"book ""TV Therapy"", Frasier Crane in ""Cheers"" is considered ""high-strung [and] pseudo-sophisticated"" and an attraction to 1980s demographics of ""anti-intellectual snobbery"", but Frasier in ""Frasier"" is considered a good, positive role model for intellectuality and sophistication. In 2004, he was ranked by Bravo No. 26 of ""Bravo's The 100 Greatest TV Characters"" of all-time. In 2009, the ""National Lampoon"" website ranked him No. 20 of ""Top 20 Sitcom Characters You'd Kill in Real Life"" and called him ""hilarious"" in the fictional world and ""unbearable"" in the real world. Robert Bianco from ""USA Today"" considered Frasier Crane masculine in the days"
"Daphne Moon Daphne Moon (""later"" Crane) is a fictional character on the American television sitcom ""Frasier"", played by Jane Leeves. Daphne is an immigrant from Manchester, England, United Kingdom who is employed by Frasier Crane as a live-in housekeeper and physical therapist for his father, Martin Crane. Her relationship with Frasier's brother Niles Crane is a major dramatic plotline of the series, progressing from Niles' secret infatuation at the beginning of the show to their marriage at the beginning of season ten. Daphne was born in 1969 in Manchester, England, the only daughter in a family of nine children. She"
"a Musical. In 2016, he received his second Tony Award nomination for ""The Color Purple"" as Best Revival of a Musical and won the award. Kelsey Grammer Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, singer, producer, director, writer and activist, best known for his two-decade-long portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the NBC sitcoms ""Cheers"" and ""Frasier"". He has won five Primetime Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and one Tony Award, and has also worked as a television producer, director, writer, and as a voice actor on ""The Simpsons"" as Sideshow"
"he has always been proud of them. Martin Crane Martin ""Marty"" Crane is a fictional character from the American television show ""Frasier"", played by actor John Mahoney. An army veteran and retired police detective, he is the father of Frasier and Niles Crane. Although Martin is first mentioned in an episode of the sitcom ""Cheers"", his life history is mainly expanded on in ""Frasier"". In an eighth season ""Cheers"" episode, Frasier claims that his father is dead and was a scientist in life. These comments are elaborated on ""Frasier"" as the result of estrangement between Martin and Frasier at the"
"Kelsey Grammer Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955) is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, singer, producer, director, writer and activist, best known for his two-decade-long portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the NBC sitcoms ""Cheers"" and ""Frasier"". He has won five Primetime Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and one Tony Award, and has also worked as a television producer, director, writer, and as a voice actor on ""The Simpsons"" as Sideshow Bob (for which he received his fifth Primetime Emmy). He also recently won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program for"
"Niles Crane Dr. Niles Crane is a fictional character on the American sitcom ""Frasier"", a spin-off of the television show ""Cheers"". He was portrayed by David Hyde Pierce. Niles is the younger brother of Dr. Frasier Crane, the son of Det. Martin Crane and Dr. Hester Crane, husband of Daphne Moon, ex-husband of Maris Crane and Dr. Melinda Karnofsky, former brother-in-law to Nanette Guzman and Dr. Lilith Sternin, and uncle to Frederick Crane. Pierce was hired because ""Frasier"" producers saw his headshot and commented on how much he looked like a young Kelsey Grammer. Unlike Frasier, part of whose background"
"named after the Canadian Prime Minister, John Diefenbaker, reads lips in both English and Inuktitut, and often assists in the capture of criminals. In the third and fourth seasons of the show, Fraser teamed up with Detective Stanley Raymond Kowalski, after Ray Vecchio went undercover in the Las Vegas Mafia. He is usually called ""Fraser"" by his friends and colleagues - some old friends will call him ""Benton"" or ""Ben"" at times. Ray calls him ""Benny"" or ""Fraser"", (often mispronouncing it ""Fray-sure"" as in the NBC sitcom ""Frasier""). Benton Fraser was conceived in an igloo, (according to his father), and"
"about their times together during marriage. They make love at one point, but end up regretting it, strongly indicating no chance of a lasting reconciliation. Throughout the series, Lilith reappears on occasion, often rekindling hers and Frasier's lingering emotional bond, sometimes over concern about the future of Frederick (Trevor Einhorn), who also made recurring appearances. A running gag through ""Frasier"" is that Frasier's father and brother, Martin Crane (John Mahoney) and Niles Crane (David Hyde Pierce), are never pleased to see Lilith. Martin finds her ""weird"" and usually shouts out in shock when he unexpectedly sees her in his and"
"Joseph Will Joseph Will (born November 4, 1970) is an American actor. Will attended Point Park University graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater, and later pursued his master's degree in Acting from the Florida State University Conservatory of Actor Training, in Sarasota, Florida. Will began his television career in a comic role on the Emmy Award-winning sitcom ""Frasier"", opposite Kelsey Grammer and Patti Lupone. He has been featured in a number of prime time television shows, including NYPD Blue, """", ""Will & Grace"", ""Studio 60 On The Sunset Strip"", ""Without A Trace"", ""Shark"", ""Life With Bonnie"", and"
"another hit NBC sitcom, ""Frasier"" (Season 1 Episode 7), the eponymous star brings a new girlfriend Catherine (played by Amanda Donohoe) home. They are about to have sex on the chair belonging to Marty Crane (Frasier's father). Frasier exclaims ""I won't be out-performed by a Barcalounger"" before moving to the couch. It is mentioned in the US version of the TV show ""Shameless"", in the ""Season 5 premiere"", titled ""Milk of the Gods"", as part of a conversation Mickey has with a potential furniture customer. A 7-inch single by Me First and the Gimme Gimmes was called ""In your Barcalounger""."
