Jeffrey Warren Daniels, simply known as Jeff Daniels, is a famous American musician, actor, film director, playwright, as well as a screenwriter. Jeff Daniels is perhaps best known for his many television appearances, as well as on and off Broadway theatre productions, mainly “God of Carnage”, for which he received a nomination for Tony Award. Daniels is also a founder of the “Purple Rose Theatre Company”, a professional theatre company which offers theatre classes and apprentice programs for future actors, and stages various plays.
Currently, Jeff Daniels portrays the role of Will McAvoy in a political drama series “The Newsroom”, for which he was nominated for Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, as well as Primetime Emmy awards. The series starring Daniels, Emily Mortimer and Olivia Munn has so far aired two seasons and has been renewed for the third and final season to air in November 2014. In regards to movies, Jeff Daniels appeared in a sci-fi action film with Bruce Willis and Joseph Gordon-Levitt called “Looper” in 2012, and is currently filming a drama film entitled “Quad” with Tom Berenger, as well as a sequel to the 1994 hit “Dumb and Dumber” called “Dumb and Dumber Two” with Jim Carrey and Laurie Holden.
A famous actor, how rich is Jeff Daniels? According to sources, Jeff Daniels’ net worth is estimated to be $45 million, with an addition of $150 000 that he receives per episode of “The Newsroom”.
Jeff Daniels was born in 1955, in Athens, Georgia but grew up in Michigan where he later attended the Central Michigan University. Daniels’ passion for theatre was revealed in college, as he took part in the theatre program and additionally attended a drama school. Daniels’ acting career began with theatre performances both on and off Broadway, for which he received a Drama Desk Award and a nomination for another Drama Desk Award. Daniels debuted on television in 1981, in a drama film with Samuel L. Jackson and James Cagney called “Ragtime”. However, Jeff Daniels’ career breakthrough came several years later. It was with James L. Brooks’ comedy-drama film “Terms of Endearment” that Daniels received wide public exposure. The movie starring Debra Winger, Danny DeVito and Jack Nicholson proved to be a major success with eleven Academy Award nominations and five Academy Award wins. Afterwards, Daniels starred in “Something Wild”, a comedy film with Melanie Griffith, which earned him his second nomination for Golden Globe.
Throughout his acting career, Jeff Daniels has portrayed some of the most memorable characters in such movies as “Dumb and Dumber”, “The Hours” with Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman, “The Squid and the Whale” with Anna Paquin and “Good Night, and Good Luck” with Robert Downey Jr. and George Clooney.
In addition to his acting career, Jeff Daniels is also a well-known musician and so far has released five albums and even performed at several gigs. All of the proceeds from album sales go to support The Purple Rose Theatre.
A famous actor and musician, Jeff Daniels has an estimated net worth of $45 million.
| Full Name | Jeff Daniels |
| Net Worth | $45 Million |
| Date Of Birth | February 19, 1955 |
| Place Of Birth | Athens, Georgia, United States |
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
| Profession | Actor, Musician, Playwright, Film director, Screenwriter, Songwriter |
| Education | Central Michigan University |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse | Kathleen Rosemary Treado (m. 1979) |
| Children | Nellie Daniels, Lucas Daniels, Ben Daniels |
| Parents | Marjorie J. Daniels, Robert Lee Daniels |
| Siblings | John Daniels |
| Nicknames | Jeffrey Warren Daniels , Jeffry Warren "Jeff" Daniels , Daniels, Jeff |
| Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/jeffdanielsmusic |
| Twitter | http://www.twitter.com/jeff_daniels |
| IMDB | http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001099 |
| Allmusic | www.allmusic.com/artist/jeff-daniels-mn0000223560 |
| Awards | Drama Desk Award |
| Nominations | Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, Primetime Emmy |
| Movies | “Dumb and Dumber”, “The Hours”, “The Squid and the Whale”, “Good Night, and Good Luck”, “Ragtime”, “Terms of Endearment” |
| TV Shows | The Newsroom |
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| 1 | James Gandolfini, Hope Davis, Marcia Gay Harden and he were awarded the 2012 Back Stage Garland Award for Ensemble for "God of Carnage" at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California. |
| 2 | Has worked with 8 directors who have won a Best Director Oscar: Milos Forman, James L. Brooks, Woody Allen, Mike Nichols, Jonathan Demme, Clint Eastwood, Sam Mendes, and Danny Boyle. |
| 3 | Has twice appeared as a character in a story-within-a-story - The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) and Pleasantville (1998). In each case the "fictional" character interacts with the story's "real" characters, and in each case he experiences a transition from a limited black-and-white existence to an existence filled with color and new sensations. |
| 4 | He was in two movies that feature Chateau Margaux wine: Arachnophobia (1990) (1961 vintage) and Steve Jobs (2015) (1955 vintage). |
