Daniel Curtis Lee

For a certain generation of American kids, Daniel Curtis Lee will forever be Cookie from Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide, and that kind of imprint is harder to earn than people think. What I find genuinely interesting is the dual identity: he is not only a child-star-turned-actor but also a rapper, and he grounded himself with a degree from Cal State Long Beach rather than chasing fame alone. That mix of comic timing, musicality, and a level head suggests someone who treated performing as a craft, not just a phase, and I respect that quiet durability.

Name (English)

Daniel Curtis Lee

Name (Japanese)

ダニエル・カーティス・リー

Reading

だにえる・かーてぃす・りー

Born

May 17, 1991 (age 35)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Goat

Origin

Jackson, Mississippi, United States

Occupation

actor / television actor / film actor / rapper

University

California State University, Long Beach

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel%20Curtis%20Lee
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q521242

Tags

• Mississippi
• actor
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

2026-06-17

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.