Dana Streep: Inside the Life of Meryl Streep’s brother

Dana Streep

Dana Streep is an American actor and the brother of Meryl Streep. Dana Streep’s sister is often described as “the best actress of her generation”. The actress has won three Academy Awards, two BAFTA Awards, 8 Golden Globe Awards, three Emmy Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards as well as nominations for 7 Grammy Awards and a Tony Award. She is particularly known for her versatility and accent adaptability.

Dana Streep: Bio Summary

Full NameDana David Streep
famous asMeryl Streep’s brother
Age 70 years old as of 2023
Date of BirthAugust 18, 1953
Place of Birth United States of America
Zodiac signLeo
NationalityAmerican
EthnicityCaucasian
Siblings  Harry Streep III, Meryl Streep
Parents  Mary Wolf WilkinsonHarry William Streep, Jr.
SpouseMary Beth Simon
Children Charles Streep, Carol Ann Streep, Jonathan Streep, David Kyle Streep

Who is Meryl Streep’s brother?

Dana Streep was born on August 18, 1953, in Summit, New Jersey, United States of America. He is 70 years old as of 2023. Dana is the son of  Mary Wolf Wilkinson and Harry William Streep, Jr. and the brother of  Harry Streep III and Meryl Streep. Dana is the youngest.

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Dana and his siblings were raised as Presbyterians. Later in life, when his sister Meryl Streep was asked if religion played a part in her life in 2009, Streep replied: “I follow no doctrine. I don’t belong to a church or a temple or a synagogue or an ashram.” In another interview in December 2008, the actress alluded to her lack of religious belief when she said:

So, I’ve always been really, deeply interested because I think I can understand the solace that’s available in the whole construct of religion. But I really don’t believe in the power of prayer, or things would have been avoided that have happened, that are awful. So, it’s a horrible position as an intelligent, emotional, yearning human being to sit outside of the available comfort there. But I just can’t go there.

Meryl Streep’s younger brother Dana Streep graduated from the Newark Academy and with the class of ’75 from Lafayette College, where he and his wife’s brother, John Peter Simon, were roommates. Dana is married to Mary Beth Simon, an alumna of the Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child in Summit, N.J., and a graduate of New England College in Henniker, N.H. The couple are parents to four children-  Charles Streep, Carol Ann Streep, Jonathan Streep, and David Kyle Streep.

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Dana Streep is an actor

Dana followed in the footsteps of his elder sister and became an actor, though he didn’t achieve his sister’s level of success in the industry. According to his IMDB, he is an actor, known for Heartburn (1986). The New York Times also reported that Dana taught mathematics and coached soccer and basketball at the Moravian Academy in Bethlehem, PA.

Dana Streep’s son allegedly attacked a college student

According to the DailyMail’s report, Dana Streep’s son Charles Harrison Streep allegedly attacked a college student in an East Hampton road rage incident. The student was hospitalized with severe head trauma and needed emergency surgery after the altercation with Charles Harrison Streep in 2020, DailyMail’s reported.

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He was arrested days later and charged with beating and choking the Long Island student. The attorney for the 18-year-old student who was attacked told New York Daily News Dana Streep’s son shouted anti-Hispanic slurs at him during the attack and said he is calling for Charles to face hate crime charges over the incident. 

The student was reported to be taking a ride with his girlfriend in his new car – a red Ford Mustang – when he had a near miss with Charles’s Audi convertible at the intersection of Main Street and The Circle, according to court papers. The two men allegedly exchanged words and Streep made a U-turn in his car, following the teen into the parking lot and getting out of his vehicle. Police responded to several 911 calls about the incident but Charles had left the scene before they arrived. 

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Kennedy Gedzah is a graduate of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology-KNUST (2018). He is the Owner and has been the lead content creator at Dicytrends.com since 2020. His Passion for providing people with credible and well-researched information on the internet led him to build Dicytrends.com. With more than 5 years of experience in blogging and writing, he has amassed sufficient knowledge on various topics, including biographies, fashion and lifestyles, Entertainment, and more. You can contact him via email: Kgedzah@gmail.com

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