'Frasier' Star David Hyde Pierce to Host Art Directors Guild Awards February 22.Entertainment Editors LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 17, 2003 David Hyde Pierce David Hyde Pierce (born April 3, 1959) is a Screen Actors Guild, Tony and Emmy Award-winning American actor, best known for his co-starring role as psychiatrist Dr. Niles Crane on the NBC sitcom Frasier alongside Kelsey Grammer. , from the hit NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. comedy series, "Frasier," will serve as host of the Seventh Annual Art Directors Guild (ADG ADG average daily gain. ADG Ambulatory diagnostic group ) Excellence in Production Design Awards on Saturday, February 22, from the Beverly Hilton Hotel, it was announced jointly today by ADG President Tom Walsh and Awards Committee Chairman Dahl Delu. In addition to recognizing achievements in six categories of Production Design for motion pictures and television for 2002 -- nominees for which will be announced next week -- the ADG will present its coveted cov·et v. cov·et·ed, cov·et·ing, cov·ets v.tr. 1. To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's). See Synonyms at envy. 2. To wish for longingly. See Synonyms at desire. Lifetime Achievement Award to Production Designer Albert Brenner, as previously announced. Still to be announced To be announced (TBA) A contract for the purchase or sale of an MBS to be delivered at an agreed-upon future date but does not include a specified pool number and number of pools or precise amount to be delivered. by ADG will be the recipient of its Honorary Award for Contributions to Cinematic Imagery. For his work on "Frasier" as Dr. Niles Crane, Pierce is the winner of three Primetime Emmys and has been nominated a record nine times. Pierce grew up in New York and received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Yale with a double major in English and theater arts. His big theatrical break came from his appearance on Broadway for six months in "The Heidi Chronicles." Film work followed in "Bright Lights, Big City" and "Little Man Tate
Little Man Tate is a 1991 motion picture which tells the story of Fred Tate, a 7-year-old child prodigy who struggles to self-actualize in a social and psychological construct ." His other big-screen credits include "Crossing Delancy," "Sleepless in Seattle," "Wolf," "Nixon," "A Bug's Life," "Isn't She Great," "Wet, Hot, American Summer," "Osmosis Jones" and "Treasure Planet." Pierce was most recently seen in the Steven Soderbergh film, "Full Frontal" and will next be seen in the romantic-comedy remake, "Down with Love" co-starring Renee Zellwegger and Ewan McGregor. Tickets to the 7th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards ceremony are available by calling the Art Directors Guild at 818-762-9995. |
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