And...Daniel Davis is working Again! — Page 3

Because it's true...

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Lee, I haven't met any of the cast or crew who wanted him gone. Let's just drop it. Everybody's got their issues, their agendas, and we'll never know what they all are. I have good reason for genuinely liking him as a person, and that's all I'll say.

In real life, he's the one who took these blows. Let's find another punching bag, okay?

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Um...I started this post about Danny working again! We've all been down this he's a bastard/he's not routine. I for one am just thrilled he is working because he is a very talented actor who last season was one of the best on Bway between THE FROGS & LA CAGE! Bravo to him for not letting the LA CAGE producers screw it all up for him and WORKING in the theatre no matter what coast it may be on!

Was Davis difficult? Yes, he definitely played a role in his downfall.

Would he have been fired if the show was doing well? No. The show had been doing good business, but after March there was no advance sale to speak of because not much money had been spent to promote it.

The solution? The producers thought all they had to do was find the right “name” and the show would get lots of free publicity and succeed, so in comes Robert Goulet (with a bit of fanfare thanks to the Post).

Did it cost them money to pay off Davis’ contract? Yes, but they were trying not to lose their entire $8 million investment, and when you’re in danger of losing that kind of money, sacrificing a few hundred thousand dollars to pay off a contract is not an unreasonable gamble.

And yeah, the doughnut story was a joke.

From someone involved in the production (not a performer).

I AM DANIEL DAVIS.

jk


ENOUGH ALREADY. Stop arguing.

Okay, I just started watching The Nanny on lifetime, so I really don't know the cast very well, and I didn't know who Daniel Davis was until I read about the La Cage stuff, although I do have the Frogs CD.

Anyways, was he Niles the Butler on the Nanny?

MTVMANM, yeah, he played Niles. I didn't know him from The Nanny either, until a few months ago. He's got an enormous resume of theatre work, and a bunch of tv "guest star" roles.

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Posted On:7/9/05 at 11:10 AM
TheatreDiva90016:
Are you doing him?

Ohhhhh! Doh OK, *NOW* I get it. This I can understand. Jealousy? Unrequited love? Jilted lover? Come on sweetness, just tell us the facts. I’ll make a pitcher of martinis and you can dish. You’ve made such a fuss you owe us an explanation.

I am glad to see Daniel is thriving and I did love him in the Nanny. To me, he was the funniest one on the show. I was so excited when I got my tixs for La Cage because he was in it. I never got to see him in it as I saw Goulet who I indeed liked very much in the role. He was a real charmer.

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