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Also known as Jeffrey Warren Daniels

American actor, musician and playwright

Person · Open Library

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  • The car of the future
  • My Brother the Boxer - the Terry Daniels Story
  • Gem Guide to Aircraft of WWI
  • My Brother the Boxer
  • Gordon Stretton, Black British Transoceanic Jazz Pioneer

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Acting · Athens, Georgia, USA

Jeffrey Warren "Jeff" Daniels (born February 19, 1955) is an American actor. He founded a non-profit theatre company, the Purple Rose Theatre Company, in his home state of Michigan. He has performed in a number of stage productions, both on and off Broadway. He has been nominated for the Tony Award as Best Actor for the Broadway play God of Carnage (2009), along with his other three cast-mates.…

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  • The Brink of War — Ronald Reagan2026
  • Paddy Chayefsky: Collector of Words — Self2025
  • The American Revolution — Thomas Jefferson (voice)2025
  • Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story — Self2024
  • A Man in Full — Charlie Croker2024
  • The Saint of Second Chances — Narrator (voice)2023
  • Bye Bye Barry — Self2023
  • The American Buffalo — (voice)2023
  • Shrinking2023
  • Shrinking — Randy2023

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Jeff Daniels is an American stage and film actor, as well as a musician. He is currently focusing on recording a number of songs that he has written throughout his life, apparently marking key moments. According to personal statements, it seems that he has undergone a complete career change, keeping busy with frequent gigs and two full length albums Grandfather's Hat and Jeff Daniels Live and Unplugged. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The rockabilly/country artist Luke McDaniel (b. 1927)

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Born
Jeffrey Warren Daniels , ( 1955-02-19 ) February 19, 1955 (age 71) , Athens, Georgia , U.S.
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1976–present
Spouse
Kathleen Rosemary Treado ​ ​ ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1979 ) ​
Website
jeffdaniels .com

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Official website
www.jeffdaniels.com
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Jeff Daniels at PaleyFest 2013.jpg
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date of birth
1955-02-19
Commons category
Jeff Daniels
name in native language
Jeff Daniels
birth name
Jeffrey Warren Daniels
start of work period
1977-00-00
social media followers
288561
number of viewers/listeners
367867
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Jeffrey Warren Daniels (born February 19, 1955) is an American actor. He is known for his work on stage and screen playing diverse characters switching between comedy and drama. He is the recipient of several accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards, in addition to nominations for five Golden Globe Awards, five Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Tony Awards.

He made his film debut in Miloš Forman's drama Ragtime (1981) followed by James L. Brooks's Terms of Endearment (1983), and Mike Nichols's Heartburn (1986). He then received three Golden Globe Award nominations for Woody Allen's The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Jonathan Demme's Something Wild (1986), and Noah Baumbach's The Squid and the Whale (2005). He starred in a variety of genre films such as Arachnophobia (1990), Gettysburg (1993), Speed (1994), Dumb and Dumber (1994), Fly Away Home (1996), 101 Dalmatians (1996), Pleasantville (1998), Because of Winn-Dixie (2005), RV (2006) and Dumb and Dumber To (2014). He also took roles in critically acclaimed films such as The Hours (2002), Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), Infamous (2006), Looper (2012), Steve Jobs (2015), and The Martian (2015).

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