"since been matched by ""Modern Family"". The series holds the record for most total Emmy wins, 37, shattering the record of 29 which had been set by ""The Mary Tyler Moore Show"". Frasier is considered the most successful spin-off series in television history, beginning its run one season after ""Cheers"" went off the air, where the character of Frasier Crane had been appearing for nine years. ""Frasier"" ran from 1993 to 2004. In early 2000s, ""Curb Your Enthusiasm"" premiered on HBO. The series was created by Larry David, who stars as a semi-fictionalized version of himself following his life after"
"""Frasier"", which went on to win a record thirty-nine Emmy Awards in its eleven-season run. In season six, Andy Ackerman replaced Tom Cherones as director of the show. The series remained well-regarded and produced some of its most famous episodes, such as ""The Beard"" in which Jerry is put through a lie detector test to make him admit that he watched ""Melrose Place"", ""The Switch"" in which Kramer's mom, Babs, reveals that his first name is Cosmo, and ""The Understudy"" in which Elaine meets J. Peterman for the first time. Story arcs used in this season were Elaine working as"
"he died in 2007. Father Moose and son Enzo played the role of Eddie on the long-running TV sitcom ""Frasier"". Eddie belonged to lead character Frasier's father Martin Crane, and constantly ""stole the show"" with his deadpan antics, receiving more fan mail than any other Frasier character. Moose and Enzo also starred as Skip in the 2000 film ""My Dog Skip"". Wishbone, from the television show of the same name which aired from 1995 to 2001 in the United States, was a Jack Russell terrier. Wishbone's real name was Soccer and was chosen from over a hundred other dogs vying"
"Martin Crane Martin ""Marty"" Crane is a fictional character from the American television show ""Frasier"", played by actor John Mahoney. An army veteran and retired police detective, he is the father of Frasier and Niles Crane. Although Martin is first mentioned in an episode of the sitcom ""Cheers"", his life history is mainly expanded on in ""Frasier"". In an eighth season ""Cheers"" episode, Frasier claims that his father is dead and was a scientist in life. These comments are elaborated on ""Frasier"" as the result of estrangement between Martin and Frasier at the time. (Mahoney also appeared in ""Cheers"" as"
"writer Linda Morris. Both Rauseo and Morris are alums of Kean University. Vic Rauseo Vic Rauseo is an American television producer and writer. He is best known for his work on the television series ""Frasier"", for which he received three Primetime Emmy Awards in 1994, 1995 and 1996 as a part of the producing and writing team. Rauseo began his professional career as stage manager on the game show, ""Family Feud"" in 1976. As a television producer and writer his credits include ""Welcome Back, Kotter"", ""Alice"", ""Life With Lucy"", ""Doogie Howser, M.D."" and ""Temporarily Yours"", his last television credit. All"
"1993, after ""Cheers"" ended, Frasier and Lilith (Bebe Neuwirth) divorce offscreen, and Lilith is awarded custody of their son Frederick, with Frasier granted visiting rights. In the pilot ""The Good Son"", Frasier explains that he left Boston because he felt that his life and career had grown stagnant (and he had been publicly humiliated after climbing onto a ledge and nearly committing suicide before being talked down). Therefore, he returned to his original hometown of Seattle, where his father Martin (John Mahoney) and brother Niles (David Hyde Pierce) live, to begin a fresh start. Frasier works for the radio station,"
"time, she gives birth to four more children: Lucinda (Sabrina Wiener) fathered by Nick; Ludlow, nicknamed Lud (Jarrett Lennon), by Frasier's mentor Dr. Bennett Ludlow (James Karen); and twins Elvis (Danny Kramer) and Jesse (Thomas Tulak) by Eddie Lebec (Jay Thomas), a then-ice hockey player who later becomes an ice show performer. All children but one turn out to be unruly, rotten, and spoiled. They defy whoever is substituting for their mother Carla, including babysitters. Carla has siblings, including two sisters (younger Annette (also played by Perlman) and Angeline) and two brothers (including Sal). Six of her siblings are older."
