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David Hyde Pierce

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David Hyde Pierce BIO

Broadway: Hello, Dolly! opposite Bette Midler, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, La Bete, Accent on Youth, Curtains (Tony), Spamalot (Drama Desk nomination), The Heidi Chronicles, Beyond Therapy. Off-Broadway: The Visitor, A Life, White Rabbit Red Rabbit, The Landing, Close Up Space, Elliot Loves, The Author's Voice, The Maderati, Zero Positive, Summer, That's It Folks!, Hamlet, Much Ado About Nothing, Peter Brook's production of The Cherry Orchard.


Regional: Curtains (Center Theatre Group); Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks (Geffen Playhouse); Vanya and Sonia... (McCarter Theatre Center); Candida, Elliot Loves (Goodman Theatre); Holiday, Camille (Long Wharf Theatre); The Seagull, Cyrano, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Execution of Justice (Guthrie Theater).
As director: It Shoulda Been You (Broadway, George Street Playhouse), Ripcord (Manhattan Theatre Club), Vanya and Sonia... (Center Theatre Group), The Importance of Being Earnest (Williamstown Theatre Festival).
Film: The Perfect Host, Wet Hot American Summer, Down with Love, Isn't She Great, Wolf, Treasure Planet, A Bug's Life, Nixon, Sleepless in Seattle, Crossing Delancey.
Television: "When We Rise," "The Good Wife," "Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp," "The Powers That Be," and "Frasier (Emmy, SAG Awards).

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David Hyde Pierce STAGE CREDITS

[Off-Broadway]
The Shed Off-Broadway Premiere Production, 2023
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
World Premiere, 2021
Walter

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival Production, 2017
Horace Vandergelder

Horace Vandergelder [Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
Playwrights Horizons Off-Broadway Production, 2016
Nate Martin

[Off-Broadway]
New York Premiere Production, 2016
Performer [Replacement]

[Broadway]
Broadway Transfer, 2013
Performer

[Off-Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club Production, 2011
Paul Barrow

[Broadway]
Broadway Revival, 2010
Elomire

[West End]
London Production, 2010
Elomire

[Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club Revival, 2009
Steven Gaye

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2007
Lieutenant Frank Cioffi

[Off-Broadway]
2006
Father [Replacement]

[Los Angeles]
World Premiere, 2006
Lieutenant Frank Cioffi

[Broadway]
Benefit Concert, 2005
Performer

Clarence the Angel

[New York]
Workshop, 2005
Performers

[Broadway]
Stephen Sondheim Tribute Benefit, 2005
Performer

[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 2005
Brother Maynard

Guard 1

Sir Robin

[Off-Broadway]
1988
Lucky (Understudy)

[Off-Broadway]
1988
Don Juan

[Off-Broadway]
1988
Himmer [Replacement]

[Off-Broadway]
1987
Kenne Esterhazy

[Off-Broadway]
1986
Laertes

[Off-Broadway]
1983
David

David Hyde Pierce Productions

 
[Off-Broadway, 2015]
Director
 
[Broadway, 2015]
Director

David Hyde Pierce Movies

Moving Violations
[ 1985 ] Immigration Officer
Bright Lights, Big City
[ 1988 ] Bartender at Fhion Show
Rocket Gibraltar
[ 1988 ] Monsieur Henri
Crossing Delancey
[ 1988 ] Mark
Vampire's Kiss
[ 1988 ] Theater Guy
Across Five Aprils
[ 1990 ] Union Soldier
Little Man Tate
[ 1991 ] Garth
The Fisher King
[ 1991 ] Lou Rosen
Sleepless in Seattle
[ 1993 ] Dennis Reed
Addams Family Values
[ 1993 ] Delivery Room Doctor
Wolf
[ 1994 ] Roy
Nixon
[ 1995 ] John Dean
A Bug's Life
[ 1998 ] Slim
The Mating Habits of the Earthbound Human
[ 1999 ] Narrator
Isn't She Great
[ 2000 ] Michael Htings
Chain of Fools
[ 2000 ] Mr. Kerner
Osmosis Jones
[ 2001 ] Drix
Wet Hot American Summer
[ 2001 ] Henry
Full Frontal
[ 2002 ] Carl
Treasure Planet
[ 2002 ] Doctor Doppler
Down with Love
[ 2003 ] Peter MacMannus
Forever Plaid
[ 2008 ] The Narrator
Stingray Sam
[ 2009 ] Narrator
The Perfect Host
[ 2010 ] Warwick Wilson
HitRECord: RECollection, Vol. 1 - Sonnet 29
[ 2012 ] Narrator
The Georgetown Project
[ 2022 ] Father Conor

David Hyde Pierce TV Shows

Caroline in the City
Jimmy Callahan, Dr. Niles Crane
Frasier
Dr. Niles Crane
Hercules
Daedalus
The Good Wife
Frank Prady
The Powers That Be
Theodore Van Horne
The Simpsons
Cecil Terwilliger, Felix

David Hyde Pierce Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Actor in a Play

David Hyde Pierce, A Life

Drama League Awards - 2017 - Distinguished Performance Award

David Hyde Pierce, A Life

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Actor in a Musical

David Hyde Pierce, Hello, Dolly!

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2017 - Outstanding Actor in a Play

David Hyde Pierce, A Life

The Lortels - 2017 - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play

David Hyde Pierce, A Life

Tony Awards - 2017 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

David Hyde Pierce, Hello, Dolly!

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2015 - Outstanding Director of a Musical

David Hyde Pierce, It Shoulda Been You

Drama League Awards - 2013 - Distinguished Performance Award

David Hyde Pierce, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2013 - Outstanding Actor in a Play

David Hyde Pierce, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Tony Awards - 2013 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play

David Hyde Pierce, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike


winner
Tony Awards - 2010 - Isabelle Stevenson Award

David Hyde Pierce

Drama Desk Awards - 2007 - Outstanding Actor in a Musical

David Hyde Pierce, Curtains

Outer Critics Circle Awards - 2007 - Outstanding Actor in a Musical

David Hyde Pierce, Curtains


winner
Tony Awards - 2007 - Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

David Hyde Pierce, Curtains

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David Hyde Pierce FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has David Hyde Pierce been in?

David Hyde Pierce has appeared on Broadway in 8 shows.

How many West End shows has David Hyde Pierce been in?

David Hyde Pierce has appeared on London's West End in 1 shows.

What was David Hyde Pierce's first West End show?

David Hyde Pierce's first West End show was La Bete which opened in 2010

What awards has David Hyde Pierce been nominated for?

David Hyde Pierce has been nominated for several awards throughout his career, including Outstanding Actor in a Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "A Life," Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for "A Life," Outstanding Actor in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Hello, Dolly!," and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play at The Lortels for "A Life." He has also received nominations for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Hello, Dolly!," Outstanding Director of a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "It Shoulda Been You," and Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike." Additionally, he was nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?," Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike," and the Isabelle Stevenson Award at the Tony Awards. Furthermore, he received nominations for Outstanding Actor in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Curtains," Outstanding Actor in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Curtains," and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Curtains."

What awards has David Hyde Pierce won?

David Hyde Pierce has won the Isabelle Stevenson Award at the Tony Awards and the Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Curtains."

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