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Frasier
''Frasier'' () is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on NBC for 11 seasons from September 16, 1993, to May 13, 2004. The program was created and produced by David Angell, Peter Casey (screenwriter), Peter Casey, and David Lee (screenwriter), David Lee (as Grub Street Productions), in association with Kelsey Grammer, Grammnet Productions (1995–2004) and Paramount Television (original), Paramount Television. The series was created as a Spin-off (media), spin-off of the sitcom ''Cheers''. It continues the story of psychiatrist Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer), who returns to his hometown, Seattle, as a radio show host. He reconnects with his father, Martin Crane, Martin (John Mahoney), a retired police officer, and his younger brother, Niles Crane, Niles (David Hyde Pierce), a fellow psychiatrist. Included in the series cast were Peri Gilpin as Frasier's producer Roz Doyle, and Jane Leeves as Daphne Moon, Martin's live-in caregiver. Dan Butler's role as List of Frasie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frasier Crane
Dr. Frasier Winslow Crane (born ) is a fictional character who is both a supporting character on the American television sitcom ''Cheers'' and the titular protagonist of its spin-off '' Frasier'' and the latter's 2023 sequel. In all three series, he is portrayed by Kelsey Grammer. The character debuted in the ''Cheers'' third-season premiere, " Rebound (Part 1)" (1984), as Diane Chambers's love interest, part of the Sam and Diane story arc. Intended to appear for only a few episodes, Grammer's performance in the role was praised by producers, prompting them to expand his role and increase his prominence. Later in ''Cheers'', Frasier marries Lilith Sternin ( Bebe Neuwirth) and has a son, Frederick. After ''Cheers'' ended, the character moved to a spin-off series, ''Frasier'', through which the span of his overall television appearances totals twenty years. In the spin-off, Frasier moves back to his birthplace, Seattle, after his divorce from Lilith, who retained custody of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frasier (2023 TV Series)
''Frasier'' () is an American television sitcom that premiered on October 12, 2023, on Paramount+. It is a revival of and a sequel to the 1993–2004 sitcom ''Frasier'' (a spin-off of the sitcom ''Cheers'') featuring the character Frasier Crane, played by Kelsey Grammer. On February 22, 2024, the series was renewed for a second season, and on May 9, 2024, they began production. The second season was released on September 19, 2024. On January 17, 2025, ''Frasier'' was canceled by Paramount+. At the same time, CBS Studios announced that they had planned to shop the show to other outlets, such as Prime Video or Hulu. Premise Shortly after the death of his father, Martin Crane, the end of his nearly 20-year relationship with Charlotte, and concluding his famous Chicago TV show, psychiatrist Frasier Crane has returned to Boston in the hope of having a better relationship with his son, Frederick, now a Boston firefighter. In order to do so, Frasier becomes a lecturer at Harvard Univ ... [...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 fame for his role as the psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the NBC sitcom ''Cheers'' (1984–1993) and its spin-off ''Frasier'' (1993–2004, and again Frasier (2023 TV series), from 2023 to 2024). At more than 20 years on-air, this is one of the longest-running roles played by a single live-action actor in primetime television history. He has received List of awards and nominations received by Kelsey Grammer, numerous accolades including a total of six Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Tony Award. Grammer, having trained as an actor at Juilliard School, Juilliard and the Old Globe Theatre, made his professional acting debut as Macbeth#Characters, Lennox in the 1981 Broadway (theatre), Broadway revival of ''Macbeth''. The following year, he portrayed Michael Cassio, Cassio acting opposite Christopher Plummer and James Earl Jones in ''Othello''. In mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheers
