Kelsey Grammer
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Allen Kelsey Grammer<ref name=tvg /> (born February 21, 1955)<ref name="biography.com"/> is an American actor and producer. He gained fame for his role as the psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the NBC sitcom Cheers (1984–1993) and its spin-off Frasier (1993–2004, and again from 2023 to 2024). At more than 20 years on-air, this is one of the longest-running roles played by a single live-action actor in primetime television history. He has received numerous accolades including a total of six Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Tony Award.
Grammer, having trained as an actor at Juilliard and the Old Globe Theatre, made his professional acting debut as Lennox in the 1981 Broadway revival of Macbeth. The following year, he portrayed Cassio acting opposite Christopher Plummer and James Earl Jones in Othello.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In mid-1983, he acted alongside Mandy Patinkin in the original off-Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim's musical Sunday in the Park with George. He has since starred in the leading roles in productions of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, My Fair Lady, Big Fish, and Finding Neverland.
On film, he is known for his role as Dr. Hank McCoy / Beast in the superhero films X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) and The Marvels (2023). His other roles include Down Periscope (1996), The Pentagon Wars (1998), and Swing Vote (2008). He is also known for his voice roles in Anastasia (1997), Toy Story 2 (1999), and as Sideshow Bob in The Simpsons (1990–present). He took guest roles in the sitcoms 30 Rock (2010–2012), Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2016), and Modern Family (2017). For his performance as the corrupt mayor in the Starz political series Boss (2011–2012), he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama.
In early 2010, Grammer returned to Broadway in the musical revival of La Cage aux Folles, where he received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In mid-2016, Grammer won a Tony Award for Best Musical as producer of a musical revival of The Color Purple. In early 2019, he starred as Don Quixote in a production of Man of La Mancha at the London Coliseum. In late 2023, The Telegraph described Grammer as one of "the finest actors" of his generation.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> He was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in mid-2001.
Early life, family and education
[edit]Kelsey Grammer was born on Saint Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands.<ref name= "tvg">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name= "biography.com">Template:Cite web</ref> Grammer's mother, Sally Cranmer (1928–2008), was a dancer who performed under the name of Sally Sullivan.<ref name= momdeath>Template:Cite news</ref> His father, Frank Allen Grammer Jr. was a musician who owned a coffee shop, Greer's Place;<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref><ref name="Dougary">Template:Cite web</ref> and owned and edited a magazine, Virgin Islands View.<ref name="upi"/> Kelsey had a younger sister, Karen, and four half-siblings from his father's second marriage.
Grammer's personal life has been shaped by many family tragedies. Following his parents' divorce, Grammer was raised in New Jersey by his mother and maternal grandparents, Gordon and Evangeline Cranmer.<ref name="auto">Template:Cite AV media</ref> The family later relocated to Pompano Beach, Florida. When Grammer was twelve years old, his grandfather died of cancer.<ref name="auto" /> In 1968, his father was murdered in Saint Thomas during a wave of racial violence following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.<ref name="upi">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 1975, his sister was kidnapped, raped, and murdered in Colorado Springs, Colorado, by spree killer Freddie Glenn.<ref name=opens>Template:Cite web</ref> In 1980, his two teenage half-brothers died in a scuba diving accident.<ref name=opens/>
Grammer attended Pine Crest School, a private preparatory school in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.<ref name="auto"/> It was there that he first began to sing and perform on stage.<ref name="auto"/> Grammer later won a scholarship to study drama at the Juilliard School, where he was a member of Group 6 from 1973 to 1975.<ref name="auto"/><ref name= "parade">Template:Cite news</ref> However, after his sister's murder, Grammer failed to attend classes and was eventually expelled.<ref name="auto"/>
Grammer described himself as "a Caribbean kid", and he enjoys vacationing in the Bahamas, the US Virgin Islands, and British Virgin Islands.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Career
[edit]1977–1983: Theatre work and early roles
[edit]After leaving Juilliard, Grammer had a three-year internship with the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego in the late 1970s before a stint in 1980 at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis. Grammer acted as the Burglar in the LA production of the George Bernard Shaw play Too True to Be Good in 1977. In 1980 he starred in the Roundabout Theatre Company's production of A Month in the Country. He made his Broadway debut in 1981 as "Lennox" in Macbeth, taking the lead role when Philip Anglim withdrew after receiving negative reviews. Grammer then played Michael Cassio in the 1982 Broadway revival of Othello, alongside James Earl Jones and Christopher Plummer. That same year he portrayed Codename Lazar in the Public Theatre production of the David Hare play Plenty. In 1983, he performed in the demo of the Stephen Sondheim–James Lapine production Sunday in the Park with George, starring Mandy Patinkin.
