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04-02-2023, 09:12 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/boy-meets-world-william-daniels-122954210.html
Glenn Garner
Sun, April 2, 2023 at 5:29 AM PDT·3 min read
"If you're willing to listen, Bill is dropping gems left and right," Danielle Fishel previously told PEOPLE of Boy Meets World costar William Daniels, who celebrated his 96th birthday this weekend.
Three decades later, Mr. Feeny is still everyone's favorite teacher.
As Boy Meets World star William Daniels rang in his 96th birthday on Friday, he and wife Bonnie Bartlett Daniels reunited with their costars from the ABC sitcom to celebrate the occasion over dinner ahead of their appearances at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2023.
Daniels starred as the wise teacher Mr. Feeny for the entirety of the show's seven-season run from 1993 to 2000. When Daniels' costar Will Friedle launched their Pod Meets World podcast last year with Danielle Fishel, 41, and Rider Strong, 43, the 46-year-old actor told PEOPLE that Daniels is still offering advice his now-fully grown castmates.
"Ninety-five years old and he still shoots out the pearls of wisdom. His wife, Bonnie, as well. Talking to them is still magical," he said in June.
Added Fishel: "If you're willing to listen, Bill is dropping gems left and right."
Both Friedle and Strong also agree that Daniels "was just a model of professionalism on the set" of the 1990s hit. As a result, the young cast was able to learn from his example. "When we were kids, goofing off and having a good time, he was very much a Feeny-like presence," said Strong.
"Even when the cameras weren't there," he added. "In terms of knowing his lines, being a complete professional, being on time. Those were things that we needed to see, and had to learn to emulate in order to be professionals in the industry."
Glenn Garner
Sun, April 2, 2023 at 5:29 AM PDT·3 min read
"If you're willing to listen, Bill is dropping gems left and right," Danielle Fishel previously told PEOPLE of Boy Meets World costar William Daniels, who celebrated his 96th birthday this weekend.
Three decades later, Mr. Feeny is still everyone's favorite teacher.
As Boy Meets World star William Daniels rang in his 96th birthday on Friday, he and wife Bonnie Bartlett Daniels reunited with their costars from the ABC sitcom to celebrate the occasion over dinner ahead of their appearances at the Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo 2023.
Daniels starred as the wise teacher Mr. Feeny for the entirety of the show's seven-season run from 1993 to 2000. When Daniels' costar Will Friedle launched their Pod Meets World podcast last year with Danielle Fishel, 41, and Rider Strong, 43, the 46-year-old actor told PEOPLE that Daniels is still offering advice his now-fully grown castmates.
"Ninety-five years old and he still shoots out the pearls of wisdom. His wife, Bonnie, as well. Talking to them is still magical," he said in June.
Added Fishel: "If you're willing to listen, Bill is dropping gems left and right."
Both Friedle and Strong also agree that Daniels "was just a model of professionalism on the set" of the 1990s hit. As a result, the young cast was able to learn from his example. "When we were kids, goofing off and having a good time, he was very much a Feeny-like presence," said Strong.
"Even when the cameras weren't there," he added. "In terms of knowing his lines, being a complete professional, being on time. Those were things that we needed to see, and had to learn to emulate in order to be professionals in the industry."