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Danny Kaye

Birth Place: Brooklyn, NY, USA

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BIO

Danny Kaye was an American actor, singer, dancer, comedian, musician, philanthropist, and cook. His performances featured physical comedy, idiosyncratic pantomimes, and rapid-fire novelty songs.



Kaye starred in 17 films, notably Wonder Man (1945), The Kid from Brooklyn (1946), The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (1947), The Inspector General (1949), Hans Christian Andersen (1952), White Christmas (1954), and The Court Jester (1955). His films were popular, especially for his performances of patter songs and favorites such as "Inchworm" and "The Ugly Duckling".

He was the first ambassador-at-large of UNICEF in 1954 and received the French Legion of Honour in 1986 for his years of work with the organization.

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STAGE CREDITS

Two By Two
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1970
Noah
Danny Kaye
[Broadway]
Concert [Broadway], 1963
Performer
Danny Kaye
[Broadway]
Concert [Broadway], 1953
Let's Face It!
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1941
Jerry Walker
Lady in the Dark
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1941
Russell Paxton
The Straw Hat Revue
[Broadway]
Original Broadway Production, 1939
Performer

Writing

Movies

Autumn Laughter
[ 1938 ]
Up in Arms
[ 1944 ] Danny Weems
Wonder Man
[ 1945 ] Edwin Dingle / Buzzy Bellew
The Kid from Brooklyn
[ 1946 ] Burleigh Sullivan
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
[ 1947 ] Walter Mitty
A Song Is Born
[ 1948 ] Professor Hobart Frisbee
The Inspector General
[ 1949 ] Georgi
On the Riviera
[ 1951 ] Jack Martin / Henri Duran
24th Annual Academy Awards
[ 1952 ] Self - Host
Hans Christian Andersen
[ 1952 ] Hans Christian Andersen
Knock on Wood
[ 1954 ] Jerry Morgan / Papa Morgan / Clarence
White Christmas
[ 1954 ] Phil Davis
The Court Jester
[ 1955 ] Hubert Hawkins
Me and the Colonel
[ 1958 ] S.L. Jacobowsky
Merry Andrew
[ 1958 ] Andrew Larabee
The Five Pennies
[ 1959 ] Red' Nichols
Lifetime of Comedy
[ 1960 ]
On the Double
[ 1961 ] Pfc. Ernie Williams
The Man from the Diners' Club
[ 1963 ] Ernest Klenk
The Madwoman of Chaillot
[ 1969 ] The Ragpicker
Children of the World
[ 1971 ] Self - Host
Here Comes Peter Cottontail
[ 1971 ] Seymour S. Sassafras / Antoine / Col. Wellington B. Bunny - Voice
The Enchanted World of Danny Kaye: The Emperor's New Clothes
[ 1972 ] Marmaduke - Voice
Peter Pan
[ 1976 ] Captain Hook / Mr. Darling
Pinocchio
[ 1976 ] Geppetto / Boris Stroganoff
Ringling Bros. And Barnum & Bailey Circus - 109th Edition
[ 1979 ] Host
Once They Marched Through a Thousand Towns
[ 1981 ] Max Feldman

TV Shows

The Colgate Comedy Hour
[ 1953-1955 ] Phil Davis, Hans Christian Anderson
Alan Melville Takes You from A-Z
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Lucy Show
Danny Kaye
The Danny Kaye Show
[ 1963-1967 ]
The Twilight Zone
Gaspar
The Cosby Show
Dr. Burns
Star Trek: Enterprise
Hubert Hawkins
Banda sonora
Phil Davis
Musings of the Classic Sherlock Holmes Actor
Red Nichols

Awards and Nominations


winner
Tony Awards - 1953 - Special Tony Award

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Review: IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS at TexArts Photo
Review: IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS at TexArts
by Sabrina Wallace - Nov 25, 2025

