Ted Danson

Promotional studio portrait of American actor Ted Danson, from the television series, 'Cheers,' 1990s. (Photo by Fotos International/Courtesy of Getty Images)

Fotos International/Hulton Archive

The son of a prominent archaeologist/museum director, American actor Ted Danson grew up near the Navajo reservation in Arizona. He played basketball while at Kent School Connecticut, and then moved on to Stanford University. It was in the process of getting acquainted with an aspiring actress at Stanford that Danson found himself attending his first audition-- and by years' end had transferred ... Read More