient evidence to prove Bonaduce had committed battery, because the contact had been initiated by Fairplay and Bonaduce had acted in self-defense.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aolcdn.com/tmz_documents/1004_bonaduce_wm_opt.pdf |title=Charge Evaluation Worksheet|work=Los Angeles County District Attorney |access-date=October 5, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904042438/http://www.aolcdn.com/tmz_documents/1004_bonaduce_wm_opt.pdf |archive-date=September 4, 2012 }}</ref>

===Boxing and wrestling===
As an adult, Bonaduce boxed [[Donny Osmond]] and former [[The Brady Bunch|Brady]] [[Barry Williams (actor)|Barry Williams]] in separate charity events. Bonaduce won both fights, gaining a decision over Osmond and a [[Knockout|TKO]] over Williams. On June 11, 2007, it was announced that Bonaduce would box attorney [[Robert Shapiro (lawyer)|Robert Shapiro]] for a charitable event.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://podcast.adam.freefm.com/carr/416289.mp3|title= Podcast of ''The Adam Carolla Show'' describing Bonaduce's boxing match with Robert Shapiro|url-status= dead|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090324224925/http://podcast.adam.freefm.com/carr/416289.mp3|archive-date= March 24, 2009|df= mdy-all}}</ref>

On September 13, 2008, Bonaduce defeated [[Bob Levy (comedian)|"Reverend" Bob Levy]] by a TKO in the second one-minute round of a planned three-round fight. Prior to the event, Levy had slapped Bonaduce while visiting Bonaduce's dressing room.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/phillygossip/Rev_Bob_Levy_slaps_Danny_Bonaduce.html |title=Rev. Bob Levy slaps Danny Bonaduce &#124; 03/18/2008 |date=March 18, 2008 |publisher=Philly.com |access-date=February 9, 2011}}</ref>

It was announced in early January 2009 that Bonaduce would box retired baseball player [[José Canseco]] at a charity event in the Philadelphia area. Bonaduce reportedly trained for the fight in [[Sacramento, California]] with boxer Angelo Núñez. On January 24, 2009, Bonaduce and Canseco fought to a [[majority draw]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.news10.net/sports/story.aspx?storyid=52427&catid=3|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120127173610/http://www.news10.net/sports/story.aspx?storyid=52427&catid=3|url-status=dead|title=Bonaduce Makes Sacramento His Training Ground|archive-date=January 27, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Canseco, Bonaduce fight to draw |url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/more/01/25/canseco.boxing.ap/index.html |access-date=January 30, 2014 |newspaper=Sports Illustrated |date=January 25, 2009 |agency=Associated Press |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090303023350/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/more/01/25/canseco.boxing.ap/index.html |archive-date=March 3, 2009 |quote=The 6-foot-4 Canseco jolted the 5-6 Bonaduce a couple of times in round 1 and a couple more in round 3. |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In April 1994, it was announced that Bonaduce would be making his [[professional wrestling]] debut in a "[[Glossary of professional wrestling terms#D|dark match]]" at the [[Spring Stampede 1994|Spring Stampede]] in Chicago. On April 17, 1994, Bonaduce stepped into the ring at the [[Allstate Arena|Rosemont Horizon]]. His opponent was another 1970s TV star, the [[Brady Bunch]]'s [[Christopher Knight (actor)|Christopher Knight]]. Bonaduce won. Bonaduce had his second professional wrestling match at [[Total Nonstop Action Wrestling]]'s [[pay-per-view]] [[List of TNA pay-per-view events|event]] [[Lockdown (2009)|Lockdown 2009]] against [[Eric Young (wrestler)|Eric Young]], which he lost.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/PPV_Reports_5/article_31502.shtml|title=CALDWELL'S TNA LOCKDOWN PPV REPORT 4/19: Ongoing "virtual time" coverage of all-cage PPV – Sting vs. Foley|last=Caldwell|first=James|date= April 19, 2009|work=PWTorch|access-date=March 10, 2010}}</ref> Bonaduce was a key player in the series ''[[Hulk Hogan's Celebrity Championship Wrestling]]''.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.wrestleview.com/news2009/1236830952.php|title=That's a Wrap #5|last=Stephens|first=David|date= March 12, 2009|work=PWTorch|access-date=March 10, 2010}}</ref>

