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Ted Danson

Danson at the 42nd Emmy Awards, September 1990
Born Edward Bridge Danson III
December 29, 1947 (1947-12-29) (age 60)
San Diego, California
Spouse(s) Mary Steenburgen (1995-present)
Casey Coates (1977-1993)
Randy Danson (1970-1975)

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Early life

Danson was born in San Diego, California, the son of Jessica Danson (née MacMaster) and Edward Bridge Danson, Jr. , an archaeologist and museum director. Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek grc ἀρχαιολογία archaiologia – grc ἀρχαῖος archaīos A museum is a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development open to the public which acquires conserves researches communicates and exhibits the [1][2] Danson was raised near Flagstaff, Arizona. Flagstaff (Kinłání is a city located in northern Arizona, in the southwestern United States The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. In 1961, he was sent to Kent School where he was a basketball star. Kent School is an independent ( private) Co-ed prep school in Kent Connecticut, USA. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m He became interested in drama while attending Stanford University. Leland Stanford Junior University, commonly known as Stanford University or simply Stanford, is a private Research university located in He transferred to the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now known as Carnegie Mellon University) in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he received his Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in drama in 1968. Carnegie Mellon University (also known as CMU) is a private Research University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern In the USA the Bachelor of Fine Arts, usually abbreviated BFA, is the standard Undergraduate degree for students seeking a professional education in the

Career

Television

Danson began his television career as a contract player on daytime soap opera Somerset. A soap opera is an ongoing episodic work of Fiction, usually broadcast on Television or Radio. Somerset (sometimes called Another World Somerset) was an American television Soap opera which ran on NBC from March 30 He played the role of Tom Conway from 1975 to 1976. The year 1975 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of television-related events in 1975 The year 1976 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1976 He was also in a number of commercials, most recognizably as the "Aramis man". Estée Lauder Companies Inc is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of Skin care Cosmetics, Perfume and Hair care products

He made a number of guest appearances in episodic television in the late 1970s and early 1980s, including spots on Laverne and Shirley, B.J. and the Bear, Family, Benson, Taxi and Magnum, P.I.

In 1982, Danson was cast in his most recognizable role, as ex-baseball player and bartender Sam Malone on the hit sitcom Cheers. Laverne & Shirley was a popular American television Situation comedy that ran on ABC from 1976 to 1983 BJ and the Bear was a Comedy-drama Television series which aired on NBC from 1979 to 1981. Family is a Television drama series that aired on ABC from 1976 to 1980. Benson is an American television sitcom which aired from September 13, 1979 to April 19, 1986 on ABC Taxi is an American sitcom that originally aired from 1978 to 1982 on ABC, and from 1982 to 1983 on NBC. Magnum PI is an American Television show starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a fictional Private investigator For the Ohio politician see Sam Malone. Sam "Mayday" Malone was a character on the American Television Cheers is an American Situation comedy television series that ran eleven seasons from 1982 to 1993 The show ran from 1982 to 1993, with Danson winning the Emmy Award for Best Actor in 1990 and 1993. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Although he was best known for his work in comedy, he also appeared in an acclaimed drama, Something About Amelia, about a family devastated by the repercussions of incest. Something About Amelia is a 1984 TV movie exploring the drama to a family caused by incest Incest refers to any sexual activity between closely related persons (often within the immediate family that is illegal or socially Taboo. In 1996, three years after Cheers concluded, Danson starred in the short-lived CBS sitcom Ink with his real-life wife Mary Steenburgen. CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Ink is a television Sitcom which aired on CBS from 1996-1997 that starred real-life husband and wife Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen Mary Nell Steenburgen (born February 8, 1953) is an Academy Award -winning American actress. In the same year, they starred as Lemuel Gulliver and his wife in an acclaimed television miniseries of Gulliver's Travels. Lemuel Gulliver is the protagonist of the novel Gulliver's Travels, created by Jonathan Swift in 1726. Gulliver's Travels is a TV Miniseries based on Jonathan Swift 's novel of the same name, produced by Jim Henson Productions and

