Kelsey Grammer
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1955-02-21
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.
Also Known For
Swing Vote
Aug 01, 2008
Animal Farm
Oct 03, 1999
15 Minutes
Mar 01, 2001
Anastasia
Nov 20, 1997
Down Periscope
Mar 01, 1996
Crazy on the Outside
Jan 08, 2010
A Christmas Carol
Nov 28, 2004
Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny
Nov 30, 1995
Wanted Man
Apr 01, 2024
An American Carol
Oct 03, 2008
The Pentagon Wars
Feb 28, 1998
X-Men: The Last Stand
May 24, 2006
The Big Empty
May 16, 2003
Mr. St. Nick
Oct 17, 2002
Barbie of Swan Lake
Sep 27, 2003
The Good Humor Man
Mar 16, 2005
Beyond Suspicion
Nov 22, 1993
Runaway Brain
Aug 11, 1995
Even Money
Mar 13, 2007
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
Apr 22, 2012
Bartok the Magnificent
Sep 07, 1999
I Don't Know How She Does It
Sep 16, 2011
London Suite
Sep 15, 1996
Standing on Fishes
Aug 07, 1999
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim
Dec 05, 1987
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return
May 08, 2014
Lars Shrike Walks the Night
Dec 31, 2023
The Real Howard Spitz
Aug 28, 1998
Until They Are Home
Aug 31, 2012
Office Race
Sep 04, 2023
The Expendables 3
Aug 07, 2014
Galaxies Are Colliding
Jan 06, 1998
Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor
Jan 13, 2003
United We Fan
Apr 28, 2018
Middle Men
May 17, 2009
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Jun 25, 2014
No Safe Place: Six Lives Forever Changed
Jan 01, 2003
X-Men: Days of Future Past
May 15, 2014
The Marvels
Nov 08, 2023
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
May 05, 2002
Reach Me
Mar 14, 2014
Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians
Mar 20, 2001
The 12 Days of Christmas Eve
Nov 26, 2022
Jesus Revolution
Feb 23, 2023
Christmas in Paradise
Nov 11, 2022
Killing Jesus
Apr 05, 2015
Storks
Sep 22, 2016
Wish You Were Here
Jan 17, 2025
Think Like a Man Too
Jun 20, 2014
Evolution Within Extinction
Sep 30, 2014
Breaking the Bank
Jun 03, 2016
Entourage
Jun 03, 2015
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
Oct 08, 1999
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen
Jan 01, 1996
Best of Enemies
Jul 31, 2015
Teacher's Pet
Jan 16, 2004
The Sports Pages
Jan 07, 2001
Just Visiting
Apr 06, 2001
Baby, Baby, Baby
Oct 30, 2015
Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter
May 13, 2004
The Making of The Expendables 3
Nov 25, 2014
Murder Company
Jul 05, 2024
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Feb 21, 2016
The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians
May 13, 2003
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
May 04, 2016
T.J. Miller: Farm Hippie
Sep 30, 2014
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
Jun 06, 2000
The Innocent
Sep 25, 1994
7 Guardians of the Tomb
Jan 19, 2018
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Nov 13, 1988
Bunyan and Babe
Jan 12, 2017
One Day in Auschwitz
Feb 01, 2015
The Paley Center Salutes NBC's 90th Anniversary
Feb 19, 2017
Mariah Carey's Merriest Christmas
Dec 19, 2015
Toy Story 2
Oct 30, 1999
Like Father
Aug 03, 2018
The Space Between
Apr 23, 2021
Grand Isle
Dec 06, 2019
Kings of Comedy USA
Oct 23, 2006
New Jersey Turnpikes
America | A Tribute to Heroes
Sep 21, 2001
Money Plane
Sep 29, 2020
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
Jul 01, 1990
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
Jul 21, 2021
Miss Willoughby and the Haunted Bookshop
Mar 06, 2022
Dance 'Til Dawn
Oct 23, 1988
Father Christmas Is Back
Nov 07, 2021
Fame
Sep 23, 2009
The God Committee
Jul 02, 2021
High Expectations
Apr 07, 2022
Charming the Hearts of Men
Aug 13, 2021
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
Oct 31, 1999
The Earth Day Special
Apr 22, 1990
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
Oct 11, 2024
Trollhunters: Happy Birthday to You!
