David Hyde Pierce

David Hyde Pierce
Pierce in 2010
Born	(1959-04-03) April 3, 1959 (age 65) Saratoga Springs, New York, U.S.
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Yale University
Occupation(s)	Actor, comedian, writer
Years active	1982–present
Notable work	Dr. Niles Crane in Frasier
Spouse	Brian Hargrove (m. 2008)
Awards	Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series 1995, 1998, 1999, 2004 Frasier

David Hyde Pierce (born April 3, 1959) is an American actor, comedian and writer. He is known for his role as Dr. Niles Crane in Frasier. He won four Emmy Awards for his role as Dr. Niles Crane and also won two Screen Actors Guild Award, a TCA Award, and a Tony Award.

Pierce was born on April 3, 1959 in Saratoga Springs, New York.^[1] He studied at Yale University. Pierce is openly gay.^[2] He has been married to Brian Hargrove since 2008.^[3]

Filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1988	The Appointments of Dennis Jennings	Businessman	Short film
1988	Bright Lights, Big City	Bartender at Fashion Show
1988	Crossing Delancey	Mark
1988	Rocket Gibraltar	Monsieur Henri
1989	Vampire's Kiss	Theater Guy
1990	Across Five Aprils	Union Soldier
1991	Little Man Tate	Garth Emmerick
1991	The Fisher King	Lou Rosen
1993	Sleepless in Seattle	Dennis Reed
1993	Addams Family Values	Delivery Room Doctor
1994	Wolf	Roy
1995	Ripple	Peter	Short film
1995	Nixon	John Dean	Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
1998	A Bug's Life	Slim	Voice
1999	I Hate County	Slim	Voice
1999	The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human	Narrator	Voice
2000	Isn't She Great	Michael Hastings
2000	Chain of Fools	Mr. Kerner
2000	The Tangerine Bear	Bird	Voice
2001	Wet Hot American Summer	Henry Newman
2001	Happy Birthday	Barney	Short film
2001	Osmosis Jones	Drix	Voice
2001	Laud Weiner	Laud Weiner	Short film
2002	Full Frontal	Carl
2002	Treasure Planet	Doctor Doppler	Voice
2003	Down with Love	Peter MacMannus
2004	Hellboy	Abe Sapien	Voice Uncredited
2008	Forever Plaid: The Movie	Narrator	Voice
2009	Stingray Sam	Narrator	Voice
2010	The Perfect Host	Warwick Wilson

References

1. "David Hyde Pierce". Rootsweb. 2008. Archived from the original on 2012-11-09. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
2. "David Hyde Pierce joins list of out gay actors". AfterElton. May 30, 2007. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
3. "David Hyde Pierce reveals he's been secretly married to partner of 25 years". New York Daily News. 29 May 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-06-01. Retrieved 2009-05-30.

Other websites

• David Hyde Pierce on IMDb
• David Hyde Pierce at the Internet Broadway Database