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Kelsey Grammer
1 FOLLOWER • 82 CREDITS • FEB 21, 1955 • 69
Biography
Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955) is an American actor. He gained fame for his role as psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the NBC sitcom Cheers (1984–1993) and its spin-off Frasier (1993–2004). At nearly 20 years, this is one of the longest-running roles played by a single live-action actor in U.S. television history. He's received numerous accolades including a total of five Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Tony Award. He was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2000.
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 1983, he acted alongside Mandy Patinkin in the original off-Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim's musical Sunday in the Park with George. He's 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 Dr. Hank McCoy / Beast in the superhero film X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). 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. He has appeared in the sitcoms 30 Rock, Modern Family, and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. For his role as the corrupt mayor in the political 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, where he received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. In 2016, Grammer won a Tony Award for Best Musical as producer of a musical revival of The Color Purple. In 2019, he starred as Don Quixote in a production of Man of La Mancha at the London Coliseum.
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
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Medium
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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The Simpsons
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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Tony Awards
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The Graham Norton Show
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Project Runway
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Modern Family
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Star Trek: The Next Generation
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Celebrities Uncensored
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Saturday Night Live
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Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
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Just Shoot Me!
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The Jay Leno Show
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Girlfriends
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The Daily Show
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Wings
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Carol's Second Act
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Who Do You Think You Are?
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J.J. Starbuck
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Cheers
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Kate & Allie
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Dr. Death
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30 Rock
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Fired Up
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Stark Raving Mad
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Father of the Pride
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X-Men: Days of Future Past
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The Marvels
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Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
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The Making of The Expendables 3
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Kennedy
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Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
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Middle Men
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The Expendables 3
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X-Men: The Last Stand
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The Good Humor Man
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Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
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Grand Isle
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Father Christmas Is Back
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Toy Story 2
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Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
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Anastasia
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T.J. Miller: Farm Hippie
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Proven Innocent
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Storks
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7 Guardians of the Tomb
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Transformers: Age of Extinction
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Teacher's Pet
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The Last Tycoon
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Jesus Revolution
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Money Plane
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Wanted Man
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Bartok the Magnificent
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Like Father
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One Day in Auschwitz
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Christmas in Paradise
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Frasier
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The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
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Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter
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Murder Company
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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Down Periscope
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The Pentagon Wars
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A Dog's Life
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Frasier
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Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
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Partners
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The Sports Pages
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