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'{{Short description|American actor (born 1955)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=March 2021}} {{Use American English|date=December 2012}} {{Infobox person | name = Kelsey Grammer | image = Kelsey Grammer 2016.jpg | caption = Grammer in 2016 | birth_name = Allen Kelsey Grammer | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|2|21|mf=y}}<ref name="biography.com"/> | birth_place = [[Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands]] | awards = [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] | education = [[Juilliard School]] | occupation = {{hlist|Actor|comedian|producer}} | years_active = 1977–present | party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] | spouse = {{unbulleted list | {{marriage|Doreen Alderman|1982|1990|reason=divorced}} | {{marriage|Leigh-Anne Csuhany|1992|1993|reason=annulled}} | {{marriage|[[Camille Grammer|Camille Donatacci]]|1997|2011|reason=divorced}} | {{marriage|Kayte Walsh<br/>|2011}} }} | children = 7, including [[Spencer Grammer|Spencer]] and [[Greer Grammer|Greer]] }} '''Allen Kelsey Grammer'''<ref name=tvg /> (born February 21, 1955)<ref name="biography.com"/> is an American actor, comedian, 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 [[Frasier (2023 TV series)|2023]]–present). 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 [[List of awards and nominations received by Kelsey Grammer|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 School|Juilliard]] and the [[Old Globe Theatre]], made his professional acting debut as [[Macbeth#Characters|Lennox]] in the 1981 [[Broadway (theatre)|Broadway]] revival of ''[[Macbeth]]''. The following year, he portrayed [[Michael Cassio|Cassio]] acting opposite [[Christopher Plummer]] and [[James Earl Jones]] in ''[[Othello]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/kelsey-grammer-74304|title= Kelsey Grammer – Broadway Credits|website= IBDB|access-date= May 18, 2020}}</ref> In 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 both ''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'' and ''[[My Fair Lady]]''. On film, he is known for his role as [[Beast (Marvel Comics)|Dr. Hank McCoy / Beast]] in the [[superhero film]]s ''[[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 film)|Swing Vote]]'' (2008). He is also known for his voice roles in ''[[Anastasia (1997 film)|Anastasia]]'' (1997), ''[[Toy Story 2]]'' (1999), and as [[Sideshow Bob]] in ''[[The Simpsons]]''. He took guest roles in the sitcoms ''[[30 Rock]]'', ''[[Modern Family]]'', and ''[[Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt]]''. For his performance as the corrupt mayor in the [[Starz]] political series ''[[Boss (TV series)|Boss]]'' (2011–2012), he received a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama]]. In 2010, Grammer returned to Broadway in the musical revival of ''[[La Cage aux Folles (musical)|La Cage aux Folles]]'', where he received a nomination for the [[Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2010/05/and-the-2010-tony-award-nominees-are-37812/|title= And The 2010 Tony Award Nominees Are...|website= [[Deadline Hollywood]]|date= May 4, 2010|access-date= May 18, 2020}}</ref> In 2016, Grammer won a [[Tony Award for Best Musical]] as producer of a musical revival of ''[[The Color Purple (musical)|The Color Purple]]''. In 2019, he starred as [[Don Quixote]] in a production of ''[[Man of La Mancha]]'' at the [[London Coliseum]]. In 2023, ''[[The Daily Telegraph|The Telegraph]]'' described Grammer as one of "the finest actors" of his generation.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/tv/0/kelsey-grammer-frasier-movie-career/|title = Why the brilliant Kelsey Grammer has never made a good film |website= Telegraph|date = October 20, 2023 |access-date= November 5, 2023 |last1 = Diggins |first1 = Alex }}</ref> He was awarded a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in 2000. == Early life, family and education == Kelsey Grammer was born on [[Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands|Saint Thomas]] in the [[U.S. Virgin Islands]].<ref name= "tvg">{{cite web|url = https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kelsey-grammer/160338/|title = Kelsey Grammer|website = [[TV Guide]]| publisher = [[CBS Corporation]]| access-date = April 24, 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151218112747/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/kelsey-grammer/160338/|url-status=dead|archive-date = December 18, 2015}}</ref><ref name= "biography.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/people/kelsey-grammer-9317910| title=Kelsey Grammer: Film Actor, Theater Actor, Actor, Television Actor (1955–)|website=[[Biography.com]]|publisher=[[A&E Networks]]|archive-date= March 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323010153/http://www.biography.com/people/kelsey-grammer-9317910|url-status=dead}}</ref> Grammer's mother, Sally Cranmer (1928–2008), was a dancer who performed under the name of Sally Sullivan.