Penn Dayton Badgley (born November 1, 1986) is an American actor best known for his role as Dan Humphrey on the CW television series Gossip Girl.
Early life
Badgley was born in Baltimore, Maryland and split his childhood years between Richmond, Virginia and Seattle, Washington. He attended Charles Wright Academy in Tacoma, Washington, and was involved with the Seattle Children's Theatre. He soon began doing voice-overs for children's radio stations.
At age 11, Badgley relocated with his mother to Hollywood and began pursuing an acting career. Badgley also pursued a singing career during this time and recorded a pop single in 1998. At 17, after completing two years of credits at Santa Monica College, he was accepted as a Junior at the University of Southern California (USC), where he deferred admission due to contractual obligations.
Career
Early career
Badgley's first credit was voice work for the video game Mario Golf 64 in 1999 although he claims to have never played it himself. He followed this in 2000 with voice work on Mario Tennis 64. His first screen acting credit was on an episode of Will & Grace. He followed this up with appearances on shows such as Daddio, The Brothers Garcia and What I Like About You, among others. He also appears in John Tucker Must Die playing Scott Tucker. In its opening weekend, the film grossed a total of $14.3 million, ranking third in the U.S. box office
results for that weekend. As of November 2, the film has grossed $41 million domestically.
Breakthrough
Badgley's first notice came with his role as Phillip Chancellor IV on the soap opera The Young and the Restless (2000 - 2001). He was nominated for a 2001 Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Daytime Series for his work.
In 2002, he starred in the WB half-hour series Do Over. Badgley starred as Joel Larsen, a 34-year-old man who gets a second chance to get his life right, thanks to a freakish accident that catapults him back to 1980, as a 14-year-old.The show premiered on The WB Television Network, which is currently known as The CW. He appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno as this show opened. The series was canceled short of a full season. Badgley later appeared in Drive-Thru playing Van co-starring future castmate Leighton Meester.
Wider audiences may recognize him from his next starring role as Sam Tunney in The Mountain (2004 - 2005), but was canceled after the first season. The same thing happened to The Bedford Diaries, another series where Badgely had a lead role. While the show was popular, it was cancelled in its first season.
In The CW's new drama Gossip Girl, Badgley portrays Dan Humphrey, the son of 1990's former rock star Rufus Humphrey (Matthew Settle) and brother of Jenny Humphrey (Taylor Momsen). He plays the love interest of Upper East Side's "it" girl, Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively). The show revolves around the lives of socialite young adults growing up on New York's Upper East Side who attend elite academic institutions while dealing with sex, drugs, and other teenage issues. He is set to star in the announced 2009 remake of the 1987 American thriller film The Stepfather.
Personal life
In late 2007, it was reported that Badgley was dating his Gossip Girl co-star and former childhood classmate Blake Lively. In May 2008, People magazine published p
hotos of Lively and Badgley kissing while on vacation in Mexico. The two have since become more open about their relationship. In October 2008, Badgley appeared alongside Lively in a MoveOn.org campaign ad in support of then Presidential candidate Barack Obama. They have been dating since December 2007.
Filmography
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1999
Will & Grace
Todd
Episode: I Never Promised You an Olive Garden
Mario Golf 64
Voice Over
(Voice)
2000
The Brothers Garcia
Eddie Bauer
(Recurring Role)
Bull
Zack
Episode: Love's Labor Lost
Mario Tennis 64
Voice Over
(Voice)
Daddio
Todd
(Recurring Role)
2001
The Fluffer
Young Sean
(Minor Role)
The Young and the Restless
Phillip Chancellor IV
2000-2001 (Recurring Role)
2002
What I Like About You
Jake Wood
Episode: Copy That
Do Over
Joel Larsen
(Supporting Role) (TV series)
2003
The Twilight Zone
Jace Malone
Episode: Homecoming
2004 - 2005
The Mountain
Sam Tunney
(Supporting Role) (TV series)
2006
The Bedford Diaries
Owen Gregory
(Main Role) (TV series)
John Tucker Must Die
Scott Tucker
(Supporting Role)
Drive-Thru
Van
(Minor Role)
2007 - Present
Gossip Girl
Dan Humphrey
(Main Role) (TV series)
2008
Forever Strong
Lars
(Main Role)
2009
The Stepfather
Michael
(Main Role)
The Juggler
The Stud
(Supporting Role) (Pre-production)
2010
Easy A
Woodchuck Todd
(Supporting Role)
Early life
Badgley was born in Baltimore, Maryland and split his childhood years between Richmond, Virginia and Seattle, Washington. He attended Charles Wright Academy in Tacoma, Washington, and was involved with the Seattle Children's Theatre. He soon began doing voice-overs for children's radio stations.
