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| − | '''Allen Kelsey Grammer''' (born [[February 21]], [[1955]]) is a six-time [[Emmy]] and a two-time [[Golden Globe]]-winning American [[actor]] best known for his two-decade portrayal of [[Psychiatry|psychiatrist]] [[Frasier Crane|Dr. Frasier Crane]] in the [[NBC]] sitcoms ''[[Cheers]]'' (in whom he played for nine years) and ''[[Frasier]]'' (then for another 11 years). He was nominated for Emmys for playing Frasier Crane on three different sitcoms (the third being a guest appearance on ''[[Wings (TV show)|Wings]]''). He has also worked as a producer, [[Television director|director]], and [[writer]]. He is currently starring in ''[[Back to You (TV series)|Back to You]]''.
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| | + | |name = Kelsey Grammer |
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| | + | |birth = {{birthdate|1955|2|21}} |
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| | + | |character = [[Sideshow Bob]] |
| | + | |appearance = "[[Krusty Gets Busted]]" |
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| − | ==Early life==
| + | '''Allen Kelsey Grammer''' (born February 21, 1955), better known as '''Kelsey Grammer''', is an American actor. He voices [[Sideshow Bob]] in ''[[The Simpsons]]''. |
| − | Grammer was born in [[Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands|St. Thomas]], [[United States Virgin Islands|U.S. Virgin Islands]] to Sally Cranmer, a housewife and vocalist,<ref>[http://www.smokemag.com/0300/cover.htm "Grammer's Lesson"] from ''Smoke'' magazine</ref> and Frank Allen Grammer, Jr., a bar owner and musician.<ref name="Dougary">[http://www.ginnydougary.co.uk/2005/11/12/a-suitable-case-for-treatment/ "A suitable case for treatment"] from [[Ginny Dougary|Ginny Dougary's]] [[blog]]</ref> His parents' marriage ended when he was very young; his mother took him to live with her, and he was partly raised in [[New Jersey]] by his grandparents, Evangeline Dimmock and Gordon Cranmer. Grammer's family life has been marked by repeated tragedies. In 1968, when Grammer was thirteen, his father, whom he had only seen twice since his parents' divorce, was [[murder]]ed on the front lawn of his home in the U.S. Virgin Islands;<ref name="Dougary" /> in 1975, his sister was [[rape]]d and murdered after being abducted outside a [[Red Lobster]] restaurant in [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]] where her boyfriend worked.<ref>[http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/classics/karen_grammer/index.html Murder to Kelsey Grammar's sister]</ref> Grammer has sworn to prevent the murderer from being paroled. <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,295994,00.html "Kelsey Grammer Vows to Speak for Sister if Killer Pursues Parole"] from ''[[FOXNews]]''</ref> Grammer, who was 20 at the time and enrolled in the [[Juilliard School]] acting program, stopped attending classes and was asked to leave, citing a lack of focus.<ref>http://www.tvland.com/shows/cheers/actors/act7.jhtml</ref>{{failed verification|date=September 2007}} In 1980, his twin half-brothers were killed in a [[SCUBA diving]] accident.<ref name="hello">[http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/kelseygrammer/ Profile — Kelsey Grammar]</ref>
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| − | ==Career==
| + | Grammer has said that Sideshow Bob is "his best role ever".<ref>[https://www.thethings.com/the-simpsons-kelsey-grammer-sideshow-bob/ The Things - "'The Simpsons': How Kelsey Grammer Became Sideshow Bob"]</ref> |
| − | ===Early career===
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| − | After leaving [[Juilliard]], he had a three-year internship with the [[Old Globe Theater]] in [[San Diego]] in the late 1970s before a stint in 1980 at the [[Guthrie Theater]] in [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]. He made his [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut in [[1981]] as Lennox in ''[[Macbeth]]'', taking the lead role when [[Philip Anglim]] withdrew after receiving negative reviews. In [[1982]] he appeared with [[Christine Baranski]] in the Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine production ''[[Sunday in the Park with George]]'' with [[Mandy Patinkin]], and then a featured role of Cassio in a Broadway revival of ''[[Othello]]'' with [[James Earl Jones]] and [[Christopher Plummer]].
