The Ted Knight Show
CBS (ended 1978)
Cast & Crew
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Ellen Regan
Irma
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Tanya Boyd
Philadelphia Phil Brown
Tanya Boyd portrays the spiritually enlightened Celeste Perrault on Days of Our Lives. While growing up in Detroit, Michigan, Boyd became aware at an early age that if she wanted t succeed, she would have to be her own motivating force. "I knew at seven years old that I wanted to be an actor," she admits, "there was no doubt in my mind." As time passed, she heard of the renowned Lee Strasberg Institute and headed for New York City. After several years of living in New York and receiving solid training, she came to Los Angeles, ready to pursue her dreams. Her acting career was interrupted a few times along the way. Having been blessed with remarkable musical abilities, Boyd was offered exciting opportunities to perform on tour and travel the world as a back-up vocalist with such well-know artists as Anita Baker, Lou Rawls, Bobby Lyle and Natalie Cole. Boyd soon realized that her passion for acting was overwhelming and returned to Los Angeles. Boyd, whose first love is the theater, starred in 'Cotton, Jelly's Last Jam' and the award-winning 'No Place To Be Somebody.' In 1993, she received a Drama-Logue Critics Award for Best Performance in the world premier of 'Indigo Blues.' In 1994, Boyd was cast as Celeste on 'Days of our Lives.' In 1993 and 1994, Boyd directed two summer festival Main Stage productions at the Mojo Theater Ensemble Company in Los Angeles. Additionally, she directed a comedy entitled 'The Mojo Man' for the NAACP Playwright's Competition. The play won first-runner up. Boyd directed the critically-acclaimed play entitled 'For You,' based on the life of the late Greg Morris who played the memorable 'Barney Collier' in the 1970's hit Mission Impossible. Currently, Boyd is on the road to making another dream come true: to become a film and TV director. Her short film 'The gift' marks her entry into the feature film arena. "I find the technical aspects and fast pace of directing fascinating," She admits. Boyd is often asked which she prefers: acting, singing, or directing? "All of the above," she replies, "one just enhances the other." Boyd celebrates her birthday on March 20th.moreless -
Ted Knight
Roger Dennis
Ted Knight, the self-proclaimed "Polish Prince of Comedy," was born Tadeus Wladyslaw Konopka in Terryville, Connecticut. After dropping out of high school to serve in World War II, Knight studied acting in Hartford, Connecticut. During the 1950s and 1960s Knight had some minor TV and movie roles, and kept busy with voice-over work in commercials and cartoons. He finally got his big break when he was cast as news anchorman Ted Baxter on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, for which he won two Emmy awards. After the show left the air in 1977 Knight tried shows of his own, finally finding a winner in Too Close for Comfort in 1980. That show was renamed The Ted Knight Show in 1985. During the last year of its run Knight kept taping the show, even though he had been diagnosed with cancer and was gravely ill. Ted Knight died at age 62 from complications during surgery to remove a urinary tract growth. He and his wife, Dorothy, were married in 1948. They had three children: Ted, Jr., Elyse, and Eric.moreless -
Deborah Harmon
Joy
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Cisse Cameron
Graziella
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Norman Burton
Burt Dennis
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Thomas Leopold
Winston Dennis
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Claude Stroud
Hobart Nalven
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Iris Adrian
Dottie
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Fawne Harriman
Honey
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Earl Barret
Director
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User Score: 58
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HelloStuart
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