| 5 | Has played two American was heroes who later become popular elected officials. In The Crossing (2000), he played Gen. George Washington, who later became the first President of the United States. He later played Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain in Gettysburg (1993) and Gods and Generals (2003). In those films, he fights against Robert E. Lee, whose wife was Martha Washington's granddaughter, Mary Custis. Lee is played in the second film by Robert Duvall, a descendant of Lee. Daniels's character later went on to become Governor of Maine. |
| 6 | When he was in the original Broadway cast of Yasmina Reza's Tony Award-winning black comedy "God of Carnage" with James Gandolfini, Marcia Gay Harden and Hope Davis, Gandolfini told him that if he ever was going to do TV, he should do it on HBO. |
| 7 | He won his Leading Actor Emmy Award for The Newsroom (2012) the night before principal photography of Dumb and Dumber To (2014) began. |
| 8 | As of 2016, has appeared in four films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Terms of Endearment (1983), The Hours (2002), Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) and and The Martian (2015). Of those, Terms of Endearment (1983) won in the category. |
| 9 | Daniels, a Michigan native and Civil War buff who played the role of Col. Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain in "Gettysburg" and "Gods and Generals," wrote the foreword to Richard Bak's award-winning book, "A Distant Thunder: Michigan in the Civil War". |
| 10 | On Broadway, playing Alan in "God of Carnage". [March 2009] |
| 11 | Appeared in a commercial for the "Michigan Economic Development Corporation" at MichiganAdvantage.org. [2010] |
| 12 | Currently playing in Turn of the Centuary at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Ilinois that is now extended through November 2nd. [October 2008] |
| 13 | He has English, Scots-Irish (Northern Irish), Scottish, and German ancestry. |
| 14 | In the 2013 Hollywood Reporter Drama Actor Emmy Roundtable, Jeff Daniels was asked to tell a story about his worst audition moment ever. He recounted his first meeting with famed casting agent Juliet Taylor; he had been told to lie on his resume and say that he had studied with the acting teacher Sandy Meisner, so when Taylor asked Daniels about studying with Meisner, Daniels said "yeah, she was great." Sanford "Sandy" Meisner was a man. |
| 15 | His favorite role was Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain from Gettysburg (1993) and its prequel Gods and Generals (2003). |
| 16 | Lives in Chelsea, Michigan. |
| 17 | Nominated for the 2009 Tony Award for Best Performance for a Leading Actor in a Play for "God of Carnage". |
| 18 | Writing song diaries for over thirty years, he has focused on recording a number of songs that he has written throughout his life, apparently marking key moments. He has kept busy with frequent gigs and two full length albums, Grandfather's Hat and Jeff Daniels Live and Unplugged. |
| 19 | Was inducted into the Michigan Walk of Fame on May 25, 2006, in Lansing, Michigan. |
| 20 | Daniels has been married to his high school sweetheart, Kathleen Rosemary Treado, since 1979. They have three children: Benjamin (born 1984), Lucas (born 1987), and Nellie (born 1990). A baseball fan and an avid Detroit Tigers fan, he married his wife on Friday the 13th because he wore the number 13 on his baseball uniform. |
| 21 | Attended Central Michigan University before dropping out to pursue acting. |
| 22 | Was considered for the role of Joey Gladstone on Full House (1987). |
| 23 | Has three children with his wife Kathleen: Sons Ben Daniels (b. 1984) and Lucas Daniels (b. 1987) and daughter Nellie Daniels (b. 1990). |
| 24 | Played the father of Anna Paquin in Fly Away Home (1996) and then her romantic partner in The Squid and the Whale (2005) nine years later. |
| 25 | Sings a very ironic song about celebrity turned singers called "If William Shatner Can, I Can Too". |
| 26 | During his appearance on Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993), he revealed what happens to his character in Blood Work (2002). [April 2006] |
| 27 | Had he not gone into acting, he would likely be working in his hometown of Chelsea, Michigan, with his siblings at the Chelsea Lumber Company, owned by the Daniels' family. The Chelsea Lumber Co. provided all the building materials for the construction of his Purple Rose Theater. |
| 28 | Has been married to his high school sweetheart since 1979. |
| 29 | Jeff Daniels grew up in Chelsea, Michigan. |
| 30 | Founder of the Purple Rose Theatre Company in Chelsea, Michigan, named after Woody Allen's The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) in which he starred. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | 2012-2014 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
| The Graham Norton Show | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Janela Indiscreta | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Meredith Vieira Show | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - Dumb & Dumber To |
| Circus Halligalli | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Weekend Ticket | 2014 | TV Series short | Himself |
| The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series |
| 2014 MTV Video Music Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 1994-2014 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Jane Fonda | 2014 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Hollywood Reporter Roundtables | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2014 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee |
| James Gandolfini: Tribute to a Friend | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Family Guy | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 65th Primetime Emmy Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself - Winner: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series |
| Chelsea Lately | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1993-2013 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| Piers Morgan Tonight | 2012-2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | 2010-2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
| The Newsroom: Season 2 - Invitation to the Set | 2013 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter / Nominee |
| The Daily Show | 2003-2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| 70th Golden Globe Awards | 2013 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a TV Series - Drama |
| Conan | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Tavis Smiley | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Charlie Rose | 1998-2012 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
| The Newsroom: Season 1 - Invitation to the Set | 2012 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Making of 'Away We Go' | 2009 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The 63rd Annual Tony Awards | 2009 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Featured Actress in a Play & Nominee: Best Leading Actor in a Play |
| The Visa Signature Tony Awards Season Celebration | 2009 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Colbert Report | 2005-2009 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
| HBO First Look | 1994-2009 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Texas Monthly Talks | 2008 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewee |
| Corazón, corazón | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Directors | 2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1995-2007 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Tony Awards |
| The 61st Annual Tony Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter: Best Book of a Musical |
| The Film Society of Lincoln Center Annual Gala Tribute to Diane Keaton | 2007 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Working in the Theatre | 1993-2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Actor / Himself |
| Getaway | 2007 | TV Series | Himself - Celebrity traveller |
| Barry Sonnenfeld: The Kosher Cowboy | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Robin Williams: A Family Affair | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| RV Nation: The Culture of Road Warriors | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| CMT Insider | 2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | 2005-2006 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy |
| Still Dumb After All These Years | 2006 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| The 50 Greatest Comedy Films | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 100 Greatest Family Films | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The View | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Shootout | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 15th Annual Gotham Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Himself - Recipient |
| Fox and Friends | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| The CMT Music Awards | 2005 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| Filmography | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Gods and Generals: Journey to the Past | 2003 | Video documentary short | Himself / Chamberlain |
| Making 'Blood Work' | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| Speed: Interview Archives | 2002 | Video documentary short | Himself |
| A Picture from Home: The Journey Through 'Escanaba in da Moonlight' | 2001 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Life and Times | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Walt Disney World's 25th Anniversary Party | 1997 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Showbiz Today | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| 101 Dalmatians, a Canine's Tale | 1996 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Comedy Central Canned Ham | 1996 | TV Series | Himself |
| Moviewatch | 1995 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Interviewee |
| Saturday Night Live | 1991-1995 | TV Series | Himself - Host / Various / Dan Rather / ... |
| The Making of 'Speed' | 1994 | TV Special documentary short | Himself |
| The Making of 'Gettysburg' | 1993 | Video documentary | Himself - 'Col. Joshua L. Chamberlain, Federal' |
| Late Night with David Letterman | 1985-1993 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| The Story of America's Classic Ballparks | 1991 | Video documentary | Narrator |
| The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson | 1986-1991 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself |
| Thrills, Chills & Spiders: The Making of 'Arachnophobia' | 1990 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 43rd Annual Golden Globe Awards | 1986 | TV Special | Himself - Nominee: Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy / Musical |
| Broadway: The Next Generation | 2018 | Documentary filming | Himself |
| Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age | 2016 | Documentary post-production | Himself |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | 2016 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| The 70th Annual Tony Awards | 2016 | TV Special | Himself / lead actor nominee for 'Blackbird.' |
