Ted Danson

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Birth Name: Edward Bridge Danson III

Age: 78, born 29 December 1947

Country of origin: United States

Height: 6' 2"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Mary Steenburgen

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Description: Ted Danson is well known for his role as "Sam Malone" in the television series "Cheers" (1982). During the show's 11-year run, he was nominated nine times for an Emmy Award as Best Actor in a Comedy Series and won twice, in 1990 and 1993. The role also earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series in 1989 and 1990. He and his wife, actress Mary Steenburgen, starred in and were executive producers of the CBS comedy series "Kate y Mike" (1996). In 1984, Danson received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his performance in the television movie Amelia, mi hija, mi amor (1984) Ted Danson is well known for his role as "Sam Malone" in the television series "Cheers" (1982). During the show's 11-year run, he was nominated nine times for an Emmy Award as Best Actor in a Comedy Series and won twice, in 1990 and 1993. The role also earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series in 1989 and 1990. He and his wife, actress Mary Steenburgen, starred in and were executive producers of the CBS comedy series "Kate y Mike" (1996).

In 1984, Danson received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his performance in the television movie Amelia, mi hija, mi amor (1984) (TV), in which he starred opposite Glenn Close. He also starred opposite Lee Remick in Cosas de mujeres (1980) (TV). In 1986, he made his debut as a television producer with Se descubre el pastel (1986) (TV), in which he also starred. He later starred in the mini-series Los viajes de Gulliver (1996) (TV) and La guerra del Golfo (1998) (TV). Danson's numerous feature film credits include El campo de cebollas (1979), in which he made his debut as Officer Ian Campbell, Fuego en el cuerpo (1981), Tres hombres y un bebé (1987), Tres hombres y una pequeña dama (1990), Un toque de infidelidad (1989), Mi padre (1989), Made in America (1993), Salvar al soldado Ryan (1998), Mumford, algo va a cambiar tu vida (1999), and Jerry y Tom (1998).

Danson was raised just outside Flagstaff, Ariz. He attended Stanford University, where he became interested in drama during his second year. In 1972, he transferred to Carnegie-Mellon University (formerly Carnegie Tech) in Pittsburgh. After graduation, he was hired as an understudy in Tom Stoppard's Off Broadway production of "The Real Inspector Hound." Danson moved to Los Angeles in 1978 and studied with Dan Fauci at the Actor's Institute, where he also taught classes. Danson lives with his family in Los Angeles. He is a founding member of the American Oceans Campaign (AOC), an organization established to alert Americans to the life-threatening hazards created by oil spills, offshore development, toxic wastes, sewage pollution and other ocean abuses. ... (more)