Daniel Meade is a fictional character in the American dramedy series Ugly Betty. He is played by Eric Mabius.
Daniel is the son of magazine publisher Bradford Meade. His father picked him to become editor-in-chief at MODE, the fashion magazine Bradford publishes (his mother Claire Meade is the true owner of the magazine), after the mysterious death of Daniel's predecessor, the well-respected Fey Sommers.
Sensing Daniel would need help because of ...
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Daniel Meade is a fictional character in the American dramedy series Ugly Betty. He is played by Eric Mabius.
Daniel is the son of magazine publisher Bradford Meade. His father picked him to become editor-in-chief at MODE, the fashion magazine Bradford publishes (his mother Claire Meade is the true owner of the magazine), after the mysterious death of Daniel's predecessor, the well-respected Fey Sommers.
Sensing Daniel would need help because of his inexperience in the fashion industry, Bradford decides to hire a personal assistant to guide him. However, due to his son's habit of womanizing, he knew the assistant he chose should be one his son would never be attracted to - so he chose Betty Suarez. Bradford figured by having Betty as an assistant, MODE would continue to thrive. Additionally, he knew Daniel would never sleep with Betty because she had very little sex appeal, not to mention avoiding sexual harassment lawsuits.
At first, Daniel resented having Betty work for him, but he...
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