Biography of David Hyde Pierce

David Hyde Pierce is an American actor, director, and comedian. He was born on April 3, 1959 in Saratoga Springs, New York. He is famous for his role on NBC’s Frasier as psychiatrist Dr. Niles Crane, for which he won four Primetime Emmy Awards. He recently appeared in The Good Wife as Frank Prady and Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp as Henry Newman.

Early life, biography and education of David Hyde Pierce

Pierce’s father, George Hyde Pierce, was an actor and his mother, Laura Marie, was an insurance agent. Both parents passed away. He is the youngest of his brothers. He has two older sisters, Barbara and Nancy, and an older brother, Thomas. He used the middle name Hyde so as not to be confused with another actor, David Pierce. As a child, he was extremely interested in music and very enthusiastic about playing the piano. He also used to play the organ at his local church, Bethesda Episcopal Church

Pierce’s love of theater began in high school. Upon her graduation in 1977, she received the Yaddo Medal, which honors her academic achievements and personal character. While attending Yale University, she decided to study classical piano, but later became bored with the lessons. After admitting to himself that he didn’t get into the practice enough, he returned to the theater, graduating in 1981 with a double major in English and Theater Arts.

David Hyde Pierce’s career

After graduation, Pierce moved to New York where he worked various jobs including selling ties, working as a security guard, and performing in theaters. During that time, he pursued his acting career and studied at Michael Howard Studios. He made his Broadway debut in 1982 in Christopher Durang’s Beyond Therapy. His first big television break came in the early 1990s with Norman Lear’s political comedy The Powers That Be. He played the role of Theodore, a congressman.

After that, he acted in various movies and TV shows like Frasier (as Niles Crane), Little Man Tate, Nixon, Down with Love, Treasure Planet, A Bug’s Life, Hellboy, Wet Hot American Summer, Sleepless in Seattle, Sesame Street. , The Simpsons, The Good Wife, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp and many more.

After that, he acted in various movies and TV shows like Frasier (as Niles Crane), Little Man Tate, Nixon, Down with Love, Treasure Planet, A Bug’s Life, Hellboy, Wet Hot American Summer, Sleepless in Seattle, Sesame Street. , The Simpsons, The Good Wife, Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp and many more.

For his role on Frasier, he has been awarded four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series during the show’s run. A complete discography can be found on his lifestyle and biography and we can see some of his performance clips on YouTube.

David Hyde Pierce net worth

He has a net worth of $30 million and his salary while on Frasier was around $942,000 per episode. He has a cleft chin and a distinctive soft voice.

The personal life of David Hyde Pierce

After years of media speculation about his sexuality, Pierce revealed that he was gay. Being gay, he later confirmed that he and Brian Hargrove, a writer-director-producer, were a couple. They were married on October 24, 2008, just days before same-sex marriage was banned in the state. On May 28, 2009, he publicly announced his marriage to Hargrove. He only has a family of two, as they have not adopted a single child.

Pierce and John Mahoney are also godparents to Jane Leeves’ son, Finn. She has also worked for years with the Alzheimer’s Association on behalf of Americans with Alzheimer’s disease, as both her grandfather’s and her father’s health were impaired by the disease. His grandfather lost her life to the disease.

Age, body measurements and other facts

• Age: David Hyde Pierce is 60 years old as of 2019.
• Birth sign: Aries
• Height: David Hyde Pierce is 5 feet 9 inches tall.
• Weight: He is 5 feet 7 inches (1.76 m) tall.
• He is an American national and his ethnic origin is unknown.