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Novel: I Will Always Love You Television: "New York, I Love You XOXO" (episode 6.10)
Created by
Character Cecily von Ziegesar Developed for Television Josh Schwartz Stephanie Savage
Portrayed by
Penn Badgley
In-universe information
Full name
Daniel Randolph Humphrey
Alias
D, Lonely Boy Television: Gossip Girl
Nickname
Dan Television: Cabbage Patch (by Blair) Humphrey (by Blair) Lonely Boy (by Gossip Girl) Brooklyn (by Chuck)
Occupation
Novels: Poet High school student (at Riverside Preparatory; graduated) College student (at Evergreen State) Television: Author Freelance writer High school student (at St. Jude's; graduated) College student (at NYU) Former W Magazine intern Gossip Girl (former) Head of Condé Nast Global Media Brands
Family
Rufus Humphrey (father) Jennifer "Jenny" Humphrey (younger sister) Novels: Jeanette Humphrey (mother; estranged) Television: Alison Humphrey (mother; estranged) Lillian "Lily" van der Woodsen (former stepmother / mother-in-law) Scott Rosson (paternal half-brother)
Spouse
Television: Serena van der Woodsen (wife; flash-forward)
Children
Television: Unnamed kid (with Serena)
Daniel Randolph Humphrey is a fictional character from the Gossip Girl franchise.
He is one of the core male characters in Gossip Girl, played by American actor Penn Badgley. The character comes from an artistic and musically-inclined family. His father in the show, Rufus Humphrey, is an aspiring rock musician; his mother in the show, Alison Humphrey, is an artist who walked out on her family when Dan was young, leaving him with a deep sense of abandonment and distrust. He has a younger sister in the show, Jennifer Humphrey.
Dan and his family live in Brooklyn, the alternative to the old-money and conservative Upper East Side. The character pursued his education at St. Jude's Preparatory School on the West side as a scholarship student.
Dan Humphrey is considered charismatic and attractive, thanks to his good looks, charm, and wit. Portrayed as an incredibly talented individual with an interest in poetry, he shares a close bond with his sister Jenny, evident in his dedication to her schooling and protectiveness of her.
show, Rufus Humphrey, is an aspiring rock musician; his mother in the show, Alison Humphrey, is an artist who walked out on her family when Dan was young...
Humphrey, who ran off with a European aristocrat. She has an older brother, DanHumphrey, an aspiring writer. Jenny is a student at the Constance Billard School...
Meester) and her mother Lily (Kelly Rutherford), and she also meets DanHumphrey (Penn Badgley)—an aspiring writer from Brooklyn who is one of Serena's...
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the two and temporary peace follows. Meanwhile, siblings Dan (Penn Badgley) and Jenny Humphrey (Taylor Momsen), Brooklyn residents, are attracted by the...
the "Desperately Seeking Serena" episode. Serena's plans to study with DanHumphrey for the SATs are interrupted when Georgina persuades her to go out and...
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The Spectator hits financial ruins, Nate considers a political career. DanHumphrey and Georgina Sparks strike an unlikely friendship as she assists him...
her mother's relationship with Dan's father, Rufus Humphrey, and the complications of embarking on a relationship with Dan that is met with disapproval...
Lily Humphrey's sister, Carol Rhodes (Sheila Kelley). Lola first appeared in "The End Of The Affair?" in a chance meeting with Rufus and Lily Humphrey. She...
unimaginable tragedy. Serena van der Woodsen, Eric van der Woodsen, DanHumphrey, and Jenny Humphrey learn a long-buried secret from Lily and Rufus' past that has...
rules of dating as would be expected. Rufus Humphrey (Matthew Settle), DanHumphrey (Penn Badgley), Jenny Humphrey (Taylor Momsen), and Eric van der Woodsen...
Grimaldi, and begins seeking comfort from the unlikeliest of people, DanHumphrey. Serena van der Woodsen's family have multiple bombshells uncovered after...
during the Ivy League Mixer, where he develops a friendship with Jenny Humphrey. After Blair Waldorf humiliates his sister, telling the whole school she...
life and preferring the company of DanHumphrey, her best friend, and her sister Ruby. She has had a huge crush on Dan ever since they met on a fire escape...
with male lead character DanHumphrey, and was later the center of controversy when the two had a threesome with Humphrey's friend Vanessa Abrams. The...
School for Boys on the Upper East Side, along with scholarship student DanHumphrey. Chuck is largely lonely as his only friends are Blair, Nate and Serena...
commonly known by the portmanteau "Chair", while her relationship with DanHumphrey was referred to as “Dair”. The nicknames and viewer interest in these...
mixed reviews, with critics praising the scenes between Penn Badgley's DanHumphrey and Leighton Meester's Blair Waldorf as entertaining but noting the uncomfortable...
when new international love interests for both come into the picture. DanHumphrey becomes a father when Georgina Sparks leaves her son Milo with him. Blair...
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world of the Upper East Side, becoming particularly close with DanHumphrey, though Dan puts a stop to the budding relationship because of his history...
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