<ref name= momdeath>{{cite news |url= https://archive.nytimes.com/query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage-9807E4DB173AF932A25754C0A96E9C8B63.html |title=Paid Notice: Deaths: Sally Grammer |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=July 11, 2008|archive-date= June 29, 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110629000402/http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9807E4DB173AF932A25754C0A96E9C8B63 | url-status=live }}</ref> His father, Frank Allen Grammer Jr. was a musician who owned a coffee shop, Greer's Place;<ref>{{cite magazine |title = Grammer's Lesson | first = Michael | last= Malone |url = http://www.smokemag.com/0300/cover.htm|website = smokemag.com| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150906065614/http://www.smokemag.com/0300/cover.htm|url-status= dead| archive-date = September 6, 2015| date = Spring 2000| df = mdy-all | volume= 5| number = 2| access-date = October 15, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Dougary">{{cite web|url = http://www.ginnydougary.co.uk/a-suitable-case-for-treatment/|title = A Suitable Case for Treatment| via = GinnyDougary.com|author-link = Ginny Dougary| first = Ginny|last = Dougary|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110720155916/http://www.ginnydougary.co.uk/2005/11/12/a-suitable-case-for-treatment/| archive-date= July 20, 2011 |url-status=live| work = [[Irish Independent]]}}</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">{{cite AV media| first= Kelsey | last= Grammer| title= Kelsey Grammer| work= Desert Island Discs| publisher= BBC Radio 4 | date= December 2017}}</ref> The family later relocated to [[Pompano Beach, Florida]]. Shortly after, 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 [[King assassination riots|wave of racial violence following the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.]]<ref name="upi">{{Cite web |title= Race Tension Builds Up in Virgin Isles |url= https://www.upi.com/Archives/1968/04/26/Race-Tension-Builds-Up-in-Virgin-Isles/6501528910081/ | date= April 26, 1968|website=UPI.com |language=en |access-date= September 6, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| url= http://www.businessinsider.com/kelsey-grammers-tragic-family-life-2013-5| title=Kelsey Grammer's Tragic Family Life| work= [[Business Insider]] | first= Terryn| last= Boulton| date= May 27, 2013|access-date=June 7, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news| url=https://gazettereview.com/2016/02/what-happened-kelsey-grammer-news-updates/|title=What Happened To Kelsey Grammer – New Updates for 2018| last=Stanton|first=Barry W.|date=February 23, 2016|work= [[The Gazette Review]] |access-date=June 7, 2017}}</ref> In 1975, his sister was kidnapped, raped, and murdered in [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]], by spree killer [[Freddie Glenn]].<ref name=opens>{{cite web|url= https://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2015/04/kelsey-grammer-sister-death-finding-neverland| title=Kelsey Grammer Opens Up About the Family Tragedy that Shaped His Life|last=Heilpern|first=John|website= [[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |date=April 15, 2015| access-date= December 30, 2018}}</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">{{cite news | archive-date=January 26, 2011 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110126015951/http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2004/edition_11-28-2004/in_step_with_0 | author-link=James Brady (columnist) | url=http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2004/edition_11-28-2004/in_step_with_0 | title=In Step With: Kelsey Grammer | work= [[Parade (magazine)|Parade]] | date= November 28, 2004 | last=Brady | first=James}}</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 that he enjoys vacationing in the Bahamas, the US Virgin Islands, and British Virgin Islands.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.caymancompass.com/2019/06/13/getting-to-know-kelsey-grammer%E2%80%8B/| title=Getting to know Kelsey Grammer| first=Vicki |last= Wheaton| publisher= | website= Cayman Compass|date=June 13, 2019|access-date= March 24, 2020}}</ref> == Career == === 1977–1983: Theatre work and early roles === After leaving [[Juilliard School|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 (play)|A Month in the Country]]''. He made his Broadway debut in 1981 as "Lennox" in ''[[Macbeth]]'', taking [[Macbeth (character)|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 (playwright)|David Hare]] play ''[[Plenty (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'' === 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>{{cite web|url = https://movies.yahoo.com/person/kelsey-grammer/biography.html|title = Kelsey Grammer Biography|website = [[Yahoo! Movies]]|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121009230813/http://movies.yahoo.com/person/kelsey-grammer/biography.html|archive-date = October 9, 2012}}</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 (fiction)|crossover]] appearance in the 1992 ''[[Wings (1990 TV series)|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>{{cite magazine |date=May 2012 |title=It's Evening in America |magazine=[[Vanity Fair (magazine)|Vanity Fair]] |page=157}}</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 (play)|Richard II]]'', staged at the [[Mark Taper Forum]] at the [[Los Angeles Music Center]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.abouttheartists.com/productions/22033-richard-ii-at-mark-taper-forum-april-june-7-1992|title = Richard II at Mark Taper Forum 1992}}</ref> === 1993–2004: Stardom and acclaim with ''Frasier'' === [[File:Frasier Crane 1990s Frazier US Gov.jpg|thumb|right|Grammer as [[Frasier Crane]] in 1996]] 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 Doyle|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, [[Frasier#Awards|numerous awards]] during its 11-year run, concluding in May 2004. The show met instant success, and received five [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series|Outstanding Comedy Series]]. This record has never been broken, with ''[[Modern Family]]'' tying the record.