+ List of David Hyde Pierce awards Pierce in New York City in 2010 Award Wins NominationsGolden Globe Awards Grammy AwardsPrimetime Emmy AwardsScreen Actors Guild AwardsTony AwardsOverall
David Hyde Pierce is an American actor, director and comedian of the stage and screen. Over his career has received four Primetime Emmy Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and a Tony Award as well as nominations for five Golden Globe Awards and a Grammy Awards.
He is most known for his performance as the psychiatrist Dr. Niles Crane on the critically acclaimed NBC hit sitcom Frasier (1993-2004) winning four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He is also known for his films roles including Terry Gilliam's The Fisher King (1991), Nora Ephron's Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Mike Nichols' Wolf (1994), and Oliver Stone's Nixon (1995). He is also known for his performances in the cult comedy Wet Hot American Summer (2001), the romantic comedy Down with Love (2003), and the dark comedy film The Perfect Host (2010). Pierce is also known for voicing roles Disney Pixar's A Bug's Life (1998), Osmosis Jones (2001), and Treasure Planet (2002).
On Broadway, he won the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical for his performance in the musical comedy Curtains (2007). Pierce is also known for his work on stage including for his Broadway roles include Sir Robin in Monty Python's Spamalot (2005), Vanya in Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (2013) and Horace Vandergelder in Hello, Dolly! (2017). In 2010 he received the Isabelle Stevenson Award for his philanthropic work.
Major associations Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards1994Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Frasier (episode: "A Midwinter Night’s Dream" + "Author, Author") 1995 Frasier (episode: "Flour Child" + "An Affair to Forget") 1996 Frasier (episode: "The Last Time I Saw Maris" + "Moon Dance") 1997Frasier (episode: "Mixed Doubles" + "Daphne Hates Sherry") 1998 Frasier (episode: "The Maris Counselor" + "First Date") 1999 Frasier (episode: "Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz" + "Three Valentines") 2000 Frasier (episode: "Rivals" + "A Tsar is Born") 2001 Frasier (episode: "Daphne Returns" + "Hooping Cranes") 2002 Frasier (episode: "Room Full of Heroes" + "Deathtrap") 2003 Frasier (episode: "Roe to Perdition" + "Fraternal Schwins") 2004Frasier (episode: "No Sex Please We’re Skittish" + "Goodnight, Seattle")
Golden Globe Award Year Category Nominated work Result 1994Best Supporting Actor – Television SeriesFrasier 1995 1996 1997 2000
Grammy Award Year Category Nominated work Result 2010 Best Spoken Word Album for Children The Phantom Tollbooth https://www.grammy.com/artists/david-hyde-pierce/5386
Screen Actors Guild Award Year Category Nominated work Result 1994 Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series Frasier Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series 1995 Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Nixon Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series Frasier Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series 1996 Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series 1997 Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series 1998 Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series 1999 Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series 2000 Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series 2001 Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series 2002 Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series 2003
Tony Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2007 Best Actor in a Musical Curtains 2010Isabelle Stevenson Award 2013Best Actor in a PlayVanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike 2017Best Actor in a MusicalHello, Dolly!
Theatre awards Drama Desk Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2005Outstanding Actor in a Musical Spamalot 2006 Curtains 2016Outstanding Actor in a Play A Life
Drama League Award Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Outstanding Actor in a Play A Life 2018 Distinguished Performance Hello, Dolly!
Outer Critics Circle Award Year Category Nominated work Result 2016 Outstanding Actor in a Play A Life 2018 Outstanding Actor in a Musical Hello Dolly!
Audio awards Audie Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2000 Multi-Voiced Presentation In the Name of Security 2004 Children's Title for Ages Up to Eight Green Eggs and Ham and Other Servings of Dr. Seuss
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