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4 | 16 | |
1 | 18 | |
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David Hyde Pierce is an American actor, director and comedian of the stage and screen. Over his career has received four Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Tony Award as well as nominations for five Golden Globe Awards and a Grammy Awards.
He is most known for his performance as the psychiatrist Dr. Niles Crane on the critically acclaimed NBC hit sitcom Frasier (1993-2004) winning four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He is also known for his films roles including Terry Gilliam's The Fisher King (1991), Nora Ephron's Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Mike Nichols' Wolf (1994), and Oliver Stone's Nixon (1995). He is also known for his performances in the cult comedy Wet Hot American Summer (2001), the romantic comedy Down with Love (2003), and the dark comedy film The Perfect Host (2010). Pierce is also known for voicing roles Disney Pixar's A Bug's Life (1998), Osmosis Jones (2001), and Treasure Planet (2002).
On Broadway, he won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his performance in the musical comedy Curtains (2007). Pierce is also known for his work on stage including for his Broadway roles include Sir Robin in Monty Python's Spamalot (2005), Vanya in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (2013) and Horace Vandergelder in Hello, Dolly! (2017). In 2010 he received the Isabelle Stevenson Award for his philanthropic work.
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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Primetime Emmy Awards | ||||
1994 | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series | Frasier (episode: "A Midwinter Night’s Dream" + "Author, Author") | Nominated | [1] |
1995 | Frasier (episode: "Flour Child" + "An Affair to Forget") | Won | [2] | |
1996 | Frasier (episode: "The Last Time I Saw Maris" + "Moon Dance") | Nominated | [3] | |
1997 | Frasier (episode: "Mixed Doubles" + "Daphne Hates Sherry") | Nominated | [4] | |
1998 | Frasier (episode: "The Maris Counselor" + "First Date") | Won | [5] | |
1999 | Frasier (episode: "Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz" + "Three Valentines") | Won | [6] | |
2000 | Frasier (episode: "Rivals" + "A Tsar is Born") | Nominated | [7] | |
2001 | Frasier (episode: "Daphne Returns" + "Hooping Cranes") | Nominated | [8] | |
2002 | Frasier (episode: "Room Full of Heroes" + "Deathtrap") | Nominated | [9] | |
2003 | Frasier (episode: "Roe to Perdition" + "Fraternal Schwins") | Nominated | [10] | |
2004 | Frasier (episode: "No Sex Please We’re Skittish" + "Goodnight, Seattle") | Won | [11] | |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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1994 | Best Supporting Actor – Television Series | Frasier | Nominated | [12] |
1995 | Nominated | [13] | ||
1996 | Nominated | [14] | ||
1997 | Nominated | [15] | ||
2000 | Nominated | [16] | ||
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2010 | Best Spoken Word Album for Children | The Phantom Tollbooth | Nominated | [17] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2007 | Best Actor in a Musical | Curtains | Won | [28] |
2010 | Isabelle Stevenson Award | Won | [29] | |
2013 | Best Actor in a Play | Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike | Nominated | [30] |
2017 | Best Actor in a Musical | Hello, Dolly! | Nominated | [31] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2005 | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Spamalot | Nominated | [32] |
2006 | Curtains | Won | [33] | |
2016 | Outstanding Actor in a Play | A Life | Nominated | [34] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | Outstanding Actor in a Play | A Life | Nominated | [35] |
2018 | Distinguished Performance | Hello, Dolly! | Nominated | [36] |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2016 | Outstanding Actor in a Play | A Life | Nominated | |
2018 | Outstanding Actor in a Musical | Hello Dolly! | Nominated |
Year | Category | Nominated work | Result | Ref. |
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2000 | Multi-Voiced Presentation | In the Name of Security | Nominated | [37] |
2004 | Children's Title for Ages Up to Eight | Green Eggs and Ham and Other Servings of Dr. Seuss | Nominated | [38] |