Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels
Years active	1980 — present
Height	6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Spouse	Kathleen Treado
Website	www.jeffdaniels.com

For other persons of this name, see Jeff Daniels (disambiguation).

Jeff Daniels (born February 19, 1955) is an American actor-turned-musician.

Biography

Early life

Daniels was born in Athens, Georgia; he grew up in Chelsea, Michigan, where his father ran a local lumber yard. He was raised in the Methodist religion. After Daniels attended Central Michigan University, he began gaining respect as a stage actor in and outside of New York. One of his early performances was in The Shortchanged Review (1979) at Second Stage Theatre. It was the first show of the innaugural season for Second Stage Theatre. He has 3 children

Film Career

Daniels is best known for his roles in The Purple Rose of Cairo, Terms of Endearment, Gettysburg, Arachnophobia and Dumb & Dumber. Although primarily a dramatic actor, some of Daniels' most well-known scenes are from the comedy Dumb & Dumber, in which he gets his tongue stuck to a ski-lift and has an attack of explosive diarrhea.

Musical Career

He is currently focusing on recording a number of songs that he has written throughout his life, apparently marking key moments. According to personal statements, it seems that he has ungergone a complete career change, keeping busy with frequent gigs and two full length albums Grandfather's Hat and Jeff Daniels Live and Unplugged.

Personal life

Daniels resides in Chelsea, where he is Founder and Executive director of the regionally-acclaimed Purple Rose Theatre Company, a not-for-profit professional theatre company. He wrote, directed, and starred in Escanaba in da Moonlight and Super Sucker with Purple Rose Films. He was inducted into the Michigan Walk of Fame on May 25, 2006 in Lansing, Michigan.

Daniels has been married to his high school sweetheart, Kathleen Treado, since 1979, and they have three children: Benjamin (b. 1984), Lucas (b. 1987), and Nellie (b. 1990). Daniels married Treado on Friday the 13th because he wore the number 13 on his baseball uniform. Daniels is a baseball fan who follows the Detroit Tigers.

Partial filmography

• Terms of Endearment (1983) - Flap Horton
• The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) - Tom Baxter & Gil Shepherd
• Marie (1985) - Eddie Sisk
• Heartburn (1986) - Richard
• Something Wild (1986) - Charles Driggs
• Tanner '88 (1988) - Ranger (episode The Girlfriend Factor)
• Arachnophobia (1990) - Ross Jennings
• The Butcher's Wife (1991) - Dr. Alex Tremor
• Love Hurts (1991) - Paul Weaver
• Rain Without Thunder (1993) - Jonathan Garson
• Gettysburg (1993) - Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
• Dumb & Dumber (1994) - Harry Dunne
• Speed (1994) - Det. Harry Temple
• 101 Dalmatians (1996) - Roger
• Fly Away Home (1996) - Thomas Alden
• 2 Days in the Valley (1996) - Alvin Strayer
• Trial and Error (1997) - Charlie Tuttle
• Pleasantville (1998) - Mr. Bill Johnson
• My Favorite Martian (1999) - Tim O'Hara
• The Crossing (1999) - George Washington
• Chasing Sleep (2000) - Ed Saxon
• Cheaters (2000) - Dr. Gerald Plecki
• Escanaba in da Moonlight (2001) - Reuben Soady
• The Hours (2002) - Louis Waters
• Blood Work (2002) - Jasper "Buddy" Noone
• Gods and Generals (2003) - Lt. Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain
• Super Sucker (2003) - Fred Barlow
• I Witness (2003) - James Rhodes
• Imaginary Heroes (2004) - Ben Travis
• The Five People You Meet in Heaven (TV) (2004) - Blue Man
• The Goodbye Girl (TV) (2004) - Elliot Garfield
• Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) - Sig Mickelson
• The Squid and the Whale (2005) - Bernard Berkman
• Because of Winn-Dixie (2005) - Preacher
• Infamous (2006) - Alvin Dewey
• RV (2006) - Travis Gornicke
• Mama's Boy (2007) - Mert Rosenbloom
• The Lookout (2007) - Lewis Canfield
• No Place Like Home (1989, TV) - Mike

External links

• Jeff Daniels at IMDb
• Jeff Daniels interview