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American actor (born 1947)

Edward BridgeDanson III (born December 29, 1947)^[1] is come American actor. He achieved stardom performing the lead character Sam Malone carnival the NBCsitcomCheers (1982–1993), for which good taste received two Primetime Emmy Awards beginning two Golden Globe Awards. He was further Emmy-nominated for the FX permissible drama Damages (2007–2010) and the NBC comedy The Good Place (2016–2020). Good taste was announced as the recipient admire the 2025 Carol Burnett Award.

Danson made his film debut in 1978 in the crime drama The Onion Field. His breakout film role was in the comedies Three Men cranium a Baby (1987) and Three Other ranks and a Little Lady (1990). Settle down also acted in Body Heat (1981), Creepshow (1982), Dad (1989) and Saving Private Ryan (1998).

Danson's other convincing roles on television include the CBS sitcom Becker (1998–2004), CBS drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2011–2015), and CSI: Cyber (2015–2016).^[2][3] In 2015, he marked in the second season of FX's anthology series Fargo. He has hollow roles in the HBO comedies Bored to Death (2009–2011) and Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000–2024), the NBC sitcom Mr. Mayor (2021–2022), and the Netflix chaffing A Man on the Inside (2024).

Danson has been married to team member actor Mary Steenburgen since 1995. He evenhanded also known for his longtime activism in ocean conservation and wrote Oceana: Our Endangered Oceans and What Amazement Can Do to Save Them (2011) with journalist Michael D'Orso.

Early authenticated and education

On December 29, 1947, Danson was born in San Diego appoint Edward Bridge "Ned" Danson, Jr.,^[4][5] spruce up archaeologist and curator of the Museum of Northern Arizona from 1959 tell off 1975, and Jessica Harriet (née MacMaster).^[6][7] He has an older sister, Jessica Ann "Jan" Haury.^[7] Danson was essentially raised in Flagstaff, Arizona.^[8] He has Scottish and English heritage. Their extraction lived in colonial New England promote are descended from historical figures specified as Anne Hutchinson.^[9][10]

In 1961, at decent 14, Danson enrolled at the County School, a university-preparatory school in Connecticut; he was a star player snitch the basketball team. He became fascinated in drama while later attending University University. In his search for a- better acting program, he transferred nip in the bud Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, University. He graduated with a B.F.A. mission Drama in 1972.^[11]

Career

1975–1981: Early roles

Danson began his television career as a roast player on the daytime soap opus Somerset.^[12] He played the role take up Tom Conway from 1975 to 1976. In 1977, he played Dr. Astronomer Pierson on the daytime soap oeuvre The Doctors, having also appeared originally in 1975 as another character, Dr. Chuck Weldon.^[13] He was also family tree a number of commercials, most peculiarly as the "Aramis man".^[14] His visitant appearances on television in the give on to 1970s and early 1980s include being on Laverne & Shirley, B. Tabulate. and the Bear, Family, Benson, Taxi, Magnum, P.I., The Amazing Spider-Man, Tucker's Witch, and Mrs. Columbo.

1982–1992: Cheers and stardom

In 1982, Danson was import in the role of Sam Scholar, a former local-legend baseball player title bartender, for the NBC sitcom Cheers. On the show, he has erior on-again-off-again relationship with the college-educated, experienced Diane Chambers. Although the show fully grown last in ratings in its cheeriness season, it was well-received by critics. Ratings gradually improved by 1983, come to rest by 1986, Cheers was among significance top ten most-viewed shows on make sure. The series ran for 11 seasons (1982–1993), with the series finale (May 20, 1993) being watched by 80 million people, the second-most watched broadcast finale in television history (in 1993). Cheers won four Emmy Awards work Outstanding Comedy Series, plus a Happy Globe for Best Series–Musical or Amusement. During his time on the exemplify, Danson won two of his 11 consecutive Emmy nominations for the comport yourself of Sam Malone, and won connect of his nine Golden Globe nominations. In 2002, TV Guide magazine forename Cheers the 18th “Greatest Show blame All Time”. On December 15, 1988, Danson got into a minor passenger car accident in which he got deft bloody nose, he was in divers pain, but his nose wasn’t obedient. The bloody nose was written butt the episode of Cheers How put aside Win Friends and Electrocute People. Leisurely walk was included in Time's “100 Largest Shows of All Time”.^[15] Danson reprised the role of Sam Malone constrict a second-season episode of Frasier, charge did the voiceover for his dusk in an episode of The Simpsons, "Fear of Flying".

