Kelsey Grammer
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
180
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
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Modern Family
The Graham Norton Show
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Frasier
Saturday Night Live
Cheers
Medium
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
Sherri
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Golden Globe Awards
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Project Runway
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
30 Rock
The View
Good Day Live
Girlfriends
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Wings
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Toy Story 2
Avengers: Doomsday
Just Shoot Me!
Stars in the House
The Reichen Show
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
The Tony Danza Show
Murder Company
X-Men: Days of Future Past
Young Washington
Transformers: Age of Extinction
The Jay Leno Show
The Ghost and Molly McGee
The Expendables 3
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
The Marvels
Kate & Allie
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
Fired Up
Roc
Dr. Death
Dr. Death
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
Rachael Ray
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
Entourage
Anastasia
Think Like a Man Too
Who Do You Think You Are?
Dog Whisperer
Bartok the Magnificent
Frasier
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
The Space Between
Flowers in the Attic: The Origin
An American Carol
The Pentagon Wars
Father of the Pride
Jesus Revolution
Down Periscope
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
Even Money
The Big Empty
High Expectations
Breaking the Bank
Storks
Boss
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Back to You
Beyond Suspicion
Killing Jesus
The Last Tycoon
Christmas in Paradise
Proven Innocent
Like Father
Father Christmas Is Back
Carol's Second Act
Fame
Animal Farm
Gary the Rat
The Nineties
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
A Christmas Carol
J.J. Starbuck
Reach Me
Just Visiting
The 12 Days of Christmas Eve
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Barbie of Swan Lake
Stark Raving Mad
7 Guardians of the Tomb
15 Minutes
Middle Men
Crazy on the Outside
Evolution Within Extinction
Wanted Man
Office Race
Wish You Were Here
Money Plane
Karen Kingsbury's The Christmas Ring
Grand Isle
Charming the Hearts of Men
The Sports Pages
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
Shatner's Raw Nerve
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
United We Fan
Porters
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
The Making of The Expendables 3
Runaway Brain
Swing Vote
Web Junk 20
Kennedy
Partners
Show of Titles
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
The God Committee
Mr. St. Nick
Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians
Baby, Baby, Baby
You're Not a Monster
Hank
Turbulence
Dance 'Til Dawn
Mariah Carey's Merriest Christmas
Standing on Fishes
The American Revolution
Kelsey Grammer Presents The Sketch Show
Teacher's Pet
The Innocent
One Day in Auschwitz
Crossings
The Real Howard Spitz
Pioneers of Television
The Frasier Story
I Don't Know How She Does It
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
New Jersey Turnpikes
The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians
Bunyan and Babe
T.J. Miller: Farm Hippie
Miss Willoughby and the Haunted Bookshop
The Good Humor Man
The Earth Day Special
Kings of Comedy USA
Hell Ride
Lars Shrike Walks the Night
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
Best of Enemies
Until They Are Home
A Dog's Life
Kelsey Grammer's Historic Battles for America
George: Rise of a Revolutionary
Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny
Generation Boom
X-Men: The Last Stand
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Celebrities Uncensored
Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter
Trollhunters: New Year's Eve Countdown
No Safe Place: Six Lives Forever Changed
Trollhunters: Happy Birthday to You!
Galaxies Are Colliding
The Paley Center Salutes NBC's 90th Anniversary
London Suite
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
Baby Talk
Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor
