Danny Torrance
Fictional character in The Shining and Doctor Sleep / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Daniel Anthony "Danny" Torrance, also known as Doctor Sleep, is a fictional character who first appears in the 1977 novel The Shining by Stephen King as a child with psychic powers called "the shining". His parents are father Jack Torrance and mother Wendy Torrance. The character was portrayed in the 1980 film adaptation The Shining by Danny Lloyd and by Courtland Mead in the 1997 television miniseries The Shining.
Danny Torrance | |
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The Shining character | |
First appearance | The Shining (1977) |
Created by | Stephen King |
Portrayed by | Danny Lloyd (1980) Courtland Mead (1997, child) Wil Horneff (1997, older) Alejandro Vega (2016) Ewan McGregor (2019, adult) Roger Dale Floyd (2019, child) |
Abilities | Psychic powers |
In-universe information | |
Full name | Daniel Anthony Torrance |
Nickname | Danny Doc |
Title | Doctor Sleep |
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In 2013, Stephen King released the novel Doctor Sleep, a sequel to the 1977 novel that features an adult Dan Torrance as the protagonist. Warner Bros. Pictures produced a film adaptation of the novel with actor Ewan McGregor playing the adult Dan Torrance. The film was released in November 2019.