Danson went on to star in the successful CBS sitcom Becker, which ran from 1998–2004. Becker is an American Television sitcom that ran from 1998 to 2004 on CBS. The year 1998 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 1998. The year 2004 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2004. Danson also plays himself on Curb Your Enthusiasm. Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American Sitcom starring Seinfeld writer co-creator and executive producer Larry David as himself and He reprised his role of Sam Malone in a second season episode of Frasier and voiced him in The Simpsons episode "Fear of Flying". Frasier is an American sitcom, a Spin-off of Cheers starring Kelsey Grammer as " Fear of Flying " is the eleventh episode of The Simpsons ' sixth season.

Danson returned to series television in the fall of 2006, playing a psychiatrist in the ABC sitcom Help Me Help You, which was cancelled at midseason due to low ratings. The year 2006 in television involved some significant eventsBelow is a list of Television -related events in 2006. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Help Me Help You is a short-lived American television sitcom that aired from September 26, 2006 to December 12 2006. Nielsen Ratings are audience measurement systems developed by Nielsen Media Research to determine the Audience size and composition of television

Summer 2007, Danson began the FX Network drama Damages as corrupt billionaire/family man Arthur Frobisher. Damages is an Emmy Award -winning American Legal drama Television series co-created by Todd A

Film

Danson has also been featured in numerous films. His most notable film appearance was in Three Men and a Baby with Tom Selleck and Steve Guttenberg, as well as its sequel. Three Men and a Baby is a 1987 Comedy film starring Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, and Ted Danson. Thomas William Selleck (born January 29 1945 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American Actor, Screenwriter and Steven Robert "Steve" Guttenberg (born August 24 1958) is an American film and television Actor. Three Men and a Little Lady is an American Film, the Sequel to the hit film Three Men and a Baby ( 1987) He also appeared in the films The Onion Field (his first film, as the bagpiper), Body Heat, Just Between Friends, A Fine Mess, Made in America, Getting Even with Dad, and Saving Private Ryan. The Onion Field is a 1979 Film adapted by Joseph Wambaugh from his novel of the same name and directed by Becker Body Heat is a 1981 Neo-noir film written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan. Just Between Friends is a 1986 Drama film about two women whose friendship is tested by tragedy A Fine Mess is a 1986 film by Blake Edwards. The film was intended as a remake of Laurel & Hardy 's classic short " The Music Made in America is successful 1993 film released on May 28, 1993 by Warner Bros Getting Even with Dad is a 1994 Comedy film starring Macaulay Culkin and Ted Danson. Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 War film set during the invasion of Normandy during World War II.

Other work

Danson, true to his environmental beliefs, rewards friends of the cause with his own home-brewed Scotch, "Danson's Best. " He says the brew is made 100% organically and handled only by workers whom he pays a liveable wage. In "Cigar and Wine" [3][4][5] magazine, Danson said his mix has become quite popular among his close, personal friends, and he's even considering a regional marketing plan with profits going to charity, similar to Paul Newman's "Newman's Own" brand. Paul Leonard Newman (January 26 1925 &ndash September 26 2008 was an Academy Award Newman's Own is a food company and for-profit corporation founded by actor Paul Newman and author A

Danson's image, along with that of Scott Bakula, was used as a selectable character in Alien Breed II: The Horror Continues, a science fiction shoot 'em up released for the Amiga home computer system in 1993. Scott Stewart Bakula (born October 9, 1954) is an American Actor. Alien Breed II The Horror Continues is the sequel to Alien Breed, a Science Fiction -themed top-down shooter largely inspired by the A shoot-'em-up (also known as shmup) is a Video game genre of Shooter game in which the player controls a vehicle or character and fights large The Amiga is a family of Personal computers originally developed by Amiga Corporation. Events March &mdash In Sweden, the Swedish Video game Magazine Super PLAY (SP starts Whether or not this use was authorised is unknown.