Sep 14, 2017
Trollhunters: New Year's Eve Countdown
Dec 26, 2016
Turbulence
Dec 12, 2025
Show of Titles
Jun 13, 2021
Avengers: Doomsday
Dec 17, 2026
Hell Ride
Karen Kingsbury's The Christmas Ring
Nov 06, 2025
Young Washington
Jul 04, 2026
The Frasier Story
Jan 01, 1999
The History of 'A Christmas Carol'
Dec 08, 2023
Cheers
Sep 30, 1982
The Simpsons
Dec 17, 1989
Kate & Allie
Mar 19, 1984
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Sep 08, 2003
The Tony Danza Show
Sep 13, 2004
Stark Raving Mad
Sep 23, 1999
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Sep 28, 1987
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Jan 26, 2003
The Daily Show
Jul 22, 1996
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Sep 05, 1988
Girlfriends
Sep 11, 2000
The View
Aug 11, 1997
The American Revolution
Nov 27, 1994
Wings
Apr 19, 1990
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
May 25, 1992
Web Junk 20
Jan 13, 2006
Frasier
Sep 16, 1993
30 Rock
Oct 11, 2006
Back to You
Sep 19, 2007
The Jay Leno Show
Sep 14, 2009
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Sep 13, 1993
Just Shoot Me!
Mar 04, 1997
Celebrities Uncensored
Jun 04, 2003
Baby Talk
Mar 08, 1991
Roc
Aug 25, 1991
Gary the Rat
Jun 26, 2003
Medium
Jan 03, 2005
You're Not a Monster
Sep 27, 2019
Generation Boom
Sep 26, 2006
Hank
Sep 30, 2009
Good Day Live
Sep 17, 2001
A Dog's Life
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Sep 05, 1988
Kelsey Grammer Presents: The Sketch Show
Mar 13, 2005
Pioneers of Television
Jan 02, 2008
J.J. Starbuck
Sep 26, 1987
Boss
Oct 21, 2011
Saturday Night Live
Oct 11, 1975
Partners
Aug 04, 2014
Tony Awards
Apr 01, 1956
Dr. Death
Jul 15, 2021
Dr. Death
Jul 15, 2021
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
Dec 23, 2016
The Last Tycoon
Jul 28, 2017
Father of the Pride
Aug 31, 2004
Who Do You Think You Are?
Mar 05, 2010
Project Runway
Dec 01, 2004
The Nineties
Jul 09, 2017
Kennedy
Nov 20, 1983
Sherri
Sep 12, 2022
Flowers in the Attic: The Origin
Jul 09, 2022
Proven Innocent
Feb 15, 2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Sep 09, 2019
Shatner's Raw Nerve
Dec 02, 2008
The Reichen Show
Nov 11, 2005
Rachael Ray
Sep 18, 2006
Porters
Sep 20, 2017
Stars in the House
Mar 16, 2020
Modern Family
Sep 23, 2009
The Graham Norton Show
Feb 22, 2007
Frasier
Oct 12, 2023
Fired Up
Apr 10, 1997
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
Dec 31, 2023
The Ghost and Molly McGee
Oct 01, 2021
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Mar 06, 2015
Carol's Second Act
Sep 26, 2019
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
Aug 07, 2020
Tony Awards
Apr 01, 1956
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Feb 17, 2014
Golden Globe Awards
Jan 20, 1944
Golden Globe Awards
Jan 20, 1944
Kelsey Grammer's Historic Battles for America
May 01, 2022
Golden Globe Awards
Jan 20, 1944
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
Jun 22, 2018
Crossings
Feb 23, 1986
George: Rise of a Revolutionary
Jun 01, 2024
