Editing Ted Danson (section)

== Early life and education ==
On December 29, 1947, Danson was born in San Diego to [[Edward Bridge Danson Jr.|Edward Bridge "Ned" Danson Jr]].,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Downey |first=Paul |date=2024-12-11 |title=Opinion: Ted Danson Helps Us Laugh While Rejecting Ageism in 'A Man On The Inside' |url=https://timesofsandiego.com/opinion/2024/12/10/ted-danson-helps-us-laugh-while-rejecting-ageism-in-a-man-on-the-inside/ |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=Times of San Diego |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Cartwright |first=Megan Cartwright Deputy Entertainment |date=2024-09-11 |title=Ted Danson "faked" his way into Stanford—"I'm not very bright" |url=https://www.newsweek.com/ted-danson-faked-stanford-university-smartless-podcast-1951864 |access-date=2024-12-21 |website=Newsweek |language=en}}</ref> an archaeologist and curator of the [[Museum of Northern Arizona]] from 1959 to 1975, and Jessica Harriet (née MacMaster).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-01-12 |title=Jessica Danson |url=https://azdailysun.com/jessica-danson/article_6f70e4f8-d71f-5897-8b72-1da403b839ce.html |access-date=2025-05-26 |website=Arizona Daily Sun |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Obituaries 2000">Obituaries: Edward Bridge Danson (1916–2000) by Raymond H. Thompson in American Anthropologist, Vol. 103, Issue 4, Dec 2001, pp. 1136–1138</ref> He has an older sister, Jessica Ann "Jan" Haury.<ref name="Obituaries 2000"/> Danson was primarily raised in [[Flagstaff, Arizona]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Danson|first=Ted|title=Ted Danson: My Favorite Mistake|date=March 20, 2011|magazine=Newsweek|url=https://www.newsweek.com/ted-danson-my-favorite-mistake-66035?amp=1|accessdate=December 8, 2021|quote=I grew up in Flagstaff, Ariz...}}</ref> He has Scottish and English heritage. Their ancestors lived in colonial New England and are descended from historical figures such as [[Anne Hutchinson]].<ref>He has publicly renounced and apologized for their actions on a number of occasions. Danson stated in an interview with [[Craig Ferguson]] that he has Scottish ancestry; {{YouTube|GJiLZrOPsOc}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.pbs.org/show/finding-your-roots/ |title=Finding Your Roots |language=en |access-date=2025-05-26 |via=www.pbs.org}}</ref>

In 1961, at age 14, Danson enrolled at the [[Kent School]], a university-preparatory school in Connecticut; he was a star player on the basketball team. He became interested in drama while later attending [[Stanford University]].  In his search for a better acting program, he transferred to [[Carnegie Mellon University]] in [[Pittsburgh]], [[Pennsylvania]]. He graduated with a [[bachelor of fine arts|B.F.A.]] in Drama in 1972.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.drama.cmu.edu/2020/02/15/ted-danson-returns/|title=Ted Danson Returns|website=[[Carnegie Mellon News]]|date=February 15, 2020 }}</ref>