A five-time Emmy Award winner, Grammer is the first actor in television history to receive multiple Emmy nominations for performing the same role on three series. He received two nominations for his original portrayal of Dr. Frasier Crane on Cheers, another for his guest appearance in that role on Wings, and nine nominations (earning four awards) as Outstanding Actor for his work on Frasier. Over the years, Dr. Frasier Crane has become one of television's most endearing and enduring characters. In addition to his Emmys, Grammer has won two Golden Globe Awards, two American Comedy Awards and a People's Choice Award for his portrait. Grammer's distinctive voice has been heard in several hit animated features, including the voice of "Stinky Pete" in Disney's hit Toy Story 2 and a part in Anastasia. On television, he has also been seen in several mini-series and movies. In 1996, he hosted an hour-long salute to Jack Benny for which he served as executive producer. He also starred in HBO's award-winning The Pentagon Wars.

Born in St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands, Grammer was raised by his mother and grandfather in New Jersey and then Florida. After his grandfather's death, Grammer was drawn to the works of William Shakespeare and spent two years at the prestigious Juilliard School. He then dove into the world of regional theater, eventually making the leap to Broadway with roles in "Macbeth" and "Othello." He joined the cast of Cheers in 1984. His autobiography, "So Far", was published in fall 1995.


"Frasier" (1993): $38,000,000/year ($1.6m per episode thru 2003-2004: 24 episodes/season)

He has filed a lawsuit against Hamptons real estate broker Bettie Wysor of Dunemere Real Estate who put him and his wife next door to a construction site. The couple rented a mansion next door to advertising executive Jay Chiat in the summer of 1998. Kelsey was uninformed of Chiat's extensive renovation, and is suing Wyson for $100,000 for failing to warn him but Wysor says that work on Chiat's house was finished by the time the Grammers moved in. She claims the couple only used their place for three of the four weeks they'd rented it for, and never complained to her about anything. [May 2000] His favorite episode of "Cheers" (1982) was "Dinner at Eightish." His father was murdered in the Virgin Islands. His sister was murdered while finishing a shift working at a Red Lobster in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Had two step brothers (from his Dad's second marriage) that were killed in a shark/scuba accident. Is the only actor to be nominated for an Emmy for three TV shows, all for the same character (Frasier Crane in "Cheers" (1982), "Frasier" (1993) and a guest appearance on "Wings" (1990)). Had to have his appendix removed, only a few weeks after his Toy Story 2 (1999) co-star, Tim Allen, also had to have his appendix removed. Expected to make full recovery. [October 1999] He filed suit against his former talent agency, Artists Agency, in order to recover $1.8 million in commissions. The current lawsuit comes on the heels of a Screen Actors Guild arbitration that has ordered him to pay the agency commissions withheld since 1998. Artists Agency is claiming that it has a right to claim ongoing profit participation in "Frasier" (1993), which means several million dollars in commissions with the show in syndication. He is charging that Artists Agency, which has represented him since the '80s, didn't win him the role of Frasier Crane on either "Cheers" (1982) or "Frasier" (1993). In 1996, he switched agencies but continued to pay commission up to 1998, after which Artists Agency began arbitration. The arbitrator's ruling, which was handed down August 4, 2000, upholds a renewal agreement he says he was forced into signing and orders him to pay withheld commissions. [August 2000] Daughter, Spencer Grammer, was born October 9, 1983, with Doreen Alderman. Provided the voice of the Narrator for the Guthrie Theatre production of "Christmas Carol" in 2000 On the Fox News debate show "Hannity & Colmes" (1996), he said that he would like to run for public office someday, perhaps U.S. Senator from California. Attended high school at Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, one of the most prestigious high schools in the country. Son, Jude Gordon Grammer (b. 28 August 2004) in Sacramento, California, via surrogate birth. Has his own production company, Grammnet Productions, which has a distribution deal with Paramount Pictures. They are behind the UPN hit, Girlfriends, of which Grammer is an executive producer, and his new comedy show on Fox-TV, debuting in March 2005. On one episode of "The Simpsons" (1989), while he portrayed the recurring character "Sideshow Bob", David Hyde Pierce supplied the voice of Kelsey's brother, mimicking the relationship between the two on "Frasier" (1993). This joke was repeated and extended a decade later, when Pierce once again played Bob's brother, and John Mahoney once again played their father. When the producers of "Frasier" (1993) asked him about approaching Bebe Neuwirth about re-playing her character on "Frasier" (1993) as a regular, he said no. He claimed it was because "For this spin-off to work, Fraiser would have to be the only old, familiar thing there. Everything else would have to be brand-new". Has entertained the notion that he might involve himself in politics, and discussed running for political office during an interview on the Sean Hannity Radio Show (2005). A fictional place called "Kelsey Grammar School", which is in the comedy "Little Britain" (2003), is named after him. His two best known roles are characters on television series: Frasier Crane and Sideshow Bob. Both characters have a brother played by David Hyde Pierce and a father played by John Mahoney. Suffered a mild heart attack in Hawaii on May 31, 2008. Best known by the public for his starring role as the title character in "Frasier" (1993).