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Kelsey Grammer

Kelsey Grammer

Birthday: 1955-02-21 | Place of Birth: St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955) is an American actor, producer, and singer. He gained fame for his role as the psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the NBC sitcom Cheers (1984–1993) and its spin-off Frasier (1993–2004, and again from 2023 to 2024). With more than 20 years on air, this is one of the longest-running roles played by a single live-action actor in primetime television history. He has received numerous accolades, including a total of six Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Tony Award. Grammer, having trained as an actor at Juilliard and the Old Globe Theatre, made his professional acting debut as Lennox in the 1981 Broadway revival of Macbeth. The following year, he portrayed Cassio acting opposite Christopher Plummer and James Earl Jones in Othello. In mid-1983, he acted alongside Mandy Patinkin in the original off-Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim's musical Sunday in the Park with George. He has since starred in the leading roles in productions of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, My Fair Lady, Big Fish, and Finding Neverland. In film, he is known for his role as Dr. Hank McCoy / Beast in the superhero films X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014) and The Marvels (2023). His other roles include Down Periscope (1996), The Pentagon Wars (1998), and Swing Vote (2008). He is also known for his voice roles in Anastasia (1997), Toy Story 2 (1999), and as Sideshow Bob in The Simpsons (1990–present). He took guest roles in the sitcoms 30 Rock (2010–2012), Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2016), and Modern Family (2017). For his performance as the corrupt mayor in the Starz political series Boss (2011–2012), he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama. In early 2010, Grammer returned to Broadway in the musical revival of La Cage aux Folles, where he received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. In mid-2016, Grammer won a Tony Award for Best Musical as producer of a musical revival of The Color Purple. In early 2019, he starred as Don Quixote in a production of Man of La Mancha at the London Coliseum. In late 2023, The Telegraph described Grammer as one of "the finest actors" of his generation. He was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 22, 2001. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kelsey Grammer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2026
Young Washington

as    Lord Fairfax

2025
Wish You Were Here

as    Dad

2025
Turbulence

as    Harry

2025
2024
Wanted Man

as    Brynner

2024
Murder Company

as    General Haskel

2024
2024
George: Rise of a Revolutionary

as    Self - Host

2024
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

as    Sideshow Bob (voice)

2023
Jesus Revolution

as    Chuck Smith

2023
Office Race

as    Coach B

2023
Frasier

as    Frasier Crane

2022
The 12 Days of Christmas Eve

as    Brian Conway

2022
Flowers in the Attic: The Origin

as    Garland Foxworth

2022
Christmas in Paradise

as    James Christmas

2022
Miss Willoughby and the Haunted Bookshop

as    Robert Thompson

2021
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans

as    Blinky (voice)

2021
The God Committee

as    Dr. Andre Boxer

2021
Father Christmas Is Back

as    James Christmas

2021
The Space Between

as    Micky Adams

2021
Charming the Hearts of Men

as    The Congressman

2020
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia

as    Blinky (voice)

2020
Money Plane

as    Darius 'The Rumble' Grouch

2019
Grand Isle

as    Detective Jones

2019
Proven Innocent

as    Gore Bellows

2018
Like Father

as    Harry Hamilton

2018
7 Guardians of the Tomb

as    Mason