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The Impossible Dream (Frasier)
The fourth season of ''Frasier'' originally aired from September 17, 1996, to May 20, 1997, on NBC, consisting a total of 24 episodes. Cast Main * Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane * Jane Leeves as Daphne Moon * David Hyde Pierce as Niles Crane * Peri Gilpin as Roz Doyle * Dan Butler as Bulldog * John Mahoney as Martin Crane Special guest *Robert Prosky as T.H. Houghton *Marsha Mason as Sherry *Patricia Wettig as Stephanie *James Earl Jones as Norman *Bebe Neuwirth as Lilith *Linda Hamilton as Laura Special appearance by *Bobby Sherman as himself Recurring *Edward Hibbert as Gil Chesterton Guest *Trevor Einhorn as Frederick *Jane Lynch as Cynthia *Jane Kaczmarek as Maureen *Željko Ivanek as Dr. Arnold Shaw *Lisa Darr as Laura *Megan Mullally as Beth *Rosemary Murphy as Carol Larkin *Lois Smith as Moira *Harriet Sansom Harris as Bebe Glazer *Kathryn Joosten as Vera *Patrick Kerr as Noel Shempsky * Pauley P. as Waitress *Scott Atkinson Scott Atkinson (July 23, 1966 – February ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kelsey Grammer
Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955) is an American actor and producer. He gained notoriety and acclaim for his role as psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the NBC sitcom '' Cheers'' (1984-1993) and its spin-off ''Frasier'' (1993-2004), for which he received four Primetime Emmy Awards and two Golden Globe Awards. The role remains one of the longest running in television history. For his role as the corrupt Mayor in the political series ''Boss'' (2011-2012) he received a Golden Globe Award. In 2000 was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Earl Jones
James Earl Jones (born January 17, 1931) is an American actor. He has been described as "one of America's most distinguished and versatile" actors for his performances in film, television, and theater, and "one of the greatest actors in American history". With a career spanning six decades, Jones is among the few performers awarded an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (EGOT). Jones's voice has been praised as a "a stirring basso profondo that has lent gravel and gravitas" to his projects, including live-action acting, voice acting, and commercial voice-overs. Born with a childhood stutter, Jones has said that poetry and acting helped him overcome the disability. A pre-med major in college, he served in the United States Army during the Korean War before pursuing a career in acting. Since his Broadway debut in 1957, he has performed in several Shakespeare plays including '' Othello'', ''Hamlet'', ''Coriolanus'', and ''King Lear''. Jones made his film debut in Stanley Kubrick's 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megan Mullally
Megan Mullally (born November 12, 1958) is an American actress, comedian, and singer. She is best known for playing Karen Walker on the NBC sitcom ''Will & Grace'' (1998–2006, 2017–2020), for which she received eight Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, winning twice, in 2000 and 2006. She also received nominations for numerous other accolades for her portrayal, including seven consecutive Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series, winning three times, in 2001, 2002, and 2003, as well as receiving four Golden Globe Award nominations. From 2006 to 2007, Mullally hosted the talk show ''The Megan Mullally Show''. Since then, she has been a series regular on several television series, such as '' In the Motherhood'', ''Party Down'', ''Childrens Hospital'', and '' Breaking In''. She has also appeared in guest spots and recurring roles on other comedy series including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lisa Darr
Lisa Darr (born April 21, 1963) is an American actress. Life and career Darr was born Lisa Darr Grabemann in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Mollie, an actress, and Karl Grabemann, a lawyer. She attended Stanford University and graduated in 1985 with a degree in biology. She went on to receive an MFA in Acting from UCLA. She played Annie Whitman on ABC's ''Life as We Know It (TV series), Life as We Know It''. Darr's previous television appearances include the 1991 short-lived sitcom ''Flesh 'n' Blood (TV series), Flesh 'n' Blood'' as Rachel Brennan, The WB's teenage drama ''Popular (TV series), Popular'' as Jane McPherson, as well as the short-lived but critically acclaimed 1996 Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox series ''Profit (TV series), Profit'' as Gail Koner. In the fifth season of the sitcom ''Ellen (TV series), Ellen'', she played Laurie Manning, the girlfriend of the title character Ellen Morgan; In "Four for the Seasaw", an episode of ''Frasier'', she and Megan Mullally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Željko Ivanek
Željko Ivanek (né Šimić-Ivanek; ; ; born August 15, 1957) is an American actor, known for his role as Ray Fiske on ''Damages'', for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award. Ivanek is also known for his role of Ed Danvers on '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' and '' Homicide: The Movie'', Governor James Devlin on '' Oz'', Andre Drazen on '' 24'', Blake Sterling on the short-lived series ''The Event'', and Emile "The Hunter" Danko in ''Heroes''. From 2014 until 2019, he starred as Russell Jackson in the drama '' Madam Secretary''. He also had a recurring role as FBI Special Agent Jim Racine in the series ''Banshee''. For his active stage career, he has been awarded a Drama Desk Award and has been nominated for three Tony Awards. Early life and education Ivanek was born Željko Šimić-Ivanek in Ljubljana, PR Slovenia, FPR Yugoslavia. In 1960, Željko, his mother and younger brother, Ivan, immigrated to Palo Alto, California, where his father was studying for his PhD in electrical e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Kaczmarek
Jane Frances Kaczmarek (; born December 21, 1955) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Malcolm's mother Lois on the Fox television sitcom ''Malcolm in the Middle'' (2000–2006), which earned her three Golden Globe nominations and seven Primetime Emmy nominations. She also appeared as Linda in ''Equal Justice'' (1990–1991), Judge Trudy in '' Raising the Bar'' (2008–2009), Ann in ''Falling in Love'' (1984), Emily in ''The Heavenly Kid'' (1985), and Gayle in '' 6 Balloons'' (2018). Early life Kaczmarek was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the daughter of Evelyn (née Gregorska), a teacher, and Edward Kaczmarek, a US Department of Defense worker. Of Polish ancestry, she grew up in Greendale, where she was raised a Roman Catholic. Career ''Malcolm in the Middle'' In 1999, Kaczmarek was cast to play Lois in the sitcom ''Malcolm in the Middle'', which premiered on January 9, 2000. ''TV Guide'' dubbed her role in the series as a "true breakout; a female Homer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Lynch
Jane Marie Lynch (born July 14, 1960) is an American actress, comedian and author. She is known for starring as Sue Sylvester in the musical comedy series ''Glee'' (2009–2015), which earned her a Primetime Emmy Award. Lynch also gained recognition for her roles in Christopher Guest's mockumentary films, such as '' Best in Show'' (2000), ''A Mighty Wind'' (2003) and '' For Your Consideration'' (2006). Lynch had a recurring role in the sitcom ''Two and a Half Men'' (2004–2014), for which she received a nomination for a Primetime Emmy Award, as well as recurring roles in the drama series ''The L Word'' (2005–2009), the police drama series ''Criminal Minds'' (2006–2020), the drama series ''The Good Fight'' (2017–present), and the period comedy series ''The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel'' (2017–present), for which she received a Primetime Emmy Award. From 2013 to 2020, Lynch hosted the game show ''Hollywood Game Night'', which earned her two Primetime Emmy Awards. Lynch has had r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Crane (Frasier)
The main character of the American television sitcom ''Frasier'' is Frasier Crane. Other regular characters include: his father Martin Crane, Martin, brother Niles Crane, Niles, producer Roz Doyle, and his live-in caregiver Daphne Moon. Other minor characters made regular appearances. Main characters * Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane, a radio psychiatrist. The character could be characterized as pedantic, finicky, scrupulous, and pontifical. Growing up with a cultured mother and "Average Joe" father, Frasier epitomises a synthesis of upper-class sophistication, yet is still capable of working-class enjoyments. After returning to Seattle, he begins embracing his more cultured background but developed a more snobbish and haughty self, possibly due to rekindling his relationship with his brother Niles Crane. Despite his pretentious demeanour, Frasier has a good heart and strong moral compass. * Jane Leeves as Daphne Moon (''later Crane''), a Manchester, Mancunian physiotherapist a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trevor Einhorn