===Writing===
In 2002, Bonaduce released an autobiography, ''Random Acts of Badness''.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Bonaduce|first1=Danny|title=Random acts of badness : my story|date=2001|publisher=Hyperion|location=New York|isbn=0786867221|edition=1st|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/randomactsofbadn00dann}}</ref>

==Personal life==
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Bonaduce has a black belt in karate.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=b9_qs_-pof8C&pg=PP66 "The Partridge Family Tree,"] SPIN, Sep 1990, p. 68</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dannybonaduce.net/dannybonaduce/trivia/|title=Trivia}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.si.com/vault/2009/02/02/105775000/si-players-june-9-2008-update|title=SI Players, June 9, 2008 Update|newspaper=Sports Illustrated Vault &#124; Si.com}}</ref>

Bonaduce married his first wife, Setsuko Hattori in 1985 and they divorced in 1988.

On November 4, 1990, Bonaduce met second wife Gretchen Hillmer on a blind date and, on a whim, they married the same day. Despite the unusual start to the marriage, the two remained married for over sixteen years and had two children together. On April 9, 2007, the two divorced, citing irreconcilable differences.<ref>{{cite news|url = https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-apr-11-et-quick11.3-story.html|title = Bonaduce is getting a divorce|work = Los Angeles Times|date = April 11, 2007|first = Rene|last = Lynch|access-date = April 11, 2010}}</ref>

Bonaduce began dating his current wife, Amy Railsback, in April 2007. They met at a [[Starbucks]] in the Los Angeles area. Railsback, who is 23 years his junior, is a former substitute school teacher. She now manages Bonaduce's career full-time, runs Gravel Tones Productions Inc and is occasionally seen in sketches on ''[[The Smoking Gun Presents: World's Dumbest...]]'' on [[truTV]]. He proposed to Amy in March 2009 and the couple married on November 22, 2010, at the Four Seasons on [[Maui, Hawaii]]. They maintain homes in both Los Angeles and in [[Seattle]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Danny Bonaduce Is Engaged - Us Weekly|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/danny-bonaduce-is-engaged-2009233|website=Us Weekly|date=March 23, 2009 }}</ref>

Bonaduce and [[David Cassidy]], his ''[[The Partridge Family]]'' costar, remained close friends until Cassidy's death on November 21, 2017. On January 20, 2018, Bonaduce attended Cassidy's memorial service in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/25/david-cassidy-danny-bonaduce_n_4494089.html|title=David Cassidy on Danny Bonaduce|publisher=Huffington Post|date=December 25, 2013|access-date=June 29, 2016}}</ref> Bonaduce also met actress [[Shirley Jones]] on the set of ''The Partridge Family.'' Jones often allowed Bonaduce to stay at her home to avoid his difficult home life.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://azdailysun.com/lifestyles/bonaduce-the-perpetual-comeback-kid/article_541b5f6f-b908-584a-8ede-aa84c9a28ff8.html|title=Bonaduce, the perpetual comeback kid|publisher=azdailysun.com|date=August 5, 2006 |access-date=March 27, 2018}}</ref> According to Jones, Bonaduce was "smart" and "talented" but a troublemaker off-camera, who "was still a kid and would do kid things like get a dish of food and throw it across the room or have a pillow fight".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://parade.com/58537/viannguyen/7-surprising-secrets-of-the-partridge-family-cast-from-shirley-joness-memoir|title=7 Surprising Secrets of The Partridge Family Cast from Shirley Jones's Memoir|publisher=Parade.com|author=Nguyen, Vi-An|newspaper=Parade: Entertainment, Recipes, Health, Life, Holidays |date=July 29, 2013 |access-date=March 27, 2018}}</ref> Bonaduce later commented that "Shirley Jones could not have been kinder to me".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/other-sports/highlights-of-a-live-chat-with-danny-bonaduce|title=Highlights of a live chat with Danny Bonaduce|publisher=Seattletimes.com|date=May 2, 2012 |access-date=March 27, 2018}}</ref>

