Editing Kelsey Grammer (section)

== Personal life ==
Grammer has been married four times, and has seven children and one grandchild, Emmett.<ref name="Grandson">{{Cite magazine|url=https://people.com/parents/spencer-grammer-welcomes-son-emmett-emmanual/| title=Spencer Grammer Welcomes Son Emmett Emmanual |date=October 11, 2011 |first1=Sarah |last1=Michaud |first2=Blaine |last2= Zuckerman |magazine= People |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111215163131/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2011/10/11/spencer-grammer-welcomes-son-emmett-emmanual/ |archive-date= December 15, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> His first marriage, to a dance instructor, Doreen Alderman,<ref name=spencer /> lasted from 1982 to 1990, although they were [[Legal separation|separated]] for the last six years of that period.<ref name= ":1">{{cite magazine |url = https://people.com/archive/cover-story-cheers-and-tears-vol-40-no-1/|title = Cheers and Tears|last1 = Lipton|first1 = Michael A.|date = July 5, 1993|magazine = People |access-date = December 4, 2021|issue = 1|volume = 40|last2 = Cunneff|first2 = Tom|first3 = Lorenzo|last3 = Benet|first4 = Bill|last4 = Steif|first5 = Bryan|last5 = Alexander|first6 = Vickie|last6 = Bane|last7 = Aunapu|first7 = Greg|page = 54}}</ref> They have one daughter, the actress [[Spencer Grammer]] (born October 9, 1983).<ref name=":2">{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/spencer-grammer/270893 |title=Spencer Grammer |website=[[TV Guide]]|publisher=[[CBS Corporation]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120119233418/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/spencer-grammer/270893 |archive-date=January 19, 2012 |access-date=January 15, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> Through Spencer, Grammer has one grandson, born on October 10, 2011.<ref name=spencer>{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/spencer-grammer-baby-1038613/|title=Kelsey Grammer's Daughter Spencer Gives Birth to a Baby Boy |work= TV Guide |access-date=December 4, 2021|first=Natalie |last= Abrams |date=October 11, 2011}}</ref>

After his divorce from Alderman, Grammer had a daughter, [[Greer Grammer|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">{{cite web |url = http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/kelsey-grammer/|title = Kelsey Grammer|website = [[Hello! (magazine)|Hello!]]| date=October 8, 2009 |publisher = Hello Ltd|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150905102213/http://us.hellomagazine.com/profiles/kelsey-grammer/|archive-date = September 5, 2015|access-date = January 15, 2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

His second marriage, to Leigh-Anne Csuhany in September 1992,<ref>{{cite magazine |url = https://www.ew.com/article/1992/11/06/kelsey-grammer|title = Scenes From Two Marriages|date = November 6, 1992|magazine = [[Entertainment Weekly]]|last = Appelo|first = Tim}}</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 [[Domestic violence|abusive]] and fired a gun at him.<ref name="Dougary" /><ref name="rawnerve">{{cite episode | author-link2=William Shatner | first1=Kelsey (Guest) | last1=Grammer | last2=Shatner | first2=William (Host) | network=[[The Biography Channel]] | season=1 | number=5 | series-link=Shatner's Raw Nerve | title=Kelsey Grammer | series=Shatner's Raw Nerve | airdate=December 16, 2008}}</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 (American magazine)|''People'' magazine]], announcing their engagement and Grammer's [[Substance dependence|substance abuse]] problems.<ref>{{cite magazine |url = https://people.com/archive/cover-story-grammer-tested-vol-42-no-23/|title = Grammer Tested|last1 = Gliatto|first1 = Tom|date = December 5, 1994|magazine = People |access-date = December 4, 2021|issue = 23|volume = 42|last2 = Tomashoff|first2 = Craig|last3 = Matsumoto|first3 = Nancy|page = 94}}</ref>