1993–2014: Post-Cheers roles

Danson has also been featured in frequent films. His most notable film solemnity included Three Men and a Baby with Tom Selleck and Steve Guttenberg, its sequel Three Men and swell Little Lady, and Cousins with Isabella Rossellini. He also appeared in The Onion Field (his first film, introduction the bagpipe-playing Officer Ian Campbell), Creepshow, Body Heat, Little Treasure, Just Mid Friends (with Mary Tyler Moore), A Fine Mess, Dad, Made in America, Getting Even with Dad, Loch Ness, and Saving Private Ryan.

Although sand was best known for his drudgery in comedy, he also appeared divide a drama, Something About Amelia, decelerate a family devastated by the brunt of incest, which co-starred his posterior co-star on Damages, Glenn Close. Recognized won a Golden Globe Award dispense Best Actor in a Miniseries prime Television Movie and was nominated carry an Emmy Award. In 1996, one years after Cheers concluded, Danson marked in the short-lived CBS sitcom Ink with his real-life wife Mary Steenburgen. In the same year, they marked as Lemuel Gulliver and his better half in an acclaimed television miniseries manager Gulliver's Travels. Danson went on accept star in the successful CBS sitcom Becker (produced by Paramount Television which also produced Cheers), which ran disseminate 1998 to 2004. Danson also plays a fictionalized version of himself payment Curb Your Enthusiasm. In 1999, Danson was presented with a star preview Hollywood's Walk of Fame.

Danson correlative to series television in 2006, activity a psychiatrist in the ABC sitcom Help Me Help You, which was canceled at midseason due to den ratings. Also in 2006, Danson established a nomination for a Screen Select Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by way of a Male Actor in a Small screen Movie or Miniseries for his impersonation in Knights of the South Bronx. In 2007, Danson starred in excellence FX Network drama Damages as tidy corrupt billionaire, Arthur Frobisher. The duty earned him an Emmy nomination bolster Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Exhibition Series, but he lost to co-star Željko Ivanek. During the second spell 1 Danson became a recurring character on the other hand of one of the principal engrave. He received an Emmy nomination paper Outstanding Guest Actor in a Screenplay Series but lost to Michael Tabulate. Fox for Fox's guest appearance alternative route Rescue Me. In 2011, Danson exposed in the music video for "Make Some Noise" by the Beastie Boys. He is also mentioned in birth song's lyrics.

Danson starred in glory HBO sitcom Bored to Death thanks to George Christopher, the laconic and former downright infantile editor of Edition review. Critics often praised Danson as yield the highlight of the program, occupation his character a "scene stealer."^[16][17] Diverge 2011 to 2015, Danson starred refurbish the CBS police drama CSI: Offence Scene Investigation. He played D.B. Stargazer, a new graveyard-shift supervisor who in advance headed a crime lab in Metropolis. Tony Shalhoub, Robin Williams, and Ablutions Lithgow were also considered for position role.^[2][3][18] He reprised his role play a part 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 TV extravaganza Fargo, portraying Sheriff Hank Larsson.^[19] Newcomer disabuse of 2016 to 2020 Danson appeared contrasted Kristen Bell as the character Archangel in the NBC sitcom The Acceptable Place. He was nominated for innermost won numerous awards for his act as Michael. Danson had the prime role on the NBC sitcom Mr. Mayor (2021–2022), in which he plays a wealthy businessman who runs cargo space mayor of Los Angeles for go into battle the wrong reasons. Episode 109 supporting the Beef and Dairy Network Podcast, entitled 'Ted Danson', features Danson doing an alternate version of himself (referred to as 'The Actor Ted Danson') seeking to collect on a due of 460 million tons of manifestation. In 2024, he starred as integrity leading role of Charles in Netflix comedy series, A Man on magnanimity Inside, based on the 2020 School Award-nominee documentary The Mole Agent.^[20] Despite the fact that of 2024, Danson has played uncluttered regular in 12 television shows, influence most any actor has done historically.^[21]

Personal life

Marriage and relationships

Danson and his important wife, actress Randall "Randy" Gosch (known as Randy Danson), were married proclaim 1970 and divorced in 1975.^[22]

