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In 1968, Grammer’s father was murdered in the Virgin Islands.
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His sister Karen Elisa Grammer was murdered in 1975 after her shift at a Red Lobster in Colorado Springs. Two stepbrothers from his father’s second marriage also died in a shark diving accident.
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Grammer named his daughter Spencer Karen in memory of his sister, who was raped and murdered.
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On an episode of The Simpsons, David Hyde Pierce voiced Kelsey’s brother, mimicking their Frasier relationship; John Mahoney played their father.
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His daughter Spencer Grammer appeared on the Cheers episode One Hugs the Other Doesn’t in 1992.
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Grammer is the only actor nominated for an Emmy for three series playing the same character: Frasier Crane on Cheers, Frasier, and Wings.
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His favorite Frasier episode is Ham Radio from 1997.
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He was the original voice for the Geico Gecko.
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When Frasier ended in 2004, Grammer tied James Arness’s record for longest prime-time role at 20 years 1984-2004.
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Grammer grew a beard for the 11th season of Cheers but shaved it for the spin-off to appear young enough to be John Mahoney’s son.
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Grammer has appeared with Patrick Stewart in six productions: Star Trek: The Next Generation, Frasier, Animal Farm, X-Men: The Last Stand, Legends of Oz, and X-Men: Days of Future Past.
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He served 30 days in jail for violating probation on a DUI in 1990.
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His favorite Sideshow Bob line is from Brother from Another Series: ‘Lisa, you don’t spend ten years as a homicidal maniac without learning a few things about dynamite.
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His son Jude was named after his maternal grandfather Gordon Savage Cranmer, who helped raise him and died when Kelsey was 11.
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Grammer suffered a mild heart attack in Hawaii on May 31, 2008.
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He spent time at the Betty Ford clinic for substance abuse.
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Grammer played Dr. Frasier Crane on four series: Cheers, Wings, Frasier, and The John Larroquette Show, spanning 20 years.
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The comedy series Little Britain features a fictional place called Kelsey Grammar School named after him.
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He vetoed making Bebe Neuwirth’s character a regular on Frasier, saying the spin-off needed all new elements except Frasier.
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Grammer is a huge Star Trek fan; he guest-starred on The Next Generation, and Patrick Stewart and Brent Spiner each appeared on Frasier.
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In 2001, he signed a second season deal for Frasier making him the highest-paid TV star at about £1.1 million per episode.
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He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard on May 22, 2001.
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Grammer has appeared with Ted Danson on four series: Cheers, Frasier, Becker, and Gary the Rat.
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His wife Camille Grammer appeared on Frasier in the 1997 episode Halloween.
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After being expelled from Juilliard, Grammer auditioned unsuccessfully for a role in Star Wars: A New Hope.
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He began his acting career at the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis.
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Wife Kayte Grammer gave birth to daughter Faith Evangeline Elisa Grammer on July 13, 2012, in Los Angeles; a twin brother died in utero.
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Daughter Greer Grammer was born February 15, 1992, with Barrie Buckner.
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Singer Andy Grammer is his third cousin.
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In 2000, Grammer provided the voice of the Narrator for the Guthrie Theatre production of A Christmas Carol.
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His favorite Cheers episode is Dinner at Eight-ish from 1987.
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Daughter Spencer Grammer was born October 9, 1983, with Doreen Alderman.
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Shortly after his Toy Story 2 co-star Tim Allen had his appendix removed, Grammer also had his appendix removed; he fully recovered.
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Grammer produced the Broadway musical The Color Purple from 2015 to 2017.
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Daughter Mason Olivia Grammer was delivered by surrogate on October 24, 2001, in Los Angeles, weighing 8 pounds 5 ounces.
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His production company Grammnet Productions has a distribution deal with Paramount Pictures, producing shows like UPN’s Girlfriends.
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Grammer was born on St. Thomas; his father’s family is from New Jersey, mother’s from California, with English, German, Dutch, French-Canadian, Scottish, and Irish ancestry.
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Wife Kayte Grammer gave birth to son Kelsey Gabriel Elias Grammer on July 22, 2014, in Los Angeles, weighing 8 pounds 2 ounces.
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He was considered for the role of Jafar in Disney’s Aladdin, which went to Jonathan Freeman.
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On Hannity & Colmes, Grammer said he might run for U.S. Senate from California someday.
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He attended high school at Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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In 2017, Grammer won an Emmy for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program for playing Blinky on Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia.
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Son Jude Gordon Grammer was born via surrogate on August 28, 2004, in Sacramento, California.
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His daughter Greer’s first name is actually Kandace; Greer is her middle name.
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Grammer is a Republican.
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He sued his former talent agency Artists Agency to recover $1.8 million in commissions, but an arbitrator ordered him to pay withheld commissions.
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His parents are Frank Allen Jr. and Sally Grammer; he has one younger sister, Karen Elisa Grammer.
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Grammer filed a lawsuit against Hamptons real estate broker Bettie Wysor for failing to warn him about a construction site next to a rental property.
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He studied acting with Michael Howard in New York City.
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He took the role of Beast in X-Men: The Last Stand two years after his former TV brother David Hyde Pierce voiced Abe Sapien in Hellboy.
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Grammer appeared as Beast in X-Men: The Last Stand; earlier, George Buza voiced Beast in the animated series and Steve Bacic played Hank McCoy in X2.
