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My Take
I cannot write about Danny Masterson the way I would about most actors. Yes, his Hyde on That '70s Show was a genuinely skilled piece of sitcom work, the sardonic anchor of an ensemble many of us grew up watching. But his 2023 rape convictions and the 30-years-to-life sentence are not a footnote; they are the defining fact. For me, the lesson of his entry in this database is sobering: charisma on screen tells you nothing about character off it, and fame ultimately did not place him above the law. My thoughts go first to the women he harmed.
Overview
Daniel Peter Masterson (born March 13, 1976) is an American actor. He portrayed Steven Hyde in That '70s Show (1998–2006), Milo Foster in Men at Work (2012–2014), and Jameson "Rooster" Bennett in The Ranch (2016–2018). In 2023, Masterson was convicted of raping two women in 2003, and is currently serving a 30 years to life prison sentence. A third count of rape resulted in a hung jury.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Danny Masterson
- Name (Japanese)
- ダニー・マスターソン
- Reading
- だにー・ますたーそん
- Born
- March 13, 1976 (age 50)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Pisces / Dragon
- Origin
- Albertson, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Garden City High School
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Ellis Island Medal of Honor
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Television actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.