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Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means, "God is my judge", and derives from two early biblical figures, primary among them Daniel from the Book of Daniel. It is a common given name for males, and is also used as a surname. It is also the basis for various derived given names and surnames.
The name evolved into over 100 different spellings in countries around the world. Nicknames (Dan, Danny) are common in both English and Hebrew, although in some instances "Dan" may be a complete given name rather than a nickname. The name "Daniil" (Даниил) is common in Russia. Feminine versions (Danielle, Daniela, Daniella, Dani, Danitza) are prevalent as well. The Dutch names "Daan" and "Daniël" are also variations of Daniel. A related surname developed as a patronymic, Daniels. Other surnames derived from "Daniel" include McDaniel and Danielson.
In the United States, the U.S. Social Security Administration reports that Daniel has peaked as the fifth most popular name for newborns in 1985, 1990, 2007, and 2008. The U.S. Census Bureau reported that in the 2000 census, "Daniels" was the 182nd most common surname in the U.S., while "McDaniel" was ranked at 323, and "Daniel" (without a final "s") was ranked at 380.
Actors: Michael Ealy (producer), Michael Ealy (actor), Doc Duhame (actor), Tim Story (producer), Zack Duhame (actor), Marcus Stokes (producer), Marcus Stokes (writer), Marcus Stokes (director), Melissa Lawson (editor), Chris Harding (producer), Casey Adams (actor), Michael Beach (composer), Jonathan Ortega (composer), Gonzalo Escudero (actor), Grace Phipps (actress),
Genres: Sci-Fi, Short,Actors: Morgan Callahan (costume designer), Morgan Callahan (writer), Morgan Callahan (director), Morgan Callahan (editor), Allie Carloni (actress), Danielle Medrano (actress), John Piattoni (actor), Kenneth Michael (producer), Austin Adams (actor), Lana Antropova (actor), Scott Adams (actor),
Plot: Beyond the Window is a drama about a free-spirited Amish girl, Sarah, who wants to become a professional dancer, but is held back by her community's beliefs. When her father exposes the facts of her adoption, she breaks from the Amish to find that the grass isn't greener on the other side.
Genres: Drama, Family, Short,Actors: S.V. Krishna Reddy (director), Erik Bright (miscellaneous crew), S.V. Krishna Reddy (writer), Alan Noel Vega (producer), Pat Crawford Brown (actress), Lainie Kazan (actress), Paul Sorvino (actor), Greg Evigan (actor), David Cohen (actor), Richard Kind (actor), Alan Noel Vega (actor), Elliott Gould (actor), Gary Sievers (actor), Rick Avery (miscellaneous crew), Jennifer Elise Cox (actress),
Plot: 'Divorce Invitation' centers on Mike Christian, a happily married man who runs into his high school sweetheart Alex, and after all these years, sparks still fly. When Mike is determined Alex is his true soul mate, he realizes he has a huge problem-he signed an iron-clad pre-nuptial agreement and his wife will not let him out of the marriage.
Keywords: divorce, invitationActors: Peter Anthony Fields (editor), Peter Anthony Fields (writer), Peter Anthony Fields (director), Peter Anthony Fields (producer), Evonne Fields-Gould (writer), Evonne Fields-Gould (producer), Joy D. Borland (producer), Joy D. Borland (actress), Brian Richeson (actor), Drew Sheridan-Wheeler (actor), Bruce Jennings (actor), Katrina Walker (actress), Quata Zehe (producer), Sapphire DeFranco (actress), Jamal Dillman-Hasso (composer),
Plot: A tenaciously optimistic young girl plays matchmaker to a couple of new acquaintances as she and her older brother spend a week with a family friend, a former stage actress named Mercedes LaRue, while their parents spend time alone in an attempt to work out their marital problems.
Keywords: actor, brother-sister-relationship, children, divorce, family-relationships, journal, song, theatreActors: Ian Tracey (actor), Dolores Drake (actress), Michael Dobson (actor), Dave 'Squatch' Ward (actor), Obba Babatundé (actor), Rachael Leigh Cook (actress), Rod Steiger (actor), Tom Arnold (actor), David Paymer (actor), John Tench (actor), Kim Coates (actor), David Kaye (actor), Nathaniel DeVeaux (actor), Kathleen Freeman (actress), Miriam Flynn (actress),
Plot: A man with an important business meeting finds himself having to take care of the carpool for the neighborhood school children when his wife gets sick. Stopping to get donuts for the kids, things go even more awry when he finds himself a victim of a robbery. However, the situation only gets worse as a desperate man who had been contemplating a bank robbery robs the robbers and takes the man and the kids hostage in their van as his truck is blocked by an armored car. The thing then proceeds into a comedic chase movie. The father finds his kids don't really respect him and they react better to the robber. The end result is everyone gets a lifestyle change, including the original store owner.
Keywords: automobile, carnival, carpool, chase, lifting-someone-into-the-air, mall, meter-maid, robbery, slow-motion-scene, tableActors: Albert Brooks (writer), Meryl Streep (actress), Mary Pat Gleason (actress), Lee Grant (actress), Shirley MacLaine (actress), Rip Torn (actor), Buck Henry (actor), Newell Alexander (actor), Time Winters (actor), Albert Brooks (actor), George Wallace (actor), Greg Finley (actor), Ethan Embry (actor), Bill Daly (miscellaneous crew), Albert Brooks (director),
Plot: Yuppie Daniel Miller is killed in a car accident and goes to Judgment City, a waiting room for the afterlife. During the day, he must prove in a courtroom-style process that he successfully overcame his fears (a hard task, given the pitiful life we are shown); at night, he falls in love with Julia, the only other young person in town. Nights are a time of hedonistic pleasure, since you can (for instance) eat all you want without getting fat.
Keywords: afterlife, broken-leg, car-accident, chainsaw, courage, courtroom, death, defense-lawyer, directed-by-star, elevator