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Ted Danson

  • Birthplace: San Diego, California, USA
  • Birthday: December 29, 1947

An ingratiating actor who projected an air of easygoing charm in both comedic and serious roles, Ted Danson reigned at the top of the television ratings heap for over a decade as Sam Malone, the lothario ex-pitcher-turned-bartender on “Cheers” (NBC, 1982-1993). The show’s popularity translated into occasional film work for Danson, most notably “Three Men and a Baby” (1987) and its 1990 sequel, but television offered him the widest variety of projects, from a father accused of incest in the TV-movie “Something About Amelia” (1984) …more

Credits

Actor
Music
Producer

Career Milestones

  • 2007 to 0000

    Cast as corrupt billionaire, Arthur Frobisher in the FX legal drama, "Damages"; earned Golden Globe and Emmy nominations in 2008 for Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series; received an Emmy nomination in 2009 for Outstanding Guest Actor

  • 2005

    Cast as Mitchell Garabedian, a Boston lawyer who took on the Boston Archdiocese in Showtime's "Our Fathers," an adaptation of David France's epic book about the sex scandals in the Roman Catholic Church

  • 2005

    Starred in the A&E movie "Knights of the South Bronx"; earned a SAG nomination for Best Actor

  • 2002 to 0000

    Cast in a recurring role as himself on the HBO comedy series, "Curb Your Enthusiasm"

  • 1999

    Re-teamed with Lawrence Kasdan for "Mumford"

Awards

  • 1993

    Emmy Award: Best Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

  • 1991

    Golden Globe Award: Best Actor in a Series (Musical or Comedy)

  • 1990

    Emmy Award: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

  • 1990

    Golden Globe Award: Best Actor in a Series (Musical or Comedy)

  • 1985

    Golden Globe Award: Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or TV movie

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