<ref>{{cite web |date=August 25, 2014 |title='Modern Family' ties all-time Emmy record with 'Frasier' for series wins |url=https://www.goldderby.com/article/2014/emmys-modern-family-frasier-entertainment-news-7518039642-story/ |access-date=May 18, 2020 |website=Goldderby}}</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 Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series|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 [[Matt Dillon (Gunsmoke)|Marshal Matt Dillon]] on ''[[Gunsmoke]]'' from 1955 to 1975,<ref name="tvg" /> but it was surpassed by [[Richard Belzer]] in playing [[John Munch|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 [[Frasier (2023 TV series)|revival]] set to air on the streaming service [[Paramount+]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Picheta |first1=Rob |date=February 25, 2021 |title='Frasier' is being rebooted, with Kelsey Grammer reprising the role 17 years after show ended |url=https://www.cnn.com/2021/02/25/entertainment/frasier-reboot-paramount-plus-scli-intl/index.html |publisher=[[CNN]]}}</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 film)|Anastasia]]'' (1997). In 1999, Grammer voiced the main antagonist [[List of Toy Story characters#Woody's Roundup gang|Stinky Pete]] in [[Pixar]]'s [[Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy|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 film)|Teacher's Pet]]'' (2004). In 2004, he played [[Ebenezer Scrooge]] in the musical [[television film]] ''[[A Christmas Carol (2004 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 Motor Company|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>{{cite news | access-date=February 20, 2016 | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/06/20/theater/macbeth-will-close-after-just-10-days-on-broadway.html | title='Macbeth' Will Close After Just 10 Days on Broadway | work=[[The New York Times]] | date=June 20, 2000 | last=Mckinley | first=Jesse | issn=0362-4331}}</ref> === 2005–present === [[File:Kelsey Grammer 2010 (cropped).jpg|thumb|left|160px|Kelsey Grammer at the [[Drama League Awards]] in 2010]] In 2005, Grammer produced an American adaptation of the [[Television in the United Kingdom|British show]] ''[[The Sketch Show]]'', which aired on [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]. The main cast consisted of [[Malcolm Barrett (actor)|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 [[Sketch comedy|sketches]] from the British version were re-created. Only six episodes of the show were made, and it was [[Cancellation (television)|cancelled]] after just four of them had aired. In 2007, Grammer starred with [[Patricia Heaton]] in the American sitcom ''[[Back to You (TV series)|Back to You]]'', which Fox cancelled after its first season. His next lead role, [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s ''[[Hank (2009 TV series)|Hank]]'', was cancelled after only five episodes had aired. Grammer later commented, "Honestly, it just wasn't very funny."<ref>{{cite web|url = http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/hank-kelsey-grammer-canceled-sitcom|title = Hank: Kelsey Grammer says He Scrapped the Cancelled Sitcom|date = December 7, 2009|last = Kimball|first = Trevor|archive-url = https://archive.today/20120716104754/http://tvseriesfinale.com/tv-show/hank-kelsey-grammer-canceled-sitcom/|archive-date = July 16, 2012|url-status=live|access-date = February 22, 2016|website =tvseriesfinale.com}}</ref> On April 18, 2010, Grammer made his [[Broadway theatre|Broadway musical]] debut playing the role of Georges in a revival of the [[Jerry Herman]]/[[Harvey Fierstein]] musical ''[[La Cage aux Folles (musical)|La Cage aux Folles]]'' at the [[Longacre Theatre]]. Grammer starred alongside [[Douglas Hodge]] for which they both were nominated for [[Tony Award]]s for [[Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical|Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical]]. Grammer was said to have been "delivering an assured and charming leading turn."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/la-cage-aux-folles-theater-29498/|title= La Cage Aux Folles – Theater Review|access-date= February 5, 2023|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date= October 14, 2010}}</ref> In 2011 and 2012, Grammer found temporary success in the [[Starz (TV channel)|Starz]] drama series ''[[Boss (TV series)|Boss]]'' as a fictional mayor of Chicago, based on former mayor [[Richard J. Daley]]. It premiered in October 2011.<ref>{{cite news | title=State to give boost to West Side film studio working on 'Boss' | work=[[Chicago Sun-Times]] | date=May 10, 2011 | last=Roeder | first=David}}</ref> It was his first dramatic TV series.