===Arrests===
On March 9, 1990, he was arrested while attempting to buy cocaine in Daytona Beach, Florida. Bonaduce was there to host an event for [[Drug Abuse Resistance Education|D.A.R.E.]], an anti-drug campaign aimed at children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://articles.philly.com/1990-03-12/news/25905179_1_partisan-politics-partridge-family-tv-crack|title=After Arrest, Bonaduce Off The Air Indefinitely|website=Philly.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303230741/http://articles.philly.com/1990-03-12/news/25905179_1_partisan-politics-partridge-family-tv-crack|archive-date=March 3, 2016 }}</ref> Bonaduce was eventually fired from WEGX.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Logan|first1=Joe|title=IT'S AU REVOIR TO BONADUCE AND RAYMOND|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|issue=June 4, 1990|page=D06|publisher=Philadelphia Newspapers Inc.}}</ref> He later became the morning shift DJ at [[KKFR-FM]] in [[Phoenix, Arizona]].

On March 31, 1991, Bonaduce was arrested in Phoenix for beating and robbing Darius Barney, a [[transgender]] sex worker; "authorities said the victim suffered a broken nose and a cut to his face."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1991/Former-Child-Star-Arrested-for-Allegedly-Beating-Transvestite-Prostitute/id-4660772cd4f4a987d54347b8640d9005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401104914/http://www.apnewsarchive.com/1991/Former-Child-Star-Arrested-for-Allegedly-Beating-Transvestite-Prostitute/id-4660772cd4f4a987d54347b8640d9005|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 1, 2017|title=FORMER CHILD STAR ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY BEATING TRANSVESTITE PROSTITUTE|agency=[[Associated Press|AP]]|date=April 1, 1991}}</ref> Soon after, he was fired from KKFR. In July of the same year, Bonaduce pleaded guilty to reduced charges. Among his punishments, he was required to pay Barney's medical bills.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deseretnews.com/article/173529/BONADUCE-PLEADS-GUILTY.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401145223/http://www.deseretnews.com/article/173529/BONADUCE-PLEADS-GUILTY.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 1, 2017|title=BONADUCE PLEADS GUILTY|date=July 21, 1991|website=DeseretNews.com}}</ref> Later that same year, Bonaduce returned to WEGX in Philadelphia.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Logan|first1=Joe|title=DANNY BONADUCE SIGNS ON AT EAGLE 106|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|issue=October 21, 1991|page=E06|publisher=Philadelphia Newspapers Inc.}}</ref>

===Political views===

Bonaduce has expressed his mostly conservative political views during guest appearances. He is a strong supporter of capital punishment and a strong military. Bonaduce has made several controversial statements regarding left-wing or liberal celebrities, such as saying [[Jane Fonda]] should have been executed for treason for her support of [[North Vietnam]] during the [[Vietnam War]].<ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,248659,00.html|title= FoxNews.com|work= Fox News|date= January 30, 2007|access-date= February 13, 2008|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20070530193625/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,248659,00.html|archive-date= May 30, 2007|url-status= dead|df= mdy-all}}</ref> He also stated on [[MSNBC]]'s ''[[Scarborough Country]]'' that "personally, I think at this point, if anyone had a rope thick enough, I think that Rosie should be strung up for treason", referring to [[Rosie O'Donnell]].<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/3pYesEy5GgI Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20070331121817/http://youtube.com/watch?v=3pYesEy5GgI Wayback Machine]</ref>

===Health===
In June 2023, Bonaduce announced that he would be undergoing [[hydrocephalus]]-related surgery after experiencing difficulty walking and maintaining his balance.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/celebrity/ny-danny-bonaduce-brain-surgery-hydrocephalus-20230602-qmzpjuu2zjdbxfmddkg2u7wuju-story.html|title=Danny Bonduce undergoing brain surgery for hydrocephalus|publisher=[[Chicago Tribune]]|date=June 2, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/other/danny-bonaduce-to-undergo-brain-surgery-for-neurological-disorder-bummed-out-if-this-doesn-t-work/ar-AA1c2CoX|title=Danny Bonaduce to Undergo Brain Surgery for Neurological Disorder: 'Bummed Out If This Doesn't Work'|publisher=MSN|accessdate=June 2, 2023}}</ref>

==Retirement==

In December 2023, Bonaduce announced his retirement from Seattle radio and his planned relocation to [[Palm Springs, California]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 11, 2023 |title=Seattle morning radio host Danny Bonaduce announces retirement |url=https://www.kiro7.com/news/local/seattle-morning-radio-host-danny-bonaduce-announces-retirement/YETAUNN3NNCILNKQWJBXF6D7WM/ |access-date=December 11, 2023 |website=KIRO 7 News Seattle |language=en}}</ref>

