8.2
8.2
Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter
2004
as Niles Crane
David Hyde Pierce
Acting
Nationality:United States
Education:Yale University, Saratoga Springs High School, Silliman College
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CommunityBiographyvia wikipedia
David Hyde Pierce (born David Pierce; April 3, 1959) is an American actor. Known for his portrayal of psychiatrist Niles Crane on the NBC sitcom Frasier from 1993 to 2004, he received four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series as well as two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Pierce has also received five Golden Globe Awards nominations for Best Supporting Actor for the role. He won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his role of Lt. Frank Cioffi in the Broadway musical Curtains (2007). Pierce acted in such films as Crossing Delancey (1988), The Fisher King (1991), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Wolf (1994), Nixon (1995), Down with Love (2003), and The Perfect Host (2010). He voiced roles in Disney Pixar's A Bug's Life (1998), Osmosis Jones (2001), and Treasure Planet (2002). He portrayed Henry Newman in the comedy film Wet Hot American Summer and reprised his role in two series from Netflix in 2014 and in 2017. From 1992 to 1993, Pierce starred in the NBC sitcom The Powers That Be. He has since acted in the CBS legal drama The Good Wife (2014–2015), the ABC docu-drama When We Rise (2017), and the HBO Max series Julia (2022–23). Besides his performance in Curtains, Pierce also had Broadway roles as Sir Robin in Monty Python's Spamalot (2005), Vanya in the comedic play Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (2013) and Horace Vandergelder in the revival of Hello, Dolly! (2017). For the latter two, Pierce was nominated for a Tony Award. He made his Broadway directorial debut with the musical It Shoulda Been You (2015).
Filmography (42 movies)
8.0
8.0
Forever Plaid
2009
as The Narrator
8.0
8.0
Sondheim! The Birthday Concert
2010
Writer
7.6
7.6
Treasure Planet
2002
as Doctor Doppler (voice)
7.3
7.3
The Fisher King
1991
as Lou Rosen
7.0
7.0
Laud Weiner
2002
as Laud Weiner
7.0
7.0
The Frasier Story
1999
as Self
7.0
7.0
The Shakespeare Sessions
2003
7.0
7.0
Sky Blossom
2020
Executive Producer
7.0
7.0
A Bug's Life
1998
as Slim (voice)
6.9
6.9
Nixon
1995
as John Dean
6.8
6.8
The Amazing Screw-On Head
2006
as Emperor Zombie (voice)
6.7
6.7
Sleepless in Seattle
1993
as Dennis Reed
6.7
6.7
Stingray Sam
2009
as Narrator
6.7
6.7
The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!
2000
as Bird (voice)
6.6
6.6
Little Man Tate
1991
as Garth Emmerick
6.5
6.5
Osmosis Jones
2001
as Drix (voice)
6.5
6.5
The Appointments of Dennis Jennings
1988
as Businessman
6.5
6.5
Jackie's Back!
1999
as Perry (The Deaf Rehearsal Pianist)
6.5
6.5
Monty Python Conquers America
2008
as Self
6.4
6.4
The Perfect Host
2010
as Warwick Wilson
6.4
6.4
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
2015
as Self
6.2
6.2
Wet Hot American Summer
2001
as Henry
6.1
6.1
Wolf
1994
as Roy McCallister
6.1
6.1
Down with Love
2003
as Peter MacMannus
6.0
6.0
The World of James Bond
1995
as Self
5.9
5.9
Vampire's Kiss
1989
as Theater Guy
5.9
5.9
The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human
1999
as The Narrator
5.8
5.8
Chain of Fools
2001
as Mr. Kerner
5.8
5.8
Crossing Delancey
1988
as Mark
5.8
5.8
Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond
1996
as Niles Crane
5.8
5.8
Rocket Gibraltar
1988
as Monsieur Henri
5.6
5.6
On the Edge
2001
as Barney (segment "Happy Birthday")
5.6
5.6
The Lavender Scare
2019
as Dr. Franklin E. Kameny (voice)
5.0
5.0
The Exorcism
2024
as Father Conor
5.0
5.0
Isn't She Great
2000
as Michael Hastings
4.6
4.6
Full Frontal
2002
as Carl
Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike
2012
as Vanya
Mouse
TBA
World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One
2006
as self
Celebrity Mix
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Visiting Birdie
2024
Executive Producer
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