Jeff Daniels On Passion Project ‘Guest Artist’ And New Production Company At Home

Posted by Colleen Murray on February 18, 2019
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Forbes
By: Russ Espinoza
February 18, 2019

Many actors of Jeff Daniels’ stature opt to create their own production companies to insulate their projects from being poisoned by studio executives beholden to mainstream sensibilities. But Daniels, 63, resisted the notion for ages out of an unwillingness to canvass the entertainment industry hounding the suits for money. His time, he felt–as has been repeatedly proven–was better spent glued to his artistic callings of performance and writing.

But when old friend and fellow Emmy award-winning actor Timothy Busfield (Thirtysomething, Field of Dreams) and his wife, actress Melissa Gilbert (Little House on the Prairie), came calling with a scaled-down model to produce in the trio’s home state of Michigan, the proposal was too alluring to pass up.

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