Line #6 Creator/KelseyGrammer


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2	[[caption-width-right:300: ''[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons AAAH! Sideshow Bob!]]'']]
3	->'''''"[[IAmSong His name is KELSEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!]]"'''''
4	-->-- ''[[Series/ThirtyRock 30 Rock]]''
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6	Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955) is an American actor, most famous for his 20-year stint playing Dr. [[Characters/CheersFrasierCrane Frasier Crane]] on ''{{Series/Cheers}}'' and ''{{Series/Frasier}}'' (he used to hold the record for the longest duration of portraying a character on TV, tied with James Arness for ''Gunsmoke'', not counting voice actors). One of the few, if not the only, actors to receive three different Emmy nominations for the same character on three different shows (''Frasier'', ''Cheers'', ''Series/{{Wings}}'').
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8	His second-most famous role is that of Sideshow Bob (Krusty's former sideshow partner who tried to frame Krusty for armed robbery, but now plots to murder Bart after Bart proved that Krusty is innocent) on ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''.
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10	Escaping the shadow of Frasier Crane has been [[IAmNotSpock pretty hard going]] (see Chuck Darling in the short-lived ''Series/BackToYou''), but Grammer has proven his versatility in other genres, onstage and off. He has played [[Characters/MarvelComicsBeast Beast]] in ''Film/XMenTheLastStand'' (plus cameos in ''Film/XMenDaysOfFuturePast'' and ''Film/{{The Marvels\|2023}}''), Georges in ''Theatre/LaCageAuxFolles'' (for which he was nominated for a Tony), and [[PlayingAgainstType Anti-Frasier]] Tom Kane in ''Series/{{Boss}}'', which netted him a Golden Globe award in the drama category, adding to the many comedy awards he received for his role as Frasier. He also starred in ''Film/DownPeriscope'', ''Swing Vote'', ''Film/LikeFather'' and executive produced shows such as ''Series/Girlfriends2000'', ''Series/TheGame2006'' and ''Series/{{Medium}}''. He also has distinguished himself in Western Animation with an Emmy Award-winning role playing Blinkus in the acclaimed Creator/DreamworksAnimation / Creator/{{Netflix}} series, ''WesternAnimation/{{Trollhunters}}'' and played Stinky Pete in ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'' and Hunter in ''WesternAnimation/{{Storks}}''.
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12	He has had numerous problems with alcohol, having started drinking at age ''[[TheAlcoholic nine]]'' (but his family life has been so tragic it's hard to blame him[[note]] His parents divorced when he was two-years-old, and he and his younger sister Karen were raised by his maternal grandparents until his grandfather's death. When he was 13, his father was murdered; seven years later, Karen was abducted, raped, and murdered after finishing her shift at a Red Lobster in Colorado. He also had twin half-brothers from his father's second marriage who were killed in a diving accident. Then he suffered from DomesticAbuse at the hands of his wife. Outside of his family tragedies, his friend and Frasier producer David Angell was on American Airlines Flight 11 when it was hijacked and flown into the World Trade Center on 9/11.[[/note]]). His daughter is [[Series/{{Greek}} Spencer]] [[WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty Grammer]]. He also once flipped a [[CoolCar Dodge Viper]]. Lest we forget that he was WesternAnimation/GaryTheRat, and appeared in both of Creator/DonBluth's ''WesternAnimation/{{Anastasia}}'' adaptations.
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14	A self-admitted "[[BrilliantButLazy former Beach Bum from Florida]]". Known to be a Republican, which he is often {{typecast\|ing}}ed as, and really smart ([[ForeheadOfDoom just take a look]] [[MyBrainIsBig at his forehead]]).
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16	Grammer is also a very talented singer, and frequently acts as TheCastShowoff on ''The Simpsons''.

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