Fans of old comedies probably know such an actor as Daniel Stern. The most famous film with his participation is "Home Alone". In it, Daniel played the role of a thief named Marv. This article will tell about the actor, as well as several projects from his filmography.
Biography
Daniel Stern was born on August 28, 1957 in Bethesda, Maryland, USA. Growing up, he began to gain popularity as a comedian, so he always received many invitations to star in comedies. His characters are most often very bright personalities who fall into the most ridiculous situations.
It is known that Daniel Stern is a rather superstitious person. His statements about mystical creatures in the real world often caused whole scandals. For example, the actor claims that the residents of the village of Waidcomb-Moore, which he visited with his wife during their honeymoon, are ghosts from the legend of the Great Thunderstorm.
As for his personal life, the actor is married to Lor Mattos, together they raise three children.
"Alone at home"
The most famous project in the filmography of Daniel Stern is the comedy film Home Alone. This film has long become a kind of symbol of the Christmas holidays.
At the center of the story is a little boy named Kevin. Together with his large McCallister family, including aunts and uncles, cousins and brothers, he is about to leave for Paris for the weekend. However, in the evening before going home, there is a slight quarrel over Kevin. For this, mom sends the guy to sleep in the attic.
In the morning, when active training begins, everyone forgets that the guy is in the attic and needs to be woken up. As a result, the family leaves without Kevin. The boy stays home alone for Christmas.
At first it seems to him that now he will have perfect holidays, no one will teach him, but very soon the guy begins to realize that he misses his family. In addition, thieves entered the neighboring houses, and the McCallister house is next in line. The robbers also learn that the boy was left at home alone, so they decide that the child will not be able to prevent them from fulfilling their plan. Kevin himself has his own opinion on this matter. He sets traps all over the house.
"Long date"
Among the films with Daniel Stern there is also the tape "Long Date". The film tells about an amazing love story.
Two young people - Julia and Alex - met at the resort. Soon feelings broke out between them, but the affair did not last long. The main characters went to their cities, but promised to someday meet in the same resort.
Twenty-five years have passed. Since then, Julia and Alex have never seen each other. Julia is now married, but she cannot be said to be happy. Her husband is a very boring person, and it seems that he does not need anything in this world and nothing pleases him. Julia persuades him to go to the very resort where she was once so happy.
To the girl’s great surprise, just at that time, Alex was arriving at the resort. Then Julia realizes that she always truly loved only him, and that is why she could not become happy.
"Exhausted by the Campaign"
Daniel Stern can be seen in the comedic movie "Tormented Campaign." This time, the actor plays the role of Max Grabelsky, an ordinary courier from the Freedom Express delivery service. A fairly frequent client of the company is the millionaire Mr. Braggden. Max gets a good tip for delivering packages to the rich man, but once it played a trick on a guy.
When he once again comes to Bregden’s house, he discovers that his house is on fire. He calls the police. The FBI then accuses the guy of setting fire to the house in order to kill his owner in order to get a large amount of money, which, as it turned out, was in the package. Of course, Grabelsky is not guilty of anything, but how to prove it?
The situation is even more complicated when the police also claim the murder of Mr. Braggden. The main suspect in the crime is Max Grabelsky. Then the guy realizes that he has no choice but to escape. He falls into the mountains, where he stumbles upon a group of scouts. He begins to impersonate the leader of their group. However, Max could not even imagine what difficulties might occur during the campaign, and how difficult it is to manage the children. Max even begins to doubt that something, even imprisonment, can actually be worse than hiking.