Ted Danson
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            Biography
                
            Edward Bridge “Ted” Danson III (born December 29, 1947) is an American actor best known for his role as central character Sam Malone in the sitcom Cheers, and his role as Dr. John Becker on the series Becker. He also plays a recurring role on Larry David's HBO sitcom Curb Your Enthusiasm, starred alongside Glenn Close in legal drama Damages and is now a regular on the HBO comedy series Bored to Death.
In his thirty-year career, Danson has been nominated for fourteen Primetime Emmy Awards, winning two; ten Golden Globe Awards nominations, winning three; one Screen Actors Guild Awards nomination; one American Comedy Award and a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame. He was ranked second in TV Guide's list of the top 25 television stars.
Danson has also been a longtime activist in ocean conservation. In March 2011, he published his first book, "Oceana: Our Endangered Oceans And What We Can Do To Save Them," written with journalist Michael D'Orso.
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                        American Dad!
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Curb Your Enthusiasm
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Kelly Clarkson Show
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Jimmy Kimmel Live!
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Saturday Night Live
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Late Night with Seth Meyers
                    
                
                    
                        
                        MADtv
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Magnum, P.I.
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Simpsons
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Orville
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Taxi
                    
                
                    
                        
                        E! True Hollywood Story
                    
                
                    
                        
                        King of the Hill
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Golden Globe Awards
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Good Mythical Morning
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Frasier
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Daily Show
                    
                
                    
                        
                        LIVE with Kelly and Mark
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Laverne & Shirley
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Finding Your Roots
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Diagnosis: Murder
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Inside Comedy
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Late Night with Conan O'Brien
                    
                
                    
                        
                        B. J. and the Bear
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Colbert Report
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Veronica's Closet
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Mrs. Columbo
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Amazing Spider-Man
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Family
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Ellen DeGeneres Show
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Mulligan
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Jim Henson Hour
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Tucker's Witch
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Brain Games
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Waking Sleeping Beauty
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Ted
                    
                
                    
                        
                        She's Having a Baby
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
                    
                
                    
                        
                        30 Rock: A One-Time Special
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Fargo
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Monty Python: Live at Aspen
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Saving Private Ryan
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Nobel Son
                    
                
                    
                        
                        CSI: Cyber
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Big Miracle
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Damages
                    
                
                    
                        
                        CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Body Heat
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Mad Money
                    
                
                    
                        
                        3 Men and a Baby
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Bored to Death
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The One I Love
                    
                
                    
                        
                        3 Men and a Little Lady
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Gulliver's Travels
                    
                
                    
                        
                        The Good Place
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
                    
                
                    
                        
                        CSI: Immortality
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Becker
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Living with the Dead
                    
                
                    
                        
                        A Man on the Inside
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Living with the Dead
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Pontiac Moon
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Somerset
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Mr. Mayor
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Cousins
                    
                
                    
                        
                        Cheers
                    
                
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