| Today | 2005-2016 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| The Long Way Home: Making the Martian | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
| Gerald R. Ford: A Test of Character | 2016 | Documentary | Narrator |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | 2014-2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Live with Kelly and Michael | 2013-2016 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself - Dumb & Dumber To |
| WGN Morning News | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Good Morning America | 1989-2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 88th Annual Academy Awards | 2016 | TV Special | Teddy Sanders |
| CBS News Sunday Morning | 2016 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Ares III: The Untold Story | 2016 | Video documentary short | Teddy Sanders |
| Film '72 | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewee |
| Highly Questionable | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| Last Call with Carson Daly | 2005-2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Talk | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Mike & Mike | 2015 | TV Series | Himself - Actor |
| Made in Hollywood | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards | 2015 | TV Special | Himself - Nominated: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series |
| That's Awesome! The Story of 'Dumb and Dumber To' | 2015 | Video documentary | Himself |
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|
| 2016 | Movies for Grownups Award | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Steve Jobs (2015) |
| 2016 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Ensemble Cast | Steve Jobs (2015) |
| 2015 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | The Newsroom (2012) |
| 2015 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Cast Ensemble | Steve Jobs (2015) |
| 2015 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actor in a Drama Series | The Newsroom (2012) |
| 2015 | Teen Choice Award | Teen Choice Awards | Choice Movie: Chemistry | Dumb and Dumber To (2014) |
| 2014 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | The Newsroom (2012) |
| 2014 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | The Newsroom (2012) |
| 2013 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama | The Newsroom (2012) |
| 2013 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | Drama Lead Actor | The Newsroom (2012) |
| 2013 | OFTA Television Award | Online Film & Television Association | Best Actor in a Drama Series | The Newsroom (2012) |
| 2013 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Series, Drama | The Newsroom (2012) |
| 2013 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series | The Newsroom (2012) |
| 2012 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Series, Drama | The Newsroom (2012) |
| 2007 | ALFS Award | London Critics Circle Film Awards | Actor of the Year | The Squid and the Whale (2005) |
| 2007 | Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role, Drama | The Lookout (2007) |
| 2006 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | The Squid and the Whale (2005) |
| 2006 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Lead Actor | The Squid and the Whale (2005) |
| 2006 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Ensemble Cast | Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) |
| 2006 | Gold Derby Award | Gold Derby Awards | Ensemble Cast | The Squid and the Whale (2005) |
| 2006 | Independent Spirit Award | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Male Lead | The Squid and the Whale (2005) |
| 2006 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture | Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) |
| 2005 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Actor in a Leading Role | The Squid and the Whale (2005) |
| 2005 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Cast Ensemble | Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) |
| 2005 | ACCA | Awards Circuit Community Awards | Best Cast Ensemble | The Squid and the Whale (2005) |
| 2005 | Gold Derby TV Award | Gold Derby Awards | TV Movie/Mini Supporting Actor | The Five People You Meet in Heaven (2004) |
| 2005 | Gotham Independent Film Award | Gotham Awards | Best Ensemble Performance | Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) |
| 2003 | PFCS Award | Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards | Best Acting Ensemble | The Hours (2002) |
| 2003 | Actor | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by the Cast of a Theatrical Motion Picture | The Hours (2002) |
| 1999 | Golden Satellite Award | Satellite Awards | Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical | Pleasantville (1998) |
| 1997 | Chlotrudis Award | Chlotrudis Awards | Best Actor | Fly Away Home (1996) |
| 1995 | MTV Movie Award | MTV Movie Awards | Best On-Screen Duo | Dumb & Dumber (1994) |
| 1994 | CFCA Award | Chicago Film Critics Association Awards | Best Supporting Actor | Gettysburg (1993) |
| 1987 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | Something Wild (1986) |
| 1986 | Golden Globe | Golden Globes, USA | Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical | The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) |
$45 Million