A whopping 24 of Gold Derby’s 25 Emmy Experts predict yet another nomination this year for Ted Danson (“The Good Place”) in Best Comedy Actor. Of those two-dozen prognosticators from major media outlets, six think the legendary TV actor will actually win: Jen Chaney (Vulture), Eric Deggans (NPR), Ed Martin (Media Village), Lynette Rice (Ent. Weekly), Ben Travers (Indiewire) and Matt Webb Mitovich (TVLine). It wouldn’t be the first time Danson prevailed for his show’s final season — after all, he did the exact same thing with “Cheers” in 1993.
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Danson was nominated seven times for “Cheers” for his role as bartender Sam Malone (1983-89) before finally winning in 1990. He then had two more losses (1991-92) prior to his 1993 victory for the show’s final season. The beloved actor returned to the lead actor category in 2018 and 2019 as a demon named Michael on “The Good Place,...
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Danson was nominated seven times for “Cheers” for his role as bartender Sam Malone (1983-89) before finally winning in 1990. He then had two more losses (1991-92) prior to his 1993 victory for the show’s final season. The beloved actor returned to the lead actor category in 2018 and 2019 as a demon named Michael on “The Good Place,...
- 6/15/2020
- by Marcus James Dixon
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