TexArts delivers a sparkling White Christmas that feels like stepping straight into a vintage snow globe. Ray De Jones charms, Maclain Dassati channels Danny Kaye with his own flair, and the ensemble dazzles with polished taps and lush harmonies. Lavish period costumes, timeless Irving Berlin tunes, and pure holiday joy. A cozy, nostalgic treat for the season.
Review: IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS at Paramount Theatre Aurora, IL Photo
Review: IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS at Paramount Theatre Aurora, IL
by Tina St. Angelo - Nov 25, 2025

An aptly titled song from one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th Century, Irving Berlin. The holiday offering at Aurora’s Paramount Theatre is Irving Berlin’s White Christmas. Jeff Award-winning director Stephen Schellhardt has created a musical that will stay with you long after the last note is played and the last bow taken.
Photos: Irving Berlin’s WHITE CHRISTMAS at the Paramount Theatre Photo
Photos: Irving Berlin’s WHITE CHRISTMAS at the Paramount Theatre
by Gillian Blum - Nov 23, 2025

Check out official production photos from Irving Berlin's WHITE CHRISTMAS at the Paramount Theatre, running November 12, 2025 through January 11, 2026.
WE LOVE THE WINTER WEATHER: SONGS OF THE HOLIDAYS to Run at Birdland Photo
WE LOVE THE WINTER WEATHER: SONGS OF THE HOLIDAYS to Run at Birdland
by Gillian Blum - Nov 16, 2025

Birdland Jazz Club will present the special evening “We Love the Winter Weather: Songs of the Season” – starring KT Sullivan, Jeff Harnar, Stacy Sullivan, and Todd Murray – on Monday, December 8 at 7 p.m.
Interview: Bobby Becher of WHITE CHRISTMAS at Circa 21 Photo
Interview: Bobby Becher of WHITE CHRISTMAS at Circa 21
by Jared Fessler - Nov 9, 2025

A timeless holiday favorite is lighting up the stage this season as Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse presents Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, running through December 28 in Rock Island.
Interview: Sarah Beth Ganey of WHITE CHRISTMAS at Circa 21 Photo
Interview: Sarah Beth Ganey of WHITE CHRISTMAS at Circa 21
by Jared Fessler - Nov 9, 2025

A timeless holiday favorite is lighting up the stage this season as Circa ’21 Dinner Playhouse presents Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, running through December 28 in Rock Island.
IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS Comes to Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse Photo
IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS Comes to Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse
by Stephi Wild - Nov 7, 2025

A legendary holiday-film starring Bing Crosby and Danny Kaye will be brought to theatrical life when Circa '21 Dinner Playhouse presents the eagerly awaited return of IRVING BERLIN'S WHITE CHRISTMAS.
BWW Q&A: Stephen Schellhardt of Irving Berlin's WHITE CHRISTMAS at Paramount Theatre Photo
BWW Q&A: Stephen Schellhardt of Irving Berlin's WHITE CHRISTMAS at Paramount Theatre
by Joshua Wright - Nov 4, 2025

Paramount Theatre will continue its 14th Broadway Series with Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, running November 12, 2025 through January 11, 2026. Opening night is Friday, November 21 at 7 p.m.
Paramount Theatre to Present IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS Photo
Paramount Theatre to Present IRVING BERLIN’S WHITE CHRISTMAS
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 24, 2025

Paramount Theatre in Aurora will stage Irving Berlin’s White Christmas from November 12, 2025, to January 11, 2026, with opening night on Friday, November 21 at 7 p.m.
Cast Set for PORCHLIGHT SINGS THE SEASON World Premiere Photo
Cast Set for PORCHLIGHT SINGS THE SEASON World Premiere
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 16, 2025

Award-winning Porchlight Music Theatre has revealed the cast for the next production in its 31st season, the world premiere of Porchlight Sings the Season. Learn more!
Review: THE WICKED STAGE Offers Anecdotes and Star Power at 54 Below Photo
Review: THE WICKED STAGE Offers Anecdotes and Star Power at 54 Below
by Stephen Mosher - Oct 10, 2025