In August 1997, Grammer married the dancer and model [[Camille Donatacci]]. They met on a [[blind date]] in 1996.<ref name= "eonline">{{cite web|url = https://www.eonline.com/news/48147/another_kid_kelsey|date = August 30, 2004|first = Bridget|last = Byrne|website = [[E! Online|E!]]| publisher = [[NBCUniversal]]|title = Another Kid For Kelsey|access-date = December 4, 2021}}</ref> They have a daughter, Mason, born October 2001, and a son, Jude, born August 2004, both born to a [[Surrogacy|surrogate mother]].<ref name="hello" /> During their marriage, several of Grammer and Donatacci's homes were featured in magazines, including ones in [[Malibu, California|Malibu]] (February 2001, ''[[InStyle]]''), [[Maui]] (May 2004, ''InStyle''), [[Long Island]] (April 2008, ''InStyle''), [[Beaver Creek Resort|Bachelor Gulch]] (''[[Architectural Digest]])'',<ref>{{cite web|title = Far from Frasier: Camille and Kelsey Grammer keep things loose in Colorado|url = http://www.architecturaldigest.com/celebrity-homes/2004/kelsey-grammer-colorado-retreat-article|website = [[Architectural Digest]]|date = June 2004|access-date = November 28, 2012|last = Frank|first = Michael}}</ref> and [[Bel Air, Los Angeles]] (''Architectural Digest''). In [[New York City]], they lived at [[15 Central Park West]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://ny.curbed.com/2010/11/15/10495222/real-housewife-not-impressed-by-29k-month-15-cpw-apartment |title='Real Housewife' Not Impressed by $29k/Month 15 CPW Apartment|publisher=Curbed NY |date=November 15, 2010 |access-date= October 4, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| first=Matt | last= Chaban |url=https://observer.com/2010/11/starchitect-slight-kelsey-grammer-trades-15-central-park-west-for-100-11th/ |title=Starchitect Slight! Kelsey Grammer Trades 15 Central Park West for 100 11th |work=Observer |date=November 23, 2010 |access-date= October 4, 2019}}</ref> On July 1, 2010, it was announced that Camille had filed for divorce.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.tvguide.com/news/kelsey-grammer-divorce-1020130/|title = Kelsey Grammer's Wife Files For Divorce|website = TV Guide |publisher = CBS |last = Eng|first = Joyce|date = July 1, 2010|access-date = December 4, 2021}}</ref> The pair's divorce was finalized on February 10, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|title = Judge grants Kelsey Grammer divorce in LA|url = http://apnews.excite.com/article/20110210/D9LA33NO2.html|website = [[Excite (web portal)|Excite News]]|access-date = February 22, 2016|date = February 10, 2009 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20141027155520/http://apnews.excite.com/article/20110210/D9LA33NO2.html|archive-date = October 27, 2014|url-status=live}}</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 (footballer)|Alan Walsh]].<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://content.usatoday.com/communities/entertainment/post/2010/08/kelsey-grammer-to-be-a-dad-again/1|title = Kelsey Grammer To Be a Dad Again|work = [[USA Today]]|first = Ann|last = Oldenburg|date = August 12, 2010|access-date = January 15, 2012}}</ref> In October, Grammer announced that Walsh had [[Miscarriage|miscarried]] six weeks earlier.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/parents/kelsey-grammers-girlfriend-has-a-miscarriage/ |title=Kelsey Grammer's Girlfriend Has a Miscarriage |first1=Mike |last1=Fleeman |first2= Elizabeth |last2=Leonard |date=October 9, 2010 |access-date=December 4, 2021 |magazine= People |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150910210218/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20433294%2C00.html |url-status=live |archive-date=September 10, 2015}}</ref> The couple announced their engagement in December 2010<ref>{{cite web|title=Kelsey Grammer: Yes, I'm Getting Married – Because I'm in Love |date=December 28, 2010 |work= People |url=https://people.com/celebrity/kelsey-grammer-yes-im-getting-married-because-im-in-love/  |access-date= December 4, 2021 |last1=Leonard |first1= Elizabeth |last2=Hammel |first2=Sara |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908211023/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20453525%2C00.html |archive-date=September 8, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> and married at [[Plaza Hotel|the Plaza Hotel]] in New York City on February 25, 2011, two weeks after the dissolution of Grammer's third marriage.<ref name="married">{{cite web|work= People |title=Kelsey Grammer Is a Married Man – Again |date=February 25, 2011 |first=Ulricha |last=Wihlborg |url= https://people.com/celebrity/kelsey-grammer-married-kayte-walsh-in-n-y-c/  |access-date=December 4, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150622212041/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C20469135%2C00.html |archive-date=June 22, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Grammer and Walsh have a daughter, born July 2012,<ref name="People2012">{{cite web|title = Kelsey Grammer Welcomes Daughter Faith Evangeline Elisa|url = https://people.com/parents/boss-kelsey-grammer-welcomes-daughter-faith-evangeline-elisa/|website = People |access-date = December 4, 2021|last = Michaud|first = Sarah|date = July 13, 2012|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150907201147/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2012/07/13/boss-kelsey-grammer-welcomes-daughter-faith-evangeline-elisa/|archive-date = September 7, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> and two sons, born July 2014<ref name="6thchild">{{cite news|last1 = Leon|first1 = Anya|title = Kelsey Grammer Welcomes Son Kelsey Gabriel Elias|url = https://people.com/parents/kelsey-grammer-welcomes-son-kelsey-gabriel-elias/|access-date = December 4, 2021|work = People |date = July 24, 2014|last2 = Leonard|first2 = Elizabeth|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150906043749/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2014/07/24/kelsey-grammer-welcomes-son-kelsey-gabriel-elias/|archive-date = September 6, 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> and November 2016.<ref name="People7Kids">{{cite web |last1=Mannion |first1=Katie |title=Kelsey Grammer's 7 Kids: Everything to Know |url=https://people.com/parents/all-about-kelsey-grammer-kids/ |website=[[People (magazine)|People]] |access-date=August 30, 2024 |date=August 28, 2024}}</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">{{cite web|url = https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/celebs-tv/frasier-star-kelsey-grammer-buys-8043921|newspaper = Bristol Live|title = Frasier star Kelsey Grammer buys a house in Portishead| date=January 18, 2023 }}</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">{{cite interview | first= Kelsey |last= Grammer| interviewer=[[Larry King]] |title=Larry King Live: The Unsinkable Kelsey Grammer |url=http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0103/16/lkl.00.html |work=CNN.com |date=March 16, 2001 |access-date=January 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526232929/https://edition.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0103/16/lkl.00.html |archive-date=May 26, 2023}}</ref>