''Cheers'' is an American television sitcom, created by Glen and Les Charles, Glen Charles & Les Charles and James Burrows, that aired on NBC for eleven seasons from September 30, 1982, to May 20, 1993. The show was produced by Charles/Burrows/Charles Productions in association with Paramount Television (original), Paramount Television. The show is set in the Cheers Beacon Hill, titular bar in Boston, where a group of locals meet to drink, relax, socialize, and escape from their day-to-day issues. At the center of the show is the bar's owner and head bartender, Sam Malone, who is a womanizing former relief pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. The show's ensemble cast introduced in the Give Me a Ring Sometime, pilot episode are waitresses Diane Chambers and Carla Tortelli, second bartender Coach Ernie Pantusso, and regular customers Norm Peterson and Cliff Clavin. Later main characters of the show also include, Frasier Crane, Woody Boyd, Lilith Sternin, and Rebecca Howe. After premier ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Mahoney
Charles John Mahoney (June 20, 1940 – February 4, 2018) was an English-American actor. He played retired police officer Martin Crane on the NBC sitcom ''Frasier'' from 1993 to 2004, receiving nominations for two Golden Globe Awards and two Primetime Emmy Awards. After moving from England to the United States, Mahoney began his career in Chicago as a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company. He earned the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play for his performance in the 1986 Broadway revival of John Guare's '' The House of Blue Leaves'', and went on to achieve wider recognition for his roles in the films ''Suspect'' and ''Moonstruck'' (both 1987). Other credits included '' Tin Men'' (1987), '' Frantic'', '' Eight Men Out'' (both 1988), '' Say Anything...'' (1989), ''Barton Fink'' (1991), ''Striking Distance'', '' In the Line of Fire'' (both 1993), '' Reality Bites'' (1994), ''The American President'' (1995), '' Primal Fear'' (1996), and '' The Broken Hearts Club'' (200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Hyde Pierce
David Hyde Pierce (born David Pierce; April 3, 1959) is an American actor. Known for his portrayal of psychiatrist Niles Crane on the NBC sitcom ''Frasier'' from 1993 to 2004, he received four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series as well as two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Pierce has also received five Golden Globe Awards nominations for Best Supporting Actor for the role. He won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for his role of Lt. Frank Cioffi in the Broadway musical '' Curtains'' (2007). Pierce acted in such films as '' Crossing Delancey'' (1988), ''The Fisher King'' (1991), '' Sleepless in Seattle'' (1993), ''Wolf'' (1994), '' Nixon'' (1995), '' Down with Love'' (2003), and '' The Perfect Host'' (2010). He voiced roles in Disney Pixar's ''A Bug's Life'' (1998), ''Osmosis Jones'' (2001), and ''Treasure Planet'' (2002). He portrayed Henry Newman in the comedy film '' Wet Hot American Summer'' and reprised his role in two series ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grub Street Productions
Grub Street Productions was an American production company founded in 1989 by three writers and producers: David Angell, Peter Casey and David Lee - who met while working on ''Cheers'' and left that show to form it. It was affiliated with Paramount Television (now CBS Television Studios). The company is most notable for creating the television sitcom ''Frasier'', which aired on NBC for eleven seasons from 1993 to 2004, totaling 264 episodes and the recipient and winner of many Emmy awards, and the series '' Wings'', which likewise aired on NBC, running for eight seasons and 172 episodes from 1990 to 1997. Additionally, the sitcoms '' The Pursuit of Happiness'' and '' Encore! Encore!'' were also produced by the company. Formation David Angell, Peter Casey, and David Lee met on ''Cheers'' and left that series during its seventh season, in March 1989, to form the upcoming production company, which became Grub Street Productions. While they were writing for ''Cheers,'' they knew ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Lloyd (TV Producer)
Christopher Lloyd (born June 18, 1960) is an American television producer and screenwriter. Lloyd is the co-creator and executive producer of the ABC mockumentary family sitcom ''Modern Family'', which he co-created and produced with Steven Levitan. Lloyd has had an extensive career on many series, primarily ''Frasier''. Lloyd has won 12 Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on ''Modern Family'' and ''Frasier''. He holds the record for Primetime Emmy awards as either a comedy or drama series producer. Career Lloyd began screenwriting with the first four seasons of ''The Golden Girls''. He then wrote for the comedy ''Wings''; then ''Frasier'', where he became its showrunner. While he was executive producer, ''Frasier'' won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series for five consecutive years, the first time any series had done so. Lloyd left ''Frasier'' after its seventh season, then returned to helm its final (eleventh) season. He then produced the series '' Out of P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jane Leeves
