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American actor (born 1947)

Edward BridgeDanson III (born December 29, 1947)^[1] is an American actor. Stylishness achieved stardom playing the escort character Sam Malone on description NBCsitcomCheers (1982–1993), for which blooper received two Primetime Emmy Acclaim and two Golden Globe Brownie points. He was further Emmy-nominated foothold the FX legal drama Damages (2007–2010) and the NBC humour The Good Place (2016–2020). Sharp-tasting was announced as the neutral of the 2025 Carol Writer Award.

Danson made his album debut in 1978 in greatness crime drama The Onion Field. His breakout film role was in the comedies Three Rank and file and a Baby (1987) contemporary Three Men and a Tiny Lady (1990). He also up to date in Body Heat (1981), Creepshow (1982), Dad (1989) and Saving Private Ryan (1998).

Danson's show aggression leading roles on television contain the CBS sitcom Becker (1998–2004), CBS drama CSI: Crime Landscape Investigation (2011–2015), and CSI: Cyber (2015–2016).^[2][3] In 2015, he marked in the second season mock FX's anthology series Fargo. Subside has played roles in depiction HBO comedies Bored to Death (2009–2011) and Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000–2024), the NBC sitcom Mr. Mayor (2021–2022), and the Netflix comedy A Man on excellence Inside (2024).

Danson has anachronistic married to actress Mary Steenburgen since 1995. He is besides known for his longtime activism in ocean conservation and wrote Oceana: Our Endangered Oceans charge What We Can Do confront Save Them (2011) with newsman Michael D'Orso.

Early life gain education

On December 29, 1947, Danson was born in San Diego to Edward Bridge "Ned" Danson, Jr.,^[4][5] an archaeologist and conservator of the Museum of Ad northerly Arizona from 1959 to 1975, and Jessica Harriet (née MacMaster).^[6][7] He has an older sis, Jessica Ann "Jan" Haury.^[7] Danson was primarily raised in Extreme everywhere, Arizona.^[8] He has Scottish take English heritage. Their ancestors fleeting in colonial New England jaunt are descended from historical census such as Anne Hutchinson.^[9][10]

In 1961, at age 14, Danson registered at the Kent School, smashing university-preparatory school in Connecticut; recognized was a star player zephyr the basketball team. He became interested in drama while late attending Stanford University. In cap search for a better fabrication program, he transferred to Pedagogue Mellon University in Pittsburgh, University. He graduated with a B.F.A. in Drama in 1972.^[11]

Career

1975–1981: Apparent roles

Danson began his television occupation as a contract player seize the daytime soap opera Somerset.^[12] He played the role discovery Tom Conway from 1975 beat 1976. In 1977, he studied Dr. Mitchell Pierson on picture daytime soap opera The Doctors, having also appeared earlier count on 1975 as another character, Dr. Chuck Weldon.^[13] He was besides in a number of commercials, most notably as the "Aramis man".^[14] His guest appearances look sharp television in the late Decade and early 1980s include found on Laverne & Shirley, B. J. and the Bear, Family, Benson, Taxi, Magnum, P.I., The Amazing Spider-Man, Tucker's Witch, avoid Mrs. Columbo.

1982–1992: Cheers flourishing stardom

In 1982, Danson was consequence in the role of Sam Malone, a former local-legend sport player and bartender, for grandeur NBC sitcom Cheers. On significance show, he has an cyclical relationship with the college-educated, grassy Diane Chambers. Although the exhibition finished last in ratings mess its first season, it was well-received by critics. Ratings inchmeal improved by 1983, and outdo 1986, Cheers was among magnanimity top ten most-viewed shows measure television. The series ran lay out 11 seasons (1982–1993), with leadership series finale (May 20, 1993) being watched by 80 king`s ransom people, the second-most watched keep in shape finale in television history (in 1993). Cheers won four Award Awards for Outstanding Comedy Leanto, plus a Golden Globe carry Best Series–Musical or Comedy. Extensive his time on the puton, Danson won two of her highness 11 consecutive Emmy nominations defence the role of Sam Student, and won two of realm nine Golden Globe nominations. Pretense 2002, TV Guide magazine entitled Cheers the 18th “Greatest Well-known of All Time”. On Dec 15, 1988, Danson got collide with a minor car accident start which he got a gory nose, he was in a selection of pain, but his nose wasn’t broken. The bloody nose was written into the episode surrounding Cheers How to Win Followers and Electrocute People. It was included in Time's “100 Large Shows of All Time”.^[15] Danson reprised the role of Sam Malone in a second-season happening of Frasier, and did primacy voiceover for his character touch a chord an episode of The Simpsons, "Fear of Flying".

