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Biography

David was born in Saratoga Springs, New York on April 3rd, 1959. In high school, he received the Yaddo Medal as best dramatic arts…more

Born

4/3/1959, Saratoga Springs, New York, USA

Birth Name

David Hyde Pierce

Gender

Male

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Star (6)

Role
- The Tony Awards
  Himself (Presenter)
  - S 1: Ep 62 62nd Annual Tony Awards
    6/15/08
- The Amazing Screw-On Head
  Emperor Zombie
  - S 1: Ep 1 Pilot
    7/27/06
- Frasier
  Dr. Niles Crane
  - S 11: Ep 24 Goodnight, Seattle (1)
    5/13/04
  - S 11: Ep 25 Goodnight, Seattle (2)
    5/13/04
  - S 11: Ep 23 Analyzing the Laughter
    5/13/04
  - S 11: Ep 22 Crock Tales
    5/4/04
  - S 11: Ep 21 Detour
    4/27/04
  - + 260 More Credits
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself - Host
  - S 51: Ep 1 The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/12/99
- Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales For Every Child
  Puss
  - S 2: Ep 3 Puss in Boots
    4/27/97
- The Powers That Be
  Rep. Theodore Van Horne
  - S 2: Ep 13 Grandma's Big Decision
    6/19/93
  - S 2: Ep 12 Grammargate (2)
    6/12/93
  - S 2: Ep 11 Grammargate (1)
    6/5/93
  - S 2: Ep 10 Bradley Gets Fired
    1/19/93
  - S 2: Ep 9 Having a Ball
    1/19/93
  - + 16 More Credits
Recurring Role (4)

Role
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 19: Ep 66 Show #3602
    12/23/11
  - S 14: Ep 131 Show #2739
    4/24/07
  - S 12: Ep 96 Show #2315
    2/9/05
  - S 11: Ep 136 Show #2167
    5/11/04
  - S 10: Ep 130 Show #1979
    5/7/03
  - + 9 More Credits
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 11: Ep 32 Show #2306
    7/23/02
  - S 8: Ep 7 000127
    1/27/00
  - S 8: Ep 3 990917
    9/17/99
  - S 7: Ep 1 981127
    11/27/98
  - S 5: Ep 5 David Hyde Pierce; Bette Midler; Bring In Da Noise, Bring In Da Funk
    9/16/96
  - + 4 More Credits
- Mighty Ducks
  Voice
  - S 1: Ep 26 To Catch a Duck
    1/10/97
  - S 1: Ep 25 Duck Hard
    1/3/97
  - S 1: Ep 24 The Return of Astroth
    12/27/96
  - S 1: Ep 22 The Iced Duck Cometh
    12/13/96
  - S 1: Ep 21 The Final Face Off
    12/7/96
  - + 20 More Credits
- Mighty Ducks
  Baron Von Lichtenstamp
  - S 1: Ep 23 The Most Dangerous Huck Hunt
    12/20/96
Guest Star (35)

