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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.
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)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Boar
- Origin
- San Diego, California, United States
- Height
- 74 cm
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / television producer / film producer
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
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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 74 cm.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
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.