7 Things You Don't Know About Jeff Daniels

This week's subject is a meditative and soulful Jeff Daniels, whose latest project is "God of Carnage" on Broadway. Daniels sat down with us to reveal why "Dumb and Dumber" was like "Citizen Kane" to more than just 15-year-old boys; why he feels sorry for Kevin Bacon; and how he's written a lot of songs for guitar and vocals (one of which he plays for us in a totally rad mini-music video, online here. The guy's got some pipes). NEWSWEEK's Nicki Gostin interviews; Sarah Frank and Jon Groat behind the camera. Check it out in the player above!

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