Face Time With Jeff Daniels

Posted by Colleen Murray on January 12, 2015
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Lewiston Sun Journal
by Daniel Hartill
January 3, 2015

 

Movie and TV star Jeff Daniels is coming to Maine to sing and play.

Jeff Daniels, the actor with roles in such varied projects as “Dumb and Dumber” and HBO’s “The Newsroom,” is also a musician whose styles range from blues, jazz, folk and rock. He is scheduled to appear Jan. 17 at Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield. The show is sold out.

Jeff Daniels and the Ben Daniels Band will perform Jan. 17 at the Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield. The show is sold out.

On Jan. 17, the 59-year-old actor known for such movies as “Terms of Endearment,” “Speed” and “Gettysburg,” is scheduled to appear at the Stone Mountain Arts Center in Brownfield.

The sold-out listening audience is likely to learn what fans of his acting already know: Jeff Daniels can’t be pinned down.

After all, Daniels continued to earn acclaim in 2014 as a TV news anchor with a lacerating wit on HBO’s “The Newsroom.” He also reprised his role as Harry Dunne, Jim Carrey’s even dimmer buddy in the comedy, “Dumb and Dumber To.”

Meanwhile, he made music.

He released his fifth CD titled “Days Like These,” a mix of original blues, jazz, folk and rock songs.

The Sun Journal wanted to learn more about Daniels’ music and acting.

Daniels agreed to a phone interview, chatting about his music, his portrayal of Maine hero Joshua Chamberlain in “Gettysburg” and his work with writer Aaron Sorkin, which may even continue with the upcoming biopic “Steve Jobs.”

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