Daniel Davis : Biography, Pictures, Photos, Trivia, Address, Filmography (The Nanny)

This Arkansas native was born on 26 November 1945 to parents who owned a movie theater. He often felt that his desire to become an actor came from the fact that he spent so much time in the theater's "crying room" for babies - and listening to the likes of Tyrone Power and others. His first "professional" work came at the age of 11 when he became a member of the cast of a children's TV series broadcast from Little Rock - "Betty's Little Rascals". His formal acting training came from the Arkansas Arts Center (a fine arts conservatory with its own repertory company), followed by work with the Oregon Shakespeare Festival, the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, and 6 years with the American Conservatory Theatre, among many others. He also taught acting classes while at ACT. His love of the theater has continued through his career. He has played in nearly every Shakespeare play and an untold number of musicals (he's an accomplished singer) and straight plays. For the year 2000 Tony Awards, he was recognized with a nomination as best actor in a featured role for his performance in "Wrong Mountain". When "The Nanny" (1993) first went on the air, many people believed that the very British butler "Niles" was definitely being played by a British actor. This Southern boy was so convincing in his role that many fans wrote to the show and suggested that he teach Charles Shaughnessy (a true British native) how to improve his accent!

His parents with a movie theater, he quickly wanted to become an actor. At the age of 11, he joined the casting of a television series for children Betty's Little Rascals. He followed training at the Arkansas Arts Center, then joined Oregon Shakespeare Festival, where he will be offered by a Broadway producer a role in a play entitled Nub. Then Daniel Davis continues his training at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, then stayed 6 years at the American Conservatory Theater. This love of theater will then follow him throughout his career. He will play almost all the roles of Shakespeare. Singer Emeritus, he also plays in many musicals.

He plays in Amadeus or Cocoà Broadway as an actor and in a humorous musical in Fashion where he is a singer and dancer.

In 1971, he made his first appearance in the cinema in Pigeons (1971) where he played the role of Skinny.

He will play in several series, notably in Dynasty where he embodies the role of Harry Thresher in 5 episodes of season 8 (1987-1988). It will appear stealthily in the Mac Gyver series (1985), Star Trek: the new generation (1988) (role of Professor James Moriarty, a hologram). In 1993, the television series A nanny of hell (The Nanny) was broadcast. He plays Niles there, the butler of the famous producer of Broadway Maxwell Sheffield (played by Charles Shaughnessy). His interpretation of the English butler is such that viewers write to production so that he helps Charles Shaughnessy to improve his English accent, when the latter was born in London.

After 6 years, the series stops and he moved to Westwood in California. He returns to the theater with the play Wrong Moutain (2000). He is also nominated in 2000 for the Broadway Tony Award as best actor in this room.

In 2004, he will not participate in The Nanny Reunion: a Nosh to Remember, because he was held in Broadway for the theater.

Daniel Davis is an American actor known for having played in many theater, television and cinema productions. He was born on November 25, 1945 in Little Rock, Arkansas, and grew up in the state of Mississippi.

At the start of his career, Davis played in regional theater productions and made his debut in Broadway in 1979 in the musical The Pirates of Penzance by Gilbert and Sullivan. He then played in several other Broadway musicals, notably Les Misérables, La Cage aux Folles and The Phantom of the Opera.

In addition to his theatrical career, Davis has also played in many television series, including Nip/Tuck, The Nanny and Star Trek: The Next Generation. He also played in films such as Hudson Hawk and The Hot Chick.

Apart from his acting career, Davis is also an accomplished musician and a talented singer. He recorded several classical music albums and also tours as an opera singer.

Over the years, Davis has received numerous awards and distinctions for his performances, including two Tony Awards appointments for his roles on Broadway. He continues to be one of the most popular and talented actors of his generation, and continues to make regular appearances in theatrical, televised and cinematographic productions.

Received a 2003 OBIE award as part of the acting company of Talking Heads, a series of six one-person shows.

Was nominated for Broadway's 2000 Tony Award as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play) for "Wrong Mountain."

Acted and taught for seven years at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.

His take-off on Tom Cruise's underwear dance in the film Risky Business (1983) became one of "The Nanny" (1993)'s classic moments.

In 1988, appeared on an episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (1987), which takes places on the U.S.S. Enterprise. In 1990, he played the captain of the aircraft carrier U.S.S. Enterprise in The Hunt for Red October (1990).

Has a younger sister, named Diane. She and her husband run a radio station in Texas. They have three sons.

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