Kelsey Grammer indeed plays the piano. Grammer, who is currently appearing in the British comedy Breaking the Bank, says he doesn't have much time for the music of today, although he did love 'grunge' – bands like Nirvana and Pearl Jam that emerged in the late 1980s.
David Hyde Pierce studied classical piano before becoming an actor. When you see Niles playing on Frasier, you can see he's really playing! Do you play an instrument?
"We both play the piano. We both went to Yale. I'm definitely not as finicky, though, and certainly not as neat." Pierce got the role partly because he somewhat resembles Kelsey Grammer, the star of the show; Grammer and Pierce play spatty siblings who are both psychiatrists in Seattle.
Kelsey sings and has several great vocal tracks throughout the film in a performance that reminds Kelsey Grammer fans of the depth and versatility he brings so well to the screen, time and time again.
Grammer later won a scholarship to study drama at the Juilliard School, where he was a member of Group 6 from 1973 to 1975. However, after his sister's murder, Grammer failed to attend classes and was eventually expelled.
The 67-year-old suffered the violent deaths of two people in his family, which resulted in him battling a drug and alcohol addiction. His grandfather once told him his family had been cursed - just a few years before he died of cancer himself.
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Essentially, back in the '30s and '40s, wealthy people (especially on the east coast) decided to adopt this hybrid accent as a "class" marker. "Hah-vahd English" or "aristocratic drawl" might ring a bell. Rich people taught it in boarding schools, finishing schools, and you guessed it, in theater and drama classes.
Mr. Burns, Sideshow Bob, and Cecil Terwilliger from The Simpsons all speak with a Mid-Atlantic accent, with the latter two characters voiced by the aforementioned Kelsey Grammer and David Hyde Pierce, respectively.
The cast of Frasier were notably close. Grammer calls Pierce the brother he never had. Along with the late John Mahoney, who played their dad, Martin, Pierce is godfather to Leeves's son. “David is a very easy person to love,” emails Leeves.
Many actors earn an incredible amount of money from royalties when they have starred in a hit show and Kelsey Grammer is no exception. It is estimated that Grammer earns a reported $13 million every single year in royalties from Frasier.
According to Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce decided not to return as Niles on Paramount+'s revival of Frasier because he didn't want to repeat his performance of the character.
I can now reveal what they were actually drinking. . . it's Harvey's Bristol Cream.
The baby that Niles and Daphne have at the end of the show is not a result of a real life pregnancy of Jane Leeves, the actress who plays Daphne. However, she was pregnant earlier in the show. In season 8 the actress got pregnant and it was simply written into the show as a weight gain.
Actor Jane Leeves, who played Daphne, is originally from Essex, England, but she decided that her character needed to sound like she was from some 250 miles northwest. “Daphne has a Manchester accent,” Leeves told the Los Angeles Times in 1995.
Frasier (Kelsey Grammer) and Niles Crane (David Hyde Pierce) from Frasier. "David Hyde Pierce looks so much like Kelsey Grammer that they created the character of Niles just for him.
“Daphne has a Manchester accent,” she explains. “That's because the character is a working-class character and it sounds more working class.
On Cheers, Frasier's accent made sense: It's known as a "mid-Atlantic" accent, which isn't actually a real accent. It was made up for old movie stars so they wouldn't sound like they were from anywhere in particular, and then the upper class of Boston adopted it as their own, along with weird suits and nepotism.
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The Queen of Soul was unrivalled for decades when it came to having the best singing voice on the planet.
What is a countertenor? A countertenor is a male singer who can sing as high as a soprano or mezzo-soprano. The countertenor is the rarest of all voice types.
Kelsey and Camille Grammer have settled their bitter child custody battle. The sparring ex-spouses have reached an agreement in which their two kids – son Jude, 7, and daughter Mason, 10 – will stay together and continue living with Camille in Los Angeles, a source with knowledge of the case told the Daily News.
Star of American sitcom 'Frasier' Kelsey Grammer has bought a house in Portishead with his wife.