Jeff Daniels
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.
He has had a thriving film career, from his debut in 1981 in Ragtime, through State of Play in 2009. For his film work, he has received three Golden Globe Award nominations, including as Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture – Comedy/Musical for Woody Allen's The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) (hence the name of his theatre company). He has also received nominations by the Screen Actors Guild, Satellite Awards, and several for his work in The Squid and the Whale (London Critics Circle Awards, Independent Spirit Awards, Chlotrudis Awards and Gotham Awards).
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 3.0673 |
| Birthday | 1955-02-19 |
| Place of Birth | Athens, Georgia, USA |
| Also Known As | 제프 다니엘스, 杰夫·丹尼尔斯, Джефф Деніелс, |
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5.8/14
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Looper
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Redwood Curtain
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Sweet Nothing in My Ear
6.3/13
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There Goes the Neighborhood
5.481/27
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The Martian
7.706/21574
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
7.594/32
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Rain Without Thunder
4.333/6
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Steve Jobs
6.774/4409
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8.067/215
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Allegiant
6.1/7051
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7.2/15
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6.655/729
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5.833/6
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Super Sucker
5.727/11
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4.7/7
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Fifth of July
7/1
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Saturday Night Live: A Tribute to Chris Farley
4.5/2
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An Invasion of Privacy
5.5/2
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Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy
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RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors
9.3/3
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"That's Awesome!": The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To'
7.333/12
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7.7/3
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Adam
6.275/51
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Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party
5.5/2
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James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend
7.438/16
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7.4/34
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6.3/3
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