Biography
Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955) is an American actor. He gained fame for his role as psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the NBC sitcom Cheers (1984–1993) and its spin-off Frasier (1993–2004). At nearly 20 years, this is one of the longest-running roles played by a single live-action actor in U.S. television history. He's received numerous accolades including a total of five Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and a Tony Award. He was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2000.
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's 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 / Beast in the superhero film X-Men: The Last Stand (2006). 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 has appeared in the sitcoms 30 Rock, Modern Family, and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. For his role as the corrupt mayor in the political series Boss (2011–2012), he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television 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 Color Purple. In 2019, he starred as Don Quixote in a production of Man of La Mancha at the London Coliseum.
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Filmography
all 160
Movies 92
TV Shows 68
self 43
Producer 7
Narrator 7
Voice 5
Director 1
Wanted Man (2024)
Lars Shrike Walks the Night (2023)
The Marvels (2023)
Frasier (2023)
Office Race (2023)
Jesus Revolution (2023)
The 12 Days of Christmas Eve (2022)
Christmas in Paradise (2022)
Sherri (2022)
Flowers in the Attic: The Origin (2022)
High Expectations (2022)
Miss Willoughby and the Haunted Bookshop (2022)
Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy (2022)
Father Christmas Is Back (2021)
The Ghost and Molly McGee (2021)
Charming the Hearts of Men (2021)
Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans (2021)
Dr. Death (2021)
The God Committee (2021)
The Space Between (2021)
Money Plane (2020)
Wizards: Tales of Arcadia (2020)
Grand Isle (2019)
You're Not a Monster (2019)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Proven Innocent (2019)
Like Father (2018)
United We Fan (2018)
7 Guardians of the Tomb (2018)
Porters (2017)
The Last Tycoon (2017)
The Nineties (2017)
The Paley Center Salutes NBC's 90th Anniversary (2017)
Bunyan and Babe (2017)
Trollhunters: Tales of Arcadia (2016)
Storks (2016)
Breaking the Bank (2016)
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016)
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows (2016)
Mariah Carey's Merriest Christmas (2015)
Baby, Baby, Baby (2015)
Best of Enemies (2015)
Entourage (2015)
Killing Jesus (2015)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (2015)
One Day in Auschwitz (2015)
The Making of The Expendables 3 (2014)
T.J. Miller: Farm Hippie (2014)
Evolution Within Extinction (2014)
The Expendables 3 (2014)
Partners (2014)
Transformers: Age of Extinction (2014)
Think Like a Man Too (2014)
X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return (2014)
Reach Me (2014)
Until They Are Home (2012)
FOX 25th Anniversary Special (2012)
Boss (2011)
I Don't Know How She Does It (2011)
Who Do You Think You Are? (2010)
Crazy on the Outside (2010)
Hank (2009)
Fame (2009)
Modern Family (2009)
The Jay Leno Show (2009)
Middle Men (2009)
Shatner's Raw Nerve (2008)
An American Carol (2008)
Swing Vote (2008)
Pioneers of Television (2008)
Back to You (2007)
The Graham Norton Show (2007)
Kings of Comedy USA (2006)
30 Rock (2006)
The Game (2006)
Generation Boom (2006)
Rachael Ray (2006)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
Even Money (2006)
Web Junk 20 (2006)
The Reichen Show (2005)
Everybody Hates Chris (2005)
Out of Practice (2005)
The Good Humor Man (2005)
Kelsey Grammer Presents The Sketch Show (2005)
Medium (2005)
Project Runway (2004)
A Christmas Carol (2004)
The Tony Danza Show (2004)
Father of the Pride (2004)
Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter (2004)
Teacher's Pet (2004)
Barbie of Swan Lake (2003)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2003)
Gary the Rat (2003)
Celebrities Uncensored (2003)
The Big Empty (2003)
The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians (2003)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor (2003)
No Safe Place: Six Lives Forever Changed (2003)
Mr. St. Nick (2002)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special (2002)
America: A Tribute to Heroes (2001)
Good Day Live (2001)
Just Visiting (2001)
Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians (2001)
15 Minutes (2001)
The Sports Pages (2001)
Girlfriends (2000)
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration (2000)
Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas (1999)
Toy Story 2 (1999)
The Hand Behind the Mouse: The Ub Iwerks Story (1999)
Animal Farm (1999)
Stark Raving Mad (1999)
Bartok the Magnificent (1999)
Standing on Fishes (1999)
The Real Howard Spitz (1998)
The Pentagon Wars (1998)
Galaxies Are Colliding (1998)
Anastasia (1997)
The View (1997)
Fired Up (1997)
Just Shoot Me! (1997)
London Suite (1996)
The Daily Show (1996)
Down Periscope (1996)
Sex, Censorship and the Silver Screen (1996)
Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny (1995)
Runaway Brain (1995)
The American Revolution (1994)
The Innocent (1994)
Beyond Suspicion (1993)
Frasier (1993)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
Scattergories (1993)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
Roc (1991)
Baby Talk (1991)
Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Special (1990)
The Earth Day Special (1990)
Wings (1990)
The Simpsons (1989)
Top of the Hill (1989)
Mickey's 60th Birthday (1988)
Dance 'Til Dawn (1988)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim (1987)
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
J.J. Starbuck (1987)
Kate & Allie (1984)
Kennedy (1983)
Cheers (1982)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Tony Awards (1956)
New Jersey Turnpikes
Wish You Were Here
A Dog's Life
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1955-02-21 (69 years old)
Birth NameAllen Kelsey Grammer
Birth PlaceCharlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands, United States Virgin Islands
ReligionChristian Science
RelationshipsDoreen Alderman (1982-05-30 - 1990-07-26), Camille Grammer (1997-01-01 - 2011-01-01)
ChildrenJude Grammer, Greer Grammer, Spencer Grammer, Mason Grammer
FatherFrank Allen Grammer
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsKilmer Ghoulsman, Klarc Glamour, Allen Kelsey Grammer, Аллен Келси Грэммер, Келси Грэммер
Awardsstar on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
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