Daniel Jonah Humphrey, or simply known as Dan Humphrey, is a main character in the best selling Gossip Girl book series. He is portrayed by Penn Badgley in the tv series. This article is about the book series. ... Penn Badgley (born November 1, 1986 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American actor and voice actor of film, television, and video games, perhaps best known for his roles in the TV series The Mountain and The Bedford Diaries. ... Pilot is the first episode of the CW television series, Gossip Girl. ... Cecily von Ziegesar (born 27th June 1970) is an American author of youth oriented novels. ... Serena Caroline van der Woodsen is a character in the Cecily von Ziegezar series of books, Gossip Girl. ... Jennifer Tallulah Humphrey is a main character in both the Gossip Girl and The It Girl novels by Cecily von Ziegesar. ... This article is about the book series. ... Penn Badgley (born November 1, 1986 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American actor and voice actor of film, television, and video games, perhaps best known for his roles in the TV series The Mountain and The Bedford Diaries. ... Gossip Girl is an American television teen drama based on the popular novel series of the same name written by Cecily von Ziegesar. ...

Book Series Background

Daniel Humphrey the son of Rufus Humphrey and has a younger sibling, Jenny Humphrey. His absent mother, who ran off with a European aristocrat, returns to support Dan when she hears of his sexual confusion. Dan and his family live on the liberal cultured and artistic Upper West Side, the alternative of the old moneyed and conservative Upper East Side. He attends the Riverside Preparatory School for Boys, where wealthy playboy Chuck Bass attends, on the West Side as a scholarship student. At the end of the series, he matriculates to Evergreen State College in Washington. Aristocracy is a form of government in which rulership is in the hands of an upper class known as aristocrats. ... Questioning is a term that can refer to a person who is questioning their gender identity, sexual identity or sexual orientation. ... The Upper West Side is a neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan in New York City that lies between Central Park and the Hudson River above West 59th Street. ... Old money refers in the United Kingdom to the pre-decimal currency of pounds, shillings (or bob) and pence. ... The Upper East Side at Sunset The Upper East Side is a neighborhood in the borough of Manhattan in New York City, USA, between Central Park and the East River. ... A university-preparatory school or college-preparatory school (usually abbreviated to preparatory school, college prep school, or prep school) is a private secondary school designed to prepare a student for higher education. ... Charles Bartholomew Bass, or simply known as Chuck Bass, is a main character in the best selling Gossip Girl book series. ... The Evergreen State College wordmark The Evergreen State College is an accredited public baccalaureate college, founded in 1967 in the state capital, Olympia, Washington. ... For the capital city of the United States, see Washington, D.C.. For other uses, see Washington (disambiguation). ...

He is described as being very attractive and sensitive, loves to write poetry, and one of his poems, ‘Sluts’, was featured in The New Yorker. He revealed his favorite word is “death” and drinks copious amounts of coffee. He over analyses and is easily frustrated. Dan is very close and protective of little sister Jenny, who attends an exclusive private school, called the Constance Billard School for Girls, a small, elite, all-girls school located at 93rd and Madison Avenue. This article is about the art form. ... For other uses, see New Yorker. ... Constance Billard School for Girls, located on 93rd Street and Madison Avenue is a fictional, elite single-sex education private prep school featured prominently in Gossip Girl series. ... For other uses, see Elite (disambiguation). ... Madison Avenue is a north-south avenue in the borough of Manhattan in New York City which carries northbound one-way traffic. ...

