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Danny Strong: From 'Buffy' Extra To 'Butler' Screenwriter

Published August 13, 2013 at 1:50 PM EDT
Danny Strong at The Los Angeles Premiere of 'The Butler', on Monday, August 12, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Alexandra Wyman/Invision via AP)
Danny Strong at The Los Angeles Premiere of 'The Butler', on Monday, August 12, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Alexandra Wyman/Invision via AP)

Danny Strong went from being in the background in the cult favorite “ Buffy the Vampire Slayer” to having an episode written for him and becoming one of the series’ villains.

Though he still acts, he’s become more well known as a screenwriter, winning two Emmys for his work on HBO’s “ Game Change.”

He’s written the screenplay for the new film “ Lee Daniel’s The Butler” and has been tapped to adapt the last Hunger Games’ book “ Mockingjay” for the big screen.

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  • Danny Strong, actor and writer for television and film.

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