Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February , ) is an American actor,
comedian, singer, producer, director, writer and conservative
political activist, best known for his two-decade-long portrayal of
psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the NBC sitcoms Cheers and Frasier.
He is also known for his performance in the political drama series
Boss for which he won a Golden Globe Award, and the period drama
series The Last Tycoon, as well as his voice work in The Simpsons,
Anastasia () and Toy Story (). He has also appeared in various
television shows such as Rock, Modern Family, and Unbreakable Kimmy
Schmidt.Grammer is also known for his work in theatre, acting
alongside Christopher Plummer and James Earl Jones in Macbeth, and
Othello on Broadway. In , he starred alongside Mandy Patinkin in
Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George at Playwrights
Horizons, Off-Broadway. He has also starred in productions of Sweeney
Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street playing the title character,
and My Fair Lady as Professor Henry Higgins. In he received his first
Tony Award nomination for his performance in La Cage aux Folles. In ,
Grammer won a Tony Award as a producer of The Color Purple. In ,
Grammer starred as Don Quixote in a production of Man of La Mancha at
the London Coliseum. Throughout his career in television Grammer has
won five Primetime Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, one Daytime
Emmy Award and one Tony Award; additionally, he has also worked as a
television producer, director, and writer.Allen Kelsey Grammer was
born on February , , in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, the son of
Sally (née Cranmer; â€"), a singer and actress, and Frank Allen
Grammer, Jr. (d. ), a musician and owner of a coffee shop and a bar
and grill called Greer's Place. He had one younger sister, Karen.
comedian, singer, producer, director, writer and conservative
political activist, best known for his two-decade-long portrayal of
psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the NBC sitcoms Cheers and Frasier.
He is also known for his performance in the political drama series
Boss for which he won a Golden Globe Award, and the period drama
series The Last Tycoon, as well as his voice work in The Simpsons,
Anastasia () and Toy Story (). He has also appeared in various
television shows such as Rock, Modern Family, and Unbreakable Kimmy
Schmidt.Grammer is also known for his work in theatre, acting
alongside Christopher Plummer and James Earl Jones in Macbeth, and
Othello on Broadway. In , he starred alongside Mandy Patinkin in
Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George at Playwrights
Horizons, Off-Broadway. He has also starred in productions of Sweeney
Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street playing the title character,
and My Fair Lady as Professor Henry Higgins. In he received his first
Tony Award nomination for his performance in La Cage aux Folles. In ,
Grammer won a Tony Award as a producer of The Color Purple. In ,
Grammer starred as Don Quixote in a production of Man of La Mancha at
the London Coliseum. Throughout his career in television Grammer has
won five Primetime Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, one Daytime
Emmy Award and one Tony Award; additionally, he has also worked as a
television producer, director, and writer.Allen Kelsey Grammer was
born on February , , in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, the son of
Sally (née Cranmer; â€"), a singer and actress, and Frank Allen
Grammer, Jr. (d. ), a musician and owner of a coffee shop and a bar
and grill called Greer's Place. He had one younger sister, Karen.
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