Jane Elizabeth Leeves (born 18 April 1961) is an English actress, best known for her role as Daphne Moon on the NBC sitcom '' Frasier'' (1993–2004), for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 50th Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film at the 52nd Golden Globe Awards. She also played Joy Scroggs on TV Land's sitcom '' Hot in Cleveland''. Leeves made her screen debut with a small role in 1983 on the British television comedy programme ''The Benny Hill Show'', and appeared as a dancer in '' Monty Python's The Meaning of Life''. She moved to the United States, where she performed in small roles. From 1986 to 1988, she played her first leading character in the sitcom '' Throb'', then secured brief recurring parts in the sitcoms ''Seinfeld'' and '' Murphy Brown''. She was cast in films such as '' Miracle on 34th Street'' (1994), '' Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peri Gilpin
Peri Gilpin (born Peri Kay Oldham; May 27, 1961) is an American actress who portrayed Roz Doyle in the NBC sitcom ''Frasier'' and Kim Keeler in the ABC Family drama series '' Make It or Break It''. Career As a child, Gilpin took drama classes at Dallas Children's Theater. In 1979, upon graduating from Skyline High School, Gilpin enrolled in University of Texas at Austin, majoring in drama, until she was expelled from the acting program at the end of sophomore year. Upon that, she took acting classes in London, then returned to Dallas and worked briefly as a makeup artist. She apprenticed for five summers at Williamstown Theatre Festival in Massachusetts, during her last summer, she was cast as the lead in Hawthorne Country, her first major starring role. She joined the Actors Equity in 1988. Gilpin appeared on the TV series ''Cheers'', playing Holly Matheson in the 21st episode of the 11th season, which aired in April 1993. From 1993 until 2004, Gilpin played Roz Doyle in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dan Butler
Daniel Eugene Butler (born December 2, 1954) is an American actor known for his role as Bob "Bulldog" Briscoe on the TV series ''Frasier'' (1993–2004), later reprising the role in 2024; Art in ''Roseanne'' (1991–1992); for the voice of Mr. Simmons on the ''Nickelodeon'' TV show ''Hey Arnold!'' (1997–2002), later reprising the role in '' Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Movie'' (2017); and for film roles in '' Enemy of the State'' (1998) and '' Sniper 2'' (2001). Education Butler was born in Huntington, Indiana, and raised in Fort Wayne. He is the son of Shirley, a homemaker, and Andrew Butler, a pharmacist. While a drama student at Purdue University Fort Wayne in 1975, he received the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship, sponsored by the Kennedy Center. From 1976 to 1978, he trained at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. Career Butler is best known for his role as Bob "Bulldog" Briscoe in the NBC sitcom ''Frasier'', appearing in every season but one between 1993 and 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Keenan (writer)
Joe Keenan (born July 14, 1958) is an American screenwriter, television producer and novelist. Known for his television work on series like ''Frasier'' and ''Desperate Housewives'', Keenan has been referred to as the "gay P.G. Wodehouse" for his three successful novels. Early life Keenan was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts into an Irish American Catholic family. He has a twin brother, John, and two other siblings, Ronald and Geraldine. He grew up in the blue collar neighborhood of Cambridgeport. Keenan attended Boston College High School and Columbia College. Early career In 1991 ''Cheers'' creators James Burrows and Glen and Les Charles, having read Keenan's novel ''Blue Heaven,'' invited Keenan to create a new sitcom for their production company. The resulting pilot, ''Gloria Vane'', starring JoBeth Williams, was not picked up by a network, but it led to a writing post on ''Frasier''. In 1992, his first play, ''The Times'', a musical that charts the course of a seventeen-yea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
