Hillary gets celebrity supporter Ted Danson to press the flesh for her in the bitter cold of New Hampshire

  • CSI: Cyber's Ted Danson and wife Mary Steenburgen of Elf and Step Brothers fame visited with voters at polling places in Manchester
  • They have been friends with the Clintons for decades; Bill Clinton walked Steenburgen down the aisle during the couple's 1995 wedding
  • They campaigned for her in 2008 and are reprising that role now 
  • 'We actually know her as truly the brightest, most honest, trustworthy person we have ever met in our entire life,' Danson said this morning 
  • Steenburgen said: 'If you laid out her resume and everyone else's resume that's running....I have zero doubt that this is the person who's resume you'd choose that's most qualified for the job for so many reasons'

Hillary Clinton supporting celebrities Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen braved the freezing cold today to shake hands with voters at polling places in New Hampshire.

Danson, 68, and Steenburgen, 63, have been friends with the Clintons for decades. Bill Clinton even walked Steenburgen down the aisle during the couple's 1995 wedding. 

'We actually know her as truly the brightest, most honest, trustworthy person we have ever met in our entire life,' Danson told DailyMail.com outside a Manchester precinct this morning. 'When you watch her getting defined by other people, you just can't sit still.'

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Hillary Clinton supporting celebrities Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen braved the freezing cold today to shake hands with voters at polling places across New Hampshire. They're seen here outside St. Anthony Community Center this morning in Manchester

Hillary Clinton supporting celebrities Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen braved the freezing cold today to shake hands with voters at polling places across New Hampshire. They're seen here outside St. Anthony Community Center this morning in Manchester

'We're going to as many polling places as we can, today to say, "Hey, vote for Hillary," ' Danson told DailyMail.com. 'We believe that she's the one who can really make change.'

'We're going to as many polling places as we can, today to say, "Hey, vote for Hillary," ' Danson told DailyMail.com. 'We believe that she's the one who can really make change.'

Danson and Steenburgen are seen here at another polling place. Webster School, in Manchester at another point in the morning

Danson and Steenburgen are seen here at another polling place. Webster School, in Manchester at another point in the morning

Danson won Emmy and Golden Globe Awards for his role as Sam Malone, the bartender, in the 1980s sitcom 'Cheers'. He's also had lead roles in Damages, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation and CSI: Cyber. 

In January Variety said he would not be returning to Cyber and would instead begin work on NBC sitcom Good Place, a production of Parks and Rec alum Mike Schur, with Kristen Bell, which is set to air in the fall.

He told DailyMail.com that he and his wife will stay for Clinton's post-election party tonight in Hooksett. Tomorrow morning they'll dash back to Los Angeles to fulfill commitments for work.

'We're going to as many polling places as we can, today to say, "Hey, vote for Hillary," ' he said. 'We believe that she's the one who can really make change.'

Danson added: 'I know we're all after basically after the same changes in the social fabric here, jobs and education and health and all of that stuff, but we feel her plan to get it done is the one that will actually make that change that we're all hoping for.'

Steenburgen grew up in Arkansas and has been friends with the Clintons since she was introduced to them during Bill's first term as governor following her Academy Award performance in Melvin and Howard.

Since then her credits have included Philadelphia, Back to the Future III, Elf and Step Brothers. 

'She's been one of my best friends for 38 years, so I've known her for a very long time,' she said today as she talked to DailyMail.com in the bitter cold outside St. Anthony Community Center in Manchester. 

'She's inspired me to do more in the world as far as being an activist and reaching out to help other people.'

Danson and Steenburgen are seen here talking with reporters aboard Clinton's press plane in March 2008 in Cleveland, Ohio.  They have been friends with the Clintons for decades. Bill Clinton even walked Steenburgen down the aisle during the couple's 1995 wedding

Danson and Steenburgen are seen here talking with reporters aboard Clinton's press plane in March 2008 in Cleveland, Ohio.  They have been friends with the Clintons for decades. Bill Clinton even walked Steenburgen down the aisle during the couple's 1995 wedding

Danson, left, and his wife Mary Steenburgen, right, are pictured here with former President Bill Clinton, center right, and daughter Chelsea Clinton, last night at Hillary's Hudson New Hampshire rally - her final push before today's primary

Danson, left, and his wife Mary Steenburgen, right, are pictured here with former President Bill Clinton, center right, and daughter Chelsea Clinton, last night at Hillary's Hudson New Hampshire rally - her final push before today's primary

Steenburgen and Danson accompanied Hillary Clinton in 2008 on several legs of her bid to defeat Barack Obama. The couple is reprising their role as surrogates for her in New Hampshire this week

Steenburgen and Danson accompanied Hillary Clinton in 2008 on several legs of her bid to defeat Barack Obama. The couple is reprising their role as surrogates for her in New Hampshire this week

Steenburgen grew up in Arkansas and has been friends with the Clintons since she was introduced to them during Bill's first term as governor following her Academy Award performance in Melvin and Howard. She and her husband are pictured above at an LA fundraiser for Clinton in April 2008

Steenburgen grew up in Arkansas and has been friends with the Clintons since she was introduced to them during Bill's first term as governor following her Academy Award performance in Melvin and Howard. She and her husband are pictured above at an LA fundraiser for Clinton in April 2008

The movie star cited Clinton's work with children and her involvement in the Pediatric Aids Foundation as reasons she's supporting her longtime friend's White House bid.

'There's too many things for me to even name that I've done with her, as far as things that make an important difference in the world,' she said with a laugh. 'And I'm not sure that I would have done all that without having a friend that inspired me in such a great way.' 

Steenburgen and Danson accompanied Hillary Clinton in 2008 on several legs of her bid to defeat Barack Obama. 

They were standing with her that year when she ended her campaign and endorsed Barack Obama during a speech at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C. 

'I've watched her as a mother, I've gone through life's ups and down with her. I knew her parents, and she knew mine,' Steenburgen said today.

But that's not the sole reason she volunteered her time today, the actress said. 

'I have lots of friends, but this is a friend that happens to be the most qualified person in the world for this job.' 

Steenburgen said, 'If you laid out her resume and everyone else's resume that's running and you took their names off it, and you took their gender off it, and you just looked at the resume of what they've accomplished, I have zero doubt that this is the person who's resume you'd choose that's most qualified for the job for so many reasons.'

'She gets things done, she doesn't just throw bricks or verbal bricks. She knows how to find common ground and work with people and how to stand her ground when you can't work with them.'

Here they are seen with Hillary Clinton during a February 2008 fundraiser in San Francisco. They were standing with her that year when she ended her campaign and endorsed Barack Obama during a speech at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.

Here they are seen with Hillary Clinton during a February 2008 fundraiser in San Francisco. They were standing with her that year when she ended her campaign and endorsed Barack Obama during a speech at the National Building Museum in Washington, D.C.

Mentioning no one in particular, Steenburgen said, 'I don't believe in just voting for a personality, I believe in looking at the whole truth that someone's walked through life and hers is stunningly effective.'

Danson agreed with his wife's assessment of Clinton's readiness for the job. 'I wouldn't want anyone but her to be the commander in chief, no one else,' he said.

And like her husband, Steenburgen said, 'I'm just honored to talk about her because I know her as opposed to all the people that talk about her that are putting their own personal spin on it as opposed to knowledge.' 

The couple is reprising their role as surrogates for her in New Hampshire this week. 

They attended a rally with her last night in Hudson and hit up voting locations in Manchester today.

Danson also spent the last weekend in January here, campaigning in Clinton's stead as she and her family made a final push in Iowa.

He stopped by an evening phone bank for Clinton in Concord, New Hampshire Public Radio reports, where he called the Clintons, 'Truly family friends.'

On that trip he ended the night at a meet in greet in Concord at the aptly named Cheers Grille and Bar. 

Prior to that, on the Tavis Smiley's PBS show in November Danson gushed, 'I love them with every fiber of my being. I love the two of them.' 

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