David Hyde Pierce

  • Name: David Hyde Pierce
  • Date of Birth: April 03, 1959
  • Place of Birth: Saratoga Springs, New York, USA
Mini-bio: David Hyde Pierce is an American actor, best known for his role as Dr. Niles Crane on the sitcom Frasier. He began acting in high schooland studied classical piano at Yale University. Unfo...( read more)rtunately, he soon grew bored with music history lessons. He graduated in 1981 with a double major in English and Theatre Arts. Pierce then moved to New York City, where he worked several menial jobs (including selling ties at Bloomingdales and working as a security guard) while acting in the theater during the late 1980s and early 1990s. His career would soon take off with a role on another sitcom. Because of his resemblance to Kelsey Grammer, the role of Niles Crane on the Cheers spin-off Frasier was created for him. For this role, Pierce was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Emmy for a record eleven consecutive years, winning in 1995, 1998, 1999 and 2004. For the last few years of the run of the show, Pierce was paid up to $1 million per episode.

Pierce appeared in Sleepless in Seattle, Little Man Tate, and Down With Love. He also provided the voice for Doctor Doppler in Disney's 42nd animated feature, Treasure Planet. Some of his voice work includes the Walking Stick insect "Slim" in A Bug's Life and the amphibian Abe Sapien in Hellboy (of note is the fact that Pierce refused credit for his Hellboy role, because he felt that it was Doug Jones' performance, and not his own voice, which ultimately brought the character of Abe Sapien to life). In a deliberate in-joke, he has also voiced Sideshow Bob's brother, Cecil, in one episode of The Simpsons, in which he and Grammer essentially recreated the Frasier/Niles relationship. The episode was humorously titled Brother from Another Series. Throughout the 11-year run of Frasier (1993-2004), Pierce was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor each year. He has won the award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series four times (1995, 1998, 1999, 2004). He holds the record for an actor most nominated for an Emmy in the Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy category.
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Replace this image with an actor photoDavid Hyde Pierce mini-bio: David Hyde Pierce is an American actor, best known for his role as Dr. Niles Crane on the sitcom Frasier. He began acting in high schooland studied classical piano at Yale University. Unfortunately, he soon grew bored with music history lessons. He graduated in 1981 with a double major in English and Theatre Arts. Pierce then moved to New York City, where he worked several menial jobs (including selling ties at Bloomingdales and working as a security guard) while acting in the theater during the late 1980s and early 1990s. His career would soon take off with a role on another sitcom. Because of his resemblance to Kelsey Grammer, the role of Niles Crane on the Cheers spin-off Frasier was created for him. For this role, Pierce was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Emmy for a record eleven consecutive years, winning in 1995, 1998, 1999 and 2004. For the last few years of the run of the show, Pierce was paid up to $1 million per episode.

Pierce appeared in Sleepless in Seattle, Little Man Tate, and Down With Love. He also provided the voice for Doctor Doppler in Disney's 42nd animated feature, Treasure Planet. Some of his voice work includes the Walking Stick insect "Slim" in A Bug's Life and the amphibian Abe Sapien in Hellboy (of note is the fact that Pierce refused credit for his Hellboy role, because he felt that it was Doug Jones' performance, and not his own voice, which ultimately brought the character of Abe Sapien to life). In a deliberate in-joke, he has also voiced Sideshow Bob's brother, Cecil, in one episode of The Simpsons, in which he and Grammer essentially recreated the Frasier/Niles relationship. The episode was humorously titled Brother from Another Series. Throughout the 11-year run of Frasier (1993-2004), Pierce was nominated for an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor each year. He has won the award for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series four times (1995, 1998, 1999, 2004). He holds the record for an actor most nominated for an Emmy in the Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy category.

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  • ActionFan
    ActionFan
    He's never voiced a character on Family Guy.
    posted 588 days ago
  • CollieLover3
    CollieLover3
    Okay yeah, nobody could possibly play Stewie on Family Guy better than you dude.
    posted 607 days ago
  • ActionFan
    ActionFan
    (He plays "Slim" - DHP's current pic on flixster.)

    Such a great actor in Frasier - I love the character of Niles! Just comic genius!!
    posted 666 days ago
  • niamh126
    niamh126
    who does he play in Bugs Life?
    posted 699 days ago
  • MovayBayBay
    MovayBayBay
    David Hyde Pierce is freakin awesome! i love him in the new musical Curtains!
    posted 719 days ago
  • SomewhereElse
    SomewhereElse
    This guy is the funniest dude ever!:) Niles is my fave character on Frasier. You rule, man!:)
    posted 785 days ago
  • bluedwarf
    bluedwarf
    i really ad a crush on this guy in frasier and he is my best in the show..love ya dr niles crane..xxxx
    posted 838 days ago
  • lydz
    lydz
    this guy rules!
    posted 838 days ago
  • Emzi07
    Emzi07
    we all love dr niles crane
    posted 893 days ago
  • crazymusiclover
    crazymusiclover
    David is an awesome actor and always makes me laugh in Frasier and Down With Love.
    posted 942 days ago
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