Editing Kelsey Grammer (section)

=== Health problems ===
Grammer has a history of [[substance abuse]].<ref name=":1" /> In 1988, he was charged with [[Driving under the influence|drunk driving]] and [[cocaine]] possession and sentenced to 30 days in jail.<ref name= "Tribute.ca">{{cite web|url = http://www.tribute.ca/people/Kelsey+Grammer/3430/17850|title = Kelsey Grammer bio: An American Carol Actor|website = [[Tribute (magazine)|Tribute]]|publisher = Tribute Entertainment Media Group|access-date = December 19, 2009|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140221204321/http://www.tribute.ca/people/kelsey-grammer/3430/17850/|url-status=live|archive-date = February 21, 2014}}</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 [[Intervention (counseling)|interventions]] to help him; co-star [[Bebe Neuwirth]] and writer [[Ken Levine (TV personality)|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">{{cite news |url=https://www.gq.com/story/cheers-oral-history-extended|title = The Best TV Show That's Ever Been|work = [[GQ]]|date = October 2012|access-date = December 4, 2021|author = Raftery, Brian|publisher = [[Advance Publications]]}}</ref>

{{blockquote|He would ooze into the studio, his life all out of sorts. Jimmy would say "Action," and he would snap into Frasier and expound in this very erudite dialogue and be pitch-perfect. And Jimmy would yell "Cut!" and he would ooze back into Kelsey—glazed-over eyes, half asleep, going through whatever he was going through. It was the most amazing transformation I'd ever seen.{{r|gqraftery201210}}}}

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 Grammer|Camille]] in [[Hawaii|Hawaiʻi]], Grammer had a heart attack. Their personal assistant, Scott MacLean, was essential in saving his life.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://people.com/celebrity/kelsey-grammer-suffers-mild-heart-attack/|title = Kelsey Grammer Suffers Mild Heart Attack|website = People |date = June 2, 2008|access-date = December 4, 2021|last = Fleeman|first = Mike}}</ref> Grammer was discharged on June 4, 2008, and was said to be "resting comfortably" at his Hawaii residence.<ref>[http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b141124_kelsey_grammer_of_hospital.html Kelsey Grammer Out of the Hospital] from ''[[E! Online]]''  {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080801053417/http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/b141124_kelsey_grammer_of_hospital.html |date=August 1, 2008 }}</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 [[Cardiac arrest|heart had stopped]].<ref>{{cite news|title = Actor Kelsey Grammer nearly died after heart attack|url = http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-34651320080724|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20161021151431/http://in.reuters.com/article/idINIndia-34651320080724|url-status = dead|archive-date = October 21, 2016|work = [[Reuters]].com |access-date = February 23, 2016|last = Galbraith|first = Robert|date = July 24, 2008}}</ref> Grammer thought Fox's decision to cancel his TV sitcom ''[[Back to You (TV series)|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>{{cite web|url = http://www.exposay.com/kelsey-grammar-says-failed-sitcom-caused-his-heart-attack/v/21803|title = Kelsey Grammer Says 'Failed Sitcom' Caused His Heart Attack|access-date = November 28, 2012|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131102061644/http://www.exposay.com/kelsey-grammar-says-failed-sitcom-caused-his-heart-attack/v/21803|archive-date = November 2, 2013|date = July 24, 2008|website = Exposay.com}}</ref>