Jeff Daniels

Jeff Daniels spent a month learning American Sign Language for his role in CBS's "Sweet Nothing in My Ear."But Daniels, who plays the hearing spouse of a deaf woman, is quick to emphasize that the film isn't a movie about deaf people."It's about ...

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Starring David Strathairn, George Clooney, Patricia Clarkson, Jeff Daniels, Robert Downey Jr., Frank Langella, Ray Wise and Dianne Reeves.
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Sig Mickelson (Jeff Daniels) plays the CBS news division head.

Robert Downey, Jr. plays Joe Wershba; Patricia Clarkson ("Six Feet Under") is Wershba's wife, Shirley; Jeff Daniels ("The Hours") has the role of Sig Mickelson, the first president of CBS News and one of the founders of the Radio-Television News Directors Association; Murrow sidekick and producer of "See It Now," Fred Friendly is portrayed by the film's director and co-writer, George Clooney.

Jeff Daniels is smug as Sig Mickelson, the CBS administrator focused on advertising revenue and staff layoffs.

Jeff Daniels ( Because of Winn-Dixie ) plays Sig Mickleson, a CBS news executive.

The rest of the cast is excellent as well and includes Jeff Daniels as Sig Mickelson (at the time, head of the CBS Network News and Public Affairs division) and--of course--Clooney as "See It Now" co-producer Fred Friendly.

And the excellent ensemble also includes Robert Downey Jr. and Patricia Clarkson as CBS staffers who are keeping their marriage secret, Jeff Daniels as a CBS producer, Ray Wise as a politically hounded reporter, and Frank Langella in a superb performance as Murrow's conflicted boss, William Paley.

Starring: David Strathairn, George Clooney, Robert Downey Jr., Patricia Clarkson, Jeff Daniels, Ray Rise, Frank Langella, Reed Diamond, Tate Donovan, Alex Borstein
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Jeff Daniels is on board as another CBS bigwig in the person of Sig Mickelson.