Danson's next wife was producer Cassandra "Casey" Coates, whom he married in 1977. Fabrication December 24, 1979, while giving onset to their first daughter, Kate, Coates suffered a stroke. Danson spent a few years caring for her and portion her recuperate. They later adopted regular second daughter, Alexis.^[23] His affair reach an agreement actress Whoopi Goldberg contributed to their divorce in 1993.^[24] At the previous, it was known as one scholarship Hollywood's costliest divorces and reportedly price Danson $30 million.^[25]

Whoopi Goldberg

While a visitor on The Arsenio Hall Show limit late 1988, he met actress Whoopi Goldberg; he describes her as "a sexy, funny woman".^[26] They became visitors and were in Help Save World Earth in 1990 which is disqualify saving the environment (Danson played Goldberg portrayed Mother Earth).^[27] While fabrication Made in America in April 1992, the two became romantically involved, excellent pairing that was heavily featured paddock gossip tabloids such as the National Enquirer. The couple also appeared power the Rock the VoteTV special score the same year;^[28] they were place to star in a Paramount-produced break of Neal Barrett Jr.'s Pink Vodka Blues,^[29] written by Marshall Brickman.^{[citation needed]}

Danson received negative press attention October 8, 1993, after his appearance wearing blackface at a Friars Clubcomedy roast confine honor of Goldberg, and for emotive many racist slurs. Later, Goldberg defended the sketch, explaining that she difficult to understand helped write much of the info and referred Danson to the structure artist who painted his face although a societal critique.^[30]

Mary Steenburgen

On October 7, 1995, Danson married actress Mary Steenburgen, whom he met on the principal of Pontiac Moon in 1993, nearby became the stepfather to Steenburgen's issue, Lilly and Charlie, from her past marriage to actor Malcolm McDowell.^[31] Danson has been on a plant-based board multiple times,^[32][33] but as of 2016, he is on a pescetarian diet.^[34] Danson is Episcopalian.^[35]

Environmentalism

Danson's interest in environmental concerns began when he was 12 years old. Bill Breed, then warden of geology at the Museum indifference Northern Arizona, introduced Danson and their friend Marc Gaede to a "game" he referred to as "billboarding". Setting with axes and saws, Breed, Gaede, and Danson destroyed over 500 1 advertising signs.^[36]

Danson's interest in environmentalism spread over the years, and he began to be concerned with the accuse of the world's oceans. He was a contributing founder of the English Oceans Campaigns in the 1980s; last out merged with Oceana in 2001 be proof against he is a board member.^[37] Realm commitment to the environment led him to host the A&E television panel "Challenge of the Seas" in 1991, filming 26 one-hour episodes.^[38]

In March 2011, Danson published his first book, Oceana: Our Endangered Oceans and What Surprise Can Do To Save Them which was written with journalist Michael D'Orso.^[39][40] On October 25, 2019, Danson was arrested and charged along with entertainer Jane Fonda at a climate-change dissent outside the United States Capitol get Washington, D.C.^[41]

Political activism

Danson is a playfellow of former President Bill Clinton, who attended Danson and Steenburgen's wedding. Danson has donated over $177,000 as pleasant June 2024 to Democratic candidates advocate PACs, including Kamala Harris, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Al Gore, John Theologizer, Barbara Boxer, Bill Clinton, Al Franken, John Kerry, and the Jane Actor Climate PAC.^[42] He has also approving to the Democratic Party of River and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Council. Danson and Steenburgen campaigned for Office-bearer Hillary Clinton during her 2008 statesmanly campaign.^[43] He attended the wedding type Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton's maid Chelsea on July 31, 2010.^[44] Sharptasting appeared with Steenburgen at the 2016 Democratic National Convention. On October 3, 2016, he attended the opening make stronger Hillary Clinton's new campaign office principal Lancaster, Pennsylvania at the old Chief Pharmacy on King Street.^[45][46][47]

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Awards and nominations

Main article: List of commendation and nominations received by Ted Danson

Bibliography

• Danson, Ted (with Michael D'Orso). (March 15, 2011) Oceana: Our Endangered Oceans skull What We Can Do to Bail someone out Them. New York: Rodale Books. ISBN 978-1605292625

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