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| Popular As | Daniel Benzali |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Age | 74 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Aquarius |
| Born | January 20, 1950 ( Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Brazil) |
| Birthday | January 20 |
| Town/City | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazil |
Daniel Benzali’s zodiac sign is Aquarius. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
Daniel Benzali was born in the Year of the Tiger. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Tiger are authoritative, self-possessed, have strong leadership qualities, are charming, ambitious, courageous, warm-hearted, highly seductive, moody, intense, and they’re ready to pounce at any time. Compatible with Horse or Dog.
Benzali was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the son of Lee, a cook, and Carlo Borov, a salesman who had also been an actor in Brazilian theatre and Yiddish theatre. His family are Brazilian Jews. Daniel Benzali is the middle son of three. The family moved to the United States in 1953, and the boys were raised in Brooklyn, New York City.
In 1985 he was cast role in the James Bond film A View to a Kill as W. G. Howe, the Californian Director of Oil and Mines, based at San Francisco City Hall. The character was shot dead in his office there by Max Zorin (played by Christopher Walken).
Benzali also starred in the TV series The Agency and appeared in feature films including By Dawn's Early Light (1990), Murder at 1600 (1997) and The Grey Zone (2001). Another role was as Reggie, a drug smuggler working at a car dealership in Suckers (1999)". He appeared in the post-apocalyptic CBS series Jericho as the enigmatic former Department of Homeland Security Director Thomas Valente. After that, he starred in the FX television series Nip/Tuck as Dr. Griffin.
He also played musical theater, including a portrayal of Juan Perón in the London cast of Evita. He played faded film Director Max von Mayerling, alongside Patti LuPone, in the original (1993) cast of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard. Benzali also appeared on Broadway in Fiddler on the Roof and other smaller productions.
Subsequently, he began making guest-starring roles on television series such as Strong Medicine, Star Trek: The Next Generation, The X-Files, and in recurring roles in NYPD Blue and L.A. Law. NYPD Blue and L.A. Law creator Steven Bochco was so impressed with Benzali's performances that Bochco later cast him in the lead role of his 1995 series Murder One, playing attorney Ted Hoffman. For his performance, Benzali was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. The series was not especially successful, and Benzali left after its first season.
In December 2010, Benzali joined ABC's General Hospital. Benzali played a character named Theodore Hoffman, a reference to his role on the mid-1990s television series Murder One.
