Kelsey Grammer. He is an American actor, director and screenwriter. Known especially for his 20-year portrayal of psychiatrist Frasier Crane on the Cheers and Frasier series .
Summary
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- 1 Biographical synthesis
- 1 Beginnings in art
- 2 Film career
- 3 Television career
- 4 Latest works
- 2 Filmography
- 3 Sources
Biographical synthesis
He was born on 21 February as as 1955 in Saint Thomas , Virgin Islands . He studied at the Juilliard School for two years, but soon after, due to various events in his personal life, he abandoned his studies.
When Kelsey was 13 years old ( 1968 ) her father – whom she had only seen twice – was murdered in the front garden of her house (Virgin Islands). Seven years later, her sister Karen – just 18 years old – was kidnapped, raped and murdered during an attempted assault on the restaurant where her boyfriend worked: The Red Lobster (Colorado Springs). Kelsey, meanwhile, dropped out of the Juilliard Academy. Five years after this last event ( 1980 ) his twin half brothers Billy and Stephen died while diving.
He assures that after talking about divorce with his second wife (Leigh-Anne Csunhany, 1992 ), she tried to commit suicide with an overdose of Tylenol and wine, which caused the abortion of the child they were expecting. The 30 as maypole as 2008 he suffered a mild heart attack as he rowed a boat with his wife, finally recovering in a Hawaiian hospital. Grammer is currently married to actress and producer Camille Donatacci , with whom he has two children. His first marriage was to actress Doreen Alderman , with whom he had his first daughter. Kelsey divorced Dorenn in 1990 and two years later joined Leigh-Anne Csuhany, but this marriage only lasted a year.
Beginnings in art
For three years he was performing with “The Old Globe Theater” in San Diego . He made his Broadway debut in 1981 in the role of Lennox in “Macbeth,” a role he obtained when Philip Anglim retired .
Film career
She was in Stephen Sondheim’s production with James Lapine , “Sunday in the Park with George”, opposite Christine Baranski , to later play a bigger role, that of Cassio in an adaptation of ” Othello ” on Broadway . with James Earl Jones and Christopher Plummer . He has also worked as a voice actor, providing the voice for supporting actor Bob on The Simpsons, winning an Emmy for the episode “HABFO2 the Italian Bob.” He has also voiced Pete in Toy Story 2 , and Vlad in the Fox animated film Anastasia.
Television career
His television career began in 1983 , when he played Stephen Smith on the well-known series “Kennedy” for NBC . He caught the public’s attention when he participated in the television series “Cheers.” Later on, he unbeatably introduced his character, Dr. Frasier Crane, in the television series that bore the same name, “Frasier”, which became one of the series chosen by the public. For his performance in this series, Kelsey was repeatedly awarded the Emmy Award and also more than one Golden Globe Award; establishing himself as the first North American actor to be nominated multiple times for an Emmy for the performance of the same character, in three different programs (“Cheers”, “Wings” and “Frasier”). It also set the “Frasier” per-episode salary record, hitting $ 1.6 million, remaining the highest in American TV history at the time.
Latest works
His latest work includes “The Sketch Show,” also a star guest appearance on the series “Medium,” on which he is a producer. In 2006 he was part of the blockbuster ” X-Men 3: the final decision “, playing Doctor Hank McCoy, “Beast”; and most recently he was seen in the role of President Andrew Boone in “Swing Vote” ( 2008 ); and was Mr. Martin Cranston in the remake of “Fame” ( 2009 ).
Filmography
- Boss ( 2011 )
- Temptation in Manhattan (2011)
- Fame ( 2009 )
- Swing Vote ( 2008 )
- X-Men 3: The Final Decision ( 2006 )
- Medium ( 2005 ) – Angel of Death (1 episode, 2006)
- The Big Empty ( 2003 )
- 15 minutes ( 2001 )
- Toy Story 2 ( 1999 ) – Voice of Stinky Pete the Prospector
- Anastasia ( 1997 ) – Voice of Vladimir
- Frasier ( 1993 )
