Ted Danson stars as Mayor Neil Bremer on the NBC comedy "Mr. Mayor."Danson is a Golden Globe- and Emmy Award-winning actor known for an array of exceptional performances, most memorably his portrayal of Boston bartender Sam Malone on NBC's multi-award-winning and iconic comedy "Cheers," which ran for 11 seasons and won four Emmys for best comedy series. He recently starred in creator Michael Schur's acclaimed NBC comedy series "The Good Place," for which he was nominated for his 14th Emmy Award for outstanding lead actor and received a Critics Choice Award for his role as Michael.Other recent credits include the 10th season of "Curb Your Enthusiasm," FX's critically acclaimed second season of "Fargo," CBS' long-running "CSI" and "CSI: Cyber," FX's "Damages," as well as his Golden Globe nominated role on CBS' "Becker."In film, Danson was seen in 2018's "Hearts Beat Loud," a drama music film that premiered at Sundance. He has also appeared in several other high-profile projects, including the 1987 blockbuster hit "Three Men and a Baby" and its sequel, "Three Men and a Little Lady." He also had a co-starring role in Steven Spielberg's World War II masterpiece "Saving Private Ryan."Raised outside Flagstaff, Arizona, Danson attended Stanford University where he became interested in drama during his second year in school. He then transferred to Carnegie Mellon University and graduated in 1972 with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in drama. After graduation, he was hired as an understudy in Tom Stoppard's off-Broadway production "The Real Inspector Hound." Danson relocated to Los Angeles in 1978 to help manage the Actor's Institute for a year and a half while he taught there. Six months after his arrival, Danson earned a role in "The Onion Field" and co-starred in the TV movie "The Women's Room."In addition to acting and producing, Danson is an environmental activist, co-founding the American Oceans Campaign (AOC) in 1987 to alert Americans to the life-threatening hazards created by oil spills, off-shore development, toxic wastes, sewage pollution and other ocean abuses. The AOC merged with Oceana in 2001. Oceana works to teach citizens how they can participate in protecting and restoring marine resources and to show Congress that Americans are concerned with these issues. Danson resides in Los Angeles with his wife, actress Mary Steenburgen.