David Hyde Pierce Bio Wiki Age Partner Cheers Niles and Net Worth
David Hyde Pierce is an American actor and director of stage, film, and television. He starred as psychiatrist Dr. Niles Crane on the NBC sitcom Frasier from 1993 to 2004. David won four Primetime Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award for the role.
He also received the 2007 Tony Award for playing Lieutenant Frank Cioffi in the musical Curtains. He is also widely known for playing Frank Prady in eight episodes of the television legal drama The Good Wife. In 2015, David directed the Broadway musical It Shoulda Been You.
David was born on April 3, 1959, in Saratoga Springs, New York,United States. He is63 years old.
He is a man of average stature and stands at a height of5 ft 9 in(Approx. 1.76 m ).
He was born in Saratoga Springs, New York, to his parents George Pierce and Laura Marie Pierce. David’s father was an aspiring actor, and his mother was an insurance agent. He is the youngest of four children, including two older sisters, Barbara and Nancy, and one older brother, Thomas.
He adopted the middle name Hyde to avoid confusion with another actor named as him. As a child, he frequently played the organ at the local Bethesda Episcopal Church
After years of media speculation about his sexuality, David revealed in 2007 that he is gay. Later, he confirmed through his publicist that he and television writer, director, and producerBrian Hargrovewere a couple.
They married in California on October 24, 2008, just days before Proposition 8 was adopted as law, banning same-sex marriages in the state. On May 28, 2009, while a guest on The View, he publicly announced his marriage to Hargrove and expressed his anger about the approval of Proposition 8.
As a child, David attended the all-boys sleepaway summer camp Kabeyun. He first began acting in their camp productions of Gilbert & Sullivan and directed their production of H.M.S. Pinafore. After graduating from Saratoga Springs High School in 1977, he attended Yale University.
David originally majored in music with an emphasis on piano performance, but later changed to a double major in English literature and theater studies. While attending Yale, he performed in and directed student productions, appearing in the Yale Gilbert & Sullivan Society’s production of H.M.S. Pinafore. David also directed the Gilbert & Sullivan Society’s operetta, Princess Ida. He graduated from Yale in 1981 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
In part owing to his close facial resemblance to Kelsey Grammer, the producers of the Cheers spin-off Frasier created the role of Niles Crane (Frasier Crane’s younger brother) for David. Although prior to Frasier going into production, David had petitioned the Screen Actors Guild to change his billing to David Pierce.
The name he had used on the stage, and the use of his middle name in the show’s credits helped reinforce the actor’s and the character’s “snooty” image. For his work on Frasier, David was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Emmy for a record eleven consecutive years, winning in 1995, 1998, 1999, and 2004.
He starred as psychiatrist Dr. Niles Crane on the NBC sitcom Frasier from 1993 to 2004 and won four Primetime Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award for the role.
2014 The Simpsons 2014–2015 The Good Wife 2015 Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp 2017 Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later 2017 When We Rise 2017 Julie’s Greenroom 2022 Julia 2001 Laud Weiner 2002 Full Frontal 2002 Treasure Planet 2003 Down with Love 2004 Hellboy 2008 Forever Plaid: The Movie 2009 Stingray Sam 2010 The Perfect Host
He earns his wealth from his career, therefore, he has amassed a fortune over the years. David’s estimated net worth is $40 million.
David is a 63-year-old American actor and director of stage, film, and television. He starred as psychiatrist Dr. Niles Crane on the NBC sitcom Frasier from 1993 to 2004. David won four Primetime Emmy Awards and a Screen Actors Guild Award for the role. He is married to Brian Hargrove.