===Murder of Karen Grammer===

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">{{cite web|url = https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2015/04/kelsey-grammer-sister-death-finding-neverland|work = [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]]|date = May 2015|title = Out to Lunch with Kelsey Grammer|first = John|last = Heilpern|access-date = April 24, 2015|archive-date = April 21, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150421001356/http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2015/04/kelsey-grammer-sister-death-finding-neverland|url-status=live}}</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>{{cite episode | url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LT6Sf4Ek4b8 | archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/LT6Sf4Ek4b8| archive-date=2021-12-11 | url-status=live| title=Kelsey Grammer | series=Oprah's Next Chapter | network=[[Oprah Winfrey Network]] | airdate=August 26, 2012 | author-link1=Oprah Winfrey | first1=Oprah | last1=Winfrey | season=2 | series-link=Oprah's Next Chapter | number=3}}{{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 Grammer|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>{{cite episode | title=Animal Nature |series=Homicide Hunter |series-link=Homicide Hunter|network=[[Investigation Discovery]]|season=9|number=18|airdate=January 15, 2020}}</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">{{cite news|url = https://people.com/kelsey-grammer-wanted-to-breathe-life-sister-karen-with-new-book-exclusive-11727404|work = [[People (magazine)|People]]|date = May 2, 2025|title = Kelsey Grammer Hopes to 'Breathe Life' Into His Late Sister Karen with His Emotional New Book (Exclusive)|first = Brianne|last = Tracy|access-date = May 4, 2025}}</ref>

=== Politics ===
[[File:Kelsey Grammer fleet week.jpg|upright|thumb|Grammer during [[Fleet Week]] in New York City, in May 2006]]

Grammer is a supporter of the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]], and he endorsed the [[Tea Party movement]] on economic issues such as [[Limited government|small government]] and [[Tax cut|lower taxes]];<ref name="PML">{{cite web |url= http://piersmorgan.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/12/kelsey-grammers-tea-party-support-i-think-smaller-government-is-a-good-idea/ |title= Kelsey Grammer's tea party support: 'I think smaller government is a good idea' |author=  |date=October 12, 2011 |website=[[Piers Morgan Live]] |publisher=CNN| archivedate= February 27, 2017 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20170227235146/http://piersmorgan.blogs.cnn.com/2011/10/12/kelsey-grammers-tea-party-support-i-think-smaller-government-is-a-good-idea/ |url-status= dead |access-date=February 27, 2017}}</ref> ''[[City A.M.]]'' described him as "one of Hollywood's best-known Republicans, a rare spark of red in a blue sea of [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]]".<ref name="Dinneen"/>

A ''[[New York (magazine)|New York]]'' magazine profile published in 2010 described Grammer as "[[Abortion-rights movements|pro-choice]]".<ref name= "NYMAG">{{cite news |last=Stenbergh |first=Adam |date=March 21, 2010 |title=Ladies and Gentlemen, Your Next Republican President |url=https://nymag.com/arts/theater/features/64948/ |work=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]  |access-date=March 3, 2017 |quote= Grammer is not only Republican; he's [...] pro-choice ('but I don't advocate for abortion') [...].}}</ref> In 2015, however, his wife posted an [[Instagram]] photo of Grammer wearing a T-shirt from the [[United States anti-abortion movement|anti-abortion]] group Abort73.<ref>{{cite news |last=Sieczkowski |first=Caren |date= October 9, 2015 |title=Kelsey Grammer Wears Bizarre Anti-Choice Shirt |url= https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kelsey-grammar-anti-abortion-shirt_n_5617c5aee4b0e66ad4c75d8a |work=[[HuffPost]] |access-date= December 4, 2021}}</ref>