TV Series Background

Dan is the son of rocker Rufus Humphrey, and is the older sibling of Jenny Humphrey. Dan is a poet and attends the St. Jude’s School for boys with enemy Chuck Bass. He has longed for Serena van der Woodsen since a party when they were fifteen, and she was the only person who was nice to him. He has somewhat of a disgust for Serena’s best friend, Blair Waldorf; though, he seems to have warmed up to her given their recent heart-to-heart in Bad News Blair. Dan and his family reside in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and he wishes to attend Dartmouth College. Charles Bartholomew Bass, or simply known as Chuck Bass, is a main character in the best selling Gossip Girl book series. ... Serena Caroline van der Woodsen is a character in the Cecily von Ziegezar series of books, Gossip Girl. ... Blair Cornelia Waldorf is a main character in the best selling Gossip Girl book series. ... Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordering Greenpoint, Bed-Stuy, and Bushwick. ... Dartmouth College is a private, coeducational university located in Hanover, New Hampshire, USA. Incorporated as Trustees of Dartmouth College,[6][7] it is a member of the Ivy League and one of the nine colonial colleges founded before the American Revolution. ...

Overview: Season One

Dan has liked Serena since they were 15. He's never really spoken to her before. He lives with his father and younger sister. His mother lives away from home as an artist. He is financially strained compared to his wealthy classmates at St. Judes. He hates party boy Chuck Bass the most out of all of them.

Dan was one of the first people to see Serena back in person. He accidentally bumped into her causing her to fall and spill the contents of her purse, leaving behind her cellphone. In an atempt to see her again, he returns the phone to the hotel where she lives. He runs into Serena there and ends up on a date that with her so she wouldn't have to go to a party Blair is throwing. They have a rocky first date, going to his dad's concert. The date is ended early because he gets a text from Jenny saying she needed help at a party. Serena came along and helped save Jenny from Chuck. The next morning Dan was freaking out over his embarrassing good bye, a wave. They end up going out again but he leaves because Blair told him about Serena sleeping with Nate, while he was dating Blair. They make up and become a constant source of attention.

Behind the scenes Dan's childhood best friend Vanessa is there, clearly jealous of Serena and very in love with Dan. Dan is oblivious to this. Despite Dan's clear preference for Serena, Serena can't help but feel jealous of how close Dan is with Vanessa, like when Dan tells Vanessa that his mother came home while Serena learns this from Vanessa instead of Dan himself.

When he learns from Gossip Girl that Serena was seen buying pregnancy tests he freaks out knowing that the child could very well be his as they've slept together. His father sees this as well and is extremely upset that his son may be a teenage father. Dan explains he will stay with Serena no matter what she does because he loves her. He tells this to Serena who says she's not having a child. Later on, he tells her that he loves her, and she responds "OK" which is not the response he was looking for. She later asks him why he loves her and he tells her a list he made with the reasons. She believes him and says she loves him as well and she wants to go. When he asks why, she says " one of the many reasons you love me."

Differences Between Book and TV Series

• In the book series, he attends Riverside Prep on the Upper West Side with wealthy playboy Chuck Bass, while "Waspoid" lacrosse player Nate Archibald attends St. Jude's; in the TV series, all three attend St. Jude's.
• In the book series, he dates Serena only for a brief period of time; in the TV series he dates Serena through a span of months.
• In the book series, Dan loses his virginity to Vanessa; in the TV series he loses it to Serena.
• In the book series Dan was a heavy smoker; in the TV series he doesn't smoke at all.
• In the book series, his family resides on the artistic Upper West Side; in the TV series they reside in rock palace Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
• In the book series, he wasn't long time best friends with Vanessa Abrams, since in the books she just moved to NYC from Vermont when she was 15, he is disinterested in her in the first book, because he's always eyed sexy Serena van der Woodsen.

The Upper West Side is a neighborhood of the borough of Manhattan in New York City that lies between Central Park and the Hudson River above West 59th Street. ... Charles Bartholomew Bass, or simply known as Chuck Bass, is a main character in the best selling Gossip Girl book series. ... White Anglo-Saxon Protestant, commonly abbreviated to the acronym WASP, is a term which originated in the United States. ... For other uses, see Lacrosse (disambiguation). ... Williamsburg is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, bordering Greenpoint, Bed-Stuy, and Bushwick. ... Serena Caroline van der Woodsen is a character in the Cecily von Ziegezar series of books, Gossip Girl. ...

Relationships

• Serena van der Woodsen (dating)
  • Start Up: Pilot (101)