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David Pierce

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  • Birthplace: Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
  • Birthday: April 3, 1959
  • 2006

    Played a Boston detective in the Kander and Ebb musical, "Curtains" at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles; show moved to Broadway in 2007

  • 2005

    Co-starred in "Spamalot," Eric Idle's Broadway musical version of 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail'

  • 2004

    Voice of Abe Sapien in the horror film "Hellboy"

  • 2003

    Cast in the feature "Down With Love"

  • 2003

    Received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Comedy Series for his role in "Frasier"

  • 2002

    Cast in Soderbergh's "Full Frontal"

  • 2002

    Voiced the character Dr. Doppler in the Disney animated feature "Treasure Planet"

  • 2001

    Played an astrophysicist in "Wet Hot American Summer"

  • 2001

    Starred opposite Uta Hagen in the L.A. stage production "Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks"

  • 2001

    Voiced a rookie cold tablet in "Osmosis Jones"

  • 2000

    Cast as fictionalized version of book editor Michael Korda, called Michael Hastings in "Isn't She Great", the biopic of Jacqueline Susann

  • 1995

    Portrayed John Dean in Oliver Stone's biopic "Nixon"

  • 1993 to 2004

    Cast as Dr Niles Crane, brother of the title character, on the NBC sitcom "Frasier"; role created especially for him due to his physical resemblance to actor Kelsey Grammer

  • 1993

    Had featured role in "Sleepless in Seattle"

  • 1988

    First film appearance, bit role in "Bright Lights, Big City"

  • 1986

    Played Laertes in a New York Shakespeare Festival production of "Hamlet", starring Kevin Kline

  • 1983 to 1985

    Moved to Minneapolis, MN; appeared in various productions at the Guthrie Theater

  • 1982

    Broadway acting debut, "Beyond Therapy"

  • 1981

    Began selling ties at Bloomingdale's while studying acting

  • 1981

    Moved to NYC after graduating from Yale

  • Appeared on Broadway in "The Heidi Chronicles" for six months opposite Christine Lahti

  • Became a regular on "The Powers That Be", an NBC political sitcom from Norman Lear

  • Toured the Soviet Union and Japan with "The Cherry Orchard"

  • Worked in off-Broadway and regional theater

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