Marino was born on October 7th 1940 in Brooklyn, New York City, he is 5ft 10inches and weighs 165 ibs. His father Gaetano was a member of the Profaci family. Daniel became a member of the Gambino family during the 1960's. In 1963, Daniel Marino and other Gambino associates assaulted a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent at the funeral of Carmine Lombardozzi's father Camillo. Although Lombardozzi was not involved in the attack, the family leadership blamed him for his nephew's poor judgement.