Grammer has expressed disbelief on the [[scientific consensus on climate change]], comparing the [[2018 California wildfires|California wildfires]] to alleged [[global cooling]] from his youth and criticized the 2011 and 2018 climate meetings.<ref>{{Cite web| last=Wynne|first= Kelly|date=December 3, 2018|title=Kelsey Grammer says Trump could win in 2020, wife adds climate change is fake|url=https://www.newsweek.com/kelsey-grammer-and-wife-deny-climate-change-think-trump-will-have-second-term-1240879|access-date=September 25, 2020|website=Newsweek|language= en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Sager|first=Jessica|date=December 3, 2018|title=Kelsey Grammer, wife Kayte think climate change is exaggerated|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/kelsey-grammer-wife-kayte-think-climate-change-is-a-hoax|access-date= September 25, 2020|website=Fox News|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Kelsey Grammer and Wife Not Buying Climate Change Report|url=https://www.tmz.com/2018/12/02/kelsey-grammer-wife-kayte-deny-climate-change-donald-trump-g20-summit/|access-date=September 25, 2020|website=TMZ|date=December 2, 2018 |language=en}}</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>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2016/jun/25/kelsey-grammer-interview-admire-putin|title=Kelsey Grammer: 'I admire Putin because he is so comfortably who he is'|first=Rosanna|last=Greenstreet|date=June 25, 2016|work=The Guardian}}</ref> In 2019, he issued a statement in support of [[Brexit]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 19, 2019|title=Kelsey Grammer revealed he's pro-Trump and Brexit on Radio 4 and fans are disappointed|url=https://www.indy100.com/article/kelsey-grammer-revealed-hes-pro-trump-and-brexit-on-radio-4-8786181|access-date=September 25, 2020|website=indy100.com |language=en}}</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">{{cite web|work=USA Today|first=Maeve|last=McDermott|date=May 16, 2019|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2019/05/16/kelsey-grammer-praises-trump-calls-rest-washington-clowns/3691179002/|title=Kelsey Grammer stands up for Trump, calls politicians 'the same bunch of clowns'|access-date= May 17, 2019}}</ref> He has expressed an interest in some day running for [[United States Congress]],<ref>{{cite web|title = Transcript: Twenty Years of 'Frasier'|url = https://www.foxnews.com/story/transcript-twenty-years-of-frasier|website = [[Fox News Channel]]|date = September 24, 2003|access-date = February 23, 2016|publisher = [[21st Century Fox]]}}</ref> [[Mayor of New York City]],<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/kelsey-grammer-emmys-snub-republican-boss-frasier-362744|title = Kelsey Grammer Accuses Emmys of Snubbing Him Because He's a Republican|work = [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date = August 15, 2012|first = Jordan|last = Zakarin|access-date = February 23, 2016}}</ref> and the presidency.<ref name= "Dinneen">{{cite news |last=Dinneen |first=Steve |title=Kelsey Grammer Interview |date=June 9, 2016 |website= CityAM.com |url=http://www.cityam.com/242955/kelsey-grammer-interview-the-frasier-and-breaking-the-bank-star-talks-about-donald-trumps-hair-running-for-president-and-jared-leto-being-a-clown}}</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>{{Cite web|url= https://wabcradio.com/episode/kelsey-grammer-8-11-21/|title=Kelsey | date= 2021-08-11| publisher= WABC|website= wabcradio.com}}</ref> Grammer was a guest at President [[George W. Bush]]'s first inauguration.<ref name="NYMAG" /> Grammer endorsed [[Rudy Giuliani]] in the [[Republican Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2008|2008 presidential primary]] and later campaigned for [[John McCain]] in the [[2008 United States presidential election|general election]].<ref>{{cite web|title = Kelsey Grammer's federal campaign contribution| url = http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=CA&last=Grammer&first=Kelsey|access-date = February 23, 2016|website = NEWSMEAT|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131006094707/http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=CA&last=Grammer&first=Kelsey|archive-date = October 6, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url = http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/elections/political-emissaries-descend-valley|title = Political emissaries descend on valley: Richardson, Grammer rally voters at events|work = [[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]|date = October 11, 2008|access-date = October 16, 2008|issn = 1097-1645|first = Richard|last = Lake}}</ref> Grammer also promoted [[RightNetwork]], a [[Conservatism in the United States|conservative]] start-up American television network.<ref name="DailyNews">{{cite news|url = https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/fox-liberal-kelsey-grammer-backs-upstart-right-wing-tv-network-rightnetwork-article-1.163294|title = Fox too liberal for you? Kelsey Grammer backs upstart right-wing TV network, RightNetwork|location = New York|work = [[New York Daily News|Daily News]]|first = Richard|last = Huff|date = April 19, 2010|access-date=December 4, 2021}}</ref> He endorsed [[Michele Bachmann]] for the [[Republican Party (United States) presidential primaries, 2012|Republican nomination]] for president in 2012.<ref name= "frumforum.com">{{cite web|url = http://www.frumforum.com/celebrity-endorsements-draw-attention-not-votes|title = Endorsements Draw Attention, Not Votes|date = June 26, 2011|access-date = August 31, 2011|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150403081854/http://www.frumforum.com/celebrity-endorsements-draw-attention-not-votes/|archive-date = April 3, 2015|website = FrumForum|last = Berenson|first = Tessa}}</ref> Grammer later endorsed [[Mitt Romney]] after he had won the Republican nomination.<ref name= hill-probably>{{cite web |url = https://thehill.com/video/campaign/202579-kelsey-grammer-says-mitt-romney-would-probably-do-a-pretty-good-job/|title = Kelsey Grammer says Mitt Romney would 'probably do a pretty good job'|access-date = June 4, 2012|website = [[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|date = January 5, 2012|last = Kurtz|first = Judy|publisher = Adam Prather}}</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 [[Today (BBC Radio 4)|BBC's ''Today'']] to promote the new series of ''Frasier'', Grammer confirmed he still supports Donald Trump.<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 4, 2023|title=BBC Says It Was Shut Down By Paramount PRs When Questioning Kelsey Grammer On His Support For Donald Trump|url=https://deadline.com/2023/12/bbc-kelsey-grammer-donald-trump-shut-down-paramount-1235650427 |access-date= December 4, 2023|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|language=en}}</ref> Grammer expressed support for Trump again in a May 2025 interview with [[The Times]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kelsey Grammer: The truth about my sister's horrific murder |url=https://archive.md/TfVid |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.md/TfVid |archive-date=May 14, 2025 |access-date=May 14, 2025 |website=Archive Today}}</ref>

