Kelsey Grammer

An initial six-episode role as Dr. Frasier Crane on "Cheers" developed into the cornerstone of Grammer's career. He continued playing the celebrated character in two additional TV series ("Wings" and "Frasier") over a span of 20 years, tying the record for longest-running television character. For the role, Grammer won four Emmy Awards, two Golden Globes and received an unparalleled 16 Emmy nominations, eight Golden Globe nominations and 16 SAG nominations. He won his fifth Emmy for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance for Sideshow Bob on "The Simpsons." He has also lent his voice to the films Toy Story 2, Anastasia and Teacher's Pet and "Father of the Pride," "Gary the Rat" and the Emmy-nominated "Animal Farm." Film: X-Men: The Last Stand, Fifteen Minutes, Down Periscope, Even Money, Fame, Crazy on the Outside and Bunyan and Babe, among others. Other TV credits include "Hank," "Back to You," "A Christmas Carol," "Benedict Arnold," "Mr. St. Nick," "Kennedy," and "George Washington." With his TV production company, Grammnet, he has produced such hit television shows as the Emmy-winning "Medium" for NBC and "The Game" and "Girlfriends" for CW. He has directed single episodes of "Everybody Hates Chris," "My Ex Life" and "Out of Practice." He directed several episodes of "Frasier," earning a DGA nomination.

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