==Filmography==

=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1969
|''The Fight''
|George
|Short Film
|-
|1973
|''[[Charlotte's Web (1973 film)|Charlotte's Web]]''
|Avery Arable (voice)
|
|-
|1976
|''[[Baker's Hawk]]''
|Robertson
|
|-
|1978
|''[[Corvette Summer]]''
|Kootz
|
|-
|1978
|''[[Born Again (film)|Born Again]]''
|First Male Student
|
|-
|1979
|''[[H.O.T.S.]]''
|Richie Walker
|
|-
|1985
|''[[Deadly Intruder]]''
|John
|
|-
|1993
|''America's Deadliest Home Video''
|Doug
|Direct-to-video; credited as Dante Daniel Bonaduce
|-
|2003
|''[[Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star]]''
|Self
|
|-
|2005
|''[[Lil' Pimp]]''
|Ugly Midget (voice)
|Direct-to-video
|-
|2006
|''[[Dr. Dolittle 3]]''
|Ranch Steer (voice)
|Direct-to-video
|-
|2009
|''PWU: 5th Anniversary Show''
|Dewey Bonaduce
|Direct-to-video
|-
|2009
|''The Jerk Theory''
|Self
|}

=== Television ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Year
!Title
!Role
!Notes
|-
|1967
|''[[Accidental Family]]''
|Danny
|Episode: "Halloween's on Us"
|-
|1967
|''[[The Second Hundred Years (TV series)|The Second Hundred Years]]''
|Small Boy
|Episode: "Luke's First Christmas"
|-
|1969
|''[[The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (TV series)|The Ghost & Mrs. Muir]]''
|Danny Shoemaker
|Episode: "Jonathan Tells It Like It Was"
|-
|1969
|''[[Mayberry R.F.D.]]''
|Rick / Danny / Boy
|3 episodes
|-
|1969
|''[[Bewitched]]''
|Robert / Boy
|2 episodes
|-
|1969–1970
|''[[My World and Welcome to It]]''
|Leonard / 2nd Boy
|2 episodes
|-
|1970
|''[[The Good Guys (1968 TV series)|The Good Guys]]''
|Stevie
|Episode: "Deep Are the Roots"
|-
|1970–1974
|''[[The Partridge Family]]''
|Danny Partridge
|Main cast; 96 episodes
|-
|1972
|''Call Holme''
|Boy
|TV movie
|-
|1972
|''Invitation to a March''
|Cary Brown
|TV movie
|-
|1973
|''[[Goober and the Ghost Chasers]]''
|Danny Partridge (voice)
|8 episodes
|-
|1974
|''[[Partridge Family 2200 A.D.]]''
|Danny Partridge (voice)
|Main cast; 16 episodes
|-
|1975
|''[[Shazam! (TV series)|Shazam!]]''
|Paul
|Episode: "Speak No Evil"
|-
|1975
|''[[Police Story (1973 TV series)|Police Story]]''
|Joey
|Episode: "The Empty Wagon"
|-
|1975
|''[[Murder on Flight 502]]''
|Millard Kensington
|TV movie
|-
|1977–1978
|''[[Fred Flintstone and Friends]]''
|Danny Partridge (voice)
|95 episodes
|-
|1978
|''[[Eight Is Enough]]''
|Jimbo O'Hara
|Episode: "A Hair of the Dog"
|-
|1978
|''[[Fantasy Island]]''
|Hot Rod
|Episode: "Let the Good Times Roll/Nightmare/The Tiger"
|-
|1978
|''[[CBS Afternoon Playhouse]]''
|Sukie
|5 episodes
|-
|1978–1983
|''[[CHiPs]]''
|Billy Rogers / Myron Handelbaum / Fred
|4 episodes
|-
|1979
|''[[California Fever (TV series)|California Fever]]''
|Larry
|Episode: "The Good Life"
|-
|1988
|''[[Rags to Riches (TV series)|Rags to Riches]]''
|Vince
|Episode: "Guess Who's Coming to Slumber?"
|-
|1992
|''[[The Ben Stiller Show]]''
|Self
|Episode: "With Dennis Miller"
|-
|1994
|''[[Married... with Children]]''
|Surveyor
|Episode: "How Green Was My Apple"
|-
|1996–1997
|''[[Biography (TV program)|Biography]]''
|Narrator (voice)
|2 episodes
|-
|1996
|''[[Boston Common (TV series)|Boston Common]]''
|Gordon
|Episode: "The Finals Curtain"
