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Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955) is an American actor, comedian, and producer. 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–present). 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 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 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 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/BBeast 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. He took guest roles in the sitcoms 30 Rock, Modern Family, and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. For his performance as the corrupt mayor in the Starz political series Boss (2011–2012), he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor—TV 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 Colour Purple. In 2019, he starred as Don Quixote in a production of Man of La Mancha at the London Coliseum. In 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 in 2000. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kelsey Grammer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955) is an American actor, comedian, and producer. 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–present). 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 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 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 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/BBeast 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. He took guest roles in the sitcoms 30 Rock, Modern Family, and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. For his performance as the corrupt mayor in the Starz political series Boss (2011–2012), he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor—TV 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 Colour Purple. In 2019, he starred as Don Quixote in a production of Man of La Mancha at the London Coliseum. In 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 in 2000. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kelsey Grammer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Medium
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Simpsons
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Tony Awards
The Graham Norton Show
Project Runway
Golden Globe Awards
Modern Family
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Celebrities Uncensored
Saturday Night Live
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Just Shoot Me!
The Jay Leno Show
Girlfriends
The Daily Show
Wings
Carol's Second Act
Who Do You Think You Are?
J.J. Starbuck
Cheers
Kate & Allie
Dr. Death
30 Rock
Fired Up
Stark Raving Mad
Father of the Pride
X-Men: Days of Future Past
The Marvels
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
The Making of The Expendables 3
Middle Men
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia
The Expendables 3
Kennedy
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special
The Good Humor Man
X-Men: The Last Stand
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans
Toy Story 2
Father Christmas Is Back
Grand Isle
Transformers: Age of Extinction
7 Guardians of the Tomb
T.J. Miller: Farm Hippie
Proven Innocent
Anastasia
Storks
Bartok the Magnificent
Jesus Revolution
Wanted Man
Like Father
The Last Tycoon
Money Plane
Teacher's Pet
Frasier
Christmas in Paradise
Murder Company
A Dog's Life
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story
One Day in Auschwitz
Frasier
Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter
Partners
The Pentagon Wars
Down Periscope
The Sports Pages
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Production Credits
Everybody Hates Chris
Girlfriends
Medium
The Game
Fired Up
Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter
Frasier
Partners
Frasier
Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy
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