About
Jeff Daniels, born February 19, 1955 in Athens, Georgia, grew up in Chelsea, Michigan. He attended Central Michigan University before joining the Circle Repertory Company in New York City. He made his film debut in Ragtime (1981) and had a breakthrough with Terms of Endearment (1983). He was nominated twice for Golden Globes for The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) and Something Wild (1986). In 1991, he founded the Purple Rose Theatre Company in Chelsea, where he has premiered over twenty plays, including Escanaba in da Moonlight (1995). He has received three Tony Award nominations for his roles in God of Carnage (2009), Blackbird (2016), and To Kill a Mockingbird. He has won two Emmy Awards for The Newsroom (2013) and Godless (2018).
* 1955-02-19
Major works
- Ragtime (1981)film
- Terms of Endearment (1983)film
- The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)film
- Dumb and Dumber (1994)film
- The Newsroom (2012)TV series
Key milestones
- 1991Founded the Purple Rose Theatre Company in Chelsea, Michigan.
- 2013Won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for The Newsroom.
- 2018Won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series for Godless.
Themes
TheatreCinemaMusicComedyDrama
Sources: televisionacademy.com · goldenglobes.com · purplerosetheatre.org