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Full given name:
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Jeff Daniels
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Hometown:
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Chelsea, MI
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Special skills:
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Acoustic guitar
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First Broadway show ever saw:
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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.
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If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be?
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Cocoanuts by George S. Kaufman. Music by Irving Berlin. Starring The Marx Brothers.
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Current show you have been recommending to friends:
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Heroes at the Clurman Theatre. Jonathan Hogan, my old friend from Circle Rep, is in that show.
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Favorite show tune:
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"Reviewing the Situation" from Oliver! I played Fagin in high school and was bitten by the acting bug performing that number.
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Most played song on your iPod:
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"Big Shaky" by Kelly Joe Phelps
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One CD you couldn't live without:
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Elton John's "11-17-70"
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Last book you read:
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"American Rust" by Philipp Meyer
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Must-see TV show:
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Any baseball game featuring the Detroit Tigers.
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Last good movie you saw:
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"The Reader"
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Favorite card game:
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Euchre
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Performer you would drop everything to go see:
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Peter Sellers
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Pop culture guilty pleasure:
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The iPhone App Store
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First stage kiss:
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William Hurt in Fifth of July
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Favorite post-show meal:
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Grilled Octopus Salad at Kefi's on Columbus Ave.
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How you got your Equity card:
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Cast in Circle Rep's The Farm in 1976.
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Worst onstage mishap:
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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.
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Worst costume ever:
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The dog suit in "Dumb & Dumber."
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Cats or dogs?
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Dogs. Two Australian Shepherds.
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Favorite cereal:
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Oatmeal w/ raspberries.
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Who would play you in the movie?
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Gerard Depardieu.
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Worst job you ever had:
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In 1976 I toasted Whopper buns in the kitchen of a Lexington Avenue Burger King for four hours.
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TV or commercial gig you most enjoyed:
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Spokesperson for the State of Michigan's Upper Hand Campaign
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Leading man role you've been dying to play
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I've already played it; Tom Baxter & Gil Shepherd in Woody Allen's "The Purple Rose of Cairo"
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