Role
- CBS This Morning
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 88 April 19, 2012
    4/19/12
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 24: Ep 70 December 12, 2011
    12/12/11
  - S 20: Ep 119 March 3, 2008
    3/3/08
  - S 17: Ep 146 April 20, 2005
    4/20/05
- Great Performances
  Host
  - S 39: Ep 5 Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
    11/24/10
- The 5 O'Clock Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 39 Episode 39
    7/22/10
- GMTV with Lorraine
  Himself
  - S 18: Ep 102 Thursday 1st July
    7/1/10
- The Graham Norton Show
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 11 Episode 88
    6/21/10
- The Joy Behar Show
  Himself
  - S 2010: Ep 55 David Hyde Pierce
    12/14/09
- TMZ
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 10 Episode #3.010
    9/17/09
- The Today Show
  Himself
  - S 58: Ep 88 May 4, 2009
    5/4/09
- Paula's Party
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 2 How Sweet It Is
    6/1/08
- The Simpsons
  Cecil Terwilliger
  - S 19: Ep 8 Funeral for a Fiend
    11/25/07
  - S 8: Ep 16 Brother from Another Series
    2/23/97
- This Week
  Himself
  - S 27: Ep 25 June 24, 2007
    6/24/07
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Self
  - S 14: Ep 2380 David Hyde Pierce, Kate Mara, Dr. Dog
    3/12/07
- The Tony Danza Show
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 76 Episode 251
    1/9/06
  - S 2: Ep 56 Episode 231
    11/29/05
  - S 1: Ep 146 Episode 146
    5/9/05
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself
  - S 56: Ep 1 The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/19/04
  - S 54: Ep 1 The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/22/02
- Tavis Smiley
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 157 David Hyde Pierce, Reginald Hudlin
    9/9/04
- The View
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 173 Grammer/Gilpin
    5/13/04
  - S 6: Ep 171 May 20, 2003
    5/20/03
- Gary the Rat
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 9 Strange Bedfellows
    9/28/03
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show
  himself
  - S 1: Ep 12 David Hyde Pierce/ Kimberly Williams-Paisley/ Liz Phair
    9/23/03
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien
  Guest
  - S 10: Ep 117 David Hyde Pierce, Craig Ferguson, Yeah Yeah Yeahs
    5/9/03
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 18 David Hyde Pierce and Jewel
    7/31/02
- Ozzy & Drix
  Drix
  - S 1: Ep 1 Osmosis Jones
    8/10/01
- Titus
  Jerry October
  - S 2: Ep 16 Life Forward
    2/27/01
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 101 Show #532
    2/15/99
  - S 2: Ep 42 Show #284
    11/4/97
  - S 1: Ep 213 Show #213
    5/20/97
- Disney's Hercules
  voice of Daedalus
  - S 2: Ep 13 Hercules and the Green-Eyed Monster
    1/16/99
  - S 1: Ep 32 Hercules and the Minotaur
    11/13/98
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 23: Ep 14 SNL Remembers Chris Farley
    2/21/98
  - S 20: Ep 11 David Hyde Pierce/Live
    1/21/95
- The Primetime Emmy Awards
  Himself - Presenter
  - S 49: Ep 1 The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/14/97
  - S 48: Ep 1 The 48th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/8/96
  - S 47: Ep 1 The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/10/95
  - S 46: Ep 1 The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    9/11/94
- Caroline in the City
  Jimmy Callahan
  - S 2: Ep 3 Caroline and the Cat Dancer
    10/15/96
- Mighty Ducks
  Baron Von Lichtenstamp
- The Outer Limits
  Dr. Jack Henson
  - S 2: Ep 22 The Sentence
    8/4/96
- The Adventures of Hyperman
  Buttons the Chimp
  - S 1: Ep 5 Emma is History/Appalling 13
    12/16/95
- Caroline in the City
  Niles Crane
  - S 1: Ep 4 Caroline and the Bad Back
    10/12/95
- Dream On
  Jerry
  - S 3: Ep 18 The Guilty Party
    9/26/92
- Crime Story
  NSA Agent Carruthers
  - S 2: Ep 9 MIG-21
    12/15/87
- Spenser: For Hire
  O'Neill
  - S 2: Ep 21 The Man Who Wasn't There
    5/2/87
Director (1)

Role
- Loonatics Unleashed
  Director
  - S 1: Ep 7 The World is My Circus
    11/12/05
  - S 1: Ep 6 The Comet Cometh
    11/5/05
  - S 1: Ep 5 Going Underground
    10/29/05
  - S 1: Ep 4 Weathering Heights
    10/8/05

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Simpsons rolls out guest list

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Former Frasier TV star climbs Broadway heights

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Trivia
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- In 2007, David won a Tony for his role of Lt. Frank Cioffi in Curtains. The play finally closed after a long run in June 2008.
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- While on Frasier, David appeared in 4 public service announcements for NBC's The More You Know campaign. His topics were 'stay in school', 'school support', 'designated drivers', and 'parental involvement'.
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- David's fear that he wasn't competitive enough also contributed to his decision to quit playing the piano as a profession.
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- David: Both my parents had a strong influence on my sense of humour and my ending up in this profession. They both had terrific and very different senses of humour. Mom had a very dry, deadpan sense of humour. My Dad has a very wet, anything-goes kind of humour. He tends toward the wild and crazy.
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- David: I was as happy doing theatre in New York for little or no money as I am now doing television for more money. The happiness, I guess, comes out of it being a good job. The success has to do with the fact that it's a good job that will continue.
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- David: (on his never seen wife on Frasier) There will always be a Maris, because she is such a great character. In fact, I think NBC should give her a spin-off show in which she never appears.
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