At age 11, Badgley relocated with his mother to Hollywood and began pursuing an acting career. Badgley also pursued a singing career during this time and recorded a pop single in 1998. At 17, after completing two years of credits at Santa Monica College, he was accepted as a Junior at the University of Southern California (USC), where he deferred admission due to contractual obligations.
Career
Early career
Badgley's first credit was voice work for the video game Mario Golf 64 in 1999 although he claims to have never played it himself. He followed this in 2000 with voice work on Mario Tennis 64. His first screen acting credit was on an episode of Will & Grace. He followed this up with appearances on shows such as Daddio, The Brothers Garcia and What I Like About You, among others. He also appears in John Tucker Must Die playing Scott Tucker. In its opening weekend, the film grossed a total of $14.3 million, ranking third in the U.S. box office
results for that weekend. As of November 2, the film has grossed $41 million domestically.Breakthrough
Badgley's first notice came with his role as Phillip Chancellor IV on the soap opera The Young and the Restless (2000 - 2001). He was nominated for a 2001 Young Artist Award for Best Performance in a Daytime Series for his work.
In 2002, he starred in the WB half-hour series Do Over. Badgley starred as Joel Larsen, a 34-year-old man who gets a second chance to get his life right, thanks to a freakish accident that catapults him back to 1980, as a 14-year-old.The show premiered on The WB Television Network, which is currently known as The CW. He appeared on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno as this show opened. The series was canceled short of a full season. Badgley later appeared in Drive-Thru playing Van co-starring future castmate Leighton Meester.
Wider audiences may recognize him from his next starring role as Sam Tunney in The Mountain (2004 - 2005), but was canceled after the first season. The same thing happened to The Bedford Diaries, another series where Badgely had a lead role. While the show was popular, it was cancelled in its first season.
In The CW's new drama Gossip Girl, Badgley portrays Dan Humphrey, the son of 1990's former rock star Rufus Humphrey (Matthew Settle) and brother of Jenny Humphrey (Taylor Momsen). He plays the love interest of Upper East Side's "it" girl, Serena van der Woodsen (Blake Lively). The show revolves around the lives of socialite young adults growing up on New York's Upper East Side who attend elite academic institutions while dealing with sex, drugs, and other teenage issues. He is set to star in the announced 2009 remake of the 1987 American thriller film The Stepfather.
Personal life
In late 2007, it was reported that Badgley was dating his Gossip Girl co-star and former childhood classmate Blake Lively. In May 2008, People magazine published p
hotos of Lively and Badgley kissing while on vacation in Mexico. The two have since become more open about their relationship. In October 2008, Badgley appeared alongside Lively in a MoveOn.org campaign ad in support of then Presidential candidate Barack Obama. They have been dating since December 2007.Filmography
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1999
Will & Grace
Todd
Episode: I Never Promised You an Olive Garden
Mario Golf 64
Voice Over
(Voice)
2000
The Brothers Garcia
Eddie Bauer
(Recurring Role)
Bull
Zack
Episode: Love's Labor Lost
Mario Tennis 64
Voice Over
(Voice)
Daddio
Todd
(Recurring Role)
2001
The Fluffer
Young Sean
(Minor Role)
The Young and the Restless
Phillip Chancellor IV
2000-2001 (Recurring Role)
2002
What I Like About You
Jake Wood
Episode: Copy That
Do Over
Joel Larsen
(Supporting Role) (TV series)
2003
The Twilight Zone
Jace Malone
Episode: Homecoming
2004 - 2005
The Mountain
Sam Tunney
(Supporting Role) (TV series)
2006
The Bedford Diaries
Owen Gregory
(Main Role) (TV series)
John Tucker Must Die
Scott Tucker
(Supporting Role)
Drive-Thru
Van
(Minor Role)
2007 - Present
Gossip Girl
Dan Humphrey
(Main Role) (TV series)
2008
Forever Strong
Lars
(Main Role)
2009
The Stepfather
Michael
(Main Role)
The Juggler
The Stud
(Supporting Role) (Pre-production)
2010
Easy A
Woodchuck Todd
(Supporting Role)
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