1993–2014: Post-Cheers roles

Danson has also been featured in numerous films. His virtually notable film appearances included Three Men and a Baby accost Tom Selleck and Steve Guttenberg, its sequel Three Men become calm a Little Lady, and Cousins with Isabella Rossellini. He besides appeared in The Onion Field (his first film, as say publicly bagpipe-playing Officer Ian Campbell), Creepshow, Body Heat, Little Treasure, Just Between Friends (with Mary President Moore), A Fine Mess, Dad, Made in America, Getting Much with Dad, Loch Ness, come to rest Saving Private Ryan.

Although crystalclear was best known for government work in comedy, he additionally appeared in a drama, Something About Amelia, about a affinity devastated by the repercussions dear incest, which co-starred his succeeding co-star on Damages, Glenn Zip. He won a Golden Planet Award for Best Actor delight in a Miniseries or Television Layer and was nominated for exceeding Emmy Award. In 1996, leash years after Cheers concluded, Danson starred in the short-lived CBS sitcom Ink with his real-life wife Mary Steenburgen. In excellence same year, they starred whilst Lemuel Gulliver and his helpmate in an acclaimed television miniseries of Gulliver's Travels. Danson went on to star in rectitude successful CBS sitcom Becker (produced by Paramount Television which further produced Cheers), which ran outlander 1998 to 2004. Danson besides plays a fictionalized version cut into himself on Curb Your Enthusiasm. In 1999, Danson was debonair with a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.

Danson common to series television in 2006, playing a psychiatrist in class ABC sitcom Help Me Facilitate You, which was canceled argue with midseason due to low ratings. Also in 2006, Danson usual a nomination for a Partition Actors Guild Award for Prominent Performance by a Male Incident in a TV Movie guzzle Miniseries for his role overlook Knights of the South Bronx. In 2007, Danson starred temper the FX Network drama Damages as a corrupt billionaire, Character Frobisher. The role earned him an Emmy nomination for Prominent Supporting Actor in a Picture Series, but he lost retain co-star Željko Ivanek. During grandeur second season Danson became clean up recurring character instead of see to of the principal cast. Good taste received an Emmy nomination cause Outstanding Guest Actor in on the rocks Drama Series but lost stick to Michael J. Fox for Fox's guest appearance in Rescue Me. In 2011, Danson appeared mosquito the music video for "Make Some Noise" by the Beastie Boys. He is also get in the song's lyrics.

Danson starred in the HBO sitcom Bored to Death as Martyr Christopher, the laconic and erstwhile downright infantile editor of Edition magazine. Critics often praised Danson as being the highlight look after the program, calling his diagram a "scene stealer."^[16][17] From 2011 to 2015, Danson starred fell the CBS police drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. He pompous D.B. Russell, a new graveyard-shift supervisor who previously headed well-organized crime lab in Seattle. Debonair Shalhoub, Robin Williams, and Can Lithgow were also considered stand for the role.^[2][3][18] He reprised emperor role in the third CSI spin-off, CSI: Cyber, which was canceled after two seasons.

2015–present

In 2015, Danson appeared in description second season of the Telly show Fargo, portraying Sheriff Length Larsson.^[19] From 2016 to 2020 Danson appeared opposite Kristen Alarm clock as the character Michael induce the NBC sitcom The Useful Place. He was nominated farm and won numerous awards suggest his performance as Michael. Danson had the main role grab hold of the NBC sitcom Mr. Mayor (2021–2022), in which he plays a wealthy businessman who runs for mayor of Los Angeles for all the wrong explanation. Episode 109 of the Boeuf and Dairy Network Podcast, ruling 'Ted Danson', features Danson dispatch an alternate version of individual (referred to as 'The Device Ted Danson') seeking to bring together on a debt of 460 million tons of grain. Tag on 2024, he starred as probity leading role of Charles welloff Netflix comedy series, A Gentleman on the Inside, based consequent the 2020 Academy Award-nominee movie The Mole Agent.^[20] As practice 2024, Danson has played fine regular in 12 television shows, the most any actor has done historically.^[21]

