Phil Donahue was born on December 21, 1935 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA as Phillip John Donahue. He is an actor and producer, known for Donahue (1967), Finding Vivian Maier (2013) and Donahue and Kids (1981). He has been married to Marlo Thomas since May 21, 1980. He was previously married to Marge Cooney.
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| 1 | Release of his book, "Donahue, My Own Story". [1979] |
| 2 | Release of the book, "That Girl and Phil: An Insider Tells What Life is Really Like in the Marlo Thomas/Phil Donahue Household" by Desmond Atholl and Michael Cherkinian. [1990] |
| 3 | Supporting anti-war activist Cindy Sheehan and is protesting the Iraq war. [September 2005] |
| 4 | Release of his DVD: Body of War" by Phil with Ellen Spiro. [2008] |
| 5 | Grandfather of Connor Donahue. |
| 6 | Brother-in-law of producer Tony Thomas and Terre Thomas. |
| 7 | Son-in-law of actor/producer Danny Thomas and Rose Marie Mantell Thomas. |
| 8 | His talk show on MSNBC, Donahue (2002), has been canceled [March 2003]. |
| 9 | Graduate of the University of Notre Dame. |
| 10 | 1953 graduate of St. Edward High School, located in Lakewood, Ohio. |
| 11 | In 1994 he succeeded in getting permission from a convicted murderer to film the murderer's legal execution in the gas chamber. The courts, however, refused to give the FCC permission to air the event. |
| 12 | First met Marlo Thomas when she was a guest on his show during the seventies. Children with his first wife: Michael, Kevin, Daniel, Jim and Mary Rose. |
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
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| The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom | 1993 | TV Movie | Himself - Talk show host |
| Donahue/Pozner | 1992 | TV Series | Host |
| Late Night with David Letterman | 1986-1992 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | 1992 | TV Series | Himself |
| In a New Light: A Call to Action in the War Against AIDS | 1992 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Who's the Boss? | 1992 | TV Series | Himself |
| Blossom | 1991 | TV Series | Himself |
| L.A. Law | 1991 | TV Series | Himself - Talk Show Host |
| The Howard Stern Show | 1990 | TV Series | Himself |
| Happy Birthday, Bugs!: 50 Looney Years | 1990 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Sing! Sesame Street Remembers Joe Raposo and His Music | 1990 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 16th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | 1989 | TV Special | Himself |
| Moving Image Salutes Sidney Poitier | 1989 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The Pat Sajak Show | 1989 | TV Series | Himself |
| Sesame Street, Special | 1988 | TV Movie | Himself |
| NBC Investigates Bob Hope | 1987 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Annual ACLU Honors: A Salute to Michael Douglas | 1987 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Sesame Street | 1985 | TV Series | Himself |
| Bob Hope Buys NBC? | 1985 | TV Special | Himself |
| First Steps | 1985 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Salute! | 1983 | TV Series | Himself |
| Today | 1978-1982 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Guest |
| Donahue and Kids | 1981 | TV Special | Himself - Host |
| Bozo's Circus | 1978 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1978 | TV Series | Himself - TV Talk Host |
| The 5th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | 1978 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 1978 Annual Iris Awards | 1978 | TV Special | Himself - Presenter |
| The Bob Braun Show | 1973 | TV Series | Himself - Interviewer |
| The Eighties | 2016 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself - The Phil Donahue Show |
| Paying the Price for Peace | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
| Traficant: The Congressman of Crimetown | 2015 | Documentary | Himself |
| Unity | 2015 | Documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| Skum Rocks! | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
| Finding Vivian Maier | 2013 | Documentary | Himself - Talk Show Host |
| Moyers & Company | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Host |
| Project Censored the Movie | 2013 | Documentary | Himself - Talk Show Host |
| Democracy Now! | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Save KLSD: Media Consolidation and Local Radio | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
| Tavis Smiley | 2008-2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Piers Morgan Tonight | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hollywood Icons and Innovators | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Bob Ross: The Happy Painter | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Anderson Live | 2011 | TV Series | Himself |
| Gloria: In Her Own Words | 2011 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Good Riddance | 2011 | Documentary | Himself - Former Talk Show Host |
| Hibakusha, Our Life to Live | 2010 | Documentary | Narrator (voice) |
| Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show | 2010 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| The Oprah Winfrey Show | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| Hannity | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe | 2009 | Documentary | Himself |
