Danny Kaye

Danny Kaye (born David Daniel Kaminsky in Brooklyn, New York, January 18, 1911, died March 3, 1987), a singer, dancer, and comedian, acted in movies like Wonder Man (1945), The Kid from Brooklyn (1946), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947), On the Riviera (1951), Hans Christian Andersen (1952), a musical directed by Charles Vidor about the Danish writer of fairy tales, White Christmas (1954) with Bing Crosby, The Court Jester (1957), Me and the Colonel (1958), The Five Pennies (1959) about jazz musician Red Nichols.

On television, he hosted The Danny Kaye Show (1963-1967), acted in Pinocchio (1976), Peter Pan (1976), Skokie (1981).

Golden Globe Awards

1982 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
- Skokie
- Danny Kaye
1964 Winner

Television Series - Variety
- Danny Kaye Show, The
- Danny Kaye
1959 Winner

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- Me and the Colonel
- Danny Kaye
1957 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- Court Jester, The
- Danny Kaye
1953 Nominee

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- Hans Christian Andersen
- Danny Kaye
1952 Winner

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy
- On the Riviera
- Danny Kaye