David Hyde Pierce
David Hyde Pierce ( born April 3, 1959 in Saratoga Springs, New York ) is an American actor.
Career
Pierce is best known for the television series Frasier, in which he played the role until 2004 Dr. Niles Crane from 1993. For this role he was eleven times consecutively nominated for an Emmy Award as Best Supporting Actor. He won the award four times (1995, 1998, 1999 and 2004).
His voice can be heard in numerous films such as A Bug's Life, Treasure Planet and Hellboy or in the animated series The Simpsons, as Tingel - tangling Bob's brother " Cecil Terwilliger ". An interesting detail here is that Tingel - tangling Bob Kelsey Grammer is spoken of 'is in Frasier 's brother Niles.
After the production of Frasier was terminated Hyde Pierce took a Broadway role as " the not quite so brave " Sir Robin on the side of Tim Curry and Hank Azaria in the musical Spamalot on, which started in New York's Shubert Theatre in February 2005. For the role of Lieutenant Frank Cioffi in the Broadway musical Curtains Hyde Pierce won the 2007 Tony Award as Best Actor in a Musical.
He is married to television writer, director and producer Brian Hargrove. Since his father was suffering from Alzheimer's, David Hyde Pierce is committed to the research and treatment of the disease. It supports the Alzheimer's Association.