Danny Kaye

Acting

Born: 1911-01-18

Died: 1987-03-03

From: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Gender: Male

Height: 180.00 m

Popularity: 0.8

Also Known As

David Daniel KaminskyDaniel David Kaminskyدنی کیדוד־דניאל קאַמינסקיダニー・ケイДэнни КейДэвид Дэниел Каминский

Biography

Danny Kaye (born David Daniel Kaminsky; Yiddish: דוד־דניאל קאַמינסקי; January 18, 1911 – March 3, 1987) was an American actor, comedian, singer, and dancer. His performances featured physical comedy, idiosyncratic pantomimes, and rapid-fire novelty songs. Kaye starred in 23 films, notably Wonder Man (1945), The Kid from Brooklyn (1946), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947), The Inspector General (1949), Hans Christian Andersen (1952), White Christmas (1954), and The Court Jester (1955). His films were popular, especially for his performances of patter songs and favorites such as "Inchworm" and "The Ugly Duckling". He was the first ambassador-at-large of UNICEF in 1954 and received the French Legion of Honour in 1986 for his years of work with the organization. Description above from the Wikipedia article Danny Kaye, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Awards & Nominations14 won · 0 nominated

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Presidential Medal of Freedom

1987

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Knight of the Legion of Honour

1986

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Kennedy Center Honors

1984

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Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award

1982

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Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award

1982

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Peabody Awards

1981

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Wateler Peace Prize

1981

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Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres

1980

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Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Me and the Colonel

1959

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Academy Honorary Award

1955

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Special Tony Award

1953

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Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

On the Riviera

1951

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Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program

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star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Danny Kaye

Also Known As

Biography

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Awards & Nominations14 won · 0 nominated

Acting81 titles

Showbiz Goes to War

Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration

An Evening with Danny Kaye and the New York Philharmonic

Sports on the Silver Screen

Getting an Eyeful

Night Shift

Hallmark Hall of Fame

Live from Lincoln Center

EPCOT Center: The Opening Celebration

Money on Your Life

Night of 100 Stars II

Kraft Salutes Disneyland's 25th Anniversary

The Muppet Show

Le Grand Échiquier

Auf los geht's los

The Emmy Awards

Edith Head: The Paramount Years

The Twilight Zone

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

Pinocchio

The Kennedy Center Honors

The Court Jester

The Madwoman of Chaillot

CBS Salutes Lucy: The First 25 Years

White Christmas

Fascination: Unauthorized Story of Marilyn Monroe

Remembering Gene Wilder

The Lucy Show

On the Double

Task Force

À la recherche de... Pierre Richard

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

Musical Comedy Tonight II

Assignment Children

The Cosby Show

The Danny Kaye Show

The DuPont Show of the Week

The Oscars

The Bob Hope Show

What's My Line?

The Five Pennies

That's Dancing!

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty

The Ed Sullivan Show

The Dick Cavett Show

Knock on Wood

Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In

Wonder Man

The Inspector General

Songs for After a War

The Merv Griffin Show

Me and the Colonel

The Emperor's New Clothes

A Song Is Born

The Kid from Brooklyn

The American Film Institute Salute to ...

Hans Christian Andersen

On the Riviera

It's a Great Feeling

Here Comes Peter Cottontail

Merry Andrew

Skokie

Breakdowns of 1949

Peter Pan

The All-Star Christmas Show

The Man from the Diners' Club

Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

Up in Arms

Lifetime of Comedy

The Silver Screen: Color Me Lavender

The Sound of Laughter

'White Christmas': A Look Back with Rosemary Clooney

Moments in Music

Hollywood's Funniest All-Star Bloopers