|-
|1998
|''[[The Drew Carey Show]]''
|Chip
|Episode: "Drew's Holiday Punch"
|-
|1998–2001
|''[[That '70s Show]]''
|Ricky
|2 episodes
|-
|1999
|''[[Pacific Blue (TV series)|Pacific Blue]]''
|Johnny Osiris
|Episode: "Stargazer"
|-
|1999
|''[[Diagnosis: Murder]]''
|GBS Executive
|Episode: "Trash TV: Part 2"
|-
|1999
|''[[Come On Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story|Come On, Get Happy: The Partridge Family Story]]''
|Narrator (voice)
|TV movie
|-
|1999
|''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series)|Sabrina the Teenage Witch]]''
|Self
|Episode: "Sabrina, Nipping at Your Nose"
|-
|2000
|''[[The Amanda Show]]''
|Blockblister customer/Mr. McOliver
|Episodes: Episode 14 and Episode 15
|-
|2001–2003
|''[[The Other Half (talk show)|The Other Half]]''
|Co-Host
|2 episodes; uncredited
|-
|2001
|''[[The Weakest Link]]''
|Himself
|Classic TV Stars Edition
|-
|2002
|''[[Girlfriends (2000 TV series)|Girlfriends]]''
|Self
|Episode: "Taming of the Realtess"
|-
|2002
|''[[The Rerun Show]]''
|Danny Partridge
|Episode: "Diff'rent Strokes: The Rivals/The Partridge Family: Keith and Lauriebelle"
|-
|2002
|''[[Ozzy & Drix]]''
|Smirch (voice)
|Episode: "Street Up"
|-
|2003
|''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]''
|Self
|Episode: "Mr. Monk Meets the Playboy"
|-
|2003
|''[[Rock Me Baby (TV series)|Rock Me, Baby]]''
|Self
|Episode: "A Pain in the Aspen"
|-
|2004
|''[[The Nanny Reunion: A Nosh to Remember]]''
|Himself
|TV special guest star
|-
|2005
|''[[The New Partridge Family]]''
|Mr. Partridge
|TV movie
|-
|2005
|''[[Less than Perfect]]''
|Ron
|Episode: "Playhouse"
|-
|2006
|''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''
|Izzy Delancey
|3 episodes
|-
|2006
|''Starface''
|Himself (Host)
|Game show
|-
|2008
|''[[truTV Presents: World's Dumbest...]]''
|Self
|170 episodes
|-
|2009
|''[[TNA Xplosion]]''
|Self
|Episode: "TNA Xplosion #243"
|-
|2012
|''[[Bigfoot (2012 film)|Bigfoot]]''
|Harley Anderson
|TV movie
|-
|2013
|''[[The (206)]]''
|
|Episode: "Episode #2.1"
|-
|2019
|''[[The Kids Are Alright (TV series)|The Kids Are Alright]]''
|Boris / Danny Partridge
|Episode: "Low Expectations"
|-
|2019
|''How It Really Happened''
|Himself
|Episode: "David Cassidy: Fatal Secret"
|}

==References==
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== Further reading ==
* Dye, David. ''Child and Youth Actors: Filmography of Their Entire Careers, 1914–1985''. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co., 1988, p.&nbsp;23.

==External links==
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* {{official website|https://kzok.iheart.com/featured/danny-bonaduce-sarah-morning-show/|The Danny Bonaduce & Sarah Morning Show KZOK-FM official website}}
* {{IMDb name|id=0093697|name=Danny Bonaduce}}
* [http://www.cmongethappy.com/ Interview with Danny and more about the music.]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060302141515/http://entertainment.msn.com/celebs/article.aspx?news=132731 When Young Stars Burn Out] [[MSN]]
* [http://inyourheadonline.com/viewnews.php?autoid=1841 Jan 10 2009 Audio Interview with In Your Head]

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