Danny Wood
Daniel William Wood (born May 14, 1969) is an American singer and songwriter. He is a member of the boy band New Kids on the Block.
Also recorded as Daniel William "Danny" Wood · Daniel William Wood
Danny Wood

Isabelle*NL* · Public domain
- Name
- Danny Wood
- Birth Name
- Daniel William Wood
- Born
- 14 May 1969
- Birthplace
- Dorchester, Massachusetts, U.S.
- Occupation
- Singer, songwriter
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- pop music · indie rock
- Education
- Snowden International School
- Languages
- English
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Daniel William Wood (born May 14, 1969) is an American singer and songwriter. He is a member of the boy band New Kids on the Block.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Danny Wood. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q1164808 · wikipedia · Danny Wood
In this article
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Danny Wood • Birth Name — Daniel William Wood • Born — 14 May 1969 • Birthplace — Dorchester, Massachusetts, U.S. • Genre — Pop • Occupation — Singer, songwriter • Years Active — 1984–present • Current Member Of — New Kids on the Block • Past Member Of — NKOTBSB, Upper Street • Website — https: www.nkotb.com/
Career
Career
• Illustration — Wood at the 1990 Grammy Awards Wood joined New Kids on the Block at the age of 16 after being recruited by friend and bandmate Donnie Wahlberg. Maurice Starr produced many of their releases. Wood has released seven solo albums.
Personal life
Personal life
Wood was married to Patricia Alfaro from 1997 to 2006. He is the father of three children, son Daniel Jr., and daughters Chance and Vega. In August 2019, Danny’s granddaughter was born, named Rose Elizabeth Wood. Remember Betty is a charity that Wood set up in 2008 in memory of his mother who died, aged 55, of breast cancer in 1999. The mission of the charity is "to help minimize the financial burden associated with breast cancer for patients & survivors by providing direct financial support to them so that they can focus on recovery & quality of life." In 2014, Wood ran the Boston Marathon to raise funds for Remember Betty. He finished the race in a time of 3:50:00. Fellow bandmate Joey McIntyre ran the marathon with Wood in support of the Alzheimer's Association.
Albums
Albums
• D-Fuse: Room Full of Smoke (1999) • D-Wood: Room Full of Smoke, Vol. 2 (2003) • Second Face (2003) • O.F.D: Originally from Dorchester (acoustic tour exclusive) (2008) • Coming Home (2008) • Stronger: Remember Betty (2009) • Look at Me (2016)
Singles
Singles
• "What If" (2003) • "When the Lights Go Out" (2003) • "Different Worlds" (2003) • "Look at Me" (2015) • "Endlessly (Betty's Wish)" (2015) • "Hold On" (2015)
Identity
Identity
Danny Wood is recorded as singer, composer and musician.
Literature
Scholarly footprint
A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Biography: New Kids on the Block. Allmusic.
- 2.Watrous, Peter. POP VIEW; White Singers + Black Style - Pop Bonanza. The New York Times. 1990-03-11. 0362-4331.
- 3.Yahoo news.
- 4.NKOTB's Danny Wood Talks About Making New Music: 'My Kids Are My Biggest Fans Now'.
- 5.Danny Wood Welcomes Granddaughter Rose Elizabeth Wood. August 20, 2019.
- 6.New Kids on the Block's Danny Wood on How Late Mom's Breast Cancer Battle Caused Denial & Divorce (Exclusive). September 20, 2018.
- 7."Mission" , Remember Betty website.
- 8.Where Did Famous Runners Finish at the 2014 Boston Marathon?.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessreference work
Secondary witness
People, houses and institutions
Knowledge graph
People, houses and institutions
Teachers, collaborators, publishers and institutions recorded against this person, each on a stated basis.
Studied at
1- Snowden International SchoolOrganisation
Established from a fact already recorded on a verified source.
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 15 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Music memorabilia
42,307 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Danny VeraPerson
- Danny WeisPerson
- Danny WhittenPerson
- Danny WilliamsPerson
- Danny WorsnopPerson
- Danse Macabre RecordsOrganisation
- Dante BoonPerson
- Dante da MaianoPerson
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Danny Wood?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.