Kelsey Grammer is no stranger to awards seasons. He has won a ton of gold. For his role as Dr. Frasier Crane on the original run of Frasier, he received four Emmys as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series right from the beginning for the show’s 1993 pilot, then back to back the second season, again in 1998 and finally for the show’s last season in 2004.
Add to that a couple of Voiceover Emmys as Sideshow Bob on The Simpsons and another for Trollhunters (the latter a Daytime Emmy). He also has two Golden Globes for Frasier and another for his 2011-12 Starz drama Boss. Along the way there also was a SAG Award as part of the Frasier ensemble and even a Tony as a producer on the 2016 revival of The Color Purple. Grammer also was Tony-nominated for his role in the 2010 production of La Cage aux Folles.
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Now he finds himself back in the Emmy conversation yet again, and yet again for Frasier’s new incarnation as a Paramount+ series in which Dr. Crane returns to Boston with a new life and a new set of supporting characters. The series is in production now for a second season. Grammer also has found himself in the awards mix for his work behind the camera, being nominated for a DGA Award in 1999 for Frasier.
He joins me for this week’s edition of my Deadline video series The Actor’s Side for a conversation about his long association with Frasier Crane and a wide-ranging career that also has included stage and movies.
Grammer began his life as Frasier Crane on Cheers from 1984-93 before the character was spun off into his own series. Frasier won five consecutive Emmys as Outstanding Comedy Series for its first five seasons from 1994-98, running until 2004. He made history with it and also directed 33 episodes. He also has been helming four episodes in the new version’s first year, for which he also is a producer and which he says he hopes for another 100 episodes (at 10 a year, it would take a decade, though). His big-screen work has ranged from Dr. Hank McCoy/Beast in X-Men to many other films including the recent faith-based hit, Jesus Revolution. Grammer’s stage credits are endless including many Shakespearean roles including his first efforts at the Old Globe and on Broadway to musicals like Sweeney Todd and My Fair Lady and countess others. Quite a career.
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To watch our conversation just click on the link above to get the ‘actor’s side’ of things from Kelsey Grammer.