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Ted Danson

Ted Danson currently stars in the CBS series BECKER, for which he received a Golden Globe Award nomination. He is also well known for his role in the long-running series Cheers, and received two Emmy Awards (1990 and 1993) as Best Actor in a Comedy Series and nine Emmy nominations for his portrayal of Sam Malone. The role also won him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series in 1989 and 1990. Danson's other television credits include the CBS series Ink, in which he starred with his wife Mary Steenburgen, Frasier, Veronica's Closet, Ellen and The Larry David Show. He has also been in the television movies Gulliver's Travels, Thanks of a Grateful Nation, The Women's Room, When the Bough Breaks and Something About Amelia, for which he won a Golden Globe Award.

Danson's feature film credits include Saving Private Ryan, The Onion Field, Three Men and a Baby and Three Men and a Little Lady.


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Ted Danson Facts

Birth Name Edward Bridge Danson III
OccupationActor
BirthdayDecember 29, 1947 (60)
SignCapricorn
BirthplaceSan Diego, California, USA
Height6' 3" (1m91)
Awards1991 Golden Globe Awards: Best Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy (for Cheers)
1990 Golden Globe Awards: Best Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy (for Cheers)
1985 Golden Globe Awards: Best Actor in a Mini-Series or a TV Film (for Something about Amelia)

Selected Filmography

Saving Private Ryan
Cheers
Mad Money
Becker
Three Men and a Baby / Three Men and a Little Lady
Body Heat
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