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Ted Danson

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Ted Danson
  • Birth Name:
    Edward Bridge Danson III
  • Date of Birth:
    December 29, 1947
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Capricorn
  • Place of Birth:
    San Diego, California, United States
  • Height:
    6' 2½"
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    American

Family

Ted Danson
  • Spouse:
    Randy Danson - divorced
    Casey Coates-Danson - divorced
    Mary Steenburgen - present

Career

Ted Danson

Trivia

Ted Danson
  • Likes to tap dance.
  • Has heard one of his more famous characters, "Dr. John Becker," described by a fan as "the American Medical Association's answer to Basil Fawlty." Danson completely agrees with this sentiment.
  • Is one of the 3 actors who appeared in all 273 episodes of "Cheers" (1982).
  • Has appeared in episodes of three different series with John Mahoney: "Cheers" (1982), "Frasier" (1993) and "Becker" (1998).
  • Has appeared in episodes of three different series with Kelsey Grammer: "Cheers" (1982), "Frasier" (1993) and "Becker" (1998).
  • Played Jason Ritter's father in Mumford (1999). His wife Mary Steenburgen played Ritter's mother in "Joan of Arcadia" (2003).
  • Said in a TV interview that his daughter was on the set during the scene from Creepshow (1982) where his character returns from the dead encased in rotted flesh and seaweed. He purposely tried avoiding his young daughter out of a fear of scaring her. Finally, despite his best efforts she went up to him, looked at him and simply said, "Oh, Hi Dad.".
  • President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton attended his 1995 wedding to Mary Steenburgen. Steenburgen had personally known Clinton since he was governor of Arkansas when she resided in Little Rock. The President celebrated his 51st birthday at the Martha's Vineyard home of the couple.
  • 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, Magnum, P.I., and Tucker's Witch.
  • He was also in a number of commercials, most recognizably as the "Aramis man".

Quotes

Ted Danson
  • "I am the king of the faux pas. I call everybody by their wrong name, and I congratulate women who are not pregnant. I've done so many awful things by mistake, and usually it's things that make me look totally foolish."
  • "Acting is pretending that you're not pretending when you're actually pretending."
  • "Smoking is a great prop. It's a great prop in life."
  • "If I had my way everyone would be in a 12-step program."
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Filmography

Ted Danson

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