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| − | ===Rise to fame=== | + | == Awards == |
| − | Grammer's television career began in [[1983]] when he portrayed [[Stephen Edward Smith|Stephen Smith]] in the [[NBC]] mini-series ''Kennedy''. Grammer came to broader public attention as Dr. [[Frasier Crane]] in the [[television|TV]] [[Situation comedy|sitcom]] ''Cheers''. Grammer's former Juilliard classmate and Broadway co-star Patinkin suggested Grammer to the New York casting director, and he got the job.<ref name="yahoo">[http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800020246/bio Yahoo Movies: Kelsey Grammer]</ref> The character became the center of the successful [[spin off]] ''[[Frasier]]''.
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| | + | {{TB|"[[The Italian Bob]]"<br>{{small|for Sideshow Bob}}}} |
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| − | Grammer won a number of [[Emmy Award|Emmys]] and [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globes]] for his work on ''[[Frasier]]''. He was the first American actor ever to 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 length set by [[James Arness]] in playing Marshall Matt Dillon on ''[[Gunsmoke]]'' from 1955 to 1975.<ref>[http://online.tvguide.com/newsearch/detail.aspx?id=160338&sourcetype=C&tvobjectid=160338 TV Guide: Kelsey Grammar]</ref>
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| − | ===Voice work=== | + | === Special guest star === |
| − | Grammer's smooth, deep voice makes him popular for [[Voice actor|voiceover work]]. He has provided the voice of [[Sideshow Bob]] on ''[[The Simpsons]]'', winning an Emmy for his work in the episode "[[The Italian Bob]]",<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/07/20/television.grammer.reut/index.html Grammer wins Emmy for ''Simpsons''] a July 2006 [[Reuters]] article via [[CNN]]</ref> He has appeared in nine episodes in all since the show's inception in 1989.
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| − | He also supplied the voices for "[[List of Toy Story characters#Stinky Pete the Prospector|Stinky Pete the Prospector]]" in ''[[Toy Story 2]]'', Vladimir in the Fox animated movie ''[[Anastasia (1997 film)|Anastasia]]'', Zozi the Bear in the subsequently-produced prequel ''[[Bartok the Magnificent]]'', and the title character in the short-lived animated series ''[[Gary the Rat]]''. He also provided the opening speech and piano in [[The Vandals]] song "Phone Machine" from the album ''[[Fear of a Punk Planet]]''. ''[[Down Periscope]]'' is a 1996 comedy movie starring Kelsey Grammer as the captain of a rust-bucket submarine (called the USS Stingray) who is fighting for his career.
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| − | ===Return to television=== | + | === Voice === |
| − | He returned to series television on Fox's ''[[The Sketch Show]]''. He also produces the [[The CW Television Network|CW]] [[situation comedy|sitcoms]] ''[[Girlfriends]]'' and ''[[The Game (US TV series)|The Game]]''. Prior to that he guest starred as The [[Death (personification)#Death (angels) in religion|Angel of Death]] on ''[[Medium (TV series)|Medium]]'', which he also produces. In film, his recent work includes the role of Dr. Hank McCoy (a.k.a. [[Beast (comics)|Beast]]) in ''[[X-Men: The Last Stand]]''. Grammer provided the voice for television commercials advertising the [[Hyundai Sonata]] and the [[Hyundai Azera]].
| + | *{{alb|Songs in the Key of Springfield}} |
| | + | *{{alb|Go Simpsonic with The Simpsons}} |
| | + | *{{alb|The Simpsons: Testify}} |
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| − | Premiering [[19 September]], 2007, Grammer currently co-stars in the [[FOX]] [[situation comedy|sit-com]] ''[[Back to You (TV series)|Back to You]]'' with [[Patricia Heaton]]. He received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] in 2001.
