Daniel Callihan

Daniel Mitchell "Danny" Callihan is a chef and amateur boxer. He is the widow of Deidre Callihan, the son of Edith and Alfred Callihan, brother of Harper Callihan, best friend/brother-in-law of Judith Callihan, uncle of Alyson Callihan, father of Jess, Ronnie and Quinn Callihan and the grandfather of Juniper and Dagwood Callihan.

At the start of the series, Daniel is introduced as the hard-working stern father of the Callihan sisters. In season one episode, "A Tree Grows In Kingston", he is an illegal immigrant from Jamaica.

Early Life
Daniel was born in the 1970s in Kingston, Jamaica. In "A Tree Grows In Kingston", he admitted he came to the United States (in October 1990) while she was married to Olujime. However, he was abusive towards her and she started an affair with him. When he learned of the affair, Daniel killed him in self-defense. They fled to the U.S. where they started a new life and a new family together. He kept his wife's secret love child a secret. He would go on to marry and have six daughters before his wife's untimely death.