1984–1993: Breakthrough with Cheers
[edit]In 1984, Grammer first appeared as Dr. Frasier Crane in the NBC sitcom Cheers. Grammer's Broadway co-star and former Juilliard classmate, Mandy Patinkin, suggested Grammer to the New York casting director. He was supposed to appear for only six episodes, but ended up as a regular cast member.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The character of Frasier first appears in the third season and continues to appear until the final season of the series in May 1993. Frasier Crane also had a crossover appearance in the 1992 Wings episode "Planes, Trains, & Visiting Cranes".
Grammer has provided the voice of Sideshow Bob on The Simpsons, starting in the 1990 episode "Krusty Gets Busted". He won a fifth Emmy Award for his work in the episode "The Italian Bob".<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> Bob has appeared in twenty-two episodes of the show, the most recent being 2023's "Treehouse of Horror XXXIV".
From April to June 1992, he played the title role in Richard II, staged at the Mark Taper Forum at the Los Angeles Music Center.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
1993–2004: Stardom and acclaim with Frasier
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In September 1993, the character became the protagonist of spin-off Frasier. In the show, Frasier has moved from Boston to Seattle and works as a radio psychiatrist alongside his producer Roz (Peri Gilpin). In addition to starring, Grammer also directed more than 30 episodes, and sang the closing theme "Tossed Salads and Scrambled Eggs". In 2001, he negotiated a $700,000-per-episode salary for Frasier. The show was nominated for, and won, numerous awards during its 11-year run, concluding in May 2004. The show met instant success, and received five Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series. This record has never been broken, with Modern Family tying the record.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Grammer himself received 10 Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his role in Frasier, winning four times, tying him with Carroll O'Connor, Michael J. Fox and Jim Parsons for the most wins for Primetime Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Comedy Series. His 20-year run playing Dr. Frasier Crane (in both Cheers and Frasier) ties a length set by James Arness in playing Marshal Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke from 1955 to 1975,<ref name="tvg" /> but it was surpassed by Richard Belzer in playing Det. John Munch on Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit since 1993. Then, in February 2021, it was announced that Grammer would reprise the character in a revival set to air on the streaming service Paramount+.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 1995, Grammer voiced Dr. Frankenollie in the Mickey Mouse short Runaway Brain, and it was nominated for Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film. He later starred in the lead role as Lt. Commander Thomas "Tom" Dodge in the film Down Periscope (1996), and voiced Vladimir "Vlad" Vasilovich in the 20th Century Fox's critically acclaimed animated movie Anastasia (1997). In 1999, Grammer voiced the main antagonist Stinky Pete in Pixar's Golden Globe Award-winning Toy Story 2 (1999). He also provided voice work for several other animated television series and direct-to-video films, such as Barbie of Swan Lake, Bartok the Magnificent, the title character in the short-lived animated series Gary the Rat, and the narrator of Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas. He also voiced Dr. Ivan Krank in Disney's Teacher's Pet (2004). In 2004, he played Ebenezer Scrooge in the musical television film A Christmas Carol.
