Danny Wood

{{Short description|American pop singer (born 1969)}} {{Hatnote|There is also a Danny Wood in the band …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead.}} {{Use American English|date=September 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}} {{BLP sources|date=May 2010}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Danny Wood | image = DannyWbyIsaNL.jpg | caption = Wood in 2008 | birth_name = Daniel William Wood | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|05|14}} | birth_place = Dorchester, Massachusetts, U.S. | genre = Pop | occupations = Singer, songwriter | years_active = 1984–present | current_member_of = New Kids on the Block | past_member_of = NKOTBSB, Upper Street | website = {{URL| https://www.nkotb.com/}} }} '''Daniel William Wood''' (born May 14, 1969) is an American singer and songwriter. He is a member of the boy band New Kids on the Block.<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p5015/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=Biography: New Kids on the Block|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author2=Leahey, Andrew |publisher=Allmusic|access-date=May 5, 2010}}</ref>

== Career == [[File:Danny Wood at the 1990 Grammy Awards cropped.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Wood at the 1990 Grammy Awards]] Wood joined New Kids on the Block at the age of 16 after being recruited by friend and bandmate Donnie Wahlberg. Maurice Starr produced many of their releases.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Watrous |first=Peter |date=1990-03-11 |title=POP VIEW; White Singers + Black Style - Pop Bonanza |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1990/03/11/arts/pop-view-white-singers-black-style-pop-bonanza.html |access-date=2024-01-01 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Wood has released seven solo albums.

== Personal life == Wood was married to Patricia Alfaro from 1997 to 2006.<ref>[https://www.yahoo.com/news/kids-block-danny-wood-mom-202552023.html Yahoo news.]</ref> He is the father of three children, son Daniel Jr., and daughters Chance and Vega.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/music/nkotb-danny-wood-jessie-chris-duet/|title=NKOTB's Danny Wood Talks About Making New Music: 'My Kids Are My Biggest Fans Now'}}</ref> In August 2019, Danny’s granddaughter was born, named Rose Elizabeth Wood.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nkotb.blog/danny-wood-grandfather-granddaughter-rose-elizabeth-wood/#google_vignette|title=Danny Wood Welcomes Granddaughter Rose Elizabeth Wood|date=August 20, 2019 }}</ref>

Remember Betty is a charity that Wood set up in 2008 in memory of his mother who died, aged 55, of breast cancer in 1999.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/news/kids-block-danny-wood-mom-202552023.html|title = New Kids on the Block's Danny Wood on How Late Mom's Breast Cancer Battle Caused Denial & Divorce (Exclusive)| date=September 20, 2018 }}</ref> The mission of the charity is "to help minimize the financial burden associated with breast cancer for patients & survivors by providing direct financial support to them so that they can focus on recovery & quality of life."<ref>[https://www.rememberbetty.com/mission "Mission"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210813154234/http://rememberbetty.com/mission/ |date=August 13, 2021 }}, Remember Betty website.</ref>

In 2014, Wood ran the Boston Marathon to raise funds for Remember Betty. He finished the race in a time of 3:50:00. Fellow bandmate Joey McIntyre ran the marathon with Wood in support of the Alzheimer's Association.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.boston.com/sports/boston-marathon/2014/04/21/where-did-famous-runners-finish-at-the-2014-boston-marathon/|title=Where Did Famous Runners Finish at the 2014 Boston Marathon?}}</ref>

== Discography == === Albums === *''D-Fuse: Room Full of Smoke'' (1999) *''D-Wood: Room Full of Smoke, Vol. 2'' (2003) *''Second Face'' (2003) *''O.F.D: Originally from Dorchester'' (acoustic tour exclusive) (2008) *''Coming Home'' (2008) *''Stronger: Remember Betty'' (2009) *''Look at Me'' (2016)

=== Singles === *"What If" (2003) *"When the Lights Go Out" (2003) *"Different Worlds" (2003) *"Look at Me" (2015) *"Endlessly (Betty's Wish)" (2015) *"Hold On" (2015)

== References == {{Reflist}}

== External links == {{commons category}} *[https://www.the-wood-works.com/ Official website] *[http://www.rememberbetty.com/ Remember Betty website] *{{IMDb name|0939634}} *{{URL|https://www.nkotb.com}} {{New Kids on the Block}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wood, Danny}} Category:1969 births Category:21st-century American singers Category:20th-century American singers Category:American male singers Category:Living people Category:New Kids on the Block members Category:Musicians from Boston Category:People from Dorchester, Boston Category:Upper Street (group) members Category:NKOTBSB members