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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 dramatic 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 the hit sitcom "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 it was the small screen that offered him the widest variety of projects, from a father accused of incest in t…more

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Career Milestones

  • 2012

    Co-starred with Drew Barrymore in "Big Miracle," a drama centered on a campaign to save a family of gray whales trapped by rapidly forming ice in the Arctic Circle

  • 2011

    Joined season 12 of "CSI: Criminal Scene Investigation" (CBS), taking over Laurence Fishburne as the new CSI supervisor

  • 2009 to 2011

    Appeared on the HBO comedy series "Bored to Death" opposite Jason Schwartzman and Zach Galifianakis

  • 2007 to 2010

    Cast as corrupt billionaire Arthur Frobisher on FX's "Damages"

  • 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

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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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