| + | === A big special thank you === |
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| − | ==Personal life== | + | == References == |
| − | ===Relationships===
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| − | Grammer has been married three times. His first marriage, to dance instructor Doreen Alderman, lasted from 1982 to 1990 and produced one daughter, [[Spencer Grammer|Spencer]], an [[actress]] on the American [[soap opera]] ''[[As the World Turns]]'' and the [[ABC Family]] show ''[[Greek (TV series)|Greek]]''. His second marriage, to [[stripper]] Leigh-Anne Csuhany in [[1992]], lasted one year. Grammer claims she was [[domestic violence|abusive]] and that, after talk of [[divorce]], she attempted suicide, which resulted in the [[miscarriage]] of their child.<ref>[http://www.ginnydougary.co.uk/2005/11/12/a-suitable-case-for-treatment/ "A suitable case for treatment"] from [[Ginny Dougary]]'s [http://www.ginnydougary.co.uk/ blog]</ref> He referred to her in his autobiography, saying:<ref name=CosmicBaseball>[http://www.cosmicbaseball.com/grammer9.html Kelsey Grammar profile] from Cosmic Baseball Association</ref>
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| − | {{cquote|To be sure I'd never leave her, [my wife] Leigh-Anne... had to convince me that I was nothing—unattractive, untalented, undeserving of love, and incapable of being loved by anyone but her. The way she achieved this was to break me down with verbal abuse.
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| − | ''"You fucking pig." "What a wimp." "Dickless." "Fag." "Prick." "Bastard." "You're so fucking stupid." "You're so fucking ugly."''
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| − | These were the verbal tools, but she had more. She'd spit in my face. Slap me. Punch me. Kick me. Break glasses over my head. Break windows. Tear up pictures of my loved ones. Threaten to kill me, kill herself. Cut my balls off. Chop me up. Put a bullet in my head.}}
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| − | Also in 1992, Grammer had a daughter, Greer, with hair and makeup stylist Barrie Buckner.<ref name="hello" /> His engagement to Tammi Alexander broke up due to [[rape]] allegations and her leaks to the [[tabloid]] press. Since [[August]] [[1997]] Grammer has been married to [[Camille Donatacci]], a former ''[[Playboy]]'' model. They have a son, Jude Gordon, and a daughter, Mason Olivia, together via a [[surrogate mother]].<ref name="hello" /> Grammer and Donatacci have homes in Malibu, Colorado, and New York, and a holiday home in [[Maui]].
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| − | ===Substance abuse===
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| − | In [[1988]], he was sentenced to 30 days in jail for [[drunk driving]] and [[cocaine]] possession, and an additional 10 days of community service with the [[California Department of Transportation]].<ref name="dui">http://www.dui.com/drunk_driving_research/grammer_dui.html</ref>{{failed verification|date=September 2007}} He was again arrested for cocaine possession in August [[1990]] and sentenced to three years' [[probation]], fined $500 and given 300 hours' [[community service]].<ref name="dui" />{{failed verification|date=September 2007}} In January [[1991]] he was given an additional two years' probation for violating his original probation through additional cocaine use.<ref name="dui" />{{failed verification|date=September 2007}}
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| − | In [[September 1996]], he overturned his [[Dodge Viper]] while under the influence of drugs or alcohol and subsequently checked in to the [[Betty Ford Clinic]] for 30 days. Grammer said of the incident:
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| − | :''"I was at a point in my life where I just wasn't focused. Sometimes I was doing drugs, sometimes it was booze. There was no question that I shouldn't have been driving that car at that moment."'' <ref name="hello"/>
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| − | ===Other notable incidents===
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| − | After publishing his [[autobiography]], ''So Far...'' in [[1995]], he was sued by a former girlfriend Cerlette Lamme for [[defamation of character]] and [[invasion of privacy]].<ref name="yahoo" /> In [[1998]], Grammer filed a [[lawsuit]] against [[Internet Entertainment Group]], which Grammer claimed had stolen from his home a [[celebrity sex tape|videotape]] of him having sex with former girlfriend Cerlette Lamme. IEG counter-sued Grammer, denying they were in possession of such a tape, and Grammer's suit was eventually dropped. He eventually paid Lamme $1 million for the tape.<ref>[http://www.nndb.com/people/043/000022974/ Kelsey Grammar from NNDB]</ref>