| Broadcast Blues | 2009 | Documentary | Himself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2009 | TV Series | Himself |
| E! True Hollywood Story | 2004-2008 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Sex: The Revolution | 2008 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself |
| Real Time with Bill Maher | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Independent Lens | 2007 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The 34th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | 2007 | TV Special | Himself |
| Godless in America | 2006 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| An Unreasonable Man | 2006 | Documentary | Himself |
| Quite Frankly with Stephen A. Smith | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| The O'Reilly Factor | 2004-2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Evolution Will Be Televised | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The Fifth Estate | 2005 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Hannity & Colmes | 2004 | TV Series | Himself |
| Preventive Warriors | 2004 | Documentary | Himself |
| Helen's War | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Tinseltown TV | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Last Call with Carson Daly | 2003 | TV Series | Himself |
| Donahue | 2002 | TV Series | Host |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 2001 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 12th Annual Golden Laurel Awards | 2001 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Daily Show | 2000 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 70s: The Decade That Changed Television | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Ellen | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
| Talked to Death | 1997 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 48th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Himself |
| The 1996 Annual Lucy Awards | 1996 | TV Special | Himself |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1993-1995 | TV Series | Himself |
| Donahue | 1967-1995 | TV Series | Himself - Host / Himself |
| The 5th Annual GLAAD Media Awards | 1994 | TV Special | Himself |
| Intimate Portrait | 1993 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 1993 | TV Series | Himself |
| The 20th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards | 1993 | TV Special | Himself |
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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| 2007 | Audience Award | Hamptons International Film Festival | Best Documentary | Body of War (2007) |
| 1996 | Lifetime Achievement Award | Daytime Emmy Awards |
| 1993 | Special Recognition Award | Daytime Emmy Awards |
| 1988 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk/Service Show Host | The Phil Donahue Show (1967) |
| 1986 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk or Service Show Host | The Phil Donahue Show (1967) |
| 1985 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Host in a Talk or Service Series | The Phil Donahue Show (1967) |
| 1983 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Talk or Service Show | The Phil Donahue Show (1967) |
| 1982 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Talk or Service Series | The Phil Donahue Show (1967) |
| 1982 | Golden Apple | Golden Apple Awards | Daytime Star of the Year |
| 1981 | Personal Award | Peabody Awards |
| 1980 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Talk, Service or Variety Series | The Phil Donahue Show (1967) |
| 1979 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Talk, Service or Variety Series | The Phil Donahue Show (1967) |
| 1978 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Talk, Service or Variety Series | The Phil Donahue Show (1967) |
| 1977 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Talk, Service or Variety Series | The Phil Donahue Show (1967) |
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
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| 2008 | PGA Award | PGA Awards | Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures | Body of War (2007) |
| 1996 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk Show Host | The Phil Donahue Show (1967) |
| 1995 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk Show Host | The Phil Donahue Show (1967) |
| 1994 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk Show Host | The Phil Donahue Show (1967) |
| 1993 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk Show Host | The Phil Donahue Show (1967) |
| 1992 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk/Service Show Host | The Phil Donahue Show (1967) |
| 1991 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk/Service Show Host | The Phil Donahue Show (1967) |
| 1990 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk/Service Show Host | The Phil Donahue Show (1967) |
| 1989 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk/Service Show Host | The Phil Donahue Show (1967) |
| 1987 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Talk or Service Show Host | The Phil Donahue Show (1967) |
| 1984 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Talk or Service Series | The Phil Donahue Show (1967) |
| 1981 | Daytime Emmy | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Host or Hostess in a Talk or Service Show | The Phil Donahue Show (1967) |