Jeff Daniels Wiki, Biography, Age, Net Worth, Contact & Informations

Jeff Daniels
Wiki, Biography, Age, Net Worth, Contact & Informations

Here you can learn about Jeff Daniels’ career and private life facts, read the latest news, find all the awards he has won and view photos and videos.

PERSONAL DATA OF JEFF DANIELS

Age: 66 years old
Height: 191 cm
Born in: Georgia (USA)
Born on: 02/19/1955

JEFF DANIELS BIOGRAPHY

Actor. Born in Georgia, he grew up in Chelsea in Michigan, where he attended Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant. It was during his college years that he began to get passionate about acting, and after having participated in production “Summer and Smoke” by Marshall W. Mason moves to New York to star with Mason himself in the Circle Repertory.

From the mid of seventies regularly appears on and off-Broadway scenes, winning the 1982/83 OBIE Award for his performance in “Johnny Got His Gun “. The film debut dates back to 1981 with a secondary role in “Ragtime“by Milos Forman. Popularity comes with subsequent interpretations in”Longing for tenderness“(1983) by James L. Brooks and”The purple rose of Cairo“(1985) by Woody Allen and later also featured in films such as the horror comedy”Arachnophobia“(1990, by Frank Marshall), the historical drama”Gettysburg“(1993, by Ronald F. Maxwell) and the zany comedy”Dumber and dumber“(1994, by the Farrelly brothers) alongside Jim Carrey. In 2002 he starred alongside Clint Eastwood in the film”Blood debt“, directed by Eastwood himself and presented out of competition at the Venice Film Festival.

Back in Chelsea, in early 90s, took over a bus shed and transformed it into a theater where he staged several shows with his theater company, the Purple Rose Theater, with which he tries to help young talents to emerge. Later he also founded the Purple Rose Films, with whom he produced the films “Escanaba in from Moonlight“(2001) – based on one of his plays and which he also directed and performed – and”Super Sucker“(2002, also written, directed and performed by him), winner of the Audience Award at the US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen.

In 2005 he starred in “The squid and the whale“, for which he was nominated for a third time for a Golden Globe, and in”Good Night, and Good Luck“directed by George Clooney. In 2006 he starred opposite Robbie Williams in”Life as a camper“. He had a supporting role in the biopic dedicated to Truman Capote.”Infamous“and in some independent films including”Look into the void“. He was one of the voice actors of”Space Chimps“and starred in political thrillers”Traitor” is “State of Play – find out the truth“. In 2009 he was the protagonist of the comedy”The Answer Man“and starred opposite Ryan Reynolds in”Paper Man“. He returned to independent cinema with”American Life” is “Scream“. In 2014 he reprized the role of Harry Dunne in” Dumber and Dumber 2 “.

From 2012 to 2014 he plays Will MacAvoy in the television series “The Newsroom“, for which he won an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for the 2013 Emmy Awards.

He has been married since 1979 to Kathleen Treado, whom he met at school, with whom he had three children, who occupy a large part of his free time. He loves to play golf and plays the guitar.