The Statue Of Comedy (Frasier)

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Date:	03/05/02 (30 review reads)
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Frasier is a television comedy based on the Charchter of Frasier Crane. Frasier moves into Seattle and now is a host of a psychology advice show. He lives with his father Martin and Daphne, Frasiers Brother Niles who also is psychaitrist and a vistor to Frasier in the episodes a very contstant charcheter.


KELSEY GRAMMER

(Dr. Frasier Crane) Emmy winner Kelsey Grammer has become the first actor in television history to receive Emmy nominations for his performance as a character he created on three series. He received two Emmy nominations for his portrayal of Dr. Frasier Crane on "Cheers." His guest appearance as the vacationing Frasier Crane on NBC's "Wings" in 1992 earned him another Emmy nomination, as Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. He received an Emmy as Best Actor in a Comedy Series in the debut season of "Frasier," in which he stars in the title role.

Grammer was born on a February 21 on St. Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands, and was raised by his mother and grandfather, first in New Jersey, then in Florida. Following the death of his grandfather, the 11-year-old Grammer was drawn to the works of Shakespeare, which fostered his new-found love of the English language.

He first acted in a high school production of "The Little Foxes," and with the encouragement of his English and drama teachers, decided to pursue acting as a career. After two years at the Juilliard School, he was accepted by the Old Globe Theatre in San Diego, where he spent three years performing in classic works by Shakespeare and George Bernard Shaw.

He later performed in regional theaters across the United States -- such as the Guthrie in Minneapolis -- before appearing in 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." His Broadway cr
edits include "Macbeth" and "Othello," and his most recent stage appearance was in the title role of "Richard II" at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles.

Among his television credits are roles on the daytime dramas "Another World," "One Life to Live" and "Guiding Light." He also made a guest appearance in the premiere episode of "Kate and Allie" and had parts in the mini-series "Kennedy" and the NBC movies "Dance 'til Dawn," "Beyond Suspicion" and "The Innocent." He joined "Cheers" in 1984. He received a Golden Globe nomination and a People's Choice Award as Favorite Male In a New TV series for his performance during the first season of "Frasier."

Grammer lives in the Los Angeles area with his parrot and five dogs. He enjoys singing, playing piano, golf, tennis, darts and pool, and sailing on his 37-foot boat.

DAVID HYDE PIERCE

(Niles Crane) "Niles is intelligent, well-dressed and badly married," says David Hyde Pierce, who received an Emmy nomination and a Viewers for Quality Television Award as Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of the snobbish psychiatrist Niles Crane, brother to the title character on "Frasier."

Pierce adds: "Nile's wife, Maris, is cold yet distant, but Niles loves her...probably because she reminds him of his mother. His relationship with Frasier is a mix of sibling rivalry, condescension, passive aggression and brotherly love."

Pierce was born on an April 3 in upstate New York. He received a B.A. from Yale with a double major in English and theater arts.

In 1981, with degree in hand, he proceeded to New York City and quickly got a job selling ties in Bloomingdale's while he studied acting. He landed his first professional acting job in "Beyond Therapy" on Broadway, followed by stints Off-Broadw
ay and in regional theater. Between 1983 and 1985 he worked in various productions at the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis before returning to New York to appear in the New York Shakespeare Festival production of "Hamlet." He interrupted his stage work for a role in his first feature film, "Bright Lights Big City," before departing on a tour of the Soviet Union and Japan in "The Cherry Orchard," from 1988 to 1989.

Pierce's big break came when he appeared on Broadway in "The Heidi Chronicles" for six months, earning him the attention of the media and his peers. More feature roles followed in such films as "Little Man Tate" (as Dianne Wiest's assistant) and "The Fisher King" (as Jeff Bridges's agent). His other feature credits include "Crossing Delancey," "Rocket Gibraltar," "Sleepless in Seattle" (with Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan) Mike Nichols "Wolf" (with Jack Nicholson) and Oliver Stone's upcoming "Nixon."