Grammer's voice has been featured in many commercials. In 1998, he appeared in a commercial for Honey Nut Cheerios, where he voices the wolf in Little Red Riding Hood. Since 2006, Grammer has provided the voice for television commercials advertising Hyundai. In 2008, Grammer reprised his role of Dr. Frasier Crane in a commercial for Dr Pepper (Frasier and Cheers co-star Bebe Neuwirth also reprised her role as Lilith Sternin in the same commercial, albeit in voice only). In 2000, Grammer again played Macbeth on Broadway, in a production that closed after only 10 days.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
2005–present: Continued acclaim
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In 2005, Grammer produced an American adaptation of the British show The Sketch Show, which aired on Fox. The main cast consisted of Malcolm Barrett, Kaitlin Olson, Mary Lynn Rajskub and Paul F. Tompkins, as well as Lee Mack from the British version of the show. Grammer appeared in only short opening and closing segments in each episode. Many of the sketches from the British version were re-created. Only six episodes of the show were made, and it was cancelled after just four of them had aired. In 2007, Grammer starred with Patricia Heaton in the American sitcom Back to You, which Fox cancelled after its first season. His next lead role, ABC's Hank, was cancelled after only five episodes had aired. Grammer later commented, "Honestly, it just wasn't very funny."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
On April 18, 2010, Grammer made his Broadway musical debut playing the role of Georges in a revival of the Jerry Herman/Harvey Fierstein musical La Cage aux Folles at the Longacre Theatre. Grammer starred alongside Douglas Hodge for which they both were nominated for Tony Awards for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical. Grammer was said to have been "delivering an assured and charming leading turn."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2011 and 2012, Grammer found temporary success in the Starz drama series Boss as a fictional mayor of Chicago, based on former mayor Richard J. Daley. It premiered in October 2011.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> It was his first dramatic TV series.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> At the 2012 Golden Globe Awards Grammer won the award for Best Actor in a Television Series Drama for his role. The show ran for 18 episodes over two seasons.<ref name="Boss End">Template:Cite web</ref> From 2010 to 2012, Grammer guest starred as a comical version of himself in three episodes of the NBC show 30 Rock alongside Jane Krakowski and Jack McBrayer.
In 2011, he was originally announced to provide the voice of Henry J. Waternoose III in the prequel to Monsters, Inc., Monsters University, and he was meant to replace James Coburn, following Coburn's death in 2002. The character, however, got cut from the film.
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In 2014, Grammer came back to sitcom television when he appeared in Partners with comedian Martin Lawrence. The Lionsgate-produced show was written and executive produced by Robert L. Boyett and Robert Horn, known for writing hit shows like Family Matters, Living Single, Full House, Designing Women, and Perfect Strangers. Despite this, the show was cancelled after its first season. Later that same year, Grammer starred in several films such as Bonaparte in The Expendables 3 (2014) and as Harold Attinger in Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014). He appeared as both the narrator and Herod the Great, in the National Geographic TV film Killing Jesus. In 2015, Grammer and John Lithgow lent their voices to the critically acclaimed documentary Best of Enemies as William F. Buckley Jr. and Gore Vidal, respectively.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The documentary surrounds the events around the televised debates between intellectuals Vidal and Buckley during the 1968 United States presidential election. The film premiered at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival and was shortlisted for the Academy Award for Best Documentary but did not make the final cut.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In March 2015, Grammer originated the roles of Charles Frohman and Captain Hook in the Broadway premiere of the musical Finding Neverland, continuing with the roles through June.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In February 2016 he made an appearance in the West End production of Big Fish.<ref name="ibdb-kelsey">Template:Cite web</ref> In 2016, Grammer won a Tony Award as a producer of The Color Purple.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2019, Grammer starred as Don Quixote in a production of Man of La Mancha at the London Coliseum. That same year he starred as Harry Hamilton in the Netflix film Like Father (2018), alongside Kristen Bell, and as a detective opposite Nicolas Cage in Grand Isle (2019).
Grammer reprised his role as Frasier Crane in the 2023 revival of Frasier on Paramount+.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The show was renewed for a second season with Peri Gilpin from the original series returning for a recurring role.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Grammer reprised his role as Dr. Hank McCoy / Beast in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film The Marvels (2023) during an post-credits scene.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It was announced in 2025 that Grammer would also reprise the role in the upcoming MCU film Avengers: Doomsday (2026).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Personal life
[edit]Grammer has been married four times, and has seven children and one grandchild, Emmett.<ref name="Grandson">Template:Cite magazine</ref> His first marriage, to a dance instructor, Doreen Alderman,<ref name=spencer /> lasted from 1982 to 1990, although they were separated for the last six years of that period.<ref name= ":1">Template:Cite magazine</ref> They have one daughter, the actress Spencer Grammer (born October 9, 1983).<ref name=":2">Template:Cite web</ref> Through Spencer, Grammer has one grandson, born on October 10, 2011.<ref name=spencer>Template:Cite web</ref>
After his divorce from Alderman, Grammer had a daughter, Kandace Greer Grammer (born February 15, 1992), with a hair and makeup stylist, Barrie Buckner. Kandace was later a cast member on MTV's show Awkward.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="hello">Template:Cite web</ref>
His second marriage, to Leigh-Anne Csuhany in September 1992,<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> lasted one year. When Csuhany was three months pregnant, Grammer filed for an annulment and evicted her from their home;<ref name=":1" /> Grammer claimed she was abusive and fired a gun at him.<ref name="Dougary" /><ref name="rawnerve">Template:Cite episode</ref> The pregnancy ended in a miscarriage.
In 1994, he met 28-year-old Tammi Baliszewski at a bar in Manhattan Beach, California. In December 1994, they appeared together on the cover of People magazine, announcing their engagement and Grammer's substance abuse problems.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref>
In August 1997, Grammer married the dancer and model Camille Donatacci. They met on a blind date in 1996.<ref name= "eonline">Template:Cite web</ref> They have a daughter, Mason, born October 2001, and a son, Jude, born August 2004, both born to a surrogate mother.<ref name="hello" /> During their marriage, several of Grammer and Donatacci's homes were featured in magazines, including ones in Malibu (February 2001, InStyle), Maui (May 2004, InStyle), Long Island (April 2008, InStyle), Bachelor Gulch (Architectural Digest),<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Bel Air, Los Angeles (Architectural Digest). In New York City, they lived at 15 Central Park West.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On July 1, 2010, it was announced that Camille had filed for divorce.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The pair's divorce was finalized on February 10, 2011.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
On August 12, 2010, Grammer announced that he was going to be a father to a fifth child, this time with his girlfriend, Kayte Walsh, an English flight attendant 25 years his junior and daughter of the former footballer Alan Walsh.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In October, Grammer announced that Walsh had miscarried six weeks earlier.<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> The couple announced their engagement in December 2010<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and married at the Plaza Hotel in New York City on February 25, 2011, two weeks after the dissolution of Grammer's third marriage.<ref name="married">Template:Cite web</ref> Grammer and Walsh have a daughter, born July 2012,<ref name="People2012">Template:Cite web</ref> and two sons, born July 2014<ref name="6thchild">Template:Cite news</ref> and November 2016.<ref name="People7Kids">Template:Cite web</ref> On January 18, 2023, it was reported that Grammer had purchased a house in his wife's hometown of Portishead, Somerset, England.<ref name= "Portishead House Purchase">Template:Cite web</ref>
In 2001, Grammer described himself as religious and believed in God, but he said he does not adhere to any particular religion.<ref name="Larry_King">Template:Cite interview</ref>
Murder of Karen Grammer
[edit]On July 1, 1975, Grammer's younger sister, 18-year-old Karen Grammer, was raped and murdered by spree killer, Freddie Glenn, and two other men. Grammer identified his sister's body and informed their mother shortly after. According to Grammer, his bouts of alcoholism and drug abuse were driven, in part, by guilt and depression over his sister's death, as the pair had been close in childhood.<ref name="Vanity Fair">Template:Cite web</ref>
In a 2012 interview with Oprah Winfrey, Grammer said he would be willing to forgive the perpetrators if they would take responsibility for the crime, though they all claimed innocence. In the same interview, Grammer expressed his loss of faith for several years after Karen's death.<ref>Template:Cite episodeTemplate:Cbignore</ref> He subsequently forgave Glenn in a 2014 parole hearing after being convinced of Glenn's contrition, but refused to support his release, saying that it would "be a betrayal of my sister's life".<ref name="Vanity Fair"/> He named his daughter Spencer Karen Grammer in part for his sister.<ref name=":2" />
Karen Grammer's murder and the investigation by the Colorado Springs Police Department was the subject of the episode "Animal Nature" of the Investigation Discovery series Homicide Hunter.<ref>Template:Cite episode</ref>
Grammer's 2025 book Karen: A Brother Remembers is about his sister's life and murder, and its effect on his life.<ref name="People May 2025">Template:Cite news</ref>
Politics
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Grammer is a supporter of the Republican Party, and he endorsed the Tea Party movement on economic issues such as small government and lower taxes;<ref name="PML">Template:Cite web</ref> City A.M. described him as "one of Hollywood's best-known Republicans, a rare spark of red in a blue sea of Democrats".<ref name="Dinneen"/>
