Jeff Daniels

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jeff Daniels
Occupation	Movie Actor
Date Of Birth	Feb 19, 1955(1955-02-19)
Age	69
Birthplace	Athens
Country	United States
Horoscope	Pisces

Jeff Daniels Biography

Jeff Daniels is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on February 19, 1955 in Athens, United States. Versatile actor who plays the dimwitted Harry Dunne in the 1994 comedy Dumb and Dumber and stars as Will McAvoy on the HBO series The Newsroom, which earned him an Emmy Award for Best Actor in 2013. He has also earned praise for his roles in such films as Terms of Endearment, The Squid and the Whale, and Pleasantville. In 2009, he was nominated for a Tony Award for his role in the 2009 play God of Carnage.

He and Jim Carey formed a popular duo in the 1994 comedy Dumb and Dumber and they reunited to film a sequel, Dumb and Dumber To, in 2014.

Jeffrey Warren Daniels (born February 19, 1955) is an American actor, musician, and playwright whose career includes roles in films, stage productions, and television, for which he has won two Primetime Emmy Awards and received several Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, and Tony Award nominations. He made his film debut in Ragtime (1981), and amassed such additional credits as Terms of Endearment (1983), Arachnophobia (1990), Gettysburg (1993), Speed (1994), Dumb and Dumber (1994), The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), 101 Dalmatians (1996), Fly Away Home (1996), Pleasantville (1998), The Hours (2002), Gods and Generals (2003), The Squid and the Whale (2005), Good Night, and Good Luck (2005), Infamous (2006), The Lookout (2007), Looper (2012), Steve Jobs (2015), and The Martian (2015).

During the mid 1970s through to the early 1990s, Daniels starred in a number of New York productions, on and off Broadway. On Broadway, he has appeared in Lanford Wilson’s Fifth of July (1980) alongside William Hurt, for which Daniels was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for Best Supporting Actor. He also starred in A. R. Gurney’s The Golden Age (1984) with Stockard Channing, and Wilson’s Redwood Curtain (1993). Off-Broadway, he starred in Wilson’s Lemon Sky with Cynthia Nixon where he received a Drama Desk nomination for and an Obie Award for his performance in the Circle Repertory Company production of Johnny Got His Gun. Daniels appeared in an Off-Broadway production of David Harrower’s Blackbird alongside Allison Pill whom he would later reunite with in Aaron Sorkin’s The Newsroom.

He married his high school sweetheart on Friday the 13th, 1979. They had three children named Benjamin, Lucas, and Nellie.

Jeff Daniels Net Worth

Jeff Daniels is one of the richest Movie Actor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jeff Daniels 's net worth $45 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He dropped out of Central Michigan University to pursue a film career. He then played a role in the 1979 Second Stage Theatre production The Shortchanged Review.

In 1991, he founded a nonprofit company called The Purple Rose Theatre Company in Michigan. The company trains in acting and writing and holds performances at The Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea, Michigan.

Daniels was born in Athens, Georgia, to Marjorie J. (née Ferguson) and Robert Lee “Bob” Daniels (1929-2012). He spent the first six weeks of his life in Georgia, where his father was then teaching, and grew up in Chelsea, Michigan. His father owned the Chelsea Lumber Company and was a one-time mayor of Chelsea.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Jeff Daniels Dating?

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In 1986, he starred in Jonathan Demme’s Something Wild as an unassuming businessman swept up into a wild night by a mysterious woman (Melanie Griffith) and earned his second Golden Globe nomination.

Facts & Trivia

Jeff Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jeff Daniels celebrates birthday on February 19 of every year.

The Purple Rose Theatre Company (or PRTC) was founded by Daniels in 1991. Originally known as the Garage Theatre, The Rose takes its name from Woody Allen’s 1985 film The Purple Rose of Cairo, which starred Daniels and Mia Farrow. The theatre provides resources for training actors, playwrights, and other theatre artists residing in the Midwest and develops new plays based on life in the Great Lakes Basin. The main performance space and administrative offices occupy a building in Chelsea, Michigan, once owned by Daniels’ grandfather. The theatre produces four shows a year on a 3/4 thrust stage in a 168-seat house. The PRTC is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization and operates under a Small Professional Theatre (SPT) Agreement with the Actors’ Equity Association (AEA).

Top Facts about Jeff Daniels

1. Jeff Daniels was born on February 19, 1955 in Athens, Georgia.
2. He has been nominated for three Emmy Awards and one Tony Award.
3. Daniels is known for his roles in “Dumb and Dumber” and “The Newsroom.”
4. He founded the Purple Rose Theatre Company in Michigan.
5. Daniels has released six albums as a singer-songwriter.
6. His net worth is estimated to be around $45 million.
7. He has appeared in over 80 films and TV shows.
8. Daniels received critical acclaim for his role in “Godless” (2017).
9. He won an Emmy Award for his portrayal of Will McAvoy in “The Newsroom.”
10. Daniels played Atticus Finch on Broadway’s “To Kill a Mockingbird.”

What is Jeff Daniels famous for?

He found great success in his role in the comedy Dumb and Dumber (1994) opposite Jim Carrey. He also starred in the live-action Disney film 101 Dalmatians (1996), and fantasy film Pleasantville (1998).

Is Jeff Daniels brother an actor?

John Daniels

What is Jeff Daniels salary?

Net Worth:$45 Million
Salary:| $150 Thousand Per Episode
Date of Birth:| Feb 19, 1955 (67 years old)
Gender:| Male
Height:| 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Is Jeff Daniels Catholic?

He was raised with a solid Catholic upbringing and then he found out what life had to offer: whiskey, women.

Where is American Rust filmed?

“American Rust” was set in western Pennsylvania and filmed in the Pittsburgh area for months before premiering in September. “We can confirm that ‘American Rust’ will not be moving forward with a second season,” Showtime said in an emailed statement to the Post-Gazette.