Emmy-Award winning actor Kelsey Grammer has played celebrated character Dr. Frasier Crane on three different television series ('Frasier', 'Cheers' and 'Wings') over a span of 20 years, tying James Arness of 'Gunsmoke' for the record of longest running television character. He has won four Emmys, two Golden Globes and a SAG Award for the role and received an unparalleled total of 16 Emmy nominations, eight Golden Globe nominations and 16 SAG nominations.
In the fall of 2007, Grammer introduced a new character on FOX's 'Back to You' co-starring Patricia Heaton. He plays a womanizing news anchor sent back to his small-market beginnings after an on-air blunder.
While shooting 'Back to You', Grammer is also in production on David Zucker's 'An American Carol'. The film is a political satire loosely based on an updated version of "A Christmas Carol." It lampoons contemporary American culture, especially in the Hollywood community.
This summer, Grammer stars in Disney's 'Swing Vote', playing the incumbent in a presidential race that comes down to a single man's vote.
Last summer Grammer starred in the blockbuster hit 'X-Men: The Last Stand'. He played one of Marvel Comics' most beloved characters Dr. Henry McCoy, also known as 'Beast'. He was a highly intelligent geneticist, a mutant endowed with superhuman agility and physical prowess.
Grammer continues to voice the character Sideshow Bob on 'The Simpsons', for which he won an Emmy in 2006. He also lent his voice to the feature films 'Toy Story 2', 'Anastasia', 'Teacher's Pet'; to the television series 'Father of the Pride' and 'Gary the Rat'; and to the Emmy-nominated 'Animal Farm' for TNT.
His acting credits include 'A Christmas Carol' for NBC, 'Benedict Arnold' for A&E, 'Mr. St. Nick' for ABC's Hallmark Hall of Fame, 'Fifteen Minutes' for New Line Cinema, 'Down Periscope' for 20th Century Fox and 'Even Money' for Yari Film Group.
Grammer's FOX-based production company, Grammnet, has produced hit television projects for nearly 15 years. Currently in production is the Emmy-winning 'Medium', for NBC and 'Girlfriends' and 'The Game' for CW.
Other producing credits include the NBC productions 'The Innocent', 'Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny', 'Fired Up' and 'In Laws'. For PAX, he produced 'World Cup Comedy'. For FOX, he starred in and produced 'Kelsey Grammer Presents: The Sketch Show'.
In addition to producing, Grammer has directed several episodes of 'Frasier', one of which earned him a DGA nomination.
Grammer studied at the Juilliard School, then did a three-year stint at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, performing Shakespeare and Shaw.
In 2007, Kelsey returned to the stage to play Professor Higgins in 'My Fair Lady', for which he received critical acclaim. His other Broadway credits include "Macbeth" and "Othello". He also performed the title role in 'Richard II' and Lucio in 'Measure for Measure' at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles.
Grammer was born at St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands and raised in New Jersey and Florida. He lives in the Los Angeles area with wife Camille and their two children, Mason and Jude.
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