Personal life

Danson and his first wife, Randy, were married from 1970 to 1975. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Danson's second wife was Casey Coates; the couple were married in 1977. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays In 1979, while giving birth to their first child, Coates suffered a stroke, and Danson spent several years caring for her and helping her recuperate. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) A stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain The couple had two children, including a second adopted daughter. His 1993 divorce with her was one of Hollywood's dearest costing Danson a massive $25 million. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar)

His third and current wife is actress Mary Steenburgen whom he wed on October 7, 1995. Mary Nell Steenburgen (born February 8, 1953) is an Academy Award -winning American actress. Events 3761 BC - The epoch (origin of the modern Hebrew calendar ( Proleptic Julian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 He is stepfather to her daughter, Lilly, and son, Charles, from actor Malcolm McDowell. Malcolm McDowell (born Malcolm John Taylor; 13 June 1943 is an English Actor. In 2000, Danson and Steenburgen hosted actor Alexis Denisof at their home for a year. Alexis Denisof (born February 25 1966, Salisbury Maryland) is an American actor who is known for playing Wesley Wyndam-Pryce in the [6]

On the September 27, 2007 episode of Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Danson revealed that he follows a mostly vegan diet, although he does occasionally eat fish. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien on NBC

He currently resides in Oxford, Mississippi with his wife and family. Oxford is a city and the County seat of Lafayette County, Mississippi, United States.

Controversy

While he was still legally married to Coates, Danson became romantically involved with Whoopi Goldberg. Whoopi Goldberg (born Caryn Elaine Johnson; November 13, 1955) is an American actress, comedienne, and television Danson experienced substantial negative press attention after his appearance in blackface at a Friar's Club comedy roast in Goldberg's honor. Blackface in the narrow sense is a style of theatrical Makeup that originated in the United The Friars Club is a Private club in New York City New York, famous for its risqué celebrity roasts Founded in 1904 its motto is Prae Omnia A roast, in North American English, is an event in which an individual is subject to publicly bearing comedic Insults praise outlandish true and untrue stories and [7]

Environmental work

Danson is a longtime environmental advocate and he has donated over $500,000 of his own money to environmental causes.

In addition to knowledge gleaned from his father's academic pursuits, Danson's interest in environmental concerns was ignited when he was twelve years old. Bill Breed, then a curator at the Museum of Northern Arizona, introduced Danson and friend Marc Gaede to a game he referred to as "billboarding". Curator (from Latin cura care means manager overseer. A curator or keeper of a cultural heritage institution (e The Museum of Northern Arizona is a museum in Flagstaff Arizona that was established as a repository for Native American artifacts and Natural history Billboarding is one form of Ecodefense in the form of Monkeywrenching.

Armed with an axe and saw, Breed, Gaede, and Danson ended up removing, or "killing", over 500 outdoor advertising signs, and illegal birdhouses. (Gaede would become further involved with this kind of activity, which would be termed "monkeywrenching". Monkeywrenching is Economic warfare by Sabotage, or Ecotage, with the intent to slow down or halt activities which the monkeywrencher perceives )[8]

Danson's interest in environmentalism continued over the years, and he began to be concerned, in particular, with the state of the world's oceans. In the 1980s, he was a contributing founder of the American Oceans Campaigns, now referred to as Oceana, and Danson is still a board member. Oceana was founded in 2001 as an international Marine conservation and advocacy organization and in 2002 merged with the American Oceans Campaign, which was co-founded [9]

Filmography

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Film

Awards and Nominations

Awards

Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical
Golden Globe for Best Performance by an Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical

Nominations

Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Golden Globe for Best Actor in a TV-Series - Comedy/Musical
Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actor - Series/Mini Series/Television Movie