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/television/reviews/story/2011-10-20/boss-kelsey-grammer/50846360/1 | title=Kelsey Grammer rules on the unruly 'Boss' | work=[[USA Today]] | date=October 21, 2011 | last=Bianco | first=Robert}}</ref> At the [[69th Golden Globe Awards|2012 Golden Globe Awards]] Grammer won the award for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama#2010s|Best Actor in a Television Series Drama]] for his role. The show ran for 18 episodes over two seasons.<ref name="Boss End">{{cite web|last = Andreeva|first = Nellie|title = 'Boss' Won't Return To Starz For Season 3, May Wrap Story With Two-Hour Movie|url = https://deadline.com/2012/11/boss-cancelled-starz-after-two-seasons-374943/|access-date = November 28, 2012|date = November 20, 2012|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150920110707/http://deadline.com/2012/11/boss-cancelled-starz-after-two-seasons-374943/|archive-date = September 20, 2015|url-status=live|website = [[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</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. [[File:Kelsey Grammer May 2010 (cropped).jpg|thumb|160px|right|Grammer in 2010]] In 2014, Grammer came back to sitcom television when he appeared in ''[[Partners (2014 TV series)|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 (TV series)|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 [[List of Transformers film series cast and characters#Harold Attinger|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 (2015 film)|Killing Jesus]].'' In 2015 Grammer and [[John Lithgow]] lent their voices to the critically acclaimed documentary ''[[Best of Enemies (2015 film)|Best of Enemies]]'' as [[William F. Buckley|William F. Buckley Jr.]] and [[Gore Vidal]], respectively.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/independentlens/videos/america-split-seams/|title=America Split at the Seams|work=pbs.org}}</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>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/awards/oscar-unveils-list-of-15-films-on-documentary-feature-short-list-1201651045/|title= Oscar Unveils List of 15 Films on Documentary-Feature Short List|website= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date= December 2015|access-date= May 19, 2020}}</ref> In March 2015, Grammer originated the roles of Charles Frohman and Captain Hook in the Broadway premiere of the musical ''[[Finding Neverland (musical)|Finding Neverland]],'' continuing with the roles through June.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.ibdb.com/Production/View/498337 | title= Finding Neverland | publisher= [[Internet Broadway Database]] ([[The Broadway League]]) | access-date= October 12, 2015}}</ref> <!--He returned to the stage from January 19 to April 3, 2016.--as what? or in what?--> In February 2016 he made an appearance in the [[West End theatre|West End]] production of ''[[Big Fish (musical)|Big Fish]]''.<ref name="ibdb-kelsey">{{cite web | access-date=February 22, 2016 | url=http://www.ibdb.com/Person/View/74304 | title=Kelsey Grammer | publisher=[[Internet Broadway Database]] ([[The Broadway League]])}}</ref> In 2016, Grammer won a [[Tony Award]] as a producer of ''[[The Color Purple (musical)|The Color Purple]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbs.com/shows/tony_awards/photos/1006591/2016-tony-award-winners-full-list-revealed/|title= 2016 Tony Award Winners: Full List Revealed|website= [[CBS News]]|access-date= May 18, 2020}}</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 film)|Grand Isle]]'' (2019). Grammer reprised his role as [[Frasier Crane]] in the [[Frasier (2023 TV series)|2023 revival of ''Frasier'']] on [[Paramount+]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/frasier-kelsey-grammer-reboot-revival-paramount-1235571852/|title= First Look: 'Frasier' Revived After 19 Years|website= [[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date= August 22, 2023|accessdate= August 22, 2023}}</ref> The show was renewed for a second season with [[Peri Gilpin]] from the original series returning for a recurring role.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/frasier-revival-season-2-peri-gilpin-roz-1235997646/|title= 'Frasier' Revival Season 2: Peri Gilpin to Return as Roz in Recurring Guest Star Role|website= Variety|date= May 9, 2024|accessdate= May 12, 2024}}</ref> == Personal life == Grammer has been married four times, and has seven children and one grandchild.<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 for the fifth time, 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> ===Murder of Karen Grammer=== On July 1, 1975, Grammer's younger sister, 18-year-old Karen Grammer, was raped and murdered by a 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> === 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|pro-life]] 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> === 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]] 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 religion for helping him confront his personal problems.