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Grammer began drinking at age 9 and became a frequent abuser of alcohol. In [[1988]] he was sentenced to 30 days in jail for [[drunk driving]] and [[cocaine]] possession, and an additional 10days Community Service with [[CalTrans]] <ref>http://www.dui.com/drunk_driving_research/grammer_dui.html</ref> 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>http://www.dui.com/drunk_driving_research/grammer_dui.html</ref> In January [[1991]] he was given an additional two years' probation for violating his original probation through additional cocaine use <ref>http://www.dui.com/drunk_driving_research/grammer_dui.html</ref> In September [[1996]] he flipped his car while under the influence of drugs or alcohol and subsequently checked in to the [[Betty Ford Clinic]] for 30 days. |
Grammer began drinking at age 9 and became a frequent abuser of alcohol. In [[1988]] he was sentenced to 30 days in jail for [[drunk driving]] and [[cocaine]] possession, and an additional 10days Community Service with [[CalTrans]] <ref>http://www.dui.com/drunk_driving_research/grammer_dui.html</ref> 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>http://www.dui.com/drunk_driving_research/grammer_dui.html</ref> In January [[1991]] he was given an additional two years' probation for violating his original probation through additional cocaine use <ref>http://www.dui.com/drunk_driving_research/grammer_dui.html</ref> In September [[1996]] he flipped his car 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: ''""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."'' |
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Allen Kelsey Grammer | |
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 Kelsey Grammer visiting with Sailors and Marines during the opening day of Fleet Week New York 2006. | |
| Born | February 21, 1955 |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, television director, writer |
| Website | KelseyLive.com |
Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955 in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands) is an American actor, director, and writer best known for his 20-year portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the sitcoms Cheers and Frasier.
Biography
Career
Grammer, who came to public attention in the classic TV sitcom Cheers, was able to successfully spin off his character, Dr. Frasier Crane, into a television series in its own right, named Frasier. Originally intended as a minor recurring role on Cheers, the part of Dr. Frasier Crane originally was to be played by John Lithgow, but Grammer got the role when Lithgow became unavailable. [citation needed]
Grammer won a number of Emmys and 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). [citation needed] 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 record set by James Arness in playing Marshall Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke from 1955 to 1975.[citation needed]
Grammer's trademark smooth, deep voice makes him popular for voiceover work. He has provided the voices of Sideshow Bob on The Simpsons, "Stinky Pete the Prospector" in Toy Story 2, and the title character in the short-lived animated series Gary The Rat. He was also the voice of Vlad in the Fox animated movie, Anastasia. He sang the title theme for Frasier, starred in the film Down Periscope, and also guest-starred in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Cause and Effect", as Capt. Bateson of the Starfleet vessel, the U.S.S. Bozeman. His voice style was imitated for the character of Mercuremon in Digimon Frontier.
His most recent work is on Fox's The Sketch Show. While he does appear in some sketches, his role is similar to that of a host. He also produces the UPN sitcom Girlfriends. In 2006 he appeared on film as Dr. Henry (Hank) McCoy a.k.a. Beast in the third X-Men movie and the mysterious Marvin in The Fairly OddParents Movie (a role resembling one of Mom's henchmen in Futurama). Prior to that he guest starred as The Angel of Death on Medium, which he also produces.
Politics
On June 1st, 2006, Grammer expressed an interest in running for United States Congress as a Republican during an appearance on Hannity & Colmes on the Fox News Channel[1]. He indicated that it was something he would consider when his children are older as a second career. 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. Grammer has also appeared on Sean Hannity's syndicated conservative radio program.
He declared in 2004 that he was the "only person in Los Angeles" to support President George W. Bush. He was a celebrity guest at the first inauguration ceremony of President George W. Bush.
Personal life
Born in St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands, Grammer moved to New Jersey with his mother after his parents' divorce. In 1968, when Kelsey was 13, his father, whom he had only met twice, was murdered on the front lawn of his home in the Virgin Islands[citation needed]; in 1975, his sister was raped and murdered after leaving the Red Lobster restaurant where she worked in Colorado Springs, Colorado [1] Kelsey, who was 20 at the time and enrolled in the Juilliard acting program, stopped attending classes and was expelled.[citation needed] In 1980, his twin half-brothers were killed in a shark attack while SCUBA diving [2]
Relationships
Grammer has been married three times. His first marriage to dance instructor Doreen Alderman spanned eight years, from 1982 to 1990, and produced one child, a daughter named Spencer. His second marriage, to stripper Leigh-Anne Csuhany, lasted one year (1992–1993). Grammer claims she was abusive and that, after talk of divorce, she attempted suicide by overdosing on Tylenol and wine, which resulted in the miscarriage of their child.[citation needed] Since August of 1997, Grammer has been married to Camille Donatacci, a former Playboy model. They have a son and a daughter together via a surrogate mother [3]Grammer has one additional daughter, Greer, born in 1992, with hair and makeup stylist Barrie Buckner[4]
Drink and drugs
Grammer began drinking at age 9 and became a frequent abuser of alcohol. In 1988 he was sentenced to 30 days in jail for drunk driving and cocaine possession, and an additional 10days Community Service with CalTrans [5] He was again arrested for cocaine possession in August 1990 and sentenced to three years' probation, fined $500 and given 300 hours' community service [6] In January 1991 he was given an additional two years' probation for violating his original probation through additional cocaine use [7] In September 1996 he flipped his car 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: ""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."
Other notable incidents
- After publishing his autobiography, "So Far..." in 1995, he was sued by a former girlfriend for defamation of character and invasion of privacy.[citation needed]
- In 1998, Grammer filed a lawsuit against Internet Entertainment Group, which Grammer claimed had stolen from his home a videotape of him having sex with a woman. IEG countersued Grammer, denying they were in possession of such a tape, and Grammer's suit was eventually dropped.[citation needed]
- In the mid-'90s Grammer was accused of statutory rape by the parents of his child’s 15-year-old babysitter, but a New Jersey grand jury declined to indict due to lack of physical evidence.[citation needed]
- In 2005, Grammer fell off a stage while presenting a speech at Disneyland [8]
Filmography
- Significant Others (2006), as Francis
- X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), as Dr. Hank McCoy AKA Beast
- Medium (2006), as Angel of Death
- Even Money (2006), as Detective Brunner
- The Simpsons (1989-present) (TV series), as Sideshow Bob (voice)
- The Good Humor Man (2005), as Mr. Skibness
- Kelsey Grammer Presents: The Sketch Show (2005), as various characters
- A Christmas Carol (2004) (TV), as Ebenezer Scrooge
- Frasier: Analyzing the Laughter (2004) (TV), as Frasier Crane
- Frasier (1993-2004) (TV series), as Frasier Crane
- Teacher's Pet (2004), as Dr. Ivan Krank (voice)
- Barbie of Swan Lake (2003) (Video), as Rothbart
- Gary the Rat (2003) (TV series), as Gary 'The Rat' Andrews (voice)
- The Big Empty (2003), as Agent Banks
- Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor (2003) (TV), as George Washington
- And many more since 1982...
References
- ^ http://www.crimelibrary.com/notorious_murders/classics/karen_grammer/index.html
- ^ http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/kelseygrammer/
- ^ http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/kelseygrammer/
- ^ http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/kelseygrammer/
- ^ http://www.dui.com/drunk_driving_research/grammer_dui.html
- ^ http://www.dui.com/drunk_driving_research/grammer_dui.html
- ^ http://www.dui.com/drunk_driving_research/grammer_dui.html
- ^ http://www.ifilm.com/ifilmdetail/2670087?htv=12
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