A New York magazine profile published in 2010 described Grammer as "pro-choice".<ref name= "NYMAG">Template:Cite news</ref> In 2015, however, his wife posted an Instagram photo of Grammer wearing a T-shirt from the anti-abortion group Abort73.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>
Grammer has expressed disbelief on the scientific consensus on climate change, comparing the California wildfires to alleged global cooling from his youth and criticized the 2011 and 2018 climate meetings.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Additionally, he stated in a 2016 interview with The Guardian that the person he admired most was Vladimir Putin "because he is so comfortably who he is".<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> In 2019, he issued a statement in support of Brexit.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Grammer has criticized Washington politicians, stating: "I don't think Washington did us any favors for the last 50, 60 years, I think they've all been sort of the same party, the same bunch of clowns".<ref name= "twsUSAToday11">Template:Cite web</ref> He has expressed an interest in some day running for United States Congress,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Mayor of New York City,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and the presidency.<ref name= "Dinneen">Template:Cite news</ref> In an interview with radio talk show host Frank Morano in August 2021, he indicated that he was no longer interested in running for office.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Grammer was a guest at President George W. Bush's first inauguration.<ref name="NYMAG" /> Grammer endorsed Rudy Giuliani in the 2008 presidential primary and later campaigned for John McCain in the general election.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Grammer also promoted RightNetwork, a conservative start-up American television network.<ref name="DailyNews">Template:Cite news</ref> He endorsed Michele Bachmann for the Republican nomination for president in 2012.<ref name= "frumforum.com">Template:Cite web</ref> Grammer later endorsed Mitt Romney after he had won the Republican nomination.<ref name= hill-probably>Template:Cite web</ref> He initially supported Ben Carson's candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, although later stating he would gladly vote for Republican candidate Donald Trump in the upcoming election.<ref name="Dinneen" />
In a December 2023 interview with BBC's Today to promote the new series of Frasier, Grammer confirmed he still supports Donald Trump.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Grammer expressed support for Trump again in a May 2025 interview with The Times.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Health problems
[edit]Grammer has a history of substance abuse.<ref name=":1" /> In 1988, he was charged with drunk driving and cocaine possession and sentenced to 30 days in jail.<ref name= "Tribute.ca">Template:Cite web</ref> In August 1990, Grammer was charged again with cocaine possession and was sentenced to three years' probation, fined $500, and required to perform 300 hours of community service.<ref name="Tribute.ca"/> In January 1991, Grammer was given an additional two years' probation for violating his original probation through additional cocaine use.<ref name="Tribute.ca"/> In September 1996, he crashed his Dodge Viper sports car while intoxicated, and subsequently checked into the Betty Ford Center for 30 days.<ref name="Tribute.ca"/> Grammer's personal problems affected his work. The cast and producers of both Frasier and Cheers held interventions to help him; co-star Bebe Neuwirth and writer Ken Levine cited delays with rehearsals and filming due to his erratic behavior.<ref name= "gqraftery201210" /> The writer Dan O'Shannon recalled:<ref name= "gqraftery201210">Template:Cite news</ref>
Grammer credits his religious faith for helping him confront his personal problems.<ref name="Larry_King"/>
On May 31, 2008, while paddleboarding with his then-wife Camille in Hawaiʻi, Grammer had a heart attack. Their personal assistant, Scott MacLean, was essential in saving his life.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Grammer was discharged on June 4, 2008, and was said to be "resting comfortably" at his Hawaii residence.<ref>Kelsey Grammer Out of the Hospital from E! Online Template:Webarchive</ref> Seven weeks after the attack, Grammer told Entertainment Tonight that, although his spokesman described the attack as mild, it was more severe as his heart had stopped.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Grammer thought Fox's decision to cancel his TV sitcom Back to You contributed to his health problems, saying: "It was a very stressful time for me, and a surprise that it was cancelled. But you know, everything that doesn't kill us—which it almost did—makes us stronger!"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Legal issues
