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Kelsey Grammer
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<p>Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955) is an American actor and producer. He gained fame for his role as the <a href="/facts/Psychiatrist/hS7EnAU6">psychiatrist</a> Dr. <a href="/facts/Frasier_Crane/0Bo0I1Tu">Frasier Crane</a> on the <a href="/facts/NBC/zyfTYCvW">NBC</a> <a href="/facts/Sitcom/a01VwMsV">sitcom</a> <i><a href="/facts/Cheers/4Db9ed3W">Cheers</a></i> (1984–1993) and its spin-off <i><a href="/facts/Frasier/VBEd6I7T">Frasier</a></i> (1993–2004, and again <a href="/facts/Frasier_(2023_TV_series)/4emqvbpR">from 2023 to 2024</a>). At 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 <a href="/facts/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Kelsey_Grammer/61sRB505">numerous accolades</a> including a total of six <a href="/facts/Emmy_Awards/M6GvMDJc">Emmy Awards</a>, three <a href="/facts/Golden_Globe_Awards/1v50C2Tb">Golden Globe Awards</a>, a <a href="/facts/Screen_Actors_Guild_Award/MhpGtGH1">Screen Actors Guild Award</a> and a <a href="/facts/Tony_Award/Md77rBE0">Tony Award</a>. </p><p>Grammer, having trained as an actor at <a href="/facts/Juilliard_School/Ma7Fu5hQ">Juilliard</a> and the <a href="/facts/Old_Globe_Theatre/oeTQwGRN">Old Globe Theatre</a>, made his professional acting debut as <a href="/facts/Macbeth/E8K4sYoC">Lennox</a> in the 1981 <a href="/facts/Broadway_(theatre)/6USkK8x9">Broadway</a> revival of <i><a href="/facts/Macbeth/E8K4sYoC">Macbeth</a></i>. The following year, he portrayed <a href="/facts/Michael_Cassio/4vEI3XR6">Cassio</a> acting opposite <a href="/facts/Christopher_Plummer/UaxWosIC">Christopher Plummer</a> and <a href="/facts/James_Earl_Jones/qjsG9Y59">James Earl Jones</a> in <i><a href="/facts/Othello/Jvq9NLa4">Othello</a></i>. In mid-1983, he acted alongside <a href="/facts/Mandy_Patinkin/5u1J3GIH">Mandy Patinkin</a> in the original <a href="/facts/Off-Broadway/hQbbror7">off-Broadway</a> production of <a href="/facts/Stephen_Sondheim/veml7E37">Stephen Sondheim</a>'s musical <i><a href="/facts/Sunday_in_the_Park_with_George/mWC7mWTg">Sunday in the Park with George</a></i>. He has since starred in the leading roles in productions of <i><a href="/facts/Sweeney_Todd%3a_The_Demon_Barber_of_Fleet_Street/bV6WohAv">Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/My_Fair_Lady/dp5PJRfE">My Fair Lady</a></i>, <i><a href="/facts/Big_Fish_(musical)/XUvDybtf">Big Fish</a></i>, and <a href="/facts/Finding_Neverland_(musical)/r0wkt3fX"><i>Finding Neverland</i></a>. </p><p>On film, he is known for his role as <a href="/facts/Beast_(Marvel_Comics)/Fz8Tfjse">Dr. Hank McCoy / Beast</a> in the <a href="/facts/Superhero_film/MdNcezht">superhero films</a> <i><a href="/facts/X-Men%3a_The_Last_Stand/XV2PgMGU">X-Men: The Last Stand</a></i> (2006), <i><a href="/facts/X-Men%3a_Days_of_Future_Past/Rf2bVCle">X-Men: Days of Future Past</a></i> (2014) and <i><a href="/facts/The_Marvels/NYTcTuKt">The Marvels</a></i> (2023). His other roles include <i><a href="/facts/Down_Periscope/NHmj8pvb">Down Periscope</a></i> (1996), <i><a href="/facts/The_Pentagon_Wars/681hqJY7">The Pentagon Wars</a></i> (1998), and <i><a href="/facts/Swing_Vote_(2008_film)/lo4DtKjx">Swing Vote</a></i> (2008). He is also known for his voice roles in <i><a href="/facts/Anastasia_(1997_film)/df2NkHNG">Anastasia</a></i> (1997), <i><a href="/facts/Toy_Story_2/MovrJE4o">Toy Story 2</a></i> (1999), and as <a href="/facts/Sideshow_Bob/HIfbNmEH">Sideshow Bob</a> in <i><a href="/facts/The_Simpsons/2nvy6mx6">The Simpsons</a></i> (1990–present). He took guest roles in the sitcoms <i><a href="/facts/30_Rock/vj32gLns">30 Rock</a></i> (2010–2012), <i><a href="/facts/Unbreakable_Kimmy_Schmidt/Ft3n5nYL">Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt</a></i> (2016), and <i><a href="/facts/Modern_Family_season_8/VfKsUXVE">Modern Family</a></i> (2017). For his performance as the corrupt mayor in the <a href="/facts/Starz/3jHC7DkP">Starz</a> political series <i><a href="/facts/Boss_(TV_series)/vaaVc7uj">Boss</a></i> (2011–2012), he received a <a href="/facts/Golden_Globe_Award_for_Best_Actor_%25E2%2580%2593_Television_Series_Drama/S4pFU3Pz">Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama</a>. </p><p>In early 2010, Grammer returned to Broadway in the musical revival of <i><a href="/facts/La_Cage_aux_Folles_(musical)/vTbICtuJ">La Cage aux Folles</a></i>, where he received a nomination for the <a href="/facts/Tony_Award_for_Best_Leading_Actor_in_a_Musical/DoU2D1Ba">Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical</a>. In mid-2016, Grammer won a <a href="/facts/Tony_Award_for_Best_Musical/58PPVrHD">Tony Award for Best Musical</a> as producer of a musical revival of <i><a href="/facts/The_Color_Purple_(musical)/u0ThDnGA">The Color Purple</a></i>. In early 2019, he starred as <a href="/facts/Don_Quixote/xyrw2snH">Don Quixote</a> in a production of <i><a href="/facts/Man_of_La_Mancha/AWDvuoq9">Man of La Mancha</a></i> at the <a href="/facts/London_Coliseum/8WYxJWqx">London Coliseum</a>. In late 2023, <i><a href="/facts/The_Daily_Telegraph/aHa5nNw5">The Telegraph</a></i> described Grammer as one of "the finest actors" of his generation. He was awarded a star on the <a href="/facts/Hollywood_Walk_of_Fame/vCQcm9yu">Hollywood Walk of Fame</a> on May 22, 2001. </p>