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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 sleeping 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 sleeping 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> == Acting credits == ===Film=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !Title !Role !class=unsortable | Notes |- |1992 |''[[Galaxies Are Colliding]]'' |Peter | |- |1995 |''[[Runaway Brain]]'' |Dr. Frankenollie |Voice; short film |- |1996 |''[[Down Periscope]]'' |Tom Dodge | |- |1997 |''[[Anastasia (1997 film)|Anastasia]]'' |Vladimir |Voice |- |1998 |''[[The Real Howard Spitz]]'' |Howard Spitz | |- | rowspan="4" |1999 |''Standing on Fishes'' |Verk | |- |''[[Bartok the Magnificent]]'' |Zozi |rowspan=2| Voice; Direct-to-video |- |''[[Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas]]'' |Narrator |- |''[[Toy Story 2]]'' |[[List of Toy Story characters#Woody's Roundup gang|Stinky Pete the Prospector]] |Voice |- | rowspan="3" |2001 |''[[15 Minutes]]'' |Robert Hawkins | |- |''[[Just Visiting (film)|Just Visiting]]'' |Narrator |Uncredited |- |''God Lives Underwater: Fame'' |Robert Hawkins |Short film |- | rowspan="2" |2003 |''[[The Big Empty (2003 film)|The Big Empty]]'' |Agent Banks | |- |''[[Barbie of Swan Lake]]'' |Rothbart |Voice; direct-to-video |- |2004 |''[[Teacher's Pet (2004 film)|Teacher's Pet]]'' |Dr. Ivan Krank |Voice |- |2005 |''The Good Humor Man'' |Mr. Skibness | |- | rowspan="2" |2006 |''[[Even Money (film)|Even Money]]'' |Detective Brunner | |- |''[[X-Men: The Last Stand]]'' |[[Beast (comics)|Dr. Hank McCoy / Beast]] | |- | 2007 |''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'' |[[Sideshow Bob]] |Voice, scenes deleted<ref name="sideshowbobcut">{{cite news|url=http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_12524.html |title=The Simpsons Movie Interviews |author=Roberts, Sheila |access-date=2021-01-10 |publisher=Movies Online |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090104132905/http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_12524.html |archive-date=2009-01-04 }}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" |2008 |''[[Swing Vote (2008 film)|Swing Vote]]'' |President Andrew Boone | |- |''[[An American Carol]]'' |[[George S. Patton]] | |- | rowspan="2" |2009 |''[[Middle Men (film)|Middle Men]]'' |Frank Griffin | |- |''[[Fame (2009 film)|Fame]]'' |Mr. Martin Cranston | |- |2010 |''[[Crazy on the Outside]]'' |Frank | |- |2011 |''[[I Don't Know How She Does It]]'' |Clark Cooper | |- | rowspan="2" |2013 |''[[Monsters University]]'' |Henry J. Waternoose III |Voice, [[deleted scene]]<ref name="mrwaternoosecut">{{cite news|url=https://screenrant.com/monsters-university-movie-trailer-2013/ |title='Monsters University' Trailer: Mike and Sulley Head to College |author=Schaeffer, Sandy |access-date=2021-10-21 |publisher=[[Screen Rant]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130213073626/https://screenrant.com/monsters-university-movie-trailer-2013/ |archive-date=2013-02-13 }}</ref> |- |''[[Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return]]'' |[[Tin Woodman|Tin Man]] |Voice |- | rowspan="6" |2014 |''[[X-Men: Days of Future Past]]'' | Dr. Hank McCoy / Beast |Uncredited cameo |- |''[[Think Like a Man Too]]'' |Lee Fox | |- |''[[The Expendables 3]]'' |[[List of The Expendables characters#Bonaparte|Bonaparte]] | |- |''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction]]'' |[[List of Transformers film series cast and characters#Harold Attinger|Harold Attinger]] | |- |''[[Reach Me]]'' |Angelo AldoBrandini | |- |''[[Breaking the Bank]]'' |Charles Bunbury | |- | rowspan="2" |2015 |''[[Entourage (film)|Entourage]]'' |Himself |Cameo |- |''[[Best of Enemies (2015 film)|Best of Enemies]]'' |[[William F. Buckley|William F. Buckley Jr.]] |Voice; Documentary |- | rowspan="2" |2016 |''[[Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising]]'' |Mr. Robek, Shelby's Dad |Cameo |- |''[[Storks (film)|Storks]]'' |Hunter | rowspan="2" |Voice |- |2017 |''[[Bunyan and Babe]]'' |The Amazing Blackstone / Norman Blandsford |- | rowspan="2" |2018 |''[[Guardians of the Tomb]]'' |Mason | |- |''[[Like Father]]'' |Harry Hamilton | |- |2019 |''[[Grand Isle (2019 film)|Grand Isle]]'' |Detective Jones | |- |2020 |''[[Money Plane]]'' |Darius Emmanuel Grouch III, aka "The Rumble" | |- | rowspan="6" |2021 |''[[The Space Between (2021 film)|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 (film)|High Expectations]]'' |Coach Harrison Davis | |- |rowspan="2" | 2023 |''[[Jesus Revolution]]'' |[[Chuck Smith (pastor)|Chuck Smith]] | |- | ''[[The Marvels]]'' | Dr. Hank McCoy / Beast | Cameo |- |rowspan="2" | 2024 |''[[Wanted Man (film)|Wanted Man]]'' |Brynner | |- |''[[The Most Wonderful Time of the Year (2024 film)|The Most Wonderful Time of the Year]]'' |[[Sideshow Bob]] | Voice; short film |- | TBA | ''Wish You Were Here''<ref>[https://deadline.com/2024/02/julia-stiles-movie-wish-you-were-here-casts-isabelle-fuhrman-more-1235835801/ Julia Stiles Wraps On Directorial Debut ‘Wish You Were Here’; Isabelle Fuhrman, Mena Massoud, Jennifer Grey, Kelsey Grammer & More Star ]</ref> | | Post-production |} === Television === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !Title !Role !class=unsortable | Notes |- |1979 |''[[Ryan's Hope]]'' |Waiter |Uncredited; Episode: "#1.1051" |- | rowspan="2" |1982 |''[[Another World (TV series)|Another World]]'' |Head Paramedic |Episode: "#1.4498" |- |''[[Macbeth (1981 film)|Macbeth]]'' |Lennox |Television film |- |1983 |''[[Kennedy (1983 miniseries)|Kennedy]]'' |[[Stephen Edward Smith|Stephen Smith]] |5 