[edit]In 1988, Grammer was arrested for possession of one-quarter gram of cocaine, after being pulled over in a traffic stop for driving with expired plates in North Hollywood, California. A year earlier, he had been arrested for a DUI in Van Nuys, California, and would go on to serve 14 days of a 30-day sentence. Grammer later served 10 days of community service after failing to comply with the requirements of his parole in 1990. Later in the same year, Grammer was sentenced to 90 days of house arrest, ordered to pay a $500 fine, underwent drug and alcohol abuse counseling, and performed 300 hours of community service for his 1988 cocaine possession case.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 1995, Grammer was accused of having sex with his child's underage babysitter. A grand jury chose not to indict the actor, stating: "The young woman's delay of more than a year in pressing charges against Mr. Grammer made it difficult to support her claim." Grammer released a statement shortly afterward, saying: "I have said from the outset that there was no basis for the allegations."<ref name="NYTimes">Template:Cite news</ref> In 1996, Grammer's ex-girlfriend, Cerlette Lamme, sued him for defamation of character and invasion of privacy over content he included in his autobiography So Far....<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
In 1998, Grammer filed a lawsuit against Internet Entertainment Group (IEG), which Grammer claimed had stolen from his home a videotape of him in bed with a woman. IEG counter-sued Grammer, denying it was in possession of such a tape, and Grammer's suit was dropped.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> IEG President Seth Warshavsky later said, "We have been presented with another Kelsey Grammer tape. But we have no plans to air it. We are still evaluating it at this time."<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
Acting credits
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Film
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| 1992 | Galaxies Are Colliding | Peter | |
| 1995 | Runaway Brain | Dr. Frankenollie | Voice; short film |
| 1996 | Down Periscope | Tom Dodge | |
| 1997 | Anastasia | Vladimir | Voice |
| 1998 | The Real Howard Spitz | Howard Spitz | |
| 1999 | Standing on Fishes | Verk | |
| Bartok the Magnificent | Zozi | Voice; Direct-to-video | |
| Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas | Narrator | ||
| Toy Story 2 | Stinky Pete the Prospector | Voice | |
| 2001 | 15 Minutes | Robert Hawkins | |
| Just Visiting | Narrator | Uncredited | |
| God Lives Underwater: Fame | Robert Hawkins | Short film | |
| 2003 | The Big Empty | Agent Banks | |
| Barbie of Swan Lake | Rothbart | Voice; direct-to-video | |
| 2004 | Teacher's Pet | Dr. Ivan Krank | Voice |
| 2005 | The Good Humor Man | Mr. Skibness | |
| 2006 | Even Money | Detective Brunner | |
| X-Men: The Last Stand | Dr. Hank McCoy / Beast | ||
| 2007 | The Simpsons Movie | Sideshow Bob | Voice, scenes deleted<ref name="sideshowbobcut">Template:Cite news</ref> |
| 2008 | Swing Vote | President Andrew Boone | |
| An American Carol | George S. Patton | ||
| 2009 | Middle Men | Frank Griffin | |
| Fame | Mr. Martin Cranston | ||
| 2010 | Crazy on the Outside | Frank | |
| 2011 | I Don't Know How She Does It | Clark Cooper | |
| 2013 | Monsters University | Henry J. Waternoose III | Voice, deleted scene<ref name="mrwaternoosecut">Template:Cite news</ref> |
| Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return | Tin Man | Voice | |
| 2014 | X-Men: Days of Future Past | Dr. Hank McCoy / Beast | Uncredited cameo |
| Think Like a Man Too | Lee Fox | ||
| The Expendables 3 | Bonaparte | ||
| Transformers: Age of Extinction | Harold Attinger | ||
| Reach Me | Angelo AldoBrandini | ||
| Breaking the Bank | Charles Bunbury | ||
| 2015 | Entourage | Himself | Cameo |
| Best of Enemies | William F. Buckley Jr. | Voice; Documentary | |
| 2016 | Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising | Mr. Robek, Shelby's Dad | Cameo |
