Ted Danson

. Richard Farnsworth has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 1560 Vine Street. Before Danson was a famous actor, he was known to dabble in the monkeywrenching sport of billboard toppling with childhood friend Marc Gaede along the highway between Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon [1] (http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0816521859?v=glance). He is interred with his wife in the Forest Lawn, Hollywood Hills Cemetery in Los Angeles, California. She broke off the romance soon after he appeared on television in blackface and proposed to her. Having been diagnosed with terminal cancer, Farnsworth committed suicide by shooting himself at his ranch in Lincoln, New Mexico. Danson, while still married to his first wife, was involved with Whoopi Goldberg. In 1979 Farnsworth was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Comes a Horseman and in 2000 he was nominated for Best Actor for The Straight Story.

He is stepfather to her daughter and son. Farnsworth's career was largely in Western films, although he did appear in the television miniseries Roots and in 1985 he appeared in the Canadian miniseries Anne of Green Gables. He is currently married to actress Mary Steenburgen whom he wed on October 7, 1995. He received his first credit, as "Dick Farnsworth", in Texas Across the River in 1966. Danson was married to Casey Coates from 1977 to 1993. Born in Los Angeles, California, he began his film career as a stunt man, performing several horse riding stunts in such films as the Marx Brothers' A Day at the Races at the age of 17. Danson also plays himself on Curb Your Enthusiasm. Richard Farnsworth (September 1, 1920 - October 6, 2000) was an American actor.

After Ink was cancelled, Danson starred in the CBS sitcom Becker. After Cheers, Danson starred in the sitcom Ink with his real-life wife Mary Steenburgen. During this time he also made several movies, the most popular of which was Three Men and a Baby with Tom Selleck and Steve Guttenberg. He is most famous for his role as bartender Sam Malone on the hit sitcom Cheers from 1982-1993.

He transferred to the Carnegie Institute of Technology (now known as Carnegie Mellon University), where he received his Bachelor's degree. He became interested in drama while attending Stanford University. He was raised outside of Flagstaff, Arizona. He was born Edward Bridge Danson III in San Diego, California, the son of an archaeologist.

Ted Danson (born December 29, 1947) is an American actor, most notable for his television work.