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Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane on Frasier.Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 20, 1955 in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) is an American actor, director, and writer best known for his 20-year portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on two different sitcoms, Cheers and Frasier.

Personal life and professional career
Grammer, who came to public attention in the classic TV sitcom Cheers, was able to successfully spin off his character, Dr. Frasier Crane, into a television series in its own right, named Frasier. Grammer won a number of Emmys and Golden Globes for his work in Frasier. He was the first American actor to ever be nominated for multiple Emmy awards for portraying the same character on three different television shows (Cheers, Frasier, and Wings). His US$1.6 million per episode salary for Frasier was the highest in the history of American television at the time and his 20-year run playing Dr. Frasier Crane ties a record set by James Arness who played Marshall Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke from 1955 to 1975.

Grammer has been married three times. His first marriage to dance instructor Doreen Alderman spanned eight years, from 1982 to 1990, and produced one child, a daughter named Spencer. His second marriage, to stripper Leigh-Anne Csuhany, lasted but one year (1992–1993). Since August of 1997, Grammer has been married to Camille Donatacci, a former nude model. They have a son and a daughter together via a surrogate mother. Grammer has one additional daughter, Greer, born in 1992, with hair and makeup stylist Barrie Buckner.

Grammer's life has been marked by tragedy and, as a result, occasional depression and substance abuse. In 1968, his father was murdered in the Virgin Islands; in 1975, his sister was raped and murdered after leaving a Red Lobster restaurant in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and in 1980, his twin half-brothers were killed in a shark attack. Bravely putting his personal tragedies behind him, Grammer currently seems to be optimistic and happy with his third wife and child.

Grammer's trademark smooth, deep voice makes him popular for voiceover work. He provides the voice of Sideshow Bob on The Simpsons, worked as the voice of "Stinky Pete the Prospector" in Toy Story 2 and voiced the title character in the short-lived animated series Gary The Rat. He was also the voice of Vlad in the Fox animated movie, Anastasia. He also sang the title theme for Frasier. He also starred in the film "Down Periscope" and guest starred in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Cause and Effect", as the captain of a Starfleet vessel, the U.S.S. Bozeman. His voice style was imitated for the character of Murcuremon in Digimon Frontier. His most recent work is on Fox's The Sketch Show. While he does appear in some sketches, his role is similar to a host, not a comic. He also produces the UPN sitcom Girlfriends. His next roles will be as Dr. Henry McCoy a.k.a. Beast in the third X-Men movie and as the mysterious Marvin in The Fairly OddParents Movie (a role resembling one of Mom's henchmen in Futurama).

Politics
In September of 2003, Grammer expressed an interest in running for the U.S. Senate from California during an appearance on Hannity & Colmes. While remaining vague about his particular political beliefs, he said he would likely run as a Republican, though he says he's not conservative (which is somewhat ironic as his character Sideshow Bob from The Simpsons is a hardcore Republican). "I consider myself a centrist, I suppose, but I basically believe in trying to preserve as much opportunity for the individual, as long as that individual chooses to work as hard as he can."

Grammer has appeared on Sean Hannity's syndicated conservative radio program. He was offered a job as a guest. He did not turn it down.

Grammer was also a celebrity guest at the first swearing in ceremony of President George W. Bush.

  Significant Others (2006) (pre-production) .... Francis
X-Men 3 (2006) (filming) .... Dr. Hank McCoy/Beast
Even Money (2005) .... Detective Brunner
A Christmas Carol (2004/I) (TV) .... Ebenezer Scrooge
Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter (2004) (TV) .... Dr. Frasier Crane
Teacher's Pet (2004) (voice) .... Dr. Ivan Krank
The Good Humor Man (2004) .... Mr. Skibness
Barbie of Swan Lake (2003) (V) (voice) .... Rothbart
"Gary the Rat" (2003) TV Series (voice) .... Gary 'The Rat' Andrews
The Big Empty (2003) .... Agent Banks
Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor (2003) (TV) .... George Washington
Mr. St. Nick (2002) (TV) .... Nick St. Nicholas/Santa Claus the 21st
Just Visiting (2001) (voice) (uncredited) .... Narrator
15 Minutes (2001) .... Robert Hawkins
The Sports Pages (2001) (TV) .... Howard Greene (segment How Doc Waddems Finally Broke 100)
5th Annual Prism Awards (2001) (TV) .... Presenter
Gary the Rat (2000) (V) (voice) .... Gary 'The Rat' Andrews
Bartok the Magnificent (1999) (V) (voice) .... Zozi
Toy Story 2 (1999) (voice) .... Stinky Pete the Prospector
Animal Farm (1999) (TV) (voice) .... Snowball
Standing on Fishes (1999) .... Verk
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999) (V) (voice) .... Narrator
New Jersey Turnpikes (1999)
The Real Howard Spitz (1998) .... Howard Spitz
The Pentagon Wars (1998) (TV) .... Maj. Gen. Partridge
Anastasia (1997) (voice) .... Vladimir
London Suite (1996) (TV) .... Sidney Nichols
Down Periscope (1996) .... Lt. Cmdr. Thomas 'Tom' Dodge
Runaway Brain (1995) (voice) .... Dr. Frankenollie
The Innocent (1994) (TV) .... Det. Frank Barlow
Beyond Suspicion (1993) (TV) .... Ron McNally
"Frasier" (1993) TV Series .... Dr. Frasier Crane
Galaxies Are Colliding (1992) .... Peter
Top of the Hill (1989) (TV)
Dance 'Til Dawn (1988) (TV) .... Ed Strull
"Crossings" (1986) (mini) TV Series .... Craig Lawson
"Another World" (1964) TV Series .... Dr. Canard (1984-1985)
"Cheers" (1982) TV Series .... Dr. Frasier Crane (1984-1993)
"George Washington" (1984) (mini) TV Series .... Lt. Stewart
"Kennedy" (1983) (mini) TV Series .... Stephen Smith
Macbeth (1982/I) (TV) .... Ross

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