Jeffrey Warren Daniels 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.
Daniels was born in Athens, Georgia, to Marjorie J. (née Ferguson) and Robert Lee "Bob" Daniels. He spent the first six weeks of his life in Georgia where his father was teaching before the family moved to his parents' native Michigan where he grew up in Chelsea. His father owned the Chelsea Lumber Company and was a one-time mayor of the town.
Daniels briefly attended Central Michigan University and participated in the school's theater program. In the summer of 1976, he attended the Eastern Michigan University drama school to participate in a special Bicentennial Repertory program, where he performed in The Hot L Baltimore and three other plays performed in repertoire. Marshall W. Mason was the guest director at EMU, and he invited Daniels to come to New York to work at the Circle Repertory Theatre, where he performed in Fifth of July by Lanford Wilson in the 1977–78 season. Daniels performed in New York in The Shortchanged Review (1979) at Second Stage Theatre.
Date of Birth | 19th February 1955 |
---|---|
Age | 69 Years |
Zodiac Sign | Pisces |
Country | United States of America |
Current City | Athens |
Birth Place | Athens |
Nationality | United States of America |
Citizenship | United States of America |
Language | English |
Reference | IMDB |
Spouses | Kathleen Treado Daniels |
---|---|
Children | Ben Daniels Lucas Daniels Nellie Daniels |
Education |
---|
Central Michigan University, Eastern Michigan University |
Occupation | film actor, voice actor, musician, playwright, director, stage actor, television actor, film director, screenwriter |
---|
Awards |
---|
|