Kelsey Grammer

**Allen Kelsey Grammer** (born February 21, 1955) is an American television, voice, and movie actor. He is known for his role as Dr. Frasier Crane in _Cheers_, _Frasier_, and in _Wings_. He was good friends with late producer David Angell. He won five Emmy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards.

## Personal life

Grammer was born on February 21, 1955 in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. He was married four times. First to Doreen Alderman from 1982 until they divorced in 1990, they had 1 child. Second to Leigh-Anne Csuhany from 1992 until they divorced a year later in 1993. Third to Camille Donatacci from 1997 until his divorced in 2011, they had 2 children. He has been married to Kayte Walsh since 2011, they have one child.

Grammer is a member of the Republican Party and has expressed an interest in someday running for United States Congress. He is also interested in running for Mayor of New York City. He is supportive of same-sex marriage and a staunch advocate of limited government. Grammar has also denied climate change, comparing it to the conspiracy theory of global cooling in his youth and criticizing climate meetings. He supports Brexit.

Grammer supports gun rights. A public profile once described him as a supportive of abortion, but he has also been described as pro-life.

### Film

|Year|Title|width=100|Role|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1992|_Galaxies Are Colliding_|Peter|||
|1995|_Runaway Brain_|Dr. Frankenollie|Voice Short film||
|1996|_Down Periscope_|Tom Dodge|||
|1997|_Anastasia_|Vladimir|Voice||
|1998|_The Real Howard Spitz_|Howard Spitz|||
|rowspan="4"|1999|_Standing on Fishes_|Verk||
|_Bartok the Magnificent_|Zozi|rowspan=2|Voice Direct-to-video||
|_Mickey's Once Upon a Christmas_|Narrator||||
|_Toy Story 2_|Stinky Pete the Prospector|Voice|||
|rowspan="3"|2001|_15 Minutes_|Robert Hawkins||
|_Just Visiting_|Narrator|Uncredited voice|||
|_God Lives Underwater: Fame_|Robert Hawkins|Short film|||
|rowspan="2"|2003|_The Big Empty_|Agent Banks||
|_Barbie of Swan Lake_|Rothbart|Voice Direct-to-video|||
|2004|_Teacher's Pet_|Dr. Ivan Krank|Voice||
|2005|_The Good Humor Man_|Mr. Skibness|||
|rowspan="3"|2006|_Even Money_|Detective Brunner||
|_Over the Hedge_|Stinky Pete the Prospector||||
|_X-Men: The Last Stand_|Dr. Henry "Hank" McCoy / Beast||||
|rowspan="2"|2008|_Swing Vote_|President Andrew Boone||
|_An American Carol_|Patton||||
|rowspan="2"|2009|_Middle Men_|Frank Griffin||
|_Fame_|Mr. Martin Cranston||||
|2010|_Crazy on the Outside_|Frank|||
|2011|_I Don't Know How She Does It_|Clark Cooper|||
|2013|_Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return_|Tin Man|Voice||
|rowspan="6"|2014|_X-Men: Days of Future Past_|Dr. Henry "Hank" McCoy / Beast (adult)|Cameo; Shared role with Nicholas Hoult|
|_Think Like a Man Too_|Lee Fox||||
|_The Expendables 3_|Bonaparte||||
|_Transformers: Age of Extinction_|Harold Attinger||||
|_Reach Me_|Angelo AldoBrandini||||
|_Breaking the Bank_|Charles Bunbury||||
|rowspan="2"|2015|_Entourage_|Himself|Cameo|
|_Best of Enemies_|William F. Buckley|Voice|||
|rowspan="2"|2016|_Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising_|Shelby's Dad||
|_Storks_|Hunter|rowspan=2|Voice||
|2017|_Bunyan and Babe_|The Amazing Blackstone / Norman Blandsford|||
|rowspan="2"|2018|_Guardians of the Tomb_|Mason||
|_Like Father_|Harry Hamilton||||
|2019|_Woody's Roundup: The Movie_|Stinky Pete the Prospector|Direct-to-video Voice||

