Three-time winner of Golden Globes Ted Danson has been named the Carol Burnett Award honoree for 2025.

Created in 2019 and initially awarded to its namesake, the Carol Burnett Award is presented to a person who has made outstanding contributions to television on or off screen. Past recipients include Norman Lear, Ryan Murphy and Ellen DeGeneres.

Danson, along with 2025 Cecil B. DeMille Award winner, Viola Davis, will be honored at a gala dinner on Friday, January 3, 2025, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Danson and Davis will also be recognized on the 82nd Annual Golden Globes broadcast on Jan. 5.

“Ted Danson has entertained audiences for decades with his performances that will forever be ingrained in television history,” said Helen Hoehne, president of the Golden Globes. “His career is a testament to his remarkable talent and versatility as an actor and bears resemblance to the award’s namesake. It is an honor to present him with the 2025 Carol Burnett Award to celebrate the tremendous impact he has made and continues to make in television.”

Danson earned Golden Globes for the 1984 telefilm Something About Amelia (performance by an actor in a limited series, anthology series, or motion picture made for television) and for the NBC sitcom Cheers for 1989 and 1990 (performance by an actor in a television series — musical or comedy).

More recently, Danson can be seen playing himself in the comedy “Curb Your Enthusiasm,” which just concluded its 12th and final season on HBO. Danson also starred in the acclaimed NBC comedy “The Good Place,” for which he was nominated for his 14th Emmy Award for lead actor.

Currently, Danson is starring in the Netflix comedy series, “A Man on the Inside,” which was written and executive produced by “The Good Place” creator, Mike Schur. Based on the documentary “The Mole Agent,” the series will follow a retired man who gets a new lease on life when he answers an ad placed by a private investigator and goes undercover in a retirement home.

Danson’s film appearances include “Body Heat,” “Hearts Beat Loud,” “Three Men and a Baby,” and its sequel, “Three Men and a Little Lady.” He also had a co-starring role in Steven Spielberg’s World War II epic “Saving Private Ryan.”

Hosted by Nikki Glaser, the Golden Globes will air Sunday, January 5, 2025 on the CBS Television Network, and stream on Paramount+ in the U.S.