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David Hyde Pierce

English Movie Actor David Hyde Pierce
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David Hyde Pierce is also known as David Pierce is an American comedian and actor. He is noted for playing the character of Dr. Niles Crane on the sitcom Frasier aired on the NBC. He was awarded four Emmy Awards in the category of Outstanding Supporting Actor for comedy series. He was born in New York Click to look into! >> Read More... . He was the son of George Hyde Pierce and Laura Marie. His father wanted to be an actor and Laura worked as an insurance agent. He added Hyde in his name to avoid confusion with an actor of the same name. In his childhood, he worked as an actor and performed as a director in student productions. He was a part of the Gilbert & Sullivan Society's production. He gave direction to Princess Ida by the Gilbert & Sullivan Society production. He did a role in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? And Waiting for Godot, Saint Joan. In 1980, he completed his graduation and shifted to New York City. Initially, he did various small works like Watchmen; he sold ties at Bloomingdale. Along with his work, he studied at the Michael Howard Studios.

He played a small role in Hamlet in the character of Laertes. He made his first debut with Beyond Therapy in 1982 by Christopher Durang. He got his big break with the political comedy, television series The Powers That Be. He played the character of Theodore. He appeared next in Cheers spin-off Frasier. He played the role of Niles Crane, the younger brother of Frasier Crane. He was nominated in the category of Best Supporting Actor by the Emmy Award for eleven years. He won the awards in 1995, 1998, 1999 and 2004 respectively. He appeared in the series Little Man Tate, along with Jodie Foster, Nixon by Oliver Stone with Anthony Hopkins and Down With Love along with Ewan McGregor. He voiced for many characters, including Doctor Doppler by Treasure Planet an animated feature movie by Disney, an insect in A Bug's Life by Pixar and the character of Abe Sapien in Hellboy by Guillermo del Toro.

In 2001, he acted in the Wet Hot American Summer, in which he played Prof. Henry Newman. His character of Meg Ryan She is considered to be one of the most desirable >> Read More... , a professor at the Johns Hopkins University in Sleepless in Seattle, was the most appreciated work of him. In 2005, he joined the stage production of the movie Spamalot. He starred in the Broadway like Curtains for which he won the Tony Award for the character of Tony Award in the category of Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical. In 2007, he was honored with the Doctor of Fine Arts degree from the Niagara University in New York. In 2010, he acted in the play La Bête by Matthew Warchus. In the same year, he appeared in The Perfect Host a psychological thriller. He was in the news with regards to his sexuality. In 2007, he confirmed his relationship with Brian Hargrove, who was a television director, producer, and writer. In 2008, the two got married in California. He is associated with Alzheimer's Association, which works for Americans suffering from Alzheimer disease.

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