References

  1. ^ Ted Danson Biography (1947-)
  2. ^ Ancestry of Ted Danson
  3. ^ http://www.cigwinemagonline.com/people/690/000022624/
  4. ^ Cheers Cast: Where Are They Now? - AOL Television
  5. ^ Townhall.com::Chad's Return::By John McCaslin
  6. ^ Biography page at the Internet Movie Database
  7. ^ Ted Danson
  8. ^ Chase, Alston (1995). Somerset (sometimes called Another World Somerset) was an American television Soap opera which ran on NBC from March 30 The Women's Room is a novel by American feminist author Marilyn French first published in 1977 The Women's Room is set in 1950s America and follows Benson is an American television sitcom which aired from September 13, 1979 to April 19, 1986 on ABC Magnum PI is an American Television show starring Tom Selleck as Thomas Magnum, a fictional Private investigator Cheers is an American Situation comedy television series that ran eleven seasons from 1982 to 1993 Something About Amelia is a 1984 TV movie exploring the drama to a family caused by incest Edward Bridge “Ted” Danson III (born December 29, 1947) is an American Actor best known for his role as central character " Ink is a television Sitcom which aired on CBS from 1996-1997 that starred real-life husband and wife Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen Gulliver's Travels is a TV Miniseries based on Jonathan Swift 's novel of the same name, produced by Jim Henson Productions and Queer as Folk is an American and Canadian Television series co-production produced by Showtime and Temple Street Productions Curb Your Enthusiasm is an American Sitcom starring Seinfeld writer co-creator and executive producer Larry David as himself and Becker is an American Television sitcom that ran from 1998 to 2004 on CBS. " It Must Be Love " is a song originally written and recorded in 1971 by Labi Siffre. Our Fathers (1999 is the debut novel by Scottish novelist Andrew O'Hagan. Help Me Help You is a short-lived American television sitcom that aired from September 26, 2006 to December 12 2006. Damages is an Emmy Award -winning American Legal drama Television series co-created by Todd A The Onion Field is a 1979 Film adapted by Joseph Wambaugh from his novel of the same name and directed by Becker Body Heat is a 1981 Neo-noir film written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan. Tagline General information Stephen King's Creepshow is a 1982 anthology Horror movie directed by George A Just Between Friends is a 1986 Drama film about two women whose friendship is tested by tragedy A Fine Mess is a 1986 film by Blake Edwards. The film was intended as a remake of Laurel & Hardy 's classic short " The Music Three Men and a Baby is a 1987 Comedy film starring Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, and Ted Danson. She's Having a Baby is an American movie released in 1988, which was directed by John Hughes. Cousins is a 1989 remake of the French film Cousin cousine, with Ted Danson, Isabella Rossellini, Sean Young, William Dad is an Oscar-nominated 1989 comedy drama based on William Wharton 's novel of the same name Three Men and a Little Lady is an American Film, the Sequel to the hit film Three Men and a Baby ( 1987) Made in America is successful 1993 film released on May 28, 1993 by Warner Bros Getting Even with Dad is a 1994 Comedy film starring Macaulay Culkin and Ted Danson. Loch Ness ( Scottish Gaelic: Loch Nis) is a large deep freshwater Loch in the Scottish Highlands ( extending for approximately 37 km (23 miles Homegrown is a 1998 comedy / thriller film It was directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal and starred Billy Bob Thornton, John Lithgow Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 War film set during the invasion of Normandy during World War II. Mumford is a 1999 comedic Feature film written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan. The Amateurs, originally called The Moguls, is a 2005 Comedy film written and directed by Michael Traeger and starring Jeff Knights of the South Bronx is a 2005 TV film about a teacher who helps students at a tough inner-city school to succeed by teaching them to play Chess. Nobel Son is a 2007 drama about a dysfunctional family The father played by Alan Rickman, wins the Nobel Prize. Mad Money is a 2008 comedy - crime film starring Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, and Katie Holmes, and directed by The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner In A Dark Wood. Houghton Mifflin, pp. Houghton Mifflin Company is a leading educational Publisher in the United States. xvii. ISBN 0-395-60837-6.  
  9. ^ Ted Danson: acting for the oceans - interview with actor and American Oceans Campaign co-founder Ted Danson | E: The Environmental Magazine | Find Articles at BNET.com

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