### Television

|Year|Title|Role|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1982|_Macbeth_|Ross|TV film||
|1983|_Kennedy_|Stephen Smith|TV miniseries||
|1984|_Kate & Allie_|David Hamill|Episode: "Allie's First Date"||
|1984|_George Washington_|Lt. Stewart|TV miniseries||
|1984–1985|_Another World_|Dr. Canard|Recurring role||
|1984–1993|_Cheers_|Dr. Frasier Crane|201 episodes Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series <small>(1988, 1990)</small>||
|1986|_Crossings_|Craig Lawson|TV miniseries||
|1987|_Biography_|George Washington|Episode: "Benedict Arnold"||
|1987|_J.J. Starbuck_|Pierce Morgan|Episode: "Murder in E Minor"||
|1988|_Dance 'til Dawn_|Ed Strull|TV film||
|1988|_Mickey's 60th Birthday_|Frasier Crane|TV Special||
|1989|_Top of the Hill_||TV film||
|1989|_227_|Mr. Anderson|Episode: "For Sale"||
|1990–present|__|Sideshow Bob (voice)|Recurring role Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance||
|1990|_The Earth Day Special_|Dr. Frasier Crane|||
|1990|__|Mr. Brenna|Episode: "Maria and the Mister"||
|1991|_Baby Talk_|Russell|Episode: "One Night with Elliot"||
|1992|_Wings_|Dr. Frasier Crane|Episode: "Planes, Trains and Visiting Cranes" Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series||
|1992|_Star Trek: The Next Generation_|Captain Bateson|Episode: "Cause and Effect"||
|1993|_Roc_|Detective Rush|Episode: "To Love and Die on Emerson Street: Part 2"||
|1993|_Beyond Suspicion_|Ron McNally|TV film||
|1993–2004|_Frasier_|Dr. Frasier Crane|264 episodes; also executive producer and director of 37 episodes Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series <small>(1994–95, 1998, 2004)</small> American Comedy Award for Funniest Male Performer in a Television Series <small>(1995–96)</small> Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy <small>(1996, 2001)</small> Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy <small>(1998, 2002)</small> Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series <small>(1995–98)</small> Nominated—American Comedy Award for Funniest Male Performer in a Television Series <small>(1999, 2001)</small> Nominated—Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy <small>(1994–95, 1997–99, 2002)</small> Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series <small>(1999–2001)</small> Nominated—Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series <small>(1996–97, 1999–2002)</small> Nominated—Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series <small>(1995–2002)</small> Nominated—Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series <small>(1995–99, 2001–04)</small> Nominated—Television Critics Association Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy <small>(1997, 1999)</small> Nominated—Viewers for Quality Television Award for Best Actor in a Quality Comedy Series <small>(1999–2000)</small>||
|1994|__|Det. Frank Barlow|TV film||
|1995|__|Dr. Frasier Crane|Episode: "More Changes"||
|1996|_London Suite_|Sydney Nichols|TV film||
|1997|_Fired Up_|Tom Whitman|2 episodes; also executive producer||
|1998|_40th Annual Grammy Awards_|Host|TV special||
|1998|__|Major General Partridge|TV film||
|1998|_Just Shoot Me!_|Narrator (voice)|Episode: "How the Finch Stole Christmas"||
|1999|_Animal Farm_|Snowball (voice)|TV film||
|2000|_Stark Raving Mad_|Professor Tuttle|Episode: "The Grade"||
|2001|__|Howard Greene|TV film||
|2002|_Mr. St. Nick_|Nick St. Nicholas/Santa Claus the 21st|TV film||
|2003|_Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor_|George Washington|TV film||
|2003|_Becker_|Rick Cooper|Episode: "But I've Got Friends I Haven't Used Yet"||
|2003|_Gary the Rat_|Gary "The Rat" Andrews (voice)|13 episodes; also executive producer||
|2004|__|Ebenezer Scrooge|TV film||
|2005|_Kelsey Grammer Presents: The Sketch Show_|Various characters|4 episodes; also executive producer||
|2005|_Out of Practice_||Directed 2 episodes||
|2006|_Medium_|Angel of Death/Bob|Episode: "Death Takes a Policy"; also executive producer||
|2006|_My Ex Life_||Director||
|2007|_Everybody Hates Chris_||Directed episode: "Everybody Hates the Last Day"||
|2007–2008|_Back to You_|Chuck Darling|17 episodes; also executive producer||
|2009|_Hank_|Hank Pryor|Also executive producer||
|2010|_The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills_|Himself|During his marriage to Camille Donatacci Grammer||
|2010, 2012|_30 Rock_|Himself|3 episodes||
|2010|_The Troop_|Dr. Cranius|||
|2011–2012|_Boss_|Mayor Tom Kane|18 episodes Also executive producer Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama Nominated—Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Drama Series||
|2014|_Partners_|Allen Braddock|10 episodes; also executive producer and directed two episodes||
|2014|_Who Do You Think You Are?_|Himself|1 episode||

### Video games

|Year|Title|class="unsortable"|Voice|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2007|_The Simpsons Game_|Sideshow Bob||

### Theme park

|Year|Title|class="unsortable"|Voice|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2008|_The Simpsons Ride_|Sideshow Bob||

### As executive producer

|Year|Title|class="unsortable"|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2000–2008|_Girlfriends_|||
|2001|_Neurotic Tendencies_|TV film; also director and writer||
|2002–2003|_In-Laws_|||
|2004|__|TV film||
|2006–present|__|||
|2007|_Dash 4 Cash_|TV film||

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Kelsey Grammer
- **image**: Kelsey Grammer 2010 (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Kelsey Grammer in 2010
- **birth name**: Allen Kelsey Grammer
- **birth place**: Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands, Charlotte Amalie, United States Virgin Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands
- **years active**: 1979–present
- **occupation**: Actor, voice actor, comedian, producer, director, writer, singer
- **party**: Republican Party (United States), Republican
- **spouse**:

- **children**: 6; including Spencer Grammer
Greer Grammer