"his gym in Philadelphia. His attitude towards Ali in later life was largely characterized by bitterness and contempt, interspersed with brief reconciliations. Frazier was diagnosed with liver cancer in late September 2011 and admitted to hospice care. He died of complications from the disease on November 7, 2011. Joe Frazier was the 12th child born to Dolly Alston-Frazier and Rubin in Beaufort, South Carolina. He was raised in a rural community of Beaufort called Laurel Bay. Frazier said he was always close to his father, who carried him when he was a toddler ""over the 10 acres of farmland"" the"
"with Frasier. Although ""Cheers"" ended ambiguously with regard to Frasier and Lilith's marriage, at the beginning of the spin-off series ""Frasier"", their divorce had been finalized, with Lilith gaining custody of Frederick and remaining in Boston while Frasier has moved back to his hometown of Seattle. Lilith occasionally appears in ""Frasier"", sometimes with Frederick. Lilith first appears in the ""Cheers"" episode, ""Second Time Around"" (1986), as Frasier Crane's (Kelsey Grammer) date. In the episode, their first date does not go well. Lilith walks out of the date because she disdains the bar as Frasier's location for their date and Frasier's"
"on my breaks because this is where I have lived for a long time. So this is very much home. But I feel the pull of California"". Harriet Sansom Harris Harriet Sansom Harris (born January 8, 1955), often credited as Harriet Harris, is an American actress best known for her portrayals of Bebe Glazer on ""Frasier"" and Felicia Tilman on ""Desperate Housewives"". She won a Tony Award in 2002 as a Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance in ""Thoroughly Modern Millie"". Apart from her television and theatre work, she has made various film appearances, including ""Memento"", ""Addams Family"
"Christopher and Kevin Graves in ""Cheers"", Luke Tarsitano in 1995, Trevor Einhorn from 1996 until 2003) is the son of Frasier and Lilith Sternin. ""Freddy"" was born in the ""Cheers"" episode ""The Stork Brings A Crane;"" he appears in several episodes throughout the show's run. In the episode ""Breaking In Is Hard to Do"", which aired a year after his birth episode he spoke his first word: ""Norm!"" He lives with his mother in Boston but often comes to visit Frasier in Seattle on the holidays. Through his mother, he is Jewish; his bar mitzvah was most notable for his"
"Harriet Sansom Harris Harriet Sansom Harris (born January 8, 1955), often credited as Harriet Harris, is an American actress best known for her portrayals of Bebe Glazer on ""Frasier"" and Felicia Tilman on ""Desperate Housewives"". She won a Tony Award in 2002 as a Featured Actress in a Musical for her performance in ""Thoroughly Modern Millie"". Apart from her television and theatre work, she has made various film appearances, including ""Memento"", ""Addams Family Values"", ""Nurse Betty"" and ""Phantom Thread"". Harriet Sansom Harris was born in Fort Worth, Texas, one of two sisters. On her mother's side, she is a descendant"
"Frankie Baldwin Francesca ""Frankie"" Fraser (also Baldwin) is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, ""Coronation Street"", played by Debra Stephenson. She was introduced as part of the Baldwin family along with Danny Baldwin (Bradley Walsh), Jamie Baldwin (Rupert Hill) and Warren Baldwin (Danny Young). She made her first appearance during the episode airing on 6 June 2004. Stephenson quit the role in 2006 and Frankie departed on screen on 31 December 2006. Glamorous Frankie met her husband Danny (Bradley Walsh) when she worked as a babysitter for his son Jamie (Rupert Hill). Even though he was still"
"could stop him on a mark, he could lift his leg, he could do a somersault. I expected to see him reading ""The New York Times"" any day."" Enzo died of cancer on June 23, 2010, at the age of 14, one day after the fourth anniversary of his father's death in 2006. Moose (dog) Moose (December 24, 1990 – June 22, 2006) was a Parson Russell Terrier who portrayed Eddie Crane on the television sitcom ""Frasier"". Moose was born on Christmas Eve, 1990 in Florida, the youngest littermate. He was the largest puppy in the litter. Like Pal, the"
"spin-off ""Frasier"" debuted in September 1993, was voted by 2% to have his own show. According to the 1993 article in ""People"" magazine, newspaper columnist Mike Royko chose Diane to be with Sam. Novelist Jackie Collins picked Rebecca. Celebrated personality Zsa Zsa Gabor chose both as Sam's potential partner. Tennis player Martina Navratilova found Sam too good for either of them. Novelist-archaeologist Clive Cussler said Carla Tortelli (Rhea Perlman) was ""Sam's best bet."" Sam's appearance in ""Frasier"" is mixed. Scott D. Pierce from ""The Deseret News"" found him too ""old and [tiring]"" Nevertheless, John Martin, a syndicate from ""The New"
"Roz Doyle Rosalinda ""Roz"" Doyle is a fictional character on the American television sitcom ""Frasier"". She is played by Peri Gilpin. Roz is the producer of Frasier Crane's ""Dr. Frasier Crane Show"" on KACL 780 AM. Although initially reluctant to take the job, she and Frasier soon become good friends, and even sleep together in an episode. The character is named as a tribute to a producer of the television series ""Wings"" (having the same creators as ""Frasier""), who died from breast cancer in 1991. The role of Roz initially went to Lisa Kudrow but was recast before the pilot,"
"Moose (dog) Moose (December 24, 1990 – June 22, 2006) was a Parson Russell Terrier who portrayed Eddie Crane on the television sitcom ""Frasier"". Moose was born on Christmas Eve, 1990 in Florida, the youngest littermate. He was the largest puppy in the litter. Like Pal, the original Lassie, the rambunctious puppy was too much for his original owner. According to an article by Lori Golden: Moose won the role on ""Frasier"" after only six months of training. Moose had the ability to fix Kelsey Grammer with a long hard stare; this became a running sight gag on the show."