| Storks | Hunter | Voice | |
| 2017 | Bunyan and Babe | The Amazing Blackstone / Norman Blandsford | |
| 2018 | Guardians of the Tomb | Mason | |
| Like Father | Harry Hamilton | ||
| 2019 | Grand Isle | Detective Jones | |
| 2020 | Money Plane | Darius Emmanuel Grouch III, aka "The Rumble" | |
| 2021 | The Space Between | Micky Adams | |
| The God Committee | Dr. Andre Boxer | ||
| Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans | Blinky Galadrigal | Voice | |
| Charming the Hearts of Men | Congressman | ||
| Father Christmas Is Back | James Christmas | ||
| Miss Willoughby and the Haunted Bookshop | Robert Windsor | ||
| 2022 | High Expectations | Coach Harrison Davis | |
| 2023 | Jesus Revolution | Chuck Smith | |
| The Marvels | Dr. Hank McCoy / Beast | Cameo | |
| 2024 | Wanted Man | Brynner | |
| Murder Company | General Haskel | ||
| The Most Wonderful Time of the Year | Sideshow Bob | Voice; short film | |
| 2025 | Wish You Were Here<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | Dad | |
| 2026 | Avengers: Doomsday | Dr. Hank McCoy / Beast | Filming<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1979 | Ryan's Hope | Waiter | Uncredited; Episode: "#1.1051" |
| 1982 | Another World | Head Paramedic | Episode: "#1.4498" |
| Macbeth | Lennox | Television film | |
| 1983 | Kennedy | Stephen Smith | 5 episodes |
| 1984 | Kate & Allie | David Hamill | Episode: "Allie's First Date" |
| George Washington | Lieutenant Stewart | 1 episode | |
| 1984–1993 | Cheers | Dr. Frasier Crane | 203 episodes |
| 1986 | Crossings | Craig Lawson | 2 episodes |
| 1987 | You Are the Jury | Stuart Cooper | Episode: "The State of Oregon vs. Stanley Manning" |
| J.J. Starbuck | Pierce Morgan | Episode: "Murder in E Minor" | |
| 1988 | Mickey's 60th Birthday | Dr. Frasier Crane | Television special |
| Dance 'til Dawn | Ed Strull | Television film | |
| 1989 | 227 | Mr. Anderson | Episode: "For Sale" |
| Top of the Hill | Unknown | Television movie | |
| 1990 | The Tracey Ullman Show | Mr. Brenna | Episode: "Maria and the Mister" |
| The Magical World of Disney | Dr. Frasier Crane | Episode: "Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration" | |
| The Earth Day Special | Television special | ||
| 1990–present | The Simpsons | Sideshow Bob | Voice; 25 episodes |
| 1991 | Baby Talk | Russell | Episode: "One Night with Elliot" |
| 1991–1998 | Saturday Night Live | Himself | 3 episodes Host (2 episodes) Cameo (Episode: "Kirstie Alley/Tom Petty") |
| 1992 | Wings | Dr. Frasier Crane | Episode: "Planes, Trains and Visiting Cranes" |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation | Capt. Morgan Bateson | Episode: "Cause and Effect" | |
| 1993 | Roc | Detective Rush | Episode: "To Love and Die on Emerson Street (Part 2)" |
| Appointment for a Killing | Ron McNally | Television film | |
| 1993–2004 | Frasier | Dr. Frasier Crane | 264 episodes |
| 1994 | The Innocent | Det. Frank Barlow | Television film |
| 1995 | Biography | George Washington | Documentary Episode: "Benedict Arnold: Triumph and Treason" |
| 1996 | London Suite | Sydney Nichols | Television film |
| 1997 | Fired Up | Tom Whitman | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | The Pentagon Wars | General Partridge | Television film |
| Just Shoot Me! | Narrator | Voice; Episode: "How the Finch Stole Christmas" | |
| 1999 | Animal Farm | Snowball | Voice; Television film |
| 2000 | Stark Raving Mad | Professor Tuttle | Episode: "The Grade" |
| 2001 | The Sports Pages | Howard Greene | Television film Segment "How Doc Waddems Finally Broke 100" |
| 2002 | Mr. St. Nick | Nick St. Nicholas | Television film |
| 2003 | Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor | George Washington | |
| Becker | Rick Cooper | Episode: "But I've Got Friends I Haven't Used Yet" | |
| Gary the Rat | Gary Andrews | Voice; 13 episodes | |
| 2004 | A Christmas Carol: The Musical | Ebenezer Scrooge | Television film |
| Sesame Street | Himself | ||
| 2005 | The Sketch Show | Various characters | 6 episodes |
| 2006 | Medium | Bob Sherman Angel of Death |
Episode: "Death Takes a Policy" |
| 2007–2008 | Back to You | Chuck Darling | 17 episodes |
| 2009 | Hank | Hank Pryor | 10 episodes |
| 2010 | The Troop | Dr. Cranius | Voice; Episode: "Do Not Talk to Dr. Cranius" |
| 2010–2012 | 30 Rock | Himself | 3 episodes |
| 2011–2012 | Boss | Mayor Tom Kane | 18 episodes |
| 2014 | Partners | Allen Braddock | 10 episodes |
