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Jeff Daniels(I)

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Jeff Daniels
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Actor Jeff Daniels was born in Athens, Georgia, but was raised in Chelsea, Michigan. He is the son of Marjorie J. (Ferguson) and Robert Lee Daniels, who owned The Chelsea Lumber Company and was also mayor of Chelsea. Jeff attended Central Michigan University, but became involved in acting and dropped out to pursue a career as an actor. Daniels made his feature film debut in Milos Forman's Ragtime (1981).

Daniels went on to prove himself to be one of Hollywood's most reliable and versatile actors with roles in successes such as Terms of Endearment (1983), The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Something Wild (1986), Arachnophobia (1990), Dumb and Dumber (1994), Pleasantville (1998), The Hours (2002) and Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005), to name a few.

Alongside screen work, Daniels has many stage credits to his name and is the founder of The Purple Rose Theater Company in Chelsea, Michigan. He is also a musician and songwriter and has recorded two albums. Daniels is married to his childhood sweetheart, Kathleen Treado and they have three children.
BornFebruary 19, 1955
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  • Won 2 Primetime Emmys

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Jeff Daniels and Rob Yang in Jojo Ameri-GO (2021)
Jeff Daniels in The Crossing (2000)
Keanu Reeves and Jeff Daniels in Speed (1994)
Keanu Reeves, Jeff Daniels, and Joe Morton in Speed (1994)
Keanu Reeves and Jeff Daniels in Speed (1994)
Jeff Daniels in Looper (2012)
Joan Allen, William H. Macy, J.T. Walsh, Reese Witherspoon, Jeff Daniels, Tobey Maguire, Marissa Ribisi, James Keane, and Natalie Ramsey in Pleasantville (1998)
Jeff Daniels and Tobey Maguire in Pleasantville (1998)
Jeff Daniels in Pleasantville (1998)
Jeff Daniels in Pleasantville (1998)
Jeff Daniels in Pleasantville (1998)
Jeff Daniels and Shailene Woodley in Allegiant (2016)

Known for

Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg, and Owen Kline in The Squid and the Whale (2005)
The Squid and the Whale
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  • Bernard Berkman
  • 2005
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
The Purple Rose of Cairo
7.7
  • Tom Baxter
  • Gil Shepherd
  • 1985
Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels in Dumb and Dumber (1994)
Dumb and Dumber
7.3
  • Harry
  • 1994
Michael Fassbender in Steve Jobs (2015)
Steve Jobs
7.2
  • John Sculley
  • 2015

Credits

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Actor

  • A Man in Full
    • Post-production
  • Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney in American Rust (2021)
    American Rust
  • Jeff Daniels and Brendan Gleeson in The Comey Rule (2020)
    The Comey Rule
  • Aaron Paul in Adam (2020)
    Adam
  • Jeff Daniels in Guest Artist (2019)
    Guest Artist
  • The Emperor's Newest Clothes (2018)
    The Emperor's Newest Clothes
  • The Looming Tower (2018)
    The Looming Tower
  • Paul Rudd in The Catcher Was a Spy (2018)
    The Catcher Was a Spy
  • Michelle Dockery in Godless (2017)
    Godless
  • Shailene Woodley, Miles Teller, Zoë Kravitz, Nadia Hilker, Theo James, and Ansel Elgort in Allegiant (2016)
    Allegiant
  • Matt Damon in The Martian (2015)
    The Martian
  • Michael Fassbender in Steve Jobs (2015)
    Steve Jobs
  • Be Water (2020)
    30 for 30
    • (voice)
  • Jeff Daniels in The Newsroom (2012)
    The Newsroom
  • Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels in Dumb and Dumber To (2014)
    Dumb and Dumber To
  • Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Saturday Night Live
    • (uncredited)

Producer

  • Jeff Daniels and Maura Tierney in American Rust (2021)
    American Rust
  • Jeff Daniels in Guest Artist (2019)
    Guest Artist

Writer

  • Jeff Daniels in Guest Artist (2019)
    Guest Artist
  • Super Sucker (2002)
    Super Sucker
  • Escanaba in da Moonlight (2001)
    Escanaba in da Moonlight

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Howl: "Artistic Merit"
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Howl: "Artistic Merit"
Away We Go -- "Antwerp"
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Away We Go -- "Antwerp"
Away We Go -- "Only 6 Months Pregnant"
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Away We Go -- "Only 6 Months Pregnant"
Away We Go -- "The Pain Is So Enlightening"
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Away We Go -- "The Pain Is So Enlightening"
Away We Go -- "You're So Fat"
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Away We Go -- "You're So Fat"
Away We Go -- "You Got Lucky, Sister"
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Away We Go -- "You Got Lucky, Sister"
Arachnophobia
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Arachnophobia
Arachnophobia
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Arachnophobia
State of Play (2009)
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State of Play (2009)
Away We Go
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Away We Go
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Personal details

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    • February 19, 1955
    • Athens, Georgia, USA
    • Kathleen Treado DanielsJuly 13, 1979 - present (3 children)
    • Ben Daniels
  • Other works
    TV commercial for Pepto-Bismol (1982)
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    • 8 Interviews
    • 10 Articles
    • 1 Pictorial
    • 10 Magazine Cover Photos

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    Has been married to his high school sweetheart since 1979.
  • Quotes
    [on how he got through filming a sex scene in The Squid and the Whale (2005) with Anna Paquin, who had 9 years earlier played his daughter in the goose-filled family film Fly Away Home (1996)]: We tried not to think about ... you know, geese.
    • Dumb and Dumber
      (1994)
      $750,000

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