JANUARY 20, 2025, LOS ANGELES, CA. - Every once in a while, a novel comes along that tells a story so true to life, it’s difficult to believe it’s actually a work of fiction. Two years ago – The Unexpected Danny Green – hit the Streets, took readers by storm and quickly became a five star-rated Amazon best selling novel.
Happily, this month a new chapter in Danny Green’s life has just become available to the public with the introduction of the audiobook version, narrated by famed video game, commercial, animation and live event voice actor Dave Fennoy.
The Unexpected Danny Green audiobook is now available on all major sites, including Audible (Amazon) AudioBooks (Apple) Kobo (Walmart) Nook (Barnes and Noble) GooglePlay, StoryTel, Libro, FM and many others -35 in all - including Chirp, Cliq, Downpour, Bibliotheca, Ubook, Tune-In and Hoopla. Visit PaulRFriedman.com for a complete list.
Written by veteran entertainment industry creative executive Paul R. Friedman, The Unexpected Danny Green is a lively, engaging novel that captures a big swath of American life and culture. Rich in scope, steeped in gritty authenticity and universal in its focus on character, integrity and how best to rise above life’s inevitable obstacles, the novel spans several decades, reflecting changing times and cultural touchstones while following the growth of one of the most unique American folk heroes the world has ever seen.
Giving Vocal Support To An Unforgettable Story
For three and a half decades, Dave Fennoy has been one of the most versatile talents in the entertainment and gaming industries, providing vocal work for commercials, TV promos, award shows, animated content and video games. Over the years, clients have included HULU.COM, ABC, The WB, FOX, CBS, SHOWTIME, STARZ, ESPN, THE DISNEY CHANNEL, TV ONE, THE BILLBOARD MUSIC AWARDS, THE TEEN CHOICE AWARDS, THE NAACP IMAGE AWARDS, and countless commercials.
In addition, gamers enjoy Mr. Fennoy’s work on STARCRAFT II, METAL GEAR, THAT’S FOR RAVEN, ULYIMATE SPIDERMAN, DELTA FORCE, STAR WARS, LAURA CROFT TOMB RAIDER and others.
Commented Mr. Fennoy, “Introducing an unexpected audiobook narration from yours truly, The Unexpected Danny Green. It’s a great story and you are going to love it.”
Added Mr. Friedman, “Danny Green is a man who was raised with abundant intellectual curiosity, empathy and integrity. He also happens to have superior physical gifts and a lethal left hook. Above all else, he is able to parlay those qualities into an unexpected yet completely believable ascent to personal and professional greatness. With this in mind, I can’t imagine anyone other than the brilliant Dave Fennoy bringing Danny’s story to life in audio form and giving The Unexpected Danny Green so many exciting new levels of narrative power and emotional depth for listeners to experience and enjoy. For an author to hear his words presented with such richness, authenticity and emotion is truly a dream come true.”
Unexpected & Unforgettable – The Story Of Danny Green
Danny Green is an intelligent, physically gifted, good looking boxer. An ambitious and intellectually curious young Black man, Danny earns a spot as an alternate at the 1976 Summer Olympic Games, turns pro and becomes a heralded prizefighter in New York City. He takes on the best at America’s boxing mecca, Madison Square Garden.
Along the way, Danny begins a passionate relationship with the smart and beautiful Julianne, has to fend off a dangerous Mafioso wanting to control his career, faces a brutal street attack, befriends an international playboy, heir to a billion dollar Italian sports car company, and survives a devastating hurricane on St. Thomas Island - and that’s before he gets to Hollywood.
Refusing to be held back by life’s roadblocks, Danny eventually becomes a published author, is recruited by Nike to be part of their original ‘Just Do it’ campaign and finally makes a stunning debut on the big screen.
A Film or TV Series In The Making?
Given the highly cinematic nature of The Unexpected Danny Green, author Paul R. Friedman is currently exploring a wide range of opportunities to bring the novel to fruition as a feature or multi-part limited television series. Indeed, many of the uniformly enthusiastic reviews for the book have suggested just that, including this one from Igor Frank of Uppercut Magazine: “A great read. Colorful characters literally jump out of the pages of this book and hit me where it hurts. Boxing theme rings true and raw. I could picture this gem turned into a movie.”
Some other reviews:
“An absolute 'must' for the personal reading lists of all sports fiction enthusiasts, The Unexpected Danny Green by Paul R. Friedman is an inherently fascinating and compulsive page turner of a novel from cover to cover.” - James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief, Midwest Book Review.
“I loved this book! When I started it I was a little worried that it would be all about boxing. It did get into that and I was actually interested but it wasn't the main focus of the plot. There was great character development and some real surprises. I also liked the detailed descriptions of NY and LA and it brought up some old memories. Kudos to the author on his first novel! - Gil Solomon
About The Author
Paul R. Friedman spent over two decades creating content for CBS Television as a writer/producer in the On-Air Promotion Departments. Most recently, while serving as Vice President and Creative Director at CBS Marketing, he was responsible for the award-winning launch and continued stewardship of the three most successful reality show franchises in TV history: SURVIVOR, THE AMAZING RACE and BIG BROTHER.
Mr. Friedman also headed up On-Air Campaigns for various network programs: THE GRAMMYS, ACM AWARDS, KENNEDY CENTER HONORS, VICTORIA’S SECRET FASHION SHOW, plus numerous other specials, dramas and comedies. He is a three time Promax Award recipient and Mobius Award winner. In addition, he was Executive Producer of the CBS FALL PREVIEW SHOW from 2013 to 2017 and has written extensively for the medium, including the multi-part ‘noir’ drama ANGEL TOWN and the book, “HOLLYWOOD’S UN-LUCKIEST SUPER STARS.
Over the past two years, Mr. Friedman has also become a popular radio personality thanks to his weekly HOLLYWOOD REPORT every Friday on Ted Farnen’s “Columbia Today” show on KFRU news/talk radio in Missouri, with more segments in other locations to be announced shortly.
For more information about The Unexpected Danny Green, please visit www.PaulRFriedman.com.
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