| 2015 | Killing Jesus | King Herod/Narrator | Television film |
| 2016 | Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt | Himself | Voice; Episode: "Kimmy Kidnaps Gretchen!" |
| 2016–2017 | The Last Tycoon | Pat Brady | 9 episodes |
| 2016–2018 | Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia | Blinky Galadrigal | Voice; 52 episodes |
| 2017 | Modern Family | Keifth | Episode: "Ringmaster Keifth" |
| Porters | Mendel Dolem | Episode: "#1.1" | |
| 2018–2019 | 3Below: Tales of Arcadia | Blinky Galadrigal | Voice; 2 episodes |
| 2019 | Arrow | Narrator | Voice; Episode: "Emerald Archer" (uncredited)<ref>Template:Cite magazine</ref> |
| Proven Innocent | Gore Bellows | 13 episodes | |
| You're Not a Monster | John Seward | Voice; 10 episodes | |
| 2020 | Carol's Second Act | Richard | Episode: "R.I.P. Dr. Herman"<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Wizards: Tales of Arcadia | Blinky Galadrigal | Voice; 9 episodes | |
| 2021 | Dr. Death | Dr. Geoffrey Skadden | 4 episodes |
| The Ghost and Molly McGee | Abraham Lincoln's ghost (voice) | Episode: "Not So Honest Abe" | |
| 2022 | Flowers in the Attic: The Origin | Garland Foxworth | Episode: "Part One: The Marriage" |
| The 12 Days of Christmas Eve | Brian Conway | Television film<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> | |
| 2023–2024 | Frasier | Dr. Frasier Crane | 20 episodes<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> |
Theatre
[edit]Video games
[edit]| Year | Title | Voice role |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue | Stinky Pete the Prospector |
| 2002 | Quest for the Code | Mucus Airgon |
| 2007 | The Simpsons Game | Sideshow Bob |
Production work
[edit]Director
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1996–2004 | Frasier | 36 episodes |
| 2001 | Neurotic Tendencies | Pilot |
| 2005 | Out of Practice | 2 episodes |
| 2006 | My Ex Life | Pilot |
| 2007 | Everybody Hates Chris | Episode: "Everybody Hates the Last Day" |
| 2009 | Hank | 2 episodes |
| Alligator Point | Pilot | |
| 2014 | Partners | 2 episodes |
| 2023–2024 | Frasier | 8 episodes |
Producer
[edit]| Year | Title | Contribution | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–2004 | Frasier | Executive producer | 262 episodes |
| 1994 | The Innocent | Television film | |
| 1995 | Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny | Television documentary | |
| 1997–1998 | Fired Up | 28 episodes | |
| 2000–2008 | Girlfriends | 172 episodes | |
| 2001 | Neurotic Tendencies | Pilot | |
| 2002–2003 | In-Laws | 15 episodes | |
| 2003 | Gary the Rat | 12 episodes | |
| Alligator Point | Pilot | ||
| 2004 | The Soluna Project | Pilot | |
| 2005 | The Good Humor Man | Feature film | |
| Kelsey Grammer Presents: The Sketch Show | 6 episodes | ||
| World Cup Comedy | 6 episodes | ||
| 2005–2011 | Medium | 129 episodes | |
| 2006–2009 | The Game | 64 episodes | |
| 2007 | Dash 4 Cash | Pilot | |
| 2007–2008 | Back to You | 17 episodes | |
| 2009–2010 | Hank | 6 episodes | |
| 2010 | The Kelsey Grammer Bill Zucker Comedy Hour | Producer | Pilot |
| 2011–2012 | Boss | Executive producer | 18 episodes |
| 2014 | Partners | 10 episodes | |
| 2018 | Light as a Feather | 13 episodes | |
| 2022 | Phat Tuesdays: The Era Of Hip Hop Comedy | 3 episodes | |
| 2023–2024 | Frasier | 20 episodes |
Awards and nominations
[edit]Template:Main Grammer won numerous awards and accolades, particularly for his work on Frasier. He was the first American actor to be nominated for multiple Emmy awards for portraying the same character on three different television shows (Cheers, Frasier, and Wings). In 2010, Grammer received his first Tony Award nomination for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance in La Cage Aux Folles opposite Douglas Hodge. He later won the Best Revival of a Musical, as a producer for The Color Purple, in 2016.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> On May 22, 2001, he was presented with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for television. He received a nomination from the Directors Guild of America Award in 1999, for directing the Frasier episode "Merry Christmas, Mrs. Moskowitz". At the Golden Globes, he has received nine nominations and won three.
References
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- Grammer, Kelsey. So Far.... New York: Viking Press, 1995. Print. Template:ISBN. Template:OCLC. His Autobiography.
External links
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