Introduction
Daniel Paul "Danny" Tamberelli (born February 8, 1982) is an American actor, comedian, voice actor, and musician. He is best known for his roles as Arnold Perlstein in The Magic School Bus and Little Pete in The Adventures of Pete and Pete.
Early life
Tamberelli was born into an Italian American family in Wyckoff, New Jersey. He is a graduate of Hampshire College, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Interdisciplinary Arts focusing on music performance and booking management.
Career
Tamberelli played Jackie Rodowsky on the television series The Baby-Sitters Club shortly before playing Little Pete on the Nickelodeon television show The Adventures of Pete & Pete and provided the voice for Arnold in The Magic School Bus, as well as appearing in the films Igby Goes Down and The Mighty Ducks. Many may also know him for his work on Nickelodeon's All That, as well as Figure It Out. On Figure It Out, he is known for his famed "head flip," where he would flip his head back after getting slimed to cover the audience in slime, and he was also known on Figure It Out for yelling "I don't know" at the top of his lungs whenever he got confused. He also guest starred, along with Michelle Trachtenberg, on an episode of Space Cases titled "All You Can Eaty." He also appeared in various toy commercials in the 1980s and 1990s for products such as "Rattle Me Bones" from Ideal Games and Pirate Toys from Lego. Another was for Cinnamon Life in 1994. In 2006, he appeared in a commercial for Wendy's fast food.
During filming of an episode of The Adventures of Pete & Pete, Tamberelli had his guitar amplifier blown by Iggy Pop as Pop was teaching him to play The Stooges song, "TV Eye".
Tamberelli is the bassist and vocalist for the rock band Jounce, formed in Northern New Jersey. released an eponymous debut album on July 18, 2006, followed by their sophomore effort, These Things on March 31, 2009. The EP titled Meet Me in the Middle was released digitally on April 4, 2011. He was also the bassist for the folk/pop band Every Good Boy. He also made a guest appearance in the comedy podcast "The Comedy Button".
Tamberelli appears in the 2013 video game Grand Theft Auto V as the voice and physical inspiration for Jimmy De Santa.
In 2014 he started a podcast with former "The Adventures of Pete and Pete" co-star Michael Maronna.