Ted Danson

Edward Bridge Danson III (born December 29, 1947) is an American actor. He achieved stardom playing the lead character Sam Malone on the NBC sitcom ''Cheers'' (1982–1993), for which he received two Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. He was further Emmy-nominated for the FX legal drama ''Damages'' (2007–2010) and the NBC comedy ''The Good Place'' (2016–2020). He was announced as the recipient of the 2025 Carol Burnett Award.

Danson made his film debut in 1978 in the crime drama ''The Onion Field''. His breakout film role was in the comedies ''Three Men and a Baby'' (1987) and ''Three Men and a Little Lady'' (1990). He also acted in ''Body Heat'' (1981), ''Creepshow'' (1982), ''Dad'' (1989) and ''Saving Private Ryan'' (1998).

Danson's other leading roles on television include the CBS sitcom ''Becker'' (1998–2004), CBS drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' (2011–2015), and ''CSI: Cyber'' (2015–2016). In 2015, he starred in the second season of FX's anthology series ''Fargo''. He has played roles in the HBO comedies ''Bored to Death'' (2009–2011) and ''Curb Your Enthusiasm'' (2000–2024), the NBC sitcom ''Mr. Mayor'' (2021–2022), and the Netflix comedy ''A Man on the Inside'' (2024).

Danson has been married to actress Mary Steenburgen since 1995. He is also known for his longtime activism in ocean conservation and wrote ''Oceana: Our Endangered Oceans and What We Can Do to Save Them'' (2011) with journalist Michael D'Orso. Provided by Wikipedia