Christine Pedi and Michael Lavine have a good thing going at 54 Below.
WHITE CHRISTMAS to be Presented at Paramount Theatre This Holiday Season Photo
WHITE CHRISTMAS to be Presented at Paramount Theatre This Holiday Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 24, 2025

xNostalgia, pageantry and spectacle come to life in Irving Berlin’s White Christmas, the most iconic holiday musical of all time, next in Paramount’s 14th Broadway Series.
Interview: Jeremy Sussman: FROM NO BUSINESS TO SHOW BUSINESS at Don't Tell Mama Photo
Interview: Jeremy Sussman: FROM NO BUSINESS TO SHOW BUSINESS at Don't Tell Mama
by Rebecca Kaplan - Sep 17, 2025

Through lesser-known and quirky novelty songs as well as Great American Songbook standards, Jeremy Sussman tells the story of pursuing a career in law to please his parents while performing on the side.
Interview: KIMMEL'S KRITZERLAND: YOUNG AT HEART! Photo
Interview: KIMMEL'S KRITZERLAND: YOUNG AT HEART!
by Gavin Glynn - Jun 23, 2025

Bruce Kimmel the preeminent LA Cabaret impresario and the most successful producer of Broadway music recordings is hosting KRITZERLAND: Young At Heart from the very start of singing Cabaret. Catalina Jazz Club will present new faces and rising stars of Broadway performers on Cabaret Tuesday 6/24/25.
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN JR. Is Now Available for Licensing Photo
HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN JR. Is Now Available for Licensing
by Nicole Rosky - May 22, 2025

Theatrical licensor Music Theatre International announced that the musical Hans Christian Andersen JR. is now is available for licensing. We have all of the details here!
Previews: GEORGE CHAKIRIS CLIPS AND CONVERSATION at Revolution Stage Company Photo
Previews: GEORGE CHAKIRIS CLIPS AND CONVERSATION at Revolution Stage Company
by Kay Kudukis - May 7, 2025

His beginnings were as a chorus boy in Hollywood movie musicals of the 1950s, in classic films like There's No Business Like Show Business, Brigadoon, White Christmas, and Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. With his thatch of jet-black hair, George Chakiris was highly visible behind Cyd Charisse, Bing Crosby, Rosemary Clooney, Mitzi Gaynor, Donald O'Connor, Danny Kaye, Marilyn Monroe and Debbie Reynolds.
Jeff Harnar Returns To Birdland On Cole Porter's Birthday Photo
Jeff Harnar Returns To Birdland On Cole Porter's Birthday
by Stephi Wild - May 6, 2025

Award-winning concert artist Jeff Harnar will appear at Birdland for Cole Porter's birthday in “It's De-Lovely: Cole Porter's Birthday” in June. Learn more about the performance here!
9 TO 5 Comes to Actors Theatre Of Indiana Photo
9 TO 5 Comes to Actors Theatre Of Indiana
by Stephi Wild - Apr 22, 2025

The musical 9 to 5 with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick, is coming to ATI in April. Learn more about the upcoming production and how to get tickets!
Cast Set For 9 TO 5 at Actors Theatre of Indiana Photo
Cast Set For 9 TO 5 at Actors Theatre of Indiana
by Stephi Wild - Apr 14, 2025

The musical 9 to 5 with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and book by Patricia Resnick, is coming to ATI in April. Learn more about the upcoming production here!
Paramount Theatre Reveals 2025-26 Broadway and BOLD Series Photo
Paramount Theatre Reveals 2025-26 Broadway and BOLD Series
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 1, 2025

Paramount has revealed the lineup for their 2025-26 Broadway and BOLD series, including the Chicago premieres of Come From Away and Dear Evan Hansen. Learn more here!
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many Broadway shows has Danny Kaye been in?

Danny Kaye has appeared on Broadway in 6 shows.

How many West End shows has Danny Kaye been in?

Danny Kaye has not appeared in the West End

What awards has Danny Kaye been nominated for?

Danny Kaye has been nominated for a Special Tony Award at the Tony Awards.

What awards has Danny Kaye won?

Danny Kaye has won the Special Tony Award at the Tony Awards.

How many shows has Danny Kaye written?

Danny Kaye has written 1 shows including Danny and Sylvia: The Danny Kaye Musical (Composer).

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