Daniel Alan "Dan" Gilroy was born on May 19, 1947 in Manhattan. With his brother Ed they were living in a synagogue in Corona, Queens and were waiting tables during the day and performing their comedy routines at night under the name Bil and Gil. The synagogue served as a studio when they worked as musicians.
Dan met
Madonna, then an aspiring dancer, at a party in 1979. They became romantically involved and she moved into the synagogue where the Gilroy brothers lived. Dan taught her to play the guitar and they formed the band
Breakfast Club. She left the band in 1980.
By the mid-1980s, Breakfast Club consisted of the Gilroy brothers: Dan concentrated on singing, with Ed on guitar. Gary Burke joined the band, playing the bass, Paul Kauk the keyboards, and Stephen Bray the drums. In 1987, Breakfast Club signed a record deal with MCA Records and released the album "Breakfast Club".
In 1989, Dan met
Shelley Duvall while filming the Disney Channel movie
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (1990), the two fell in love and they have been together ever since. Dan also appeared as Pete the Postman in the TV series
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle (1994) in 1994. Then both retired and went to live to Texas Hill Country.
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle(1994)as Pete the Delivery Man
It's a Bird's Life(1993)
Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme(1990)as Gordon Goose
Breakfast Club: Right on Track(1987)as Dan Gilroy
Friday Night Videos(1983)
The Forest Hills Festival Cut(2023)
No Blood, No Surrender(1986)
Wave Warriors(1985)
Becoming Madonna(2024)as Self
Madonna and the Breakfast Club(2019)as Self
Showtime at the Apollo(1987)as Self