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| − | ===Reflections on his life===
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| − | In [[1999]], Kelsey Grammer made the following observation on his own life:<ref name=CosmicBaseball/>
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| − | {{cquote| ''You see, it's the nature of people like me - alcoholics, obsessive-compulsive, whatever - to dismiss their own achievements and to belittle themselves. It's something I have been tortured by all my life. It has taken forty-three years to become comfortable with myself and with having a sense of accomplishment. Being able to accept the remarkable nature of my life is new to me.''}} | |
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| − | ==Political activism==
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| − | On [[September 21]], [[2003]], during an appearance on ''[[Hannity & Colmes]]'' on [[Fox News Channel|Fox News]], Grammer expressed an interest in running for [[United States Congress]] as a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]].<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,98169,00.html Transcript: Twenty Years of 'Frasier' from Fox News]</ref> He indicated that it was something he would consider when his children were older. During an interview on the ''[[The Today Show]]'', he told [[Matt Lauer]] that he wouldn't enter politics until he felt he was more knowledgeable on the subject.{{Fact|date=February 2007}}
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| − | He was a celebrity guest at President [[George W. Bush]]'s first inauguration. He also has endorsed [[Rudy Giuliani]] for president in 2008.
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| − | *''"I think it's your duty to overcome what you inherit in life. It's the David Copperfield line: 'Am I going to be master of my fate, or its victim?' I'm not gonna be its victim, though I've felt victimized — a lot."'' <ref>[http://www.tribute.ca/bio.asp?id=3430 Kelsey Grammer Biography from tribute.ca]</ref>
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| − | ==Selected film and television work==
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| − | *''[[Cheers]]'' (1984-1993) (TV series), as [[Frasier Crane]]
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| − | *''[[The Simpsons]]'' (1990-present) (TV series), as [[Sideshow Bob]] and [[Gino]] ([[voice acting|voice]])
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| − | *''[[Frasier]]'' (1993-2004) (TV series), as [[Frasier Crane]]
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| − | *''[[Down Periscope]]'' (1996), as Commander Dodge
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| − | *''[[Animal Farm (1999 film)|Animal Farm]]'' (1999), as Snowball (voice)
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| − | *''[[Toy Story 2]]'' (1999), as Stinky Pete
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| − | *''[[Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor]]'' (2003) (TV), as [[George Washington]]
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| − | *''[[The Big Empty]]'' (2003), as Agent Banks
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| − | *''[[Gary the Rat]]'' (2003) (TV series), as Gary 'The Rat' Andrews (voice)
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| − | *''[[Teacher's Pet (film)|Teacher's Pet]]'' (2004), as Dr. Ivan Krank (voice)
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| − | *''[[A Christmas Carol]]'' (2004) (TV), as Ebenezer Scrooge
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| − | *''[[Kelsey Grammer Presents: The Sketch Show]]'' (2005), as various characters
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| − | *''[[The Good Humor Man]]'' (2005), as Mr. Skibness
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| − | *''[[Even Money (film)|Even Money]]'' (2006), as Detective Brunner
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| − | *''[[Medium (TV series)|Medium]]'' (2006), as [[Death (personification)#Death (angels) in religion|Angel of Death]]
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| − | *''[[X-Men: The Last Stand]]'' (2006), [[Beast (comics)|Dr. Hank Mccoy / The Beast]]
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| − | *''[[Significant Others]]'' (2006), as Francis
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| − | *''[[Back to You (TV series)|Back to You]]'' (2007-present), as Chuck Darling
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| − | *''[[The Simpsons Movie]]'' (2007), as Sideshow Bob (voice) However, this part was cut from the final product.
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Album – Songs in the Key of Springfield 