Trevor Elias Einhorn (born November 3, 1988) is an American actor. In television, he is known for playing Josh on Syfy's fantasy series ''The Magicians (U.S. TV series), The Magicians'' and Minor characters on Frasier#Frederick Crane, Frederick Crane on the American Situation comedy, sitcom ''Frasier''. Career Einhorn was a child actor and landed his first big role as recurring character Minor characters on Frasier#Frederick Crane, Frederick Crane on ''Frasier''. He made an appearance in Job Fair (The Office), an episode of ''The Office (U.S. TV series), The Office'' as Justin Polznik, a student interested in an internship at Dunder Mifflin. He also guested as a young sex-driven patient of Berg's in ''Two Guys and a Girl''. In the movie ''BASEketball'' he played the role of Joey Thomas. He also played the role of Henry Walker on ''Sons & Daughters (U.S. TV series), Sons & Daughters''. Einhorn appeared with Kiefer Sutherland in the "Dynamite Cupcakes" television commercial for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gil Chesterton
The main character of the American television sitcom ''Frasier'' is Frasier Crane. Other regular characters include: his father Martin, brother Niles, producer Roz Doyle, and his live-in caregiver Daphne Moon. Other minor characters made regular appearances. Main characters * Kelsey Grammer as Frasier Crane, a radio psychiatrist. The character could be characterized as pedantic, finicky, scrupulous, and pontifical. Growing up with a cultured mother and "Average Joe" father, Frasier epitomises a synthesis of upper-class sophistication, yet is still capable of working-class enjoyments. After returning to Seattle, he begins embracing his more cultured background but developed a more snobbish and haughty self, possibly due to rekindling his relationship with his brother Niles Crane. Despite his pretentious demeanour, Frasier has a good heart and strong moral compass. * Jane Leeves as Daphne Moon (''later Crane''), a Mancunian physiotherapist and live-in housekeeper hired by Frasi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edward Hibbert
Edward Hibbert (born 9 September 1955) is an American-born British actor and literary agent. He played Gil Chesterton in the TV series ''Frasier''. He also voiced Zazu in both '' The Lion King II: Simba's Pride'' and ''The Lion King 1½''. Early life Hibbert was born on Long Island, New York, the son of actor Geoffrey Hibbert. He has one sister. He was raised in England, where he attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. He returned to the US in the mid-1980s. Career Acting career Hibbert had a starring role as Faulconbridge in the BBC's production of ''The Life and Death of King John'', published in 1984. He has appeared on Broadway and in major regional theatre productions, worked in television as a series regular and guest star and also had roles in major films. In 1993 he won an Obie Award for his co-starring role of "Sterling" in Paul Rudnick's '' Jeffrey''. His "Frederick Fellows/Philip Brent" in the National Theatre revival of ''Noises Off'' (presented at the Brooks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobby Sherman
Robert Cabot Sherman Jr. (born July 22, 1943), known professionally as Bobby Sherman, is an American retired paramedic, police officer, singer, actor and occasional songwriter who became a teen idol in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He had a series of successful singles, notably the million-seller "Little Woman" (1969). Sherman retreated from his show business career in the 1970s for a career as an EMT and a deputy sheriff, though he occasionally performed into the 1990s. Entertainment career Music In 1962, Sal Mineo wrote two songs for Sherman as well as arranging for Sherman to record the songs. In 1964, when Mineo asked Sherman to sing with his old band at a Hollywood party (where many actors and agents were in attendance), Sherman was signed with an agent and eventually landed a part on the ABC television show ''Shindig!'' as a regular cast member/house singer. Sherman made several records with Decca and another smaller label and was featured in teen magazines. In early 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
