Daniel Charles Kucan is a carpenter, artist, interior designer, 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...

, and television personality (previously with co-hosts Michael Moloney

Michael Moloney

Michael C. Moloney is a Decorator and television personality who makes regular appearances on the reality television series Extreme Makeover: Home Edition...

 and Tanya McQueen

Tanya McQueen

Tanya McQueen is an American television personality and interior designer on TV's Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. She made her debut on Extreme Makeover in an October 2005 episode titled, "The Teas Family"...

) on the Emmy Award

Emmy Award

An Emmy Award, often referred to simply as the Emmy, is a television production award, similar in nature to the Peabody Awards but more focused on entertainment, and is considered the television equivalent to the Academy Awards and the Grammy Awards .A majority of Emmys are presented in various...

-winning TV series Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is a reality television series providing home renovations for less fortunate families and community schools etc...

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Early Life

Kucan was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...

, and then attended New York University

New York University

New York University is a private, nonsectarian research university based in New York City. NYU's main campus is situated in the Greenwich Village section of Manhattan...

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Design

After graduating, Kucan moved back to California and became the lead designer for Hollywood's Mortise and Tenon and founded the Raw City Home Lounge design team.

From 2005-2006, Daniel was the resident carpenter on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition

Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is a reality television series providing home renovations for less fortunate families and community schools etc...

, and was known for building in recycled and renewable materials, often resulting in unique compositions of off-beat character.

Subsequently he hosted the Home & Garden Television series "Desperate Spaces" along with Lise Simms

Lise Simms

Elisabeth Caroline Simms, credited as Lise Simms, is an American actress, singer, designer and dancer.-Personal life:As of 2006, Lise lives in the 1941 Hollywood colonial home she renovated. She is married to actor Terry Rhoads....

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Voice Acting

Daniel appears alongside his brother, Joseph D. Kucan

Joseph D. Kucan

Joseph David Kucan is a Video game developer, director, actor, screenwriter, and casting director for various gaming companies and movies. He is a resident of Las Vegas, Nevada. He is well known for his role as Kane from the Command & Conquer series.-Early life:Kucan was born in Las Vegas, Nevada....

, in Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun

Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun

Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun is a real-time strategy video game developed by Westwood Studios and released in . The main storyline follows the second major war between the Global Defense Initiative of the United Nations, and the global terrorist organization known as the Brotherhood of Nod who...

, as GDI officer Jake McNeil.

Daniel has appeared in some form in every installment of the Command & Conquer series. In Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath

Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath

Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath is an expansion pack for the 2007 real-time strategy video game Command & Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars. Developed by Electronic Arts Los Angeles and BreakAway Games studios, it was released on March 24, 2008 in the United States and on March 28, 2008 in Europe by...

, Daniel appears in a video clip as a GDI soldier who briefly taunts the player. He also appears in a cutscene of Emperor: Battle for Dune

Emperor: Battle for Dune

Emperor: Battle for Dune is a Dune video game, released by Westwood Studios on June 12, 2001. It is based in Frank Herbert's science fiction Dune universe....

, portraying a Fremen soldier.

Personal Life

He is currently living with his girlfriend and his two dogs in Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles, California

Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...

, and is an expert in at least two different Chinese martial arts

Chinese martial arts

Chinese martial arts, also referred to by the Mandarin Chinese term wushu and popularly as kung fu , are a number of fighting styles that have developed over the centuries in China. These fighting styles are often classified according to common traits, identified as "families" , "sects" or...

, and occasionally fights competitively.

Daniel Kucan is the brother of video game developer Joseph D. Kucan

Joseph D. Kucan

Joseph David Kucan is a Video game developer, director, actor, screenwriter, and casting director for various gaming companies and movies. He is a resident of Las Vegas, Nevada. He is well known for his role as Kane from the Command & Conquer series.-Early life:Kucan was born in Las Vegas, Nevada....

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Kucan appeared on Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura

Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura

Conspiracy Theory with Jesse Ventura is an American television series hosted by Jesse Ventura and broadcast on truTV . It premiered on December 2, 2009, and is produced by A. Smith & Co. Productions. A second season premiered on October 15, 2010...

on truTV, where he was enlisted by Ventura as "the resident skeptic."