| Danny Roberts | |
|---|---|
| Born | (1977-07-19) July 19, 1977 (age 47) Rockmart, Georgia |
| Alma mater | University of Georgia |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, recruiter |
| Known for | The Real World: New Orleans |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) |
| Children | 1 |
Jason Daniel "Danny" Roberts (born July 19, 1977) is a recruiter and television personality best known for appearing on The Real World: New Orleans in 2000.
Career
Roberts graduated from Rockmart High School in 1995. Roberts studied foreign language education while attending the University of Georgia, where he graduated from in 1999.
Real World
Prior to beginning the show, he had recently begun a relationship with Paul Dill, a US Army captain stationed in Vicenza, Italy. Because of the U.S. Military "Don't ask, don't tell" policy toward homosexuals, Dill's face was obscured on TV and much national attention was brought to the issue. In early 2004, MTV aired a special where Dill (then out of the military) revealed his face for the first time and the policy and its effects were discussed. In November 2006, Roberts announced in The Advocate magazine that he and Dill had split up.
Post Real World
Roberts made a few post-Real World appearances on television such as Dawson's Creek, Netflix's DTLA, and hosted the DVD collection of gay-themed short films, Boy's Briefs.
Roberts spoke at schools across the country on diversity in sexuality, coming out, public policy, and the military's "Don't ask, Don't tell" policy for several years after his first TV appearance in addition to other LGBTQ advocacy work.
After spending 10 years in New York and Seattle, Roberts returned to Atlanta, where he worked in human resource recruiting for an email software company called MailChimp, where he worked from 2014 until 2017. He previously worked as a recruiter for Redfin, a residential real estate company. As of 2017-2018, Roberts was a Senior Talent Recruiter at InVision App, the digital design tool, in Boston.
Roberts currently lives in Grafton, Vermont and is an independent technical startup recruiter as well as consults with an education non-profit called History UnErased, which has developed and distributes the nation's only primary sourced LGBTQ+ history curriculum for K-12. His most recent television work involved a return to his Real World roots as a cast member of The Real World Homecoming: New Orleans, which was released on Paramount+ in 2022.
Personal life
Danny was married to a partner of ten years however they divorced in 2018. Together, they are the co-parents of an adopted daughter, Naiya Sage who was born in 2016.
In 2018, Roberts revealed in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that he was HIV positive since 2011.
TV appearances
- DTLA (2012)
- Reality TV Secrets Revealed (2004)
- MTV News: Out in the Real World (2003)
- Boys Briefs 2 (2002)
- Real World/Road Rules Challenge: Battle of the Seasons (2002)
- Dawson's Creek - Episode: Coming Home (2000) French Exchange Student
- The Real World: New Orleans (2000)
References
- ^ "Danny Roberts". linkedin.com. LinkedIn. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^ Camacho, Christin (September 19, 2013). "The Real World: New Orleans' Danny Roberts: Where Is He Now? Redfin!". Redfin Real-Time. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- Krebbs, Emily (March 31, 2004). "Cast member of MTV's Real World advocates gay rights". Collegiate Times. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- Tipton, Nathan G. (2004), "American Television, Reality Shows", glbtq.com, archived from the original on November 14, 2007, retrieved October 25, 2007
- Towle, Andy (November 9, 2006). "Real World's Danny Roberts and Military Boyfriend Split - Towleroad". Towleroad. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- "Out in Hollywood". Archived from the original on July 6, 2008. Retrieved February 13, 2009.
- Kramer, Gary M. (2006). Independent Queer Cinema: Reviews and Interviews. Psychology Press. pp. 110–112. ISBN 9781560233435. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- Top 15 Gay REality Stars After Elton, April 5, 2009
- Pombo, James (March 17, 2016). "Where Are The LGBT 'Real World' Housemates Now?". LOGO News. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- Quinn, Dave (March 31, 2022). "The Real World: New Orleans Cast Reunites 21 Years Later in Trailer for New Homecoming Season". People. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
- Ryan, Adrian (May 5, 2016). "Two Men and a Little Lady". Jetspace Magazine. Archived from the original on July 13, 2016. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- Goldblatt, Henry (November 21, 2018). "Real World star Danny Roberts opens up about living with HIV and the costar he turned to for support". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved November 21, 2018.