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Ted Danson

1947 - Today

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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 the recipient of the 2025 Carol Burnett Award. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ted Danson is the 989th most popular actor (up from 1,250th in 2019), the 1,954th most popular biography from United States (up from 2,162nd in 2019) and the 492nd most popular American Actor.

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Among ACTORS

Among actors, Ted Danson ranks 989 out of 13,578. Before him are Angie Bowie, Helen Hayes, June Carter Cash, Barbara Bach, Pedro Armendáriz, and Jill Ireland. After him are Pete Postlethwaite, Jim Caviezel, Susan Hayward, Eric Idle, James Brolin, and Johannes Heesters.

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Among people born in 1947, Ted Danson ranks 115. Before him are Walter Röhrl, John Mearsheimer, Margaret Rhea Seddon, Patrick Dewaere, Eric F. Wieschaus, and Barbara Bach. After him are Temple Grandin, Gyanendra of Nepal, Jan Garbarek, F. R. David, Mario Aurelio Poli, and Saskia Sassen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Ted Danson ranks 1,954 out of 20,380. Before him are Barbara Bach (1947), Mario Lanza (1921), Kenneth Waltz (1924), Christopher C. Kraft Jr. (1924), Robert B. Laughlin (1950), and Grover Washington Jr. (1943). After him are Jeffrey C. Hall (1945), William Westmoreland (1914), Martha Gellhorn (1908), James Foley (1953), Jim Caviezel (1968), and Susan Hayward (1917).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Ted Danson ranks 492. Before him are Terry O'Quinn (1952), Frank Langella (1938), Linda Thompson (1950), Helen Hayes (1900), June Carter Cash (1929), and Barbara Bach (1947). After him are Jim Caviezel (1968), Susan Hayward (1917), James Brolin (1940), Griffin Dunne (1955), Robert Ryan (1909), and Matt Bomer (1977).

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