Dani Thomas, she/her/hers, @danithomas on Twitter & Instagram

 Actor, Host, Social (Media) Butterfly. Discovered a love of performance as a young child after being introduced to the works of Julie Andrews and Judy Garland. Studied Theatre Performance in college, pursuing Musical Theatre post-graduation. Suddenly compelled to give songwriting a try, she began to explore storytelling and toured the Northeast region with multiple bands. Jumped head first into the world of film after connecting with the CongestedCat team and recognizing a shared interest in amplifying the voices and stories of the underrepresented in society.

Industry Interests: highlighting every day life among those who are largely cast out of society or disregarded, subversion of typical “Hollywood” status quo, stories told through the Queer and/or Black and/or Female lens.

Movie(s) that made him want to make movies: Classic movie musicals lit the spark, comedies like Mean Girls and Bridesmaids fanned the flame.

10 Favorite Movies: Carol, The Sound of Music, The Wizard of Oz, Mary Poppins, Hocus Pocus, Bridesmaids, Clue, A League of Their Own, Get Out, The Parent Trap (Remake)

5 Favorite TV Shows: The L Word, The Office, This Is Us, Bob’s Burgers, Schitt’s Creek. Honorable mention: anything airing on BravoTV