Danny Ocean

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Danny Ocean
Ocean's Series character
George Clooney as Danny Ocean in Ocean's Eleven.
First appearance	Ocean's Eleven
Last appearance	Ocean's Thirteen
Created by	George Clayton Johnson Jack Golden Russell
Portrayed by	Frank Sinatra George Clooney
Information
Gender	Male
Specialty	Thief Con artist
Spouse(s)	Beatrice Ocean Tess Ocean
Nationality	United States
IMDb profile

Daniel "Danny" Ocean is a fictional character in Ocean's Eleven and in the newer Ocean's trilogy. The character was portrayed by Frank Sinatra in the 1960 film, and by George Clooney in the 2001 remake and its sequels, Ocean's Twelve and Ocean's Thirteen.

[edit] 1960 Film

In the 1960 film, Danny Ocean is a former Sergeant in the United States Army, having served during World War II with the 82nd Airborne Division. Ocean brings a group of his fellow former soldiers together in a plot to rob five Las Vegas casinos on New Year's Eve.

[edit] 2001 Film series

[edit] Pre-Ocean's Series

Before the series begins. It is established he was married to Tess Ocean for at least 3 years. He has fond memories of Reuben and has known Rusty for many years, having established a good friendship with him and many other people. Rusty briefly says he had robbed a Inca Matrimonial Mask before his capture and the parole selection staff say he has been implicated in over a dozen robberies, but never charged. However after his wife Tess left him, Danny describes himself as going on a self-destructive path and eventually getting caught and going to jail for 4 years.

[edit] Ocean's 11

At the start of Ocean's 11, Danny gets paroled from prison and after less than a day, he breaks his parole by going to another state to find Rusty.

After finding Rusty, Danny reveals his plan to rob the vault of Benedict's casino. When asked why Danny wants to do this, Danny just says that the house always wins in Vegas, but when you get the best hand you can get, like he has now, you go all in, and destroy it. They recruit 8 other members from the robbery. And due to Rusty's silence, Danny elects to get one more, Linus Caldwell. The 11 begin preparation and Rusty finds out the real reason for Danny's robbery. Terry Benedict, who owns the casinos, is now with Danny's ex-wife Tess. Despite arguments with Rusty, Danny says his intention is to rob the casinos and Tess will be a side effect.

Despite his attempts to get Tess back, they fail and he is blacklisted from the hotel. Rusty says he is out of the job and the group goes ahead. Linus is given the role. Danny arrives on the night and says goodbye to Tess, however while doing so he passes her a mobile phone to keep the con going.

He allows himself to be taken to an empty room where a man arrives to beat him up. However after the door is closed the it becomes apparent the man is on his side. He uses the opportunity to enter the air-ducts and meet up with Linus where he says this was just a test for Linus and it was all just an act.

After infiltrating the vault and after several series of bluffs and cons, the group succeeds in stealing $160 million. He also tricks Benedict into revealing in front of Tess that he'd rather have the money than her. He is sent back to jail for 3 to 6 months for violating his parole. When he comes out Tess and Rusty are waiting for him, and he drives off into the sunset.

[edit] Ocean's 12

Some 3 years after Ocean's 11, Danny is celebrating his second 3rd Anniversary with Tess. He is buying her flowers and jewelry after checking a bank for a possible robbery. However after doing the Ocean's 11 job, Francois "The NightFox" Toulour is angered by the possibility of a better thief than him. He reveals the location of the 11 to Benedict and the 11 are found and given 2 weeks to pay back the money. Danny is short and so are the rest except Rueben. They go to Europe to get the money however Toulour interferes with their plans and reveals his. He will pay their debt if they have a competition with him. First to rob the coronation egg. However, Danny switches the egg days in advance, thanks to Toulour's teacher Le Marc. After Toulour robs a fake, he is forced to pay back the group and Danny and Tess reveal how they did it. The group celebrates.

[edit] Ocean's 13

Sometime after Ocean's 12, Reuben is ripped off in a deal with Will Bank. The ensuing deal gives Reuben a heart attack. Danny calls in the rest of the 11 to get revenge, however he leaves Tess behind, saying it's not her fight. Despite the group wanting to kill him, and Danny being saddened by Reuben's heart attack, Danny and Rusty decide to talk to Banks, after that doesn't work, he prepares to rob him. With the help of Benedict on his side and Roman Nagel, the group magages to plant a magnetron on Banks, so when he enters the security sector of his casino, it locks down. With the security shut down for three and a half minutes, the group uses the pre-rigged games to win big. Banks loses massive amounts of money and as the security comes back online, the group simulates an earthquake and gets the entire casino to evacuate before they can start losing again. Danny then faces off against Banks. After Banks threatens him with all the friends he knows who'll hurt him, Danny is calm and confident, claiming every guy Banks knows, likes Danny better. At that point, to add insult to injury, the remainder of the 11 airlift his collection of diamond necklaces. Afterwards Danny and the group, including the recovered Reuben, celebrate their victory. As they leave, in the airport, Rusty tells him to lose weight and Danny tells him to settle down.