episodes |- | rowspan="2" |1984 |''[[Kate & Allie]]'' |David Hamill |Episode: "Allie's First Date" |- |''[[George Washington (miniseries)|George Washington]]'' |Lieutenant Stewart |1 episode |- |1984–1993 |''[[Cheers]]'' |[[Frasier Crane|Dr. Frasier Crane]] |203 episodes |- |1986 |''[[Crossings (miniseries)|Crossings]]'' |Craig Lawson |2 episodes |- | rowspan="2" |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" |- | rowspan="2" |1988 |''[[Mickey's 60th Birthday]]'' |Dr. Frasier Crane |Television special |- |''[[Dance 'til Dawn]]'' |Ed Strull |Television film |- | rowspan="2" |1989 |''[[227 (TV series)|227]]'' |Mr. Anderson |Episode: "For Sale" |- |''[[Top of the Hill]]'' |Unknown |Television movie |- | rowspan="3" |1990 |''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]'' |Mr. Brenna |Episode: "Maria and the Mister" |- |''[[Walt Disney anthology television series|The Magical World of Disney]]'' | rowspan="2" |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 (TV series)|Baby Talk]]'' |Russell |Episode: "One Night with Elliot" |- |1991–1998 |''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' |Himself |3 episodes<br/>Host (2 episodes)<br/>Cameo (Episode: "[[Saturday Night Live (season 17)|Kirstie Alley/Tom Petty]]") |- | rowspan="2" |1992 |''[[Wings (1990 TV series)|Wings]]'' |Dr. Frasier Crane |Episode: "Planes, Trains and Visiting Cranes" |- |''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' |Capt. Morgan Bateson |Episode: "[[Cause and Effect (Star Trek: The Next Generation)|Cause and Effect]]" |- | rowspan="2" |1993 |''[[Roc (TV series)|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 (1994 film)|The Innocent]]'' |Det. Frank Barlow |Television film |- |1995 |''[[Biography (TV program)|Biography]]'' |[[George Washington]] |Documentary<br/>Episode: "[[Benedict Arnold (governor)|Benedict Arnold: Triumph and Treason]]" |- |1996 |''[[London Suite (film)|London Suite]]'' |Sydney Nichols |Television film |- |1997 |''[[Fired Up (TV series)|Fired Up]]'' |Tom Whitman |2 episodes |- | rowspan="2" |1998 |''[[The Pentagon Wars]]'' |General Partridge |Television film |- |''[[Just Shoot Me!]]'' |Narrator |Voice; Episode: "[[List of Just Shoot Me! episodes|How the Finch Stole Christmas]]" |- |1999 |''[[Animal Farm (1999 film)|Animal Farm]]'' |Snowball |Voice; Television film |- |2000 |''[[Stark Raving Mad (TV series)|Stark Raving Mad]]'' |Professor Tuttle |Episode: "The Grade" |- |2001 |''The Sports Pages'' |Howard Greene |Television film<br/>Segment "How Doc Waddems Finally Broke 100" |- |2002 |''[[Mr. St. Nick]]'' |Nick St. Nicholas | rowspan="2" |Television film |- | rowspan="3" |2003 |''[[Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor]]'' |[[George Washington]] |- |''[[Becker (TV series)|Becker]]'' |Rick Cooper |Episode: "But I've Got Friends I Haven't Used Yet" |- |''[[Gary the Rat]]'' |Gary Andrews |Voice; 13 episodes |- | rowspan="2" |2004 |''[[A Christmas Carol (2004 film)|A Christmas Carol: The Musical]]'' |[[Ebenezer Scrooge]] |Television film |- | ''[[Sesame Street]]'' |Himself | |- |2005 |''[[The Sketch Show]]'' |Various characters |6 episodes |- |2006 |''[[Medium (TV series)|Medium]]'' |Bob Sherman <br/>Angel of Death |Episode: "[[List of Medium episodes|Death Takes a Policy]]" |- |2007–2008 |''[[Back to You (TV series)|Back to You]]'' |Chuck Darling |17 episodes |- |2009 |''[[Hank (2009 TV series)|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 (TV series)|Boss]]'' |Mayor Tom Kane |18 episodes |- |2014 |''[[Partners (2014 TV series)|Partners]]'' |Allen Braddock |10 episodes |- |2015 |''[[Killing Jesus (film)|Killing Jesus]]'' |[[Herod the Great|King Herod]]/Narrator |Television film |- |2016 |''[[Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt]]'' |Himself |Voice; Episode: "[[List of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt episodes|Kimmy Kidnaps Gretchen!]]" |- |2016–2017 |''[[The Last Tycoon (TV series)|The Last Tycoon]]'' |Pat Brady |9 episodes |- |2016–2018 |''[[Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia]]'' |Blinky Galadrigal |Voice; 52 episodes |- | rowspan="2" |2017 |''[[Modern Family]]'' |Keifth |Episode: "Ringmaster Keifth" |- |''[[Porters (TV series)|Porters]]'' |Mendel Dolem |Episode: "#1.1" |- |2018–2019 |''[[3Below: Tales of Arcadia]]'' |Blinky Galadrigal |Voice; 2 episodes |- | rowspan="3" | 2019 |''[[Arrow (TV series)|Arrow]]'' |Narrator |Voice; Episode: "[[Emerald Archer (Arrow episode)|Emerald Archer]]" (uncredited)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/01/17/arrow-150th-episode-spoilers/|title=Arrow episode 150 is shot like a documentary about the Green Arrow|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Chancellor|last=Agard|date=January 19, 2019}}</ref> |- |''[[Proven Innocent]]'' |Gore Bellows |13 episodes |- |''[[You're Not a Monster]]'' |[[John Seward]] |Voice; 10 episodes |- | rowspan="2" | 2020 |''[[Carol's Second Act]]'' |Richard |Episode: "R.I.P. Dr. Herman"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/02/kelsey-grammer-cast-carols-second-act-season-1-finale-recur-season-2-renewal-patricia-heatton-cbs-back-to-you-reunion-1202867321/|title= Kelsey Grammer To Appear In 'Carol's Second Act' Season 1 Finale, Will Recur If the Patricia Heaton CBS Series Is Renewed For Season 2|website= [[Deadline Hollywood]]|date= February 25, 