Edward Bridge Danson III (born December 29, 1947) is an American actor
and producer who played the lead character Sam Malone on the NBC
sitcom Cheers, Jack Holden in the films Three Men and a Baby and Three
Men and a Little Lady, and Dr. John Becker on the CBS sitcom Becker.
He also starred in the CBS dramas CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and
CSI: Cyber as D.B. Russell. Additionally, he plays a recurring role on
Larry David's HBO sitcom Curb Your Enthusiasm, starred alongside Glenn
Close in legal drama Damages, and was a regular on the HBO comedy
series Bored to Death. In 2015 he starred as Hank Larsson in the
second season of FX's black comedy-crime drama anthology Fargo. From
2016 to 2020, he played the afterlife architect Michael in the NBC
sitcom The Good Place.During his career, Danson has been nominated for
17 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning two; ten Golden Globe Awards
nominations, winning three; one Screen Actors Guild Award; and one
American Comedy Award and has been awarded 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.Danson was born in San Diego to Edward "Ned"
Bridge Danson, Jr. (March 22, 1916 â€" November 30, 2000), an
archaeologist and director of the Museum of Northern Arizona
1959â€"1975, and Jessica MacMaster (November 2, 1916 â€" January 11,
2006), and has an older sister, Jan Ann Haury (born January 11, 1944).
Danson was raised in Flagstaff, Arizona. His ancestry includes English
and Scottish.
and producer who played the lead character Sam Malone on the NBC
sitcom Cheers, Jack Holden in the films Three Men and a Baby and Three
Men and a Little Lady, and Dr. John Becker on the CBS sitcom Becker.
He also starred in the CBS dramas CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and
CSI: Cyber as D.B. Russell. Additionally, he plays a recurring role on
Larry David's HBO sitcom Curb Your Enthusiasm, starred alongside Glenn
Close in legal drama Damages, and was a regular on the HBO comedy
series Bored to Death. In 2015 he starred as Hank Larsson in the
second season of FX's black comedy-crime drama anthology Fargo. From
2016 to 2020, he played the afterlife architect Michael in the NBC
sitcom The Good Place.During his career, Danson has been nominated for
17 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning two; ten Golden Globe Awards
nominations, winning three; one Screen Actors Guild Award; and one
American Comedy Award and has been awarded 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.Danson was born in San Diego to Edward "Ned"
Bridge Danson, Jr. (March 22, 1916 â€" November 30, 2000), an
archaeologist and director of the Museum of Northern Arizona
1959â€"1975, and Jessica MacMaster (November 2, 1916 â€" January 11,
2006), and has an older sister, Jan Ann Haury (born January 11, 1944).
Danson was raised in Flagstaff, Arizona. His ancestry includes English
and Scottish.
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