Danny Woodburn Net Worth

What is Danny Woodburn's Net Worth?

Danny Woodburn is an American actor, comedian, and disability rights advocate who has a net worth of $2 million. Danny Woodburn is best known for playing the irascible Mickey Abbott on the television sitcom "Seinfeld." Among his hundreds of other credits are the television series "Conan the Adventurer," "Special Unit 2," "Bones," and "Crash & Bernstein," and the films "Jingle All the Way," "Death to Smoochy," and "Mirror Mirror."

Early Life and Education

Danny Woodburn was born on July 26, 1964 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He has dwarfism. Woodburn attended Abington Senior High School before going to Temple University, where he studied theater.

Career Beginnings on Stage

Before pursuing his acting career in Hollywood, Woodburn acted in many local stage productions. He was in such plays as "The Indian Wants the Bronx," "Scapino," and "Revenge of the Space Pandas," as well as a touring production of the rock musical "Viet Rock." Woodburn made his New York theater debut in "The Soda Jerk."

Television Career

Woodburn began appearing on television in the early 1990s. In 1992, he was in the Fox Halloween special "Count DeClues' Mystery Castle" and in an episode of "Murder, She Wrote." Woodburn became better known to audiences in 1994 when he began appearing on the NBC sitcom "Seinfeld," playing the recurring role of an irascible little-person actor named Mickey Abbott. He appeared in seven episodes of the show, often paired in scenes with Michael Richards' Kramer character, through 1998. During his time on "Seinfeld," Woodburn played the recurring role of Mitch Gibson on the HBO sketch comedy show "Tracey Takes On…" and the main role of Otli in the syndicated series "Conan the Adventurer." He also appeared in episodes of "Baywatch" and "Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman." In the early 2000s, Woodburn had a recurring guest role on "Charmed" and a main role, as aggressive gnome Carl, in the UPN science-fiction comedy series "Special Unit 2." He went on to appear in episodes of such shows as "One Tree Hill" and "The Suite Life of Zack & Cody."

From 2006 to 2014, Woodburn played the recurring role of bureaucrat Alex Razdiwill in the Fox police procedural series "Bones." Meanwhile, he had guest roles on various shows, including "Monk," "Cory in the House," "iCarly," and "Party Down." Woodburn had his next major role from 2012 to 2014, as recurring character Martin Poulos on the Disney XD sitcom "Crash & Bernstein." After that, he appeared on a string of other kids' shows in guest roles, including "Nicky, Ricky, Dicky & Dawn," "Star vs. the Forces of Evil," and "Bizaardvark." In 2017, Woodburn had a recurring role on the long-running CBS sitcom "The Bold and the Beautiful." His credits in the first half of the 2020s include guest roles on "Legacies," "The Neighborhood," "Station 19," and "Billions." Woodburn also lent his voice to some episodes of the Disney+ fantasy adventure series "Willow," based on the 1988 film of the same name.

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Film Career

In 1996, Woodburn played Tony the Elf in the Christmas family comedy film "Jingle All the Way." He next appeared in "Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her" and "The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas," both released in 2000. A couple of years later, Woodburn played Angelo Pike in Danny DeVito's black comedy "Death to Smoochy." His subsequent credits included the direct-to-video science-fiction horror film "Blue Demon" and the comedy "Employee of the Month." Between 2009 and 2012, Woodburn played Eli in "Santa Buddies," "The Search for Santa Paws," and "Santa Paws 2: The Santa Pups," all part of the children's "Air Bud" franchise. Also in 2012, he played Grimm in the fantasy "Mirror Mirror" and Master Sluggy Cornnuts in the action film "Bad Ass." Woodburn went on to play Splinter in "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and Damon in the musical drama "The Identical," both in 2014. His later credits include the 2020 comedy "Faith Based."

Stand-up Comedy

In addition to acting, Woodburn has done stand-up comedy for over two decades. He has performed across the United States and headlined such famed comedy clubs as the Improv, the Comedy Store, Carolines on Broadway, and Laugh Factory.

Disability Rights Advocacy

Due to his dwarfism, Woodburn has spent much of his time advocating for disability rights and issues faced by little people. He serves on SAG's Performers with Disabilities Committee and has been honored with the Disability Rights Legal Center's DREAM Award and SAG's Harold Russell Award. Woodburn has worked with such organizations as the Little People's Research Fund, Media Access, and the ReelAbilities film festivals.

Personal Life

In 1998, Woodburn married actress, comedian, and writer Amy Buchwald.

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