As a pop-culture fanatic – not just a fan – reality can sometimes seem strange to Abed Nadir from “Community.” While sometimes very matter-of-fact, he also can accurately predict the outcome of most of the study group’s schemes thanks to how well he knows narratives and tropes.
Outside of the show, actor Danny Pudi is married to Bridget Showalter, whom he met while they both attended Marquette University in their freshman year. They have twins, a son named James and a daughter named Fiona, both born in 2012. When he isn’t acting, Danny is an avid runner, having completed several marathons.
Eden Sher – The Middle
Due to an error on her birth certificate, her name was written down twice, almost dooming Sue Sue Heck, played by actress Eden Sher, to middle-child ignominy.
In real life, Sher is married to Nick Cron-Devico, a screenwriter, tying the knot in July of 2020. Raised by a single mother, Eden was first interested in getting into acting after she appeared in a “Jaywalking” segment on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” She began acting at the age of eight in school plays and theater productions. She is also known for her vocal talents in “Star vs. the Forces of Evil” on the Disney Channel.
Peter MacNicol – Ally McBeal
While he isn't the traditional nerd, John Cage has plenty of eccentricities, such as whistling with his nose, performing a “dismount” from the bathroom stall, and more. Peter MacNicol is also known for being Galen in “Dragonslayer,” Stingo in “Sophie's Choice,” Janosz Poha in “Ghostbusters II,” and David Langley in “Bean.”
He's been married to his spouse Marsue Cummings since sometime after 1986. You might have also seen him in “Grey's Anatomy,” “Veep,” “The Big Bang Theory,” and “A Series of Unfortunate Events.” He also provides the voice of the Mad Hatter in the "Arkham" series of Batman video games.
Tony Randall – The Odd Couple
When his wife throws him out, finicky Felix Unger – played by Tony Randall – has to move in with his slob of a friend Oscar. This show ran for five seasons before finally coming to a close as one of the most memorable shows of the sixties and seventies. Randall's career went on for more than six decades before he passed away in 2004.
During it, he got six Golden Globe Award nominations and six Primetime Emmy Award nominations, winning one for his work on “The Odd Couple.” The Hundred Year Association of New York awarded him the Gold Medal Award “in recognition of outstanding contributions to the City of New York” in 1993.
David Hyde Pierce – Frasier
Just like his older brother Frasier, Niles is witty and snarky and knows his way around a textbook. But even Frasier rolls his eyes when Niles spends a few minutes wiping down public chairs before sitting or fussing with his cufflinks.
Pierce has had a long number of roles even outside of the ten-plus seasons of “Frasier,” including “Sleepless in Seattle,” “The Fisher King,” “A Bug's Life,” and plenty more. Pierce came out as gay in 2007, and married partner Brian Hargrove in 2008. His big contribution off-screen is working with the Alzheimer's Association, publicly campaigning for more funding to find a cure for the disease.