| Full given name: | Jeff Daniels |
| Hometown: | Chelsea, MI |
| Special skills: | Acoustic guitar |
| First Broadway show ever saw: | Can't remember prior to coming to NYC, but in 1976 I remember second acting it for John Gielgud and Ralph Richardson in Pinter's No Man's Land. |
| If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be? | Cocoanuts by George S. Kaufman. Music by Irving Berlin. Starring The Marx Brothers. |
| Current show you have been recommending to friends: | Heroes at the Clurman Theatre. Jonathan Hogan, my old friend from Circle Rep, is in that show. |
| Favorite show tune: | "Reviewing the Situation" from Oliver! I played Fagin in high school and was bitten by the acting bug performing that number. |
| Most played song on your iPod: | "Big Shaky" by Kelly Joe Phelps |
| One CD you couldn't live without: | Elton John's "11-17-70" |
| Last book you read: | "American Rust" by Philipp Meyer |
| Must-see TV show: | Any baseball game featuring the Detroit Tigers. |
| Last good movie you saw: | "The Reader" |
| Favorite card game: | Euchre |
| Performer you would drop everything to go see: | Peter Sellers |
| Pop culture guilty pleasure: | The iPhone App Store |
| First stage kiss: | William Hurt in Fifth of July |
| Favorite post-show meal: | Grilled Octopus Salad at Kefi's on Columbus Ave. |
| How you got your Equity card: | Cast in Circle Rep's The Farm in 1976. |
| Worst onstage mishap: | With no rehearsal, Christopher Reeve went on for William Hurt in Corinne Jacker's My Life. Before the show, I told Chris to "go ahead and slap me in Act 2, I'll make sure I get out of the way." I wasn't quick enough. A one-punch knockout. |
| Worst costume ever: | The dog suit in "Dumb & Dumber." |
| Cats or dogs? | Dogs. Two Australian Shepherds. |
| Favorite cereal: | Oatmeal w/ raspberries. |
| Who would play you in the movie? | Gerard Depardieu. |
| Worst job you ever had: | In 1976 I toasted Whopper buns in the kitchen of a Lexington Avenue Burger King for four hours. |
| TV or commercial gig you most enjoyed: | Spokesperson for the State of Michigan's Upper Hand Campaign |
| Leading man role you've been dying to play | I've already played it; Tom Baxter & Gil Shepherd in Woody Allen's "The Purple Rose of Cairo" |
