Kelsey Grammer
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
183
Gender
Male
Birthday
1955-02-21 (70 years old)
Place of Birth
St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
Kelsey Grammer
Biography
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.
Known For
The Simpsons
The Daily Show
Modern Family
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live
Star Trek: The Next Generation
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Frasier
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Graham Norton Show
The View
30 Rock
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Project Runway
Cheers
Medium
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Avengers: Doomsday
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Girlfriends
Sherri
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Toy Story 2
The Tony Danza Show
Good Day Live
Wings
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Jay Leno Show
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Just Shoot Me!
Transformers: Age of Extinction
The Reichen Show
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
Stars in the House
Anastasia
The Ghost and Molly McGee
Dr. Death
Dr. Death
Young Washington
Fame
The Marvels
The Expendables 3
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
Flowers in the Attic: The Origin
15 Minutes
Murder Company
Grand Isle
Who Do You Think You Are?
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
United We Fan
An American Carol
Boss
The Nineties
Frasier
Baby, Baby, Baby
Rachael Ray
Runaway Brain
Fired Up
Kate & Allie
Shatner's Raw Nerve
Middle Men
Back to You
Storks
The Last Tycoon
The Sports Pages
Think Like a Man Too
New Jersey Turnpikes
Dog Whisperer
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
Barbie of Swan Lake
Stark Raving Mad
Kennedy
Entourage
Father of the Pride
Turbulence
Charming the Hearts of Men
Teacher's Pet
J.J. Starbuck
Carol's Second Act
Proven Innocent
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
Kings of Comedy USA
Down Periscope
T.J. Miller: Farm Hippie
Bunyan and Babe
Roc
Show of Titles
Hell Ride
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
7 Guardians of the Tomb
Jesus Revolution
You're Not a Monster
Porters
Bartok the Magnificent
Partners
Just Visiting
Web Junk 20
Wanted Man
Mr. St. Nick
The American Revolution
Animal Farm
Money Plane
Wish You Were Here
Miss Willoughby and the Haunted Bookshop
Swing Vote
Reach Me
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
Hank
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
The Pentagon Wars
Kelsey Grammer's Historic Battles for America
Crossings
I Don't Know How She Does It
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Evolution Within Extinction
Gary the Rat
A Christmas Carol
The Space Between
Best of Enemies
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
Even Money
The Big Empty
Like Father
Pioneers of Television
Crazy on the Outside
The Earth Day Special
Killing Jesus
Kelsey Grammer Presents: The Sketch Show
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Mickey's 60th Birthday
The God Committee
Father Christmas Is Back
The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians
Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians
A Dog's Life
Christmas in Paradise
Office Race
Breaking the Bank
The Making of The Expendables 3
X-Men: The Last Stand
The 12 Days of Christmas Eve
The NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
Generation Boom
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
The Good Humor Man
Trollhunters: Happy Birthday to You!
Mariah Carey's Merriest Christmas
The Innocent
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Until They Are Home
Celebrities Uncensored
High Expectations
The Frasier Story
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny
Karen Kingsbury's The Christmas Ring
Dance 'Til Dawn
London Suite
One Day in Auschwitz
Lars Shrike Walks the Night
Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter
Beyond Suspicion
Trollhunters: New Year's Eve Countdown
The History of 'A Christmas Carol'
George: Rise of a Revolutionary
Standing on Fishes
Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor
The Last Firefighter
The Real Howard Spitz
The Paley Center Salutes NBC's 90th Anniversary
Galaxies Are Colliding
Baby Talk
Behind the Couch: The Making of 'Frasier'
No Safe Place: Six Lives Forever Changed