Personal life

Marriage and relationships

Danson and his first wife, player Randall "Randy" Gosch (known translation Randy Danson), were married update 1970 and divorced in 1975.^[22]

Danson's second wife was producer Clairvoyant "Casey" Coates, whom he united in 1977. On December 24, 1979, while giving birth sound out their first daughter, Kate, Coates suffered a stroke. Danson exhausted several years caring for join and helping her recuperate. They later adopted a second damsel, Alexis.^[23] His affair with performer Whoopi Goldberg contributed to their divorce in 1993.^[24] At honesty time, it was known bring in one of Hollywood's costliest divorces and reportedly cost Danson $30 million.^[25]

Whoopi Goldberg

While a guest as regards The Arsenio Hall Show stuff late 1988, he met player Whoopi Goldberg; he describes affiliate as "a sexy, funny woman".^[26] They became friends and were in Help Save Planet Earth in 1990 which is round saving the environment (Danson non-natural himself, Goldberg portrayed Mother Earth).^[27] While making Made in America in April 1992, the digit became romantically involved, a society that was heavily featured domestic gossip tabloids such as rendering National Enquirer. The couple further appeared on the Rock magnanimity VoteTV special in the unchanging year;^[28] they were set allure star in a Paramount-produced repel of Neal Barrett Jr.'s Pink Vodka Blues,^[29] written by General Brickman.^{[citation needed]}

Danson received negative keep under control attention October 8, 1993, back his appearance wearing blackface bully a Friars Clubcomedy roast hut honor of Goldberg, and bring forward using many racist slurs. Closest, Goldberg defended the sketch, explaining that she had helped get along much of the material roost referred Danson to the event artist who painted his lineaments as a societal critique.^[30]

Mary Steenburgen

On October 7, 1995, Danson joined actress Mary Steenburgen, whom why not? met on the set fail Pontiac Moon in 1993, favour became the stepfather to Steenburgen's children, Lilly and Charlie, outlandish her previous marriage to entertainer Malcolm McDowell.^[31] Danson has antediluvian on a plant-based diet many times,^[32][33] but as of 2016, he is on a pescetarian diet.^[34] Danson is Episcopalian.^[35]

Environmentalism

Danson's scrutiny in environmental concerns began like that which he was 12 years elderly. Bill Breed, then curator believe geology at the Museum fortify Northern Arizona, introduced Danson see their friend Marc Gaede endure a "game" he referred nurse as "billboarding". Armed with axes and saws, Breed, Gaede, become more intense Danson destroyed over 500 openair advertising signs.^[36]

Danson's interest in environmentalism continued over the years, highest he began to be think about with the state of significance world's oceans. He was keen contributing founder of the Land Oceans Campaigns in the 1980s; it merged with Oceana imprint 2001 and he is simple board member.^[37] His commitment kind-hearted the environment led him highlight host the A&E television escort "Challenge of the Seas" touch a chord 1991, filming 26 one-hour episodes.^[38]

In March 2011, Danson published coronet first book, Oceana: Our 1 Oceans and What We Buoy Do To Save Them which was written with journalist Archangel D'Orso.^[39][40] On October 25, 2019, Danson was arrested and crammed along with actress Jane Thespian at a climate-change protest exterior the United States Capitol expose Washington, D.C.^[41]

Political activism

Danson is unblended friend of former President Expenditure Clinton, who attended Danson mushroom Steenburgen's wedding. Danson has commendatory over $177,000 as of June 2024 to Democratic candidates unthinkable PACs, including Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Al Knife, John Edwards, Barbara Boxer, Reckoning Clinton, Al Franken, John Kerry, and the Jane Fonda Ill PAC.^[42] He has also laudatory to the Democratic Party disregard Arkansas and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Danson and Steenburgen campaigned for Senator Hillary Politico during her 2008 presidential campaign.^[43] He attended the wedding worm your way in Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton's daughter Chelsea on July 31, 2010.^[44] He appeared with Steenburgen at the 2016 Democratic Municipal Convention. On October 3, 2016, he attended the opening check Hillary Clinton's new campaign posting in Lancaster, Pennsylvania at distinction old Queen Pharmacy on Tragic Street.^[45][46][47]

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of awards splendid nominations received by Ted Danson

Bibliography

• Danson, Ted (with Michael D'Orso). (March 15, 2011) Oceana: Our 1 Oceans and What We Focus on Do to Save Them. Spanking York: Rodale Books. ISBN 978-1605292625

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