=== 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>

===Legal issues===
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>{{cite web |last1=Klein Lerner |first1=Patrica |title='Cheers' Star Pleads No Contest : Courts: Actor Kelsey Grammer is sentenced to 90 days' house arrest for cocaine possession. He will wear an electronic tracking device. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-08-07-me-91-story.html |website= [[Los Angeles Times]] |access-date=12 August 2021 |date=7 August 1990}}</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">{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/02/25/nyregion/a-grand-jury-refuses-to-indict-frasier-star-on-a-sex-charge.html |title=A Grand Jury Refuses to Indict 'Frasier' Star on a Sex Charge |last= Nordheimer |first=Jon |date=February 25, 1995 |website=The New York Times |series=American National Biography Online |access-date=June 17, 2019}}</ref> In 1996, Grammer's ex-girlfriend, Cerlette Lamme, sued him for [[defamation]] of character and [[Privacy law|invasion of privacy]] over content he included in his autobiography ''So Far...''.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.cosmicbaseball.com/grammer9.html|title = Kelsey Grammer 1999 Cosmic Player Plate|publisher= | website= Cosmicbaseball.com|access-date=December 19, 2009|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130325165031/http://www.cosmicbaseball.com/grammer9.html|archive-date = March 25, 2013|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

In 1998, Grammer filed a lawsuit against [[Seth Warshavsky|Internet Entertainment Group]] (IEG), which Grammer claimed had stolen from his home a [[Celebrity sex tape|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>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/report-kelseys-x-files/ |title=Report: Kelsey's 'X'-Files |website= People |date=June 7, 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402160641/http://www.people.com/people/article/0%2C%2C614966%2C00.html |archive-date=April 2, 2015 |url-status=live|access-date=December 4, 2021}}</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>{{cite web|url = http://www.eonline.com/news/37400/kelsey-grammer-sex-tape-suit-unsealed|title = Kelsey Grammer Sex Tape Suit Unsealed|website = E! |publisher = [[NBCUniversal]]|first = Daniel|last = Frankel|date = December 3, 1998|archive-date = April 24, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150424040942/http://www.eonline.com/news/37400/kelsey-grammer-sex-tape-suit-unsealed|url-status=live}}</ref>