"makeover. At first reluctant to start anew, they then decide to go on another date. They live together for a year before being married one month before ""Our Hourly Bread"" (1988) as revealed in the episode, and give birth to their son Frederick in ""The Stork Brings a Crane"" (1989). (In ""Smotherly Love"" (1992), they re-enact their wedding to please Lilith's mother Betty (Marilyn Cooper), who was irritated that she had not been present for their marriage). In ""One Hugs, the Other Doesn't"" (1992), Frasier is revealed to have been previously married to Nanette Guzman (Emma Thompson), now known as"
"and find a place to wed. The series ends two years into their marriage with the birth of their son, David, who is born at a veterinary clinic. A flash-forward scene in an earlier episode reveals that the couple will have two children. His final line in the series, which he says to Frasier as his brother leaves Seattle, is ""I'll miss the coffees."" Niles Crane Dr. Niles Crane is a fictional character on the American sitcom ""Frasier"", a spin-off of the television show ""Cheers"". He was portrayed by David Hyde Pierce. Niles is the younger brother of Dr. Frasier"
"pronounce, Frasier constantly refers to him as ""Guy"" (pronounced () – clearly assuming him to be French), thus causing Niles to correct him. Nadia is referred to as Maris' ""hatchet maid"" but is never seen or heard. These are Frasier's old friends from Boston that guest star in certain episodes, influencing the episode's outcome (in addition to frequent guests Lilith and Frederick). The only surviving series regular from ""Cheers"" that never appeared on the show was Kirstie Alley, who played Rebecca Howe from 1987–1993 (seasons 6–11). Sam Malone ran the bar (Cheers) that Frasier frequented back in Boston. He appeared"
"his ex-wife Lilith Sternin, played by Bebe Neuwirth, and their son Frederick, played by Trevor Einhorn. Grammer had been the voice of Sideshow Bob on ""The Simpsons"" since 1990. In a 1997 episode (while ""Frasier"" was still in production), the character's brother, Cecil Terwilliger, was introduced, played by Pierce, as referenced in the episode title, ""Brother from Another Series"". The episode contained numerous ""Frasier"" references, including a ""Frasier""-style version of ""The Simpsons"" theme for a transition and its iconic title card for the same thing. Pierce returned as Cecil for the second time (the first since ""Frasier"" had concluded) alongside"
"Dan Butler Daniel Eugene Butler (born December 2, 1954) is an American actor known for his role as Bob ""Bulldog"" Briscoe on the TV series ""Frasier"". Butler was born in Huntington, Indiana, and raised in Fort Wayne, the son of Shirley, a housewife, and Andrew Butler, a pharmacist. While a drama student at Indiana University in 1975, he received the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarship, sponsored by the Kennedy Center. From 1976–78 he trained at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco. Butler is best known for his role as Bob ""Bulldog"" Briscoe in the NBC sitcom ""Frasier"", appearing in every"
"It was originally planned for Frasier to appear only in the first few episodes before being dumped by Diane, when he would disappear. John Lithgow was originally chosen by ""Cheers"" producers for the role, but he turned it down. Kelsey Grammer (who believed he had flunked his audition) was chosen for his performance with Danson, which elicited praise from show executives and led to an extended role in the series for his character. Before ""Cheers"", Grammer appeared in the soap opera ""Another World"" and two miniseries: ""Kennedy"" and ""George Washington"". In late August 1984, the pregnancies of actresses Rhea Perlman"