{"id":2353273,"date":"2026-03-31T18:25:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2353273"},"modified":"2026-03-31T18:25:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:25:56","slug":"william-daniels-turns-99-see-boy-meets-world-star-mr-feeny","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/william-daniels-turns-99-see-boy-meets-world-star-mr-feeny\/","title":{"rendered":"William Daniels turns 99 \u2013 See &#8216;Boy Meets World&#8217; star Mr. Feeny"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<div id=\"videoWrap\" class=\"spacer-large videoWrap\" style=\"position:relative\"><media-video video-id=\"86084568007\" title=\"Danielle Fishel praises Sabrina Carpenter, teases 'DWTS' performance\" poster=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/authoring\/authoring-images\/2025\/09\/10\/USAT\/86084647007-20250909-et-abc-soiree-danielle-fishel-16-x-9-thumb-2.jpg?crop=1079,607,x0,y192\" util-module-path=\"elements\/media\" placement=\"snow-video-story-priority\"><\/p>\n<div id=\"uwVideoPlaceholder\" slot=\"placeholder\" style=\"z-index:19;width:100%;padding-bottom:56.25%;position:relative\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"vidplaybtn\" style=\"display:-moz-box;display:-ms-flexbox;display:-webkit-flex;display:flex;background-color:rgba(0,0,0,.4);border:2px solid #fff;border-radius:80px;cursor:pointer;height:80px;width:80px;position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;transform:translate(-50%,-50%);z-index:10\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"vidplayicon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gannett-cdn.com\/appservices\/universal-web\/universal\/icons\/icon-play-alt-white.svg\" alt=\"play\" style=\"height:40px;margin:auto 18px auto 27px;width:40px\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div slot=\"videoDetails\" id=\"videoDetails\" class=\"videoDetails\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\">\n<div id=\"videoDetailsContainer\" class=\"videoDetailsContainer\" hidden=\"\">\n<p>Danielle Fishel praises Sabrina Carpenter, teases &#8216;DWTS&#8217; performance<\/p>\n<p>Danielle Fishel reveals her obsession with Sabrina Carpenter\u2019s &#8220;Man&#8217;s Best Friend&#8221; album and hints at what she&#8217;ll perform on &#8220;Dancing with the Stars.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/media-video><\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s been nearly a century <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2024\/06\/01\/boy-meets-world-reunion-danielle-fishel-william-daniels\/73937599007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/tv\/2024\/06\/01\/boy-meets-world-reunion-danielle-fishel-william-daniels\/73937599007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">of Mr. Feeny.<\/a><\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/life\/people\/2018\/10\/30\/boy-meets-world-mr-feeny-william-daniels-foils-burglary\/1818495002\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/life\/people\/2018\/10\/30\/boy-meets-world-mr-feeny-william-daniels-foils-burglary\/1818495002\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">William Daniels,<\/a> an actor best known for playing the wise and omnipresent schoolteacher on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/life\/entertainthis\/2015\/04\/27\/feeny-eric-shawn-girl-meets-world\/77559776\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/life\/entertainthis\/2015\/04\/27\/feeny-eric-shawn-girl-meets-world\/77559776\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Boy Meets World,&#8221;<\/a> marked his 99th birthday on Tuesday, March 31. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MrBillDaniels\/status\/2038641978980647099?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2038641978980647099%7Ctwgr%5E5b666ea8426f4823ef62154f29c17b9f825c8288%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FMrBillDaniels%2Fstatus%2F2038641978980647099\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MrBillDaniels\/status\/2038641978980647099?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2038641978980647099%7Ctwgr%5E5b666ea8426f4823ef62154f29c17b9f825c8288%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fpublish.twitter.com%2F%3Furl%3Dhttps%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FMrBillDaniels%2Fstatus%2F2038641978980647099\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">In a post to X Monday, March 30<\/a>, Williams wrote: &#8220;Hard to believe I\u2019m turning 99 tomorrow! I\u2019m so grateful that staying connected with my fans has been so fulfilling in my later years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Thank you for keeping me young,&#8221; he told fans in a video posted alongside the caption, adding that over the years he&#8217;s enjoyed connecting in person at events and on Cameo, a website that allows fans to pay for personal recorded messages from their favorite celebrities.