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David Hyde Pierce Biography (1959-)
Born April 3, 1959, in Albany (some sources say Saratoga Springs), NY; raisedin Saratoga Springs, NY. Addresses: Agent: Marilyn Szatmary, Silver Massetti Szatmary and Associates, 8730 Sunset Blvd., Suite 480, Los Angeles, CA 90069.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor
- Birth Details
- April 3, 1959
- Albany, New York, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Theodore Van Horne, The Powers That Be, NBC, 1992-93
- Dr. Niles Crane, Frasier, NBC, 1993-2004
- Voice of Daedalus, Hercules (animated; also known as Disney's Hercules), ABC and syndicated, 1998-99
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Movies
- Perry (a deaf rehearsal pianist), Jackie's Back! (also known as Jackie's Back: Portrait of a Diva), Lifetime, 1999
- Emperor Zombie, Amazing Screw-On Head, Sci-Fi Channel, 2006
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Miniseries
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Heroes of Comedy: Women on Top, Comedy Central, 2003
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Specials
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Steven Wright in the Appointments of Dennis Jennings (also known as The Appointments of Dennis Jennings), HBO, 1989
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The Golden Globe's 50th Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 1994
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Comic Relief VII, HBO, 1995
- Host, Christmas in Washington, NBC, 1995
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The Kennedy Center 25th Anniversary Celebration (also known as The Kennedy Center Presents), PBS, 1996
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The Outer Limits Phenomenon, 1996
- Niles Crane in a parody sketch, Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond, UPN, 1996
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The 1998 Live Emmy Award Post-Show, 1998
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Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley, NBC, 1998
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Comedy Central Presents Behind-the-Scenes at the American Comedy Awards, Comedy Central, 1999
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My Favourite Frasier, 1999
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Just for Laughs: Montreal Comedy Festival, 1999
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The Frasier Story, Channel 4, 1999
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Phobias (documentary), The Learning Channel, 2000
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War Letters (documentary), PBS, 2001
- Dr. Niles Crane (uncredited), The 100 Greatest TV Characters, Channel 4, 2001
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NBC's Funniest Outtakes, NBC, 2002
- Interviewee, TV's Most Memorable Weddings, NBC, 2003
- Interviewee, Signing Off: A Dateline Special, NBC, 2004
- Niles Crane, Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter, NBC, 2004
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Awards Presentations
- Presenter, The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1994
- Presenter, The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1995
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The 10th Annual American Comedy Awards, 1996
- Presenter, The 48th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1996
- Host, American Comedy Honors, 1997
- Host, The 19th Annual CableACE Awards, 1997
- Presenter, The Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, 1997
- Presenter, The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1997
- Presenter, The Screen Actors Guild Awards, 1997
- Presenter, The 12th Annual American Comedy Awards, 1998
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The 13th Annual American Comedy Awards, 1999
- Host, Hollywood Salutes Jodie Foster: An American Cinematheque Tribute, TNT, 1999
- Host (with Jenna Elfman), The 1999 Emmy Awards (also known as The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards), Fox, 1999
- Presenter, The 53rd Annual Tony Awards, 1999
- Presenter, TV Guide Awards, 1999
- Host, 14th Annual Genesis Awards, Animal Planet, 2000
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7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TNT, 2001
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On Stage at the Kennedy Center: The Mark Twain Prize, PBS, 2002
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The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2002
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9th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TNT, 2003
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10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, TNT, 2004
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The 56th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, ABC, 2004
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50th Annual Drama Desk Awards, 2005
- Presenter, The 59th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 2005
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Episodic
- (As David Pierce) "Mig 21," Crime Story, NBC, 1987
- (As David Pierce) O'Neill, "The Man Who Wasn't There," Spenser: For Hire, ABC, 1987
- Jerry Dorfer, "The Guilty Party," Dream On, HBO, 1992
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Storytime, PBS, 1994
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Today, NBC, 1994
- Contestant, "Celebrity Tournament," Jeopardy!, syndicated, 1994
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 1994, 1995, 1996
- Dr. Jack Hinson, "The Sentence," The Outer Limits, Showtime, 1995
- Host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night,
Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1995
- Niles Crane, "Caroline and the Bad Back," Caroline in the City, NBC, 1995
- Voice of Puss, "Puss in Boots," Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales For Every Child (animated), HBO, 1995
- Voice of Buttons the chimp, "Emma Is History/Appalling 13," The Adventures of Hyperman, 1995
- Jimmy Callahan, "Caroline and the Cat Dancer," Caroline in the City, NBC, 1996
- Voice of Baron von Lichtenstamp, Mighty Ducks (animated; also known as Disney's Mighty Ducks), ABC, 1996
- Voice of Cecil Terwilliger, "Brother from Another Series," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1997
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The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1997, 1999
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1997
- Jerry October, "Life Forward," Titus, Fox, 2001
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This Is Your Life, 2002
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The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2002
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HBO First Look, HBO, 2003
- Voice of Addison, "Strange Bedfellows," Gary the Rat, TNN, 2003
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The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 2005
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The View, ABC, 2005
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The Tony Danza Show, syndicated, 2005
- "Greatest TV Romances," TV Land's Top Ten, TV Land, 2005
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La Mandragora, 2005
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Film Appearances
- Bartender at fashion show, Bright Lights, Big City, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988
- (As David Pierce) Mark, Crossing Delancey, Warner Bros., 1988
- Monsieur Henri, Rocket Gibraltar, Columbia, 1988
- (As David Pierce) Theatre guy, Vampire's Kiss, Hemdale, 1988
- (As David Pierce) Businessman, The Appointments of Dennis Jennings, 1988
- (As David Pierce) Union soldier, Civil War Diary (also known as Across Five Aprils), 1990
- Dennis Reed, Sleepless in Seattle, TriStar, 1991
- (As David Pierce) Garth, Little Man Tate, Orion, 1991
- (As David Pierce) Lou Rosen, The Fisher King, TriStar, 1991
- Delivery room doctor, Addams Family Values, Paramount, 1993
- Roy, Wolf, Columbia, 1994
- John Dean, Nixon, Buena Vista, 1995
- Peter, Ripple, 1995
- Voice of Slim, A Bug's Life (animated; also known as Bugs),Buena Vista, 1998
- Narrator, The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human, Columbia/TriStar Home Video, 1999
- Michael Hastings, Isn't She Great?, Universal, 2000
- Mr. Kerner, Chain of Fools, Warner Bros., 2000
- Voice of bird, The Tangerine Bear (animated), Artisan, 2000
- Professor Neumann, Wet Hot American Summer, Eureka Pictures, 2001
- Voice of Drixorial, Osmosis Jones (animated), Warner Bros., 2001
- Barney, Happy Birthday, 2001
- Laud Weiner, Laud Weiner, 2001
- Carl, Full Frontal, Miramax, 2002
- Voice of Doctor Doppler, Treasure Planet (animated), Buena Vista,2002
- Peter MacMannus, Down with Love (also known as Down with Love-Zum teufel mit der liebe!), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003
- Voice of Abe Sapien (uncredited), Hellboy (animated; also known asSuper Sapiens), Columbia, 2004
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Stage Appearances; As David Pierce
- Andrew, Beyond Therapy, Phoenix Theatre, New York City, 1981, thenBrooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1982
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Holiday, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1983
- David, Summer, Manhattan Theatre Club Downstage, New York City, 1983
- Otis, That's It, Folks!, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, New York City, 1983
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Candida, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1983-84
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The Sea Gull, Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN, 1983-84
- Game, "The Grand Hysteric," The New Directors Project, Perry Street Theatre, New York City, 1984
- Ivan, The Three Zeks, Pearl Theatre Company, Nameless Theatre, NewYork City, 1984
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Tartuffe, Tyrone Guthrie Theatre, 1985
- "Donuts," Equity Library Theatre Informals, Bruno Walter Auditorium, Lincoln Center, New York City, 1985
- Laertes, Hamlet, New York Shakespeare Festival, Estelle R. NewmanTheatre, Public Theatre, New York City, 1986
- Count Druftheim, Camille, Long Wharf Theatre, 1987
- Gene, "The Author's Voice," Marathon '87, Ensemble Studio Theatre,New York City, 1987
- Gene, "The One about the Guy in the Bar," Marathon '87, Ensemble Studio Theatre, 1987
- Keene Esterhazy, The Maderati, Ensemble Studio Theatre, 1987
- Don John, Much Ado About Nothing, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1988
- Himmer, Zero Positive, New York Shakespeare Festival, LuEsther Hall, Public Theatre, New York City, 1988
- Lucky, Waiting for Godot, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, New York City, 1988
- Yasha, The Cherry Orchard, Majestic Theatre, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, New York City, 1988
- Peter Patrone, The Heidi Chronicles, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 1989
- Phil, Elliot Loves, Promenade Theatre, New York City, then GoodmanTheatre, both 1990
- Frank Finger, It's Only a Play, Center Theatre Group, James A. Doolittle Theatre, Los Angeles, 1991
- Learned Judge, Trial by Jury (benefit performance), Friends of theMusical Arts Saratoga, Janet Kinghorn Bernhard Theatre, Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY, 1997
- Host, Bravo Bernstein! A Broadway Tribute, Hudson Theatre, New York City, 2003
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Beyond Therapy, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 2005
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Broadway's Celebrity Benefit for Hurricane Relief, Gershwin Theatre, New York City, 2005
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Dare to Be Classic-Annual Gala, The Pearl Theatre Company, New York City, 2005
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Spamalot, Shubert Theatre, Los Angeles, 2005
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Children and Art, New Amsterdam Theatre, 2005
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RECORDINGS
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Video Games
- Voice of Slim, A Bug's Life, PlayStation, 1998
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Taped Readings
- Appeared in audio recordings.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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Entertainment Weekly, October 22, 1993, pp. 60-61; November 12, 1993, p. 50; May 6, 1994, pp. 55-56; June 24, 1994, pp. 42-44; April 28, 1995,pp. 48-49
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National Review, August 1, 1994, pp. 64-65
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People Weekly, September 27, 1993, p. 13; July 11, 1994, p. 104; May 1, 1995, p. 14
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TV Guide, March 26, 1994, pp. 21-22
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USA Today, February 10, 1994
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Variety, August 30, 1999, p. 155
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