Kelsey Grammer

Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955) is an American actor. He gained fame for his role as the psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the NBC sitcom ''Cheers'' (1984–1993) and its spin-off ''Frasier'' (1993–2004, and again from 2023–present). At more than 20 years on-air, this is one of the longest-running roles played by a single live-action actor in primetime television history, aside from William Roache, who has played his character since the 1960s. He has received numerous accolades including a total of six Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Tony Award.

Grammer, having trained as an actor at Juilliard and the Old Globe Theatre, made his professional acting debut as Lennox in the 1981 Broadway revival of ''Macbeth''. The following year, he portrayed Cassio acting opposite Christopher Plummer and James Earl Jones in ''Othello''. In 1983, he acted alongside Mandy Patinkin in the original off-Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim's musical ''Sunday in the Park with George''. He has since starred in the leading roles in productions of both ''Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street'' and ''My Fair Lady''.

On film, he is known for his role as Dr. Hank McCoy / Beast in the superhero films ''X-Men: The Last Stand'' (2006), ''X-Men: Days of Future Past'' (2014), and ''The Marvels'' (2023). His other roles include ''Down Periscope'' (1996), ''The Pentagon Wars'' (1998), and ''Swing Vote'' (2008). He is also known for his voice roles in ''Anastasia'' (1997), ''Toy Story 2'' (1999), and as Sideshow Bob in ''The Simpsons''. He took guest roles in the sitcoms ''30 Rock'', ''Modern Family'', and ''Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt''. For his performance as the corrupt mayor in the Starz political series ''Boss'' (2011–2012), he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama.

In 2010, Grammer returned to Broadway in the musical revival of ''La Cage aux Folles'', where he received a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Leading Actor in a Musical. In 2016, Grammer won a Tony Award for Best Musical as producer of a musical revival of ''The Color Purple''. In 2019, he starred as Don Quixote in a production of ''Man of La Mancha'' at the London Coliseum. In 2023, ''The Telegraph'' described Grammer as one of "the finest actors" of his generation. He was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2000. Provided by Wikipedia