2020|access-date= May 18, 2020}}</ref> |- |''[[Wizards: Tales of Arcadia]]'' |Blinky Galadrigal |Voice; 9 episodes |- | rowspan="2" | 2021 |''[[Dr. Death (2021 TV series)|Dr. Death]]'' |Dr. Geoffrey Skadden |4 episodes |- |''[[The Ghost and Molly McGee]]'' |[[Abraham Lincoln]]'s ghost (voice) |Episode: "Not So Honest Abe" |- | rowspan="2" |2022 |''[[Garden of Shadows#Adaptation|Flowers in the Attic: The Origin]]'' |Garland Foxworth |Episode: "Part One: The Marriage" |- |''The 12 Days of Christmas Eve'' |Brian Conway |Television film<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dunne |first1=Susan |title=Daym Drops has new web food series, and an acting gig with Kelsey Grammer |url=https://www.courant.com/ctnow/food-drink/hc-news-connecticut-daym-drops-food-reviews-20221115-izhncinhabcenbrtpsfbpun5va-story.html |website=Hartford Courant |access-date=December 11, 2022 |date=November 15, 2022}}</ref> |- |2023–present |''[[Frasier (2023 TV series)|Frasier]]'' |Dr. Frasier Crane |20 episodes<ref>{{cite web |last1=Stewart |first1=Chelsea |date=13 March 2021 |title='Frasier' Reboot: The Cast, Plot, and Everything Else We Know |url=https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/frasier-reboot-the-cast-plot-and-everything-else-we-know.html/ |access-date=17 March 2021 |website=cheatsheet.com}}</ref> |} === Theatre === {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !Title !Role !Venue !class=unsortable|Ref. |- |1981 |''[[Macbeth]]'' |Lennox |[[Vivian Beaumont Theatre]], Broadway |<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.playbill.com/production/macbeth-vivian-beaumont-theatre-vault-0000011262|title= Macbeth (Broadway, 1981)|website= Playbill|accessdate= May 12, 2024}}</ref> |- |rowspan="2" |1982 |''[[Othello]]'' |[[Michael Cassio]] |[[Winter Garden Theatre]], Broadway |<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.playbill.com/productions/othellobroadway-winter-garden-theatre-1982|title= Othello (Broadway, 1982)|website= Playbill|accessdate= May 12, 2024}}</ref> |- |''[[Plenty (play)|Plenty]]'' |Codename Lazar |[[The Public Theater]], Off-Broadway | |- |rowspan="2" |1983 |''[[Quartermaine's Terms]]'' |Mark Sackling |Playhouse 91, Off-Broadway | |- |''[[Sunday in the Park with George]]'' |A Soldier / Alex / Young Man on the Bank |[[Playwrights Horizons]], Off-Broadway | |- |1999 |''[[Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'' |[[Sweeney Todd]] |[[Ahmanson Theatre]], Los Angeles | |- |rowspan=2|2000 |rowspan=2|''[[Macbeth]]'' |rowspan="2" |[[Macbeth (character)|Macbeth]] |[[Colonial Theatre (Boston)|Colonial Theater]], Boston | |- |[[Music Box Theatre]], Broadway |<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.playbill.com/production/macbeth-music-box-theatre-vault-0000002574|title= Macbeth (Broadway, 2000)|website= Playbill|accessdate= May 12, 2024}}</ref> |- |2007 |''[[My Fair Lady]]'' |Professor Henry Higgins |[[David Geffen Hall|Avery Fisher Hall]], [[Lincoln Center]] | |- |2010–2011 |''[[La Cage aux Folles (musical)|La Cage aux Folles]]'' |Georges |[[Longacre Theatre]], Broadway |<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.playbill.com/production/la-cage-aux-folles-longacre-theatre-vault-0000006847|title= La Cage aux Folles (Broadway, 2010)|website= Playbill|accessdate= May 12, 2024}}</ref> |- |2015–2016 |''[[Finding Neverland (musical)|Finding Neverland]]'' |[[Charles Frohman]] / [[Captain James Hook]] |[[Lunt-Fontanne Theatre]], Broadway | <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.playbill.com/production/finding-neverland-lunt-fontanne-theatre-vault-0000014084|title= Finding Neverland (Broadway, 2015)|website= Playbill|accessdate= May 12, 2024}}</ref> |- |2015–2017 |''[[The Color Purple (musical)|The Color Purple]]'' |{{n/a}} |Producer<br/>[[Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre]], Broadway | <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.playbill.com/production/the-color-purple-bernard-b-jacobs-theatre-vault-0000014109|title= The Color Purple (Broadway, 2015)|website= Playbill|accessdate= May 12, 2024}}</ref> |- |2017 |''[[Big Fish (musical)|Big Fish]]'' |Edward Bloom |[[The Other Palace]], Off West End | |- |2018 |''[[Beauty and the Beast (musical)|Beauty and the Beast]]'' |[[List of Disney's Beauty and the Beast characters#Lumière|Lumière]] |[[Hollywood Bowl]], Los Angeles | |- |2019 |''[[Man of La Mancha]]'' |[[Don Quixote]] / [[Miguel de Cervantes]] |[[London Coliseum]], West End | |- |2024 |''[[Candide (operetta)|Candide]]'' |[[Dr. Pangloss|Professor Pangloss]] |[https://wichitagrandopera.org Wichita Grand Opera] | |- |} ===Video games=== {| class="wikitable" |- !Year !Title !Voice role |- |2002 |''[[Quest for the Code]]'' |Mucus Airgon |- |2007 |''[[The Simpsons Game]]'' |[[Sideshow Bob]] |} ==Production work== ===Director=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !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: "[[List of Everybody Hates Chris episodes|Everybody Hates the Last Day]]" |- | rowspan="2" |2009 |''[[Hank (2009 TV series)|Hank]]'' |2 episodes |- |''Alligator Point'' |Pilot |- |2014 |''[[Partners (2014 TV series)|Partners]]'' |2 episodes |- |2023–present |''[[Frasier (2023 TV series)|Frasier]]'' |8 episodes |} ===Producer=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- !Year !Title !Contribution !Notes |- |1993–2004 |''[[Frasier]]'' |rowspan="18" |Executive producer |262 episodes |- |1994 |''[[The Innocent (1994 film)|The Innocent]]'' |Television film |- |1995 |''Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny'' |Television documentary |- |1997–1998 |''[[Fired Up (TV series)|Fired Up]]'' |28 episodes |- |2000–2008 |''[[Girlfriends (2000 TV series)|Girlfriends]]'' |172 episodes |- |2001 |''Neurotic Tendencies'' |Pilot |- |2002–2003 |''In-Laws'' |15 episodes |- | rowspan="2" |2003 |''[[Gary the Rat]]'' | 12 episodes |- |''Alligator Point'' |Pilot |- |2004 |''The Soluna Project'' |Pilot |- | rowspan="3" |2005 |''The Good Humor Man'' |Feature film |- |''[[The Sketch Show|Kelsey Grammer Presents: The Sketch Show]]'' |6 episodes |- |''World Cup Comedy'' | 6 episodes |- |2005–2011 |''[[Medium (TV series)|Medium]]'' | 129 episodes |- |2006–2009 |''[[The Game (American TV series)|The Game]]'' | 64 episodes |- |2007 |''[[Dash 4 Cash]]'' |Pilot |- |2007–2008 |''[[Back to You (TV series)|Back to You]]'' |17 episodes |- |2009–2010 |''[[Hank (2009 TV series)|Hank]]'' |6 episodes |- |2010 |''The Kelsey Grammer Bill Zucker Comedy Hour'' |Producer |Pilot |- |2011–2012 |''[[Boss (TV series)|Boss]]'' | rowspan="5" | Executive producer | 18 episodes |- |2014 |''[[Partners (2014 TV series)|Partners]]'' |10 episodes |- |2018 |''[[Light as a Feather (TV series)|Light as a Feather]]'' |13 episodes |- |2022 |''[[Phat Tuesdays: The Era Of Hip Hop Comedy]]'' |3 episodes |- |2023–present |''[[Frasier (2023 TV series)|Frasier]]'' |20 episodes |} == Awards and nominations == {{main|List of awards and nominations received by Kelsey Grammer}} 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 (1990 TV series)|Wings]]''). In 2010, Grammer received his first [[Tony Award]] nomination for [[Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical|Best Actor in a Musical]] for his performance in ''[[La Cage aux Folles (musical)|La Cage Aux Folles]]'' opposite [[Douglas Hodge]]. He later won the [[Tony Award for Best Revival of a Musical|Best Revival of a Musical]], as a producer for ''[[The Color Purple (musical)|The Color Purple]],'' in 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/nominees/shows/201509271443403544657.html|title=The Tony Award Nominees – Shows|website=TonyAwards.com|access-date=December 8, 2016|archive-date=December 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161214053728/http://www.tonyawards.com/en_US/nominees/shows/201509271443403544657.html|url-status=dead}}</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 Globe Award|Golden Globes]], he has received nine nominations and won three. == References == {{reflist}} == Further reading == * Grammer, Kelsey. ''So Far...''. New York: [[Viking Press]], 1995. Print. {{ISBN|978-0-670-86671-7}}. {{OCLC|32743033}}. His Autobiography. == External links == {{Wikiquote|Kelsey Grammer}} {{commons category}} * {{IMDb name|1288}} * {{IBDB name}} * {{iobdb name|16096|Kelsey Grammer}} * {{cite web|last=Neal|first=Rome|title='Frasier' Meets 'Becker' |date=February 4, 2003|url= https://www.cbsnews.com/news/frasier-meets-becker/|publisher=[[CBS News]]}} {{Navboxes |title = [[List of awards and nominations received by Kelsey Grammer|Awards for Kelsey Grammer]] |list = {{Daytime Emmy Award Outstanding Performer In An Animated Program}} {{EmmyAward ComedyLeadActor}} {{EmmyAward VoiceOver}} {{GoldenGlobeBestActorTVDrama 2010–2029}} {{GoldenGlobeBestActorTVComedy 1990-2009}} {{Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor}} {{Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy}} }} {{Portal bar|Biography|United States|Film|Television|Theatre}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Grammer, Kelsey}} [[Category:1955 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:20th-century American male actors]] [[Category:21st-century American male actors]] [[Category:American soap opera actors]] [[Category:American male comedians]] [[Category:American male film actors]] [[Category:American male musical theatre actors]] [[Category:American male stage actors]] [[Category:American male television actors]] [[Category:American male video game actors]] [[Category:American male voice actors]] [[Category:American people convicted of drug offenses]] [[Category:American sketch comedians]] [[Category:American television directors]] [[Category:Audiobook narrators]] [[Category:Television producers from California]] [[Category:Best Drama Actor Golden Globe (television) winners]] [[Category:Best Musical or Comedy Actor Golden Globe (television) winners]] [[Category:California Republicans]] [[Category:Comedians from California]] [[Category:Comedians from Florida]] [[Category:Comedians from New Jersey]] [[Category:Comedians from Manhattan]] [[Category:Juilliard School alumni]] [[Category:Male actors from Beverly Hills, California]] [[Category:New York (state) Republicans]] [[Category:Outstanding Performance by a Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award winners]] [[Category:Male actors from Manhattan]] [[Category:Daytime Emmy Award winners]] [[Category:Tony Award winners]] [[Category:Television producers from New York City]] [[Category:20th-century American comedians]] [[Category:21st-century American comedians]] [[Category:Former Christian Scientists]] [[Category:Pine Crest School alumni]]'