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Class dismissed,&#8221; he joked at the end of the video, a clear reference to Mr. Feeny, who became a central character not only on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/08\/05\/adam-scott-boy-meets-world-rider-strong\/85521289007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/08\/05\/adam-scott-boy-meets-world-rider-strong\/85521289007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&#8220;Boy Meets World,&#8221;<\/a> which ran for seven years in the &#8217;90s, but also on its <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/02\/25\/danielle-fishel-maitland-ward-boy-meets-world\/80062871007\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/celebrities\/2025\/02\/25\/danielle-fishel-maitland-ward-boy-meets-world\/80062871007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">spinoff &#8220;Girl Meets World.&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" class=\"spacer-large\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>Ahead of his birthday, Daniels <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/william-daniels-mr-feeny-99th-birthday-exclusive-11917357\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/people.com\/william-daniels-mr-feeny-99th-birthday-exclusive-11917357\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">revealed to People<\/a> that he didn&#8217;t feel his age.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I certainly don&#8217;t feel 99 years old, that&#8217;s for sure,&#8221; he told the outlet, adding with a laugh when asked about next year, &#8220;Oh, I don&#8217;t want to be a hundred. Who wants to be a hundred?&#8221;<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"390\" outstream=\"\"\/>\n<p>He also shared his birthday plans with the outlet.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To celebrate my 99th, the whole family is getting together. My two sons, their wives, and our four grandchildren. Half of our family lives on the East Coast, so it&#8217;s great to have everyone in one place,&#8221;\u00a0he continued. Daniels shares two sons, Michael and Robert, with wife and fellow actor Bonnie Bartlett.<\/p>\n<p><media-gallery-promo asset-id=\"88978148007\" class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think the main reason why we&#8217;ve been married for 75 years is because we never seriously considered being with anyone else. So we had to work things out. You know?&#8221; he told People of his union with the &#8220;Twins&#8221; actress. The two wed in 1951.<\/p>\n<partner-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" placement=\"native-article_link\" sizes=\"[[300, 250], [3, 3]]\" min-height=\"250\" fluid=\"\" outstream=\"\"\/><cta-atoms-container-inline util-module-path=\"elements\/cta\" class=\"spacer-large\"\/><\/p>\n<p id=\"mntl-sc-block_16-0\">&#8220;I do hundreds of Cameos every year, and that feels good,&#8221; Daniels added, saying it keeps him young and agile. &#8220;It allows me to perform, which demands a certain amount of energy and focus. I think that&#8217;s good for me. I like being productive.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Daniels, who rose to fame before the &#8217;90s sitcom took off, is also known for his roles in &#8220;St. Elsewhere,&#8221; &#8220;1776&#8221; and &#8220;Knight Rider.&#8221;<\/p>\n<partner-banner util-module-path=\"elements\/partner\" fluid=\"\" bottom=\"\" lazy=\"\" class=\"spacer-large\" min-height=\"600\" outstream=\"\" momentum=\"\"\/><lit-timestamp class=\"column ten-column no-gutter spacer-small\" slot=\"timestamp\" publishdate=\"2026-03-31 13:03:56.019619915 +0000 UTC\" updatedate=\"2026-03-31 15:13:21.813983248 +0000 UTC\"\/><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usatoday.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Danielle Fishel praises Sabrina Carpenter, teases &#8216;DWTS&#8217; performance Danielle Fishel reveals her obsession with Sabrina Carpenter\u2019s &#8220;Man&#8217;s Best Friend&#8221; album and hints at what she&#8217;ll perform on &#8220;Dancing with the Stars.&#8221; It&#8217;s been nearly a century of Mr. Feeny. 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