"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 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.
Now, Grammer has said in a new interview that Niles will not be in the series. “David basically decided he wasn't really interested in repeating the performance of Niles,” Grammer told People .
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.
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.
While divorcing his wife Maris Crane, he suffers from stress-induced narcolepsy.
Actor John Lithgow turned down the role of TV favo... watched it.
Kelsey Grammer has only 2 minutes and 46 seconds of screen time in this episode, making it the only time he appears in the form of a cameo, as he was being treated for his addiction problems. As result, it was re-written and entirely centered around Niles (David Hyde Pierce).
Although Kelsey Grammer and the rest of the human ensemble immediately come to mind when talking about Frasier, the show wouldn't be the same without Eddie. However, the show dog playing Eddie wasn't the most liked member of the cast, and in turn, he did not get on well with his co-stars either.
The Crane family keeps a tense vigil while Niles has open-heart surgery, each remembering various experiences they've had in hospitals. The Crane family keeps a tense vigil while Niles has open-heart surgery, each remembering various experiences they've had in hospitals.
Frasier's offscreen investments, his negotiated radio salary, and savings from high psychiatrist salary were lucrative enough to sustain himself, his costly tastes, and responsibilities.
The pair never got together because Frasier and Roz were fundamentally different people with radically opposite interests. Frasier delighted in the high-society pursuits of opera and great literature, while Roz partook in the less sophisticated pastimes of bars and Bruce Springsteen concerts.
I can now reveal what they were actually drinking. . . it's Harvey's Bristol Cream.
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.
Trivia. From taking IQ tests when they were children, Frasier's IQ is 129 and Niles' is 156.
Moose, the celebrity Jack Russell Terrier most famous for his role as Eddie on the television sitcom Frasier, earned around $10,000 per episode, for a net worth of approximately $3.2 million. Apparently, Moose received more fan mail than any of his human counterparts.
The scrappy dog known as Eddie on TV's "Frasier" has died. The 16-year-old Jack Russell terrier, whