Ted Danson's Renaissance Has Arrived and We're Here for It: Inside His Huge Golden Globes Honor

Mar. 15, 2025

Ted Danson attends Netflix’s “A Man on the Inside” Los Angeles premiere at Netflix Tudum Theater on November 10, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.Photo:Rodin Eckenroth/Getty

Rodin Eckenroth/Getty

Ted Dansonwill become the latest star to receive the Carol Burnett Award at the 2025Golden Globes.

A 13-time nominee and three-time winner, Danson, 76, was announced as the upcoming honoree on Monday, Dec. 2 in a press release as Helen Hoehne, the President of the Golden Globes, touted the “tremendous impact he has made and continues to make in television.”

The award, which was created in 2019 andfirst awarded to Burnett, herself, honors a figure who has “made outstanding contributions to television on or off screen,” per the release.

“Ted Danson has entertained audiences for decades with his iconic performances that will forever be ingrained in television history,” Hoehne said in a statement. “His renowned career is a testament to his remarkable talent and versatility as an actor and bears resemblance to the award’s legendary namesake."

Ted Danson as Charles in episode 102 of ‘A Man on the Inside’.Colleen E. Hayes/Netflix © 2024

Colleen E. Hayes/Netflix © 2024

Danson has a rich history with the Golden Globe Awards, having earned his first-ever nomination in 1984 for his role as Sam Malone inCheers.He went on to earn eight more nominations tied to the NBC sitcom, winning two Golden Globes for it in 1990 and 1991.

He also took home an award in 1985 for best actor in a limited series, anthology or motion picture made for television forSomething About Amelia.

In an interview with PEOPLE for last week’s issue, he said that getting to explore aging in the new Netflix series has been a particularly rewarding experience at this stage in his career.

“We get to explore aging, all those things that, in this country, sometimes we’re afraid to talk about, memory loss, everything, we broach with a tenderness and a seriousness still contained in a kind of light-hearted, joyful way,” he said. “I’m so happy because I’m 76 and I get to be part of this conversation, which is becoming more and more of my conversation in life.”

Ted Danson in Cheers.Gary Null/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty

Gary Null/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty

He also offered some sage advice to those who let their age hold them back, as he said, “For us people, my age and older, you still have something to contribute hugely. So get out there and keep going, and the way you engage life right up until the end is an inspiration to those younger people behind that are coming up and your children. Because a lot of times people think there’s a shelf life to creativity and contributing to life. There isn’t. That’s self-imposed.”

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A Man on the Insideis now streaming on Netflix, and the 2025 Golden Globe Awards air on Sunday, Jan. 5 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS.

source: people.com