•Born and raised in Encino, California to a wholesale diamond dealer and a designer.
•He is the middle of three children.
•After deciding to be an actor he headed to LA and got the part of Tim, an alcoholic slacker, in the Whitmore-Lindley Theatre Center production of Suburbia.
•During one of his first auditions he was hand-picked for the role as "Ricky" in the ABC Family show The Secret Life of the American Teenager by Brenda Hampton (Creator of 7th heaven).
•Daren's favorite comfort food is pizza.
• Daren's mother is a designer.
• Daren says he would most like to meet Ashton Kutcher, and have the same career path as him.
• Daren says he does not like using ringtones because they freak him out, so his phone is always on vibrate.
• Daren is of Russian descent.
• Daren says that he would like to celebrate his 21st birthday in Vegas.
•Daren says his ideal girl would be someone really intelligent and be able to keep a steady conversation. Somebody that always keeps him thinking. And that he could learn something from.
• Daren loves watching Keeping up with the Kardashians since his friend Rob appears on the show.
• Daren's iPod playlist includes: Electro music and some Jack Johnson.
• Daren's first job was working for his dad. He is a hotel diamond dealer, so he'd go down there and answer the phones and run his errands.
• The Secret Life of the American Teenager was only Daren's fifth or sixth audition after he finished his acting classes.
• Daren landed the lead role in a community theater production of Suburbia but it got terrible reviews.
• Daren said one of the worst grades he ever got was a 15% on one of his finals.
• Daren is a former star high school baseball player.
• Daren said he was most excited to work with Molly Ringwald, he screamed when he found out that she would be staring in The Secret Life if the American Teenager with him.
• Daren's favorite hobby is playing golf.
• Daren's favorite theatre is Sherry Theatre in North Hollywood, because it's where he started his acting career.
• Daren's favorite food is the mashed potatoes at Chaya Brasserie in LA.
• Daren's nickname is D-Kag.
• Daren is a Lakers fan.
• Daren's favorite television show is Californication.
• Ironically, during one of his first auditions he was hand-picked for the role as "Ricky" by Brenda Hampton, the creator of 7th Heaven, among hundreds of actors.
• It was during Daren's attendance at San Fransisco State University that he decided he wanted to become an actor
• He attended high school at Montclair College Prep in Panorama City, CA.
• Daren has two siblings, older brother Justin and younger sister Natalie.
His favorite clothing store is American Rag.
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