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Daniel Henning is a director, producer, actor, and writer. His work has been seen on HBO, CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX, MTV and on stages throughout Southern California. He won a 2017 Telly Award for "Best Writer" for the film version of his play The Tragedy of JFK (as told by Wm. Shakespeare). As director and writer, his TV and film work includes MTV's Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory and the film Critic's Choice. He won the NAACP Theatre Award for "Best Director of a Musical" for The Wild Party.

He is the Founding Artistic Director of Hollywood's The Blank Theatre, winning over 200 awards for his productions, including "Best Production," from L.A. Drama Critic Circle, L.A. Weekly, Ovations, N.A.A.C.P., etc. Henning has been inspirational to thousands of Daniel Henning is a director, producer, actor, and writer. His work has been seen on HBO, CBS, NBC, ABC, FOX, MTV and on stages throughout Southern California. He won a 2017 Telly Award for "Best Writer" for the film version of his play The Tragedy of JFK (as told by Wm. Shakespeare). As director and writer, his TV and film work includes MTV's Rob Dyrdek's Fantasy Factory and the film Critic's Choice. He won the NAACP Theatre Award for "Best Director of a Musical" for The Wild Party.

He is the Founding Artistic Director of Hollywood's The Blank Theatre, winning over 200 awards for his productions, including "Best Production," from L.A. Drama Critic Circle, L.A. Weekly, Ovations, N.A.A.C.P., etc. Henning has been inspirational to thousands of young artists through his creation of The Blank's Young Playwrights Festival (the only professional nationwide competition for playwrights aged 9 to 19, which he founded 27 years ago). He directed the first play by 2016 Tony Award Winner for "Best Play" Stephen Karam when Stephen was 17 and a winner in The Blank's Young Playwrights Festival.

Henning has also been an acting teacher and coach and is known for his ability to spot young talent. He has given opportunities to many young actors who later went on to success in Hollywood including Tessa Thompson, Noah Wyle, Alison Brie, Molly Shannon, Academy Award-winner Octavia Spencer, and Sarah Michelle Gellar. He coached Sarah Michelle Gellar on her auditions for the landmark TV series Buffy the Vampire Slayer and they shared a close personal friendship, even traveling to Australia together with family for New Year's Eve 2000 where the paparazzi photographed Henning and Gellar dancing. For several months, Henning was rumored to be dating Gellar in the Australian fan magazines (including Big Hit Magazine), which, of course, was inaccurate as Henning was traveling with his husband, Rick Baumgartner.

He is a graduate of NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, Circle in the Square Theatre School, and American Conservatory Theatre. His work for LGBTQ Equality includes creating the 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Black Cat Protests (the first major LGBTQ Demonstration in the U.S.) and Directing and Hosting the 2017 L.A. City Council LGBTQ Pride Ceremony. He was recently honored by the CA State Legislature for his work in LGBTQ Equality and nurturing the future of the Arts.

He has also narrated several audio books both non-fiction and fiction. ...more

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	The House in the Cerulean Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #1) by T.J. Klune (Goodreads Author), Daniel Henning (Narrator) 4.35 avg rating — 1,032,975 ratings — published 2020 — 97 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Somewhere Beyond the Sea (Cerulean Chronicles, #2) by T.J. Klune (Goodreads Author), Daniel Henning (Narrator) 4.11 avg rating — 214,810 ratings — published 2024 — 57 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Ántonia by Willa Cather, Daniel Henning (Narrator) 3.85 avg rating — 149,473 ratings — published 1918 — 2347 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Lives of Puppets by T.J. Klune (Goodreads Author), Daniel Henning (Narrator) 3.90 avg rating — 102,840 ratings — published 2023 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Three Lives of Cate Kay by Kate Fagan (Goodreads Author), Marin Ireland (Narrator), Tessa Albertson (Narrator) 3.73 avg rating — 105,586 ratings — published 2025 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Atlas Paradox (The Atlas Six #2) by Olivie Blake (Goodreads Author), James Patrick Cronin (narrator), Siho Ellsmore (narrator) 3.49 avg rating — 83,445 ratings — published 2022 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Alec Guiness Hated Star Wars or How I became a Famous Star Wars Fan it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	DICKIE & BABE: The Truth About Leopold & Loeb: A documentary play really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Inside Vasubandhu's Yogacara: A Practitioner's Guide - Library Edition by Daniel Henning (Narrator), Ben Connelly (Contributor), Weijen Teng (Contributor) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars