David Hyde Pierce

David Hyde Pierce

David Hyde Pierce is an American actor, director, and producer best known for his portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Niles Crane on the NBC sitcom Frasier from 1993 to 2004. For his role on Frasier, Pierce won four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, making him the only performer to have won four consecutive Emmys in that category. He also received a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Lieutenant Frank Cioffi in the Broadway musical Curtains (2007). Pierce was born David Pierce on April 3, 1959, in Saratoga Springs, New York. He is the youngest of four children. His father, James Joseph Pierce, was a salesman, and his mother, Laura Marie Hughes, was a homemaker. Pierce attended Saratoga Springs High School, where he was a member of the drama club. After graduating from high school, Pierce attended Yale School of Drama, where he received a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1984. Pierce began his acting career in the theater. He appeared in a number of off-Broadway productions, including The Threepenny Opera, The Playboys, and A Midsummer Night's Dream. In 1989, he made his Broadway debut in the play The Heidi Chronicles. Pierce's breakthrough role came in 1993, when he was cast as Dr. Niles Crane on the NBC sitcom Frasier. The show was a spin-off of the popular sitcom Cheers, and it starred Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane, a psychiatrist who moves to Seattle to join his brother Niles, also a psychiatrist, in practice. Pierce's portrayal of Niles Crane was both hilarious and nuanced, and he quickly became a fan favorite. For his work on the show, Pierce won four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series, making him the only performer to have won four consecutive Emmys in that category. After Frasier ended its run in 2004, Pierce continued to work in television and film. He has starred in a number of television series, including The Good Wife, The Good Fight, and Veep. He has also appeared in a number of films, including Wet Hot American Summer, Down with Love, and A Bug's Life. In addition to his acting work, Pierce is also a director and producer. He has directed episodes of the television series Frasier, The Good Wife, and Veep. He has also produced a number of television projects, including The Good Fight and The Undoing. Pierce is married to Brian Hargrove, a film producer. They have been together since 2002 and were married in 2008.

Known For: Acting

Born: Saratoga Springs, New York, USA, 1959-04-03

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1985	Moving Violations	Immigration Officer	54
2	1988	Bright Lights, Big City	Bartender at Fashion Show	57
3	1988	Crossing Delancey	Mark	59
4	1988	Rocket Gibraltar	Monsieur Henri	59
5	1988	The Appointments of Dennis Jennings	Businessman	65
6	1989	Vampire's Kiss	Theater Guy	59
7	1991	Little Man Tate	Garth Emmerick	66
8	1991	The Fisher King	Lou Rosen	73
9	1993	Sleepless in Seattle	Dennis Reed	67
10	1993	Addams Family Values	Delivery Room Doctor	70
11	1994	Wolf	Roy McCallister	61
12	1995	The World of James Bond		60
13	1995	Nixon	John Dean	69
14	1996	Star Trek: 30 Years and Beyond	Niles Crane	58
15	1998	A Bug's Life	Slim (voice)	70
16	1999	Jackie's Back!	Perry (The Deaf Rehearsal Pianist)	65
17	1999	The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human	The Narrator	59
18	2000	Isn't She Great	Michael Hastings	49
19	2000	The Tangerine Bear: Home in Time for Christmas!	Bird (voice)	67
20	2001	Chain of Fools	Mr. Kerner	58
21	2001	On the Edge	Barney (segment "Happy Birthday")	56
22	2001	Wet Hot American Summer	Henry	63
23	2001	Osmosis Jones	Drix (voice)	65
24	2002	Laud Weiner	Laud Weiner	70
25	2002	Full Frontal	Carl	46
26	2002	Treasure Planet	Doctor Doppler (voice)	76
27	2003	The Shakespeare Sessions		70
28	2003	Down with Love	Peter MacMannus	61
29	2004	Hellboy	Abe Sapien (voice) (uncredited)	67
30	2004	Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter	Niles Crane	87
31	2005	Celebrity Mix	Self (archive footage)	0
32	2006	World's Greatest Stand Up: Volume One	self	0
33	2006	The Amazing Screw-On Head	Emperor Zombie (voice)	68
34	2008	Monty Python Conquers America	Self	65
35	2009	Stingray Sam	Narrator	67
36	2009	Forever Plaid	The Narrator	80
37	2010	The Perfect Host	Warwick Wilson	64
38	2010	Sondheim! The Birthday Concert	Self - Host	80
39	2012	Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike	Vanya	0
40	2015	Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot	Self	64
41	2016	Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows	Self	41
42	2019	The Lavender Scare	Dr. Franklin E. Kameny (voice)	63
43	2024	The Exorcism	Father Conor	51
44		Mouse		0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1949	The Emmy Awards	Self	79
2	1952	Today	Self	58
3	1956	Tony Awards	Self - Presenter	51
4	1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Host	70
5	1985	Spenser: For Hire		67
6	1988	LIVE with Kelly and Mark		56
7	1988	Knightwatch	Gibson	50
8	1989	The Simpsons	Cecil Terwilliger (voice)	80
9	1989	The Simpsons	Felix (voice)	80
10	1990	Dream On	Jerry Dorfer	69
11	1992	The Powers That Be	Theodore Van Horne	83
12	1992	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno	Self	54
13	1993	GMTV	Self	56
14	1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Self - Guest	72
15	1993	Frasier	Niles Crane	77
16	1995	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child	Puss (voice)	60
17	1995	The Outer Limits	Dr. Jack Henson	77
18	1995	Caroline in the City	Dr. Niles Crane	64
19	1995	Caroline in the City	Jimmy Callahan	64
20	1995	The Adventures of Hyperman		0
21	1997	The View	Self	45
22	1998	Hercules	Daedalus	68
23	1998	Hercules	Daedalus (voice)	68
24	1999	The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn	Self - Guest	42
25	2000	Titus		70
26	2003	Gary the Rat	Addison	65
27	2004	The Celebrity Apprentice		51
28	2004	The Tony Danza Show	Self	61
29	2006	The Megan Mullally Show	Self - Guest	42
30	2007	The Graham Norton Show	Self	72
31	2009	The Good Wife	Frank Prady	76
32	2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers	Self	53
33	2015	Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp	Henry Neumann	64
34	2017	When We Rise	Dr. Jones	66
35	2017	Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later	Henry Neumann	64
36	2020	Stars in the House	Self	0
37	2022	Julia	Paul Child	74

David Hyde Pierce

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