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Ted Danson was born on December 29, 1947 in San Diego, California, United States and is credited as a television actor, film actor and television producer. Ted Danson is 78 years old as of 2026. Education on record includes Carnegie Mellon University. Listed accolades include honorary doctor of Carnegie-Mellon University (2018), Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (1990, 1993) and star on Hollywood Walk of Fame. The listed height is 188 cm.
My Take
What strikes me about Danson is the lightness. Comedy careers usually calcify — the timing stays, but the joy drains. Danson went the other way: Sam Malone was a star turn, yet his late-career work in The Good Place is, to my eye, even better — looser, more generous. He has mastered the hardest trick in ensemble comedy: making everyone around him funnier. Two Emmys and a Walk of Fame star actually understate it; his real achievement is sustaining curiosity across four decades without ever coasting on charm. I think of him as proof that comic acting is a craft you can deepen forever, and that plain decency reads on camera.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ted Danson
- Name (Japanese)
- テッド・ダンソン
- Reading
- てっど・だんそん
- Born
- December 29, 1947 (age 78)
- Origin
- San Diego, California, United States
- Height
- 188 cm
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / television producer / film producer
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Boar
2. Background
- University
- Carnegie Mellon University
Awards & achievements
- 2018 honorary doctor of Carnegie-Mellon University
- 1990 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- 1993 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
3. Links
4. About this entry
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- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Ted Danson born?
Born December 29, 1947 (age 78).
Where is Ted Danson from?
Ted Danson is from San Diego, California, United States.
What does Ted Danson do?
Ted Danson works as actor, television actor, film actor, television producer, film producer.
How tall is Ted Danson?
Ted Danson is 188 cm.
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