Entertainment Weekly – The Biggest Celeb Scandals Since 1985: Ted Danson Performs in Blackface

I’ve been scouring the internet for several years trying to find another photo of Ted Danson in blackface. I finally found one today!

The quality is much better than our previous photo:

Of course, I just updated our Ted Danson Hall of Lame entry.

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In 1982, Ted Danson starred alongside Leslie Nielsen in the “Something to Tide You Over” segment of Creepshow, written by Stephen King and directed by George Romero.

On October 8, 1993, Ted Danson appeared in blackface at a Friars Club roast for his girlfriend at the time, Whoopi Goldberg. He performed a mock minstral routine, repeatedly blurted the n-word, and made fun of her private parts.

(discussed in episodes 7, 9, 40, and 49)

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