Dan is the first American to ever be awarded a Golden Movie Award...winning the Best Supporting Actor (Comedy) July 22nd, 2017 in Accra Ghana. He is also the 2nd American to ever be nominated behind Golden Globe, Emmy and 5-time NAACP Image Award winner, Lynn Whitfield. The Golden Movie Awards are the 2nd biggest film awards in Africa comprising of all 54 African countries and 20 countries with an African diaspora. This year's ceremonies were aired on many media outlets worldwide specifically the African Movie Channel seen throughout Africa, UK, Germany, France, and The Netherlands.