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Allen Kelsey Grammer |
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6' 1" |
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US - United States of America |
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February 21, 1955 |
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St. Thomas, Virgin Islands |
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c/o William Morris Agency |
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One William Morris Place |
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Beverly Hills, CA 90212 |
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Allen Kelsey Grammer was born February 21, 1955, in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands. His parents divorced when Grammer was very young, and he was raised by his mother and grandfather in New Jersey and then Florida. Tragedy followed Grammer's family: his father was murdered when Grammer was just thirteen years old; seven years later, his sister was raped and murdered after leaving a restaurant in Colorado, and his two half-brothers were killed in a freak scuba-diving accident five years after that. Grammer developed a substance abuse problem, and eventually ended up in the Betty Ford Center, for both alcohol and drug abuse. Having developed an interest in Shakespeare, and spent some time studying at Julliard, Grammer began his professional acting career at the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, where he spent three years performing in classic works by Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw. He continued in regional productions, finally making his way to New York and the off-Broadway productions of Plenty, Sunday in the Park with George, A Month in the Country and the Obie Award-winning Quartermaine's Terms. He went on to perform on Broadway in Macbeth and Othello.
Grammer is best known for his portrayal of "Dr. Frasier Crane" on the hit NBC-TV sitcom, Frasier. He is the only actor to have been nominated for an Emmy award for playing the same character in three different TV shows. He made his debut on the series, Cheers, in 1984, becoming a regular on the series until 1993, when the character left Boston for Seattle, to host his own talk-radio show, spawning the new series, Frasier. He was nominated for the Emmy award twice for his work on Cheers, once for Wings, and eight times for Frasier. He won the award three times, in addition to two Golden Globe awards, two American Comedy awards, and a People's Choice award. Grammer has lent his very distinctive voice to a number of different characters, most notably The Simpsons' "Sideshow Bob," Anastasia's "Vladimir," and Toy Story 2's "Stinky Pete the Prospector." Among the movies he has made are Galaxies are Colliding, Down Periscope, 15 Minutes, and The Good Humor Man. He has made guest appearances on numerous television shows, and has produced several TV shows. A musician, he wrote and performed the theme song on Frasier. Grammer married his third wife, Camille Donatacci, in 1997, and the couple have a daughter, born to a surrogate mother. He has two other daughters from previous relationships.
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