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Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 20, 1955 in
Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, Virgin Islands) is an American actor, television
director|director, and writer best known for his
20-year portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Frasier
Crane on two different sitcoms, Cheers and
Frasier.

==Personal life and professional career==
Grammer, who came to public attention in the
classic television|TV Situation comedy|sitcom
Cheers, was able to successfully spin off his
character, Dr. Frasier Crane, into a television
series in its own right, named Frasier. Grammer
won a number of Emmy Award|Emmys and Golden Globe
Award|Golden Globes for his work in Frasier. He
was the first American actor to ever be nominated
for multiple Emmy awards for portraying the same
character on three different television shows
(Cheers, Frasier, and Wings (TV series)|Wings). 
His US$1.6 million per episode salary for Frasier
was the highest in the history of American
television at the time and his 20-year run playing
Dr. Frasier Crane ties a record set by James
Arness who played Marshall Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke
from 1955 to 1975.

Grammer has been married three times. His first
marriage to dance instructor Doreen Alderman
spanned eight years, from 1982 to 1990, and
produced one child, a daughter named Spencer. His
second marriage, to stripper Leigh-Anne Csuhany,
lasted but one year (1992–1993). Since
August of 1997, Grammer has been married to
Camille Donatacci, a former MTV dancer. They have
a son and a daughter together via a surrogate
mother. Grammer has one additional daughter,
Greer, born in 1992, with Hairdresser|hair and
makeup stylist Barrie Buckner.

Grammer's life has been marked by tragedy and, as
a result, occasional clinical
depression|depression and substance abuse. In
1968, his father was murdered in the Virgin
Islands; in 1975, his sister was raped and
murdered after leaving a Red Lobster restaurant in
Colorado Springs, Colorado, and in 1980, his twin
half-brothers were killed in a shark attack.
Bravely putting his personal tragedies behind him,
Grammer currently seems to be optimistic and happy
with his third wife and child.

Grammer's trademark smooth, deep voice makes him
popular for voiceover work. He provides the voice
of Sideshow Bob on The Simpsons, worked as the
voice of "Stinky Pete the Prospector" in Toy Story
2 and voiced the title character in the
short-lived animated series Gary The Rat. He also
sang the title theme for Frasier.

His most recent work is on the Fox's The Sketch
Show.  While he does appear in some sketches, his
role is similar to a host, not a comic. He also
produces the United Paramount Network|UPN
situation comedy|sitcom Girlfriends.  His next
role will be as Dr. Henry McCoy a.k.a. Beast
(comics)|Beast in X3 (movie)|the third X-Men
movie.

==Politics==
In September of 2003, Grammer expressed an
interest in running for the United States
Senate|U.S. Senate from California during an
appearance on Hannity & Colmes. While remaining
vague about his particular political beliefs, he
said he would likely run as a United States
Republican Party|Republican, though he says he's
not conservative.  "I consider myself a centrist,
I suppose, but I basically believe in trying to
preserve as much opportunity for the individual,
as long as that individual chooses to work as hard
as he can."

Grammer has appeared on Sean Hannity's syndicated
conservative radio program.  He was offered a job
as a guest.  He did not turn it down.

Grammer was also a celebrity guest at the first
swearing in ceremony of President George W. Bush.

==Quotes==
*"I would like to try to rid the country of the
idea that it's the rich against the poor."
*"Life is supposed to get tough."
*"I dreamt that Frasier was over and was on this
Sketch Show." 

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Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 20, 1955 in
Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands|St.
Thomas, Virgin Islands) is an United
States|American actor, television
director|director, and writer best known for his
20-year portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Frasier
Crane on two different sitcoms, Cheers and
Frasier.

==Personal life and professional career==
Grammer, who came to public attention in the
classic television|TV Situation comedy|sitcom
Cheers, was able to successfully spin off his
character, Dr. Frasier Crane, into a television
series in its own right, named Frasier. Grammer
won a number of Emmy Award|Emmys and Golden Globe
Award|Golden Globes for his work in Frasier. He
was the first American actor to ever be nominated
for multiple Emmy awards for portraying the same
character on three different television shows
(Cheers, Frasier, and Wings (TV series)|Wings). 
His US$1.6 million per episode salary for Frasier
was the highest in the history of American
television at the time and his 20-year run playing
Dr. Frasier Crane ties a record set by James
Arness who played Marshall Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke
from 1955 to 1975.

Grammer has been married three times. His first
marriage to dance instructor Doreen Alderman
spanned eight years, from 1982 to 1990, and
produced one child, a daughter named Spencer. His
second marriage, to stripper Leigh-Anne Csuhany,
lasted but one year (1992–1993). Since
August of 1997, Grammer has been married to
Camille Donatacci, a former MTV dancer. They have
a son and a daughter together via a surrogate
mother. Grammer has one additional daughter,
Greer, born in 1992, with Hairdresser|hair and
makeup stylist Barrie Buckner.

Grammer's life has been marked by tragedy and, as
a result, occasional clinical
depression|depression and substance abuse. In
1968, his father was murdered in the Virgin
Islands; in 1975, his sister was raped and
murdered after leaving a Red Lobster restaurant in
Colorado Springs, Colorado, and in 1980, his twin
half-brothers were killed in a shark attack.
Bravely putting his personal tragedies behind him,
Grammer currently seems to be optimistic and happy
with his third wife and child.

Grammer's trademark smooth, deep voice makes him
popular for voiceover work. He provides the voice
of Sideshow Bob on The Simpsons, worked as the
voice of "Stinky Pete the Prospector" in Toy Story
2 and voiced the title character in the
short-lived animated series Gary The Rat. He also
sang the title theme for Frasier. He also starred
in the film "Down Periscope" and guest starred in
the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Cause
and Effect", as the captain of a Starfleet vessel,
the U.S.S. Bozeman.
His most recent work is on the Fox's The Sketch
Show.  While he does appear in some sketches, his
role is similar to a host, not a comic. He also
produces the United Paramount Network|UPN
situation comedy|sitcom Girlfriends.  His next
role will be as Dr. Henry McCoy a.k.a. Beast
(comics)|Beast in X-Men 3 (movie)|the third X-Men
movie.

==Politics==
In September of 2003, Grammer expressed an
interest in running for the United States
Senate|U.S. Senate from California during an
appearance on Hannity & Colmes. While remaining
vague about his particular political beliefs, he
said he would likely run as a United States
Republican Party|Republican, though he says he's
not conservative.  "I consider myself a centrist,
I suppose, but I basically believe in trying to
preserve as much opportunity for the individual,
as long as that individual chooses to work as hard
as he can."

Grammer has appeared on Sean Hannity's syndicated
conservative radio program.  He was offered a job
as a guest.  He did not turn it down.

Grammer was also a celebrity guest at the first
swearing in ceremony of President George W. Bush.

==Quotes==
*"I would like to try to rid the country of the
idea that it's the rich against the poor."
*"Life is supposed to get tough."
*"I dreamt that Frasier was over and was on this
Sketch Show." 

==External links==
* http://www.kelseylive.com/ Grammer's official
site
* imdb name|id=0001288|name=Kelsey Grammer
* memoryalpha