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More recently, he played an Italian-American priest in the controversial and quickly cancelled NBC series The Book of Daniel. He played the estranged father of Mallory Keaton's boyfriend, Nick, on the sitcom Family Ties. He studied acting at HB Studio in New York City.Īlongside a successful career in the movies, Hedaya has appeared in several TV roles, including Carla Tortelli's ex-husband Nick on the sitcom Cheers and its short-lived spinoff The Tortellis. He worked as a junior high school teacher for many years before deciding to pursue acting full-time. While a student at Tufts University, he began performing at the campus theater. Hedaya was born in New York City, to a Sephardic Jewish family from Aleppo, Syria. He has had supporting roles in films such as True Confessions (1981), The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension, Tightrope, Blood Simple (all 1984), Commando (1985), Wise Guys (1986), Joe Versus the Volcano (1990), The Addams Family (1991), Rookie of the Year (1993), Boiling Point (1993), Clueless (1995), The First Wives Club, Daylight, Marvin's Room (all 1996), Alien Resurrection (1997), A Civil Action, A Night at the Roxbury (both 1998), The Hurricane, Dick (both 1999), Shaft, The Crew (both 2000), Swimfan (2002), Robots, and Strangers with Candy (both 2005).
He established himself as a supporting actor, often playing sleazy villains or wisecracking supporting characters.
Dan Hedaya (born July 24, 1940) is an American actor.
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