Danny Young (actor)
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Danny Young ice skating during the 2010 Dancing On Ice TV show
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| Born |
7 November 1986 Essex, England |
| Occupation | Actor, Dancer, Model, Personal Trainer |
| Years active | 2001-present |
| Television |
Kerching! (2003-2006) Coronation Street (2004-2006) Dancing On Ice (2010) |
| Partner(s) | Chloe Madeley (2013-2014) |
| Website | http://dannyyoung.co.uk/ |
Danny Young (born 7 November 1986 in Essex) is an English actor. He is best known for his portrayal of Warren Baldwin on the popular long-running soap Coronation Street, and for his participation in the celebrity ice skating show Dancing on Ice.
Young appeared on Coronation Street, playing Warren Baldwin from August 2004 to August 2005, until dropped by the show's bosses due to the character's storyline coming to an end. Young then returned to the soap for several episodes in 2006. Before appearing on Coronation Street and given a regular role, Young played Dean in Out of Control which won him the Best Young Actor award in the drama category (2002){drama category for which award?}, and Ricardo on the CBBC series Kerching! (2003). He also had roles in "The Vice" (2003), the award-winning Gone (2003) (a short film) and Wall Of Silence (2004). He has since gone onto appear in the horror film Exposé (2009), the directorial début by Martin Kemp from Spandau Ballet, and The Rapture released in 2010. Also in 2010, he co-produced and starred in the horror film Stalker, which was again directed by Martin Kemp. Also in 2011, Young announced he had joined the cast of Wildboyz, an adult comedy theatre show, in which he will perform some scenes nude. The production toured the UK from April to June 2012.
In July 2013 Young launch FitnessFondue.com, a fitness and nutrition advice website with his then girlfriend Chloe Madeley. Young and Madeley regularly post tips, advice and their own success stories.
In 2010, Young participated in the fifth series of the ITV1 show Dancing on Ice with professional skater Frankie Poultney. He came fifth in the competition. He was eliminated on 14 March 2010 during prop week because of the "damn hat" to quote Christopher Dean, after Young dropped his hat during the performance.
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