Dan Resin
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Dan Resin was an American
actor
.
. He was three years old when his parents divorced. Resin met his future wife in the seventh grade. He graduated from Indiana University
in 1954. While at Indiana University, Resin became a member of the Alpha Iota Chapter of the Theta Chi Fraternity. Shortly after graduation, he was drafted into the military, where he served in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. After his discharge, he finished college at Columbia University
in New York City
.
He worked an assortment of jobs from singer to Master of Ceremonies at the Roxy Theater and later, Radio City Music Hall
.
(1956). Resin appeared in the original off-Broadway production of Once Upon a Mattress
, and continued with the show when it made a successful move to Broadway. His stage productions include Don't Drink the Water
, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
, Fade Out - Fade In
, and Young Abe Lincoln
.
Resin is most famous for his movie role as Dr. Beeper in the comedy film
Caddyshack
(1980). His other movie roles included Wise Guys
, The Sunshine Boys
, The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
, The Happy Hooker (1975) and other films. Resin played the role of a young Richard Nixon
in the 1972 parody film, Richard.
His television career included a CBS
show, On Our Own
; the soap opera Edge of Night; Lovers and Friends
; David Frost Review; and an NBC
show, Go USA. He made appearances on the kids show Captain Kangaroo
, and was featured in the 1978 syndicated comedy Madhouse Brigade
.
Resin may be best remembered by the public for his roles in TV commercials, such as the dapper-clad Ty-D-Bol man.
In the 1970s and 1980s, he was doing as many as two and three commercials a week. During one televised Super Bowl
, he had two starring commercials air back to back, a feat unequaled by any actor.
Other acting roles include Music Box, The Man With One Red Shoe
, Deadhead Miles, If Ever I See You Again
, Remember WENN
, Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again
, That's Adequate
, Soggy Bottom USA, God Told Me To
, Crazy Joe, Hail
, and New York Undercover
.
After semi-retirement from acting, he became an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion.
, before moving to Weehawken
and ultimately, Secaucus
.Maurer, Mark. "Dan Resin, at 79; 'Caddyshack' actor did TV commercials"] The Jersey Journal; August 3, 2010; Page 24 (An online version of the same article appears at NJ.com)
Resin died from complications of Parkinson's disease
on July 31, 2010. He was survived by his wife of 55 years, Margaret, and their daughter, Elizabeth Olynick.
United States
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actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
.
Early life
Resin was born in South Bend, IndianaSouth Bend, Indiana
The city of South Bend is the county seat of St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States, on the St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend, from which it derives its name. As of the 2010 Census, the city had a total of 101,168 residents; its Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 316,663...
. He was three years old when his parents divorced. Resin met his future wife in the seventh grade. He graduated from Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
in 1954. While at Indiana University, Resin became a member of the Alpha Iota Chapter of the Theta Chi Fraternity. Shortly after graduation, he was drafted into the military, where he served in Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. After his discharge, he finished college at Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the...
in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
.
He worked an assortment of jobs from singer to Master of Ceremonies at the Roxy Theater and later, Radio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall
Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in New York City's Rockefeller Center. Its nickname is the Showplace of the Nation, and it was for a time the leading tourist destination in the city...
.
Career
Dan played many roles on Broadway such as Freddie Eynsford-Hill in My Fair LadyMy Fair Lady
My Fair Lady is a musical based upon George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion and with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe...
(1956). Resin appeared in the original off-Broadway production of Once Upon a Mattress
Once Upon a Mattress
Once Upon a Mattress is a musical comedy with music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer and book by Jay Thompson, Dean Fuller, and Marshall Barer. It opened off-Broadway in May 1959, and then moved to Broadway...
, and continued with the show when it made a successful move to Broadway. His stage productions include Don't Drink the Water
Don't Drink the Water (play)
Don't Drink the Water is a play written by Woody Allen that premiered on Broadway on November 17, 1966 and played for 598 performances at three different Broadway theaters. The farce takes place inside an American Embassy behind the Iron Curtain...
, On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
On a Clear Day You Can See Forever is a musical with music by Burton Lane and a book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner based loosely on Berkeley Square, written in 1929 by John L. Balderston. It concerns a woman who has ESP and has been reincarnated...
, Fade Out - Fade In
Fade Out - Fade In
Fade Out - Fade In is a musical with a book and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green and music by Jule Styne. The story involves the movie industry in the 1930s...
, and Young Abe Lincoln
Young Abe Lincoln
Young Abe Lincoln, is a public artwork by American artist David K. Rubins , located outside of the government center near the Indiana State House, in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA...
.
Resin is most famous for his movie role as Dr. Beeper in the comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
Caddyshack
Caddyshack
Caddyshack is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Harold Ramis and written by Brian Doyle-Murray, Ramis, and Douglas Kenney. It stars Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Michael O'Keefe, Cindy Morgan, and Bill Murray...
(1980). His other movie roles included Wise Guys
Wise Guys (film)
Wise Guys is a 1986 feature film directed by Brian De Palma and starring Danny DeVito and Joe Piscopo. A comedy revolving around two small-time mobsters from Newark, New Jersey, it also features Harvey Keitel, Lou Albano, Dan Hedaya, and Frank Vincent....
, The Sunshine Boys
The Sunshine Boys
The Sunshine Boys is a play by Neil Simon that was produced on Broadway in 1972 and later adapted for film and television.-Plot:The play focuses on aging Al Lewis and Willy Clark, a one-time vaudevillian team known as "Lewis and Clark" who, over the course of forty-odd years, not only grew to hate...
, The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover
The Private Files of J. Edgar Hoover is a 1977 film directed by Larry Cohen. It stars Broderick Crawford and James Wainwright. The all star cast includes Jose Ferrer, Michael Parks, Celeste Holm, Ronee Blakely, Tanya Roberts in a cameo role, and in final screen appearances, Jack Cassidy and Dan...
, The Happy Hooker (1975) and other films. Resin played the role of a young Richard Nixon
Richard Nixon
Richard Milhous Nixon was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. The only president to resign the office, Nixon had previously served as a US representative and senator from California and as the 36th Vice President of the United States from 1953 to 1961 under...
in the 1972 parody film, Richard.
His television career included a CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
show, On Our Own
On Our Own (1977 TV series)
On Our Own is a television series broadcast on CBS as part of their 1977-78 schedule. It featured Maria Bonino and Julia Peters, two employees in the Bedford Advertising Agency in New York who also share an apartment. Toni McBain was their boss, while April Baxter and Phil Goldstein were their...
; the soap opera Edge of Night; Lovers and Friends
Lovers and Friends
Lovers and Friends is a short-lived American soap opera that premiered on NBC on January 3, 1977 and ended on September 29, 1978. The show was created by Harding Lemay and Paul Rauch, both of whom were also working for the daytime drama Another World...
; David Frost Review; and an NBC
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
show, Go USA. He made appearances on the kids show Captain Kangaroo
Captain Kangaroo
Captain Kangaroo is a children's television series which aired weekday mornings on the American television network CBS for nearly 30 years, from October 3, 1955 until December 8, 1984, making it the longest-running children's television program of its day...
, and was featured in the 1978 syndicated comedy Madhouse Brigade
Madhouse Brigade
Madhouse Brigade is a half-hour sketch comedy series conceived and written by Alexander "Sandy" Marshall, and produced by Alexander Marshall, Dale Keidel and Jim Larkin. It aired in U.S...
.
Resin may be best remembered by the public for his roles in TV commercials, such as the dapper-clad Ty-D-Bol man.
In the 1970s and 1980s, he was doing as many as two and three commercials a week. During one televised Super Bowl
Super Bowl
The Super Bowl is the championship game of the National Football League , the highest level of professional American football in the United States, culminating a season that begins in the late summer of the previous calendar year. The Super Bowl uses Roman numerals to identify each game, rather...
, he had two starring commercials air back to back, a feat unequaled by any actor.
Other acting roles include Music Box, The Man With One Red Shoe
The Man with One Red Shoe
The Man With One Red Shoe is a 1985 comedy film directed by Stan Dragoti. It is a remake of a 1972 French film Le Grand Blond avec une chaussure noire starring Pierre Richard and Mireille Darc...
, Deadhead Miles, If Ever I See You Again
If Ever I See You Again
"If Ever I See You Again" is the theme song from the title 1978 film starring Shelley Hack and Joe Brooks. The song was written by Brooks and recorded by Roberta Flack. Released as a single, it peaked at #24 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #37 on the R&B chart, and spent three weeks at #1 on the Easy...
, Remember WENN
Remember WENN
Remember WENN is a comedy-drama television series that aired from 1996 to 1998 on the cable channel American Movie Classics. Created and written by Rupert Holmes and set at the fictional Pittsburgh radio station WENN in the early 1940s, it depicted events in the personal and professional lives of...
, Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again
Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again
Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again was a 1989 TV mini-series based on the Judith Krantz novel, Till We Meet Again. Its stars included Mia Sara, Bruce Boxleitner, Hugh Grant and Courteney Cox.-External links:...
, That's Adequate
That's Adequate
That's Adequate is a 1989 mockumentary documenting a fictional Hollywood studio, Adequate Film Studios. Narrated and hosted by Tony Randall, the film features an all-star cast including James Coco, Robert Downey, Jr., Anne Meara, Jerry Stiller, and Bruce Willis....
, Soggy Bottom USA, God Told Me To
God Told Me To
God Told Me To is a 1976 science fiction/horror film written and directed by Larry Cohen...
, Crazy Joe, Hail
Hail
Hail is a form of solid precipitation. It consists of balls or irregular lumps of ice, each of which is referred to as a hail stone. Hail stones on Earth consist mostly of water ice and measure between and in diameter, with the larger stones coming from severe thunderstorms...
, and New York Undercover
New York Undercover
New York Undercover is an American police drama that aired on the FOX television network from 1994 to 1998. The series starred Malik Yoba as Detective J.C. Williams and Michael DeLorenzo as Detective Eddie Torres, two undercover detectives in New York City's 4th Precinct who were assigned to...
.
After semi-retirement from acting, he became an extraordinary minister of Holy Communion.
Personal life
Resin and his wife, Margaret, lived in Union City, New JerseyUnion City, New Jersey
Union City is a city in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. According to the 2010 United States Census the city had a total population of 66,455. All of the city is on land, an area of...
, before moving to Weehawken
Weehawken, New Jersey
Weehawken is a township in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 12,554.-Geography:Weehawken is part of the New York metropolitan area...
and ultimately, Secaucus
Secaucus, New Jersey
Secaucus is a town in Hudson County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the town population was 16,264. Located within the New Jersey Meadowlands, it is the most suburban of the county's municipalities, though large parts of the town are dedicated to light manufacturing, retail, and...
.Maurer, Mark. "Dan Resin, at 79; 'Caddyshack' actor did TV commercials"] The Jersey Journal; August 3, 2010; Page 24 (An online version of the same article appears at NJ.com)
Resin died from complications of Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system...
on July 31, 2010. He was survived by his wife of 55 years, Margaret, and their daughter, Elizabeth Olynick.