In the spring of 1991 Pierce was cast in the former NBC series "The Powers That Be," in which he portrayed Theodore Van Horn, a chronically depressed and suicidal United States Congressman. His additional TV credits include guest-starring roles on the series "Crime Story" and "Spenser: For Hire."

In his leisure time, Pierce enjoys playing piano (he used to be a church organist), skiing and playing tennis. He divides his time between homes in New York and Los Angeles.

JANE LEEVES

(Daphne Moon) "I hate to admit it, but I'm a lot like Daphne, although I'm not quite as well-adjusted to who I am," says Jane Leeves, who portrays the kooky, warm-hearted semi-psychic Daphne Moon. "She's who she is all the time and wouldn't put on an act for anybody. I'm shyer."

Acting always appealed to Leeves, who recalls writing in a school book a
t age 5 that she wanted to be an actress. Born on an April 18 in London, she was raised along with two sisters and a brother in East Grinstead, Sussex, England, the daughter of a contracts engineer and a nurse. Her first dream as a performer was to be a ballerina, but that career was cut short by an injury when she was 18. She bounced back with modeling and less strenuous dancing in commercials and rock videos, where she was given occasional lines to deliver.

Leeves moved to Los Angeles hoping to breaking out of the dancer mold and be considered as a full-fledged actress. She was soon cast in the role of Blue on the syndicated series "Throb." Television audiences may know her best for her portrayal of Audrey Cohen, the girlfriend of Miles Silverberg, on "Murphy Brown." Leeves also has the distinction of having played the virgin who beds "John F. Kennedy Jr." in one of the most talked-about episodes of NBC's "Seinfeld." She has also guest-starred on such series as "Murder, She Wrote," "My Two Dads," NBC's "Blossom" and "Who's the Boss?"

Her motion picture credits include the remake of "Miracle on 34th Street" as well as "To Live and Die in L.A.", "Monty Python's The Meaning of Life," "The Hunger," "Mr. Wright" (opposite Paul Reiser of NBC's "Mad About You") and Tim Burton's upcoming "James and the Giant Peach."

She believes that if she had not pursued a performing career, she would have become an archeologist: "Growing up in England, I was always drawn to historical things from the Roman times and some of the old castles."

Leeves resides in Los Angeles with her two cats -- "a skinny one and a real fat one." In her spare time she enjoys reading, cooking for large groups, participating in sports (or "sporty things," as she says) and
working out in dance classes.

PERI GILPIN

(Roz Doyle) Peri Gilpin figures she was destined to portray a character such as bottom-line radio producer Roz Doyle on "Frasier." For one thing, her late father (Jim O'Brien) was a nationally known broadcaster who used to take young Peri into a radio station in Dallas to sing "Happy Birthday" over the airwaves. Later she worked in Hollywood with the "Wings" producer (now deceased) for whom her character is named in tribute. (She even lives on the same street on which Roz Doyle once resided.)

Born in Waco, TX, Gilpin was raised in Dallas, where she carried on a family tradition when she began her professional acting career at age 9 by appearing in television commercials. In addition to having a father who was a television newscaster and a stepfather who is a performer in commercials, she has a mother who is a seasoned actress, currently seen in commercials, and two sisters and one brother who also have ventured into acting.

While attending school in Dallas, Gilpin studied acting at the Dallas Theater Center, where she performed in various stage productions and was inspired by the center's house manager, Chantal Westerman ("Good Morning, America"). After high school, she continued her acting studies at the University of Texas at Austin and the British-American Academy in London, England.

Returning to the United States, she found work in Dallas as a make-up artist, but her life- long desire to act motivated her to become an apprentice with the renowned Williamstown (MA) Theater Festival. Her stage credits include starring in the Off-Off-Broadway production of "Lucky Lucy and the Fortune Man" and numerous regional theater productions, including "The Crucible," "Hawthorne County," "A Midsummer Night's Dream" and "The Maderati" (for which she also served as associate producer).
r>After guest-starring on such series as "21 Jump Street," "Max Monroe: Loose Cannon" and "Matlock," she became a regular on "Flesh 'N Blood," starring opposite David Keith. She also has guest-starred on the series "Designing Women" and NBC's "Wings" and "Cheers."

Gilpin resides in Los Angeles, where she enjoys gardening, entertaining and spending time with her two dogs.

JOHN MAHONEY

(Martin Crane) "Martin and Frasier are trying to figure each other out," says John Mahoney of his character, Martin Crane, the ex-cop father of psychiatrist Frasier Crane, and that of Kelsey Grammer, who plays Frasier. "Martin's a fish out of water in his own family, which had three psychiatrists -- his wife and two sons -- and there's a great deal of bad blood that he and Frasier will have to cleanse to be able to live together."

The Tony-winning actor ("House of Blue Leaves") may be remembered by audiences as the college professor who was splashed in the face with a drink in "Moonstruck." Ironically, teaching is one of the professions he tried before becoming an actor.

Born in Manchester on a June 20 during the German blitz of England, Mahoney was the seventh of eight children raised by his mother and father, a baker by trade and a pianist by avocation. He emigrated to the United States after high school and joined the Army, where he worked on losing his British accent. He received a B.A. degree from Quincy College and an M.A. degree in English from Western Illinois University. However, he did not decide to pursue acting until after trying careers as diverse as a college professor, hospital orderly and medical- journal editor, all of which left him unfulfilled.

At age 37, Mahoney enrolled in classes at Chicago's St. Nicholas Theatre -- co-founded by David Mamet -- where he performed opposite John Malkovi
ch, who invited him to join the Steppenwolf Theatre. Mahoney has since appeared in more than 30 Steppenwolf productions. In addition to a Tony Award, he received a Clarence Derwent Award and a Drama Desk nomination for his performance in "House of Blue Leaves." He received his second Drama Desk nomination and a Theatre World Award for his portrayal of Harold in the Off-Broadway production of "Orphans." He made his directorial debut with the play "Talking Heads" at the Steppenwolf Theatre.

Mahoney's feature film credits include "Barton Fink," "Suspect," "The Russia House," "Frantic," "Betrayed," "Eight Men Out," "Say Anything," "The Manhattan Project," "Striking Distance," "The Hudsucker Proxy," "Reality Bites" and "In the Line of Fire."

On television, he has starred on the series "The Human Factor," "H.E.L.P." and "Lady Blue"; in the NBC mini-series "Favorite Son"; and in such films as "Will," "Dinner at Eight," "The Image," "The Killing Floor," "First Step" and "The Water Engine." His performance as the Crane patriarch, Martin, earned him a recent Golden Globe nomination as Best Supporting Actor.

Mahoney lives in Chicago.

MOOSE

(Eddie) A Jack Russell terrier born in Florida as one of 10 pups, Moose was graduated from Orlando University with a bacholor's degree in obedience. He taught sign language after college at Canine Corral, but grew tired of teaching and decided to give show business a try. At the urging of a local talent scout, he auditioned for and won a starring role in the Universal Studios "Animal Actors' Showcase." Moose has appeared in several national print and television commercials, and is represented by Birds and Animals in Orange County,
CA.

The 4-year-old canine divides his time between Florida and California with his wife, Molly, and their three pups.


If you havent seen this excellent show then you really are missing out. Frasier which is set in a family based home is capturing millions of viewers following the exiting lifes the Cranes live. Frasier Crane who is the main Charchter in this Porgramme who Really has that Special something to offer in Every episode.

If you have seen this show before you deeply will regret it. The Shows audience grows and grows and the show has been running for years without the public loosing intrest. It seems that Frasier - The Hit Making Comedy Show will be running for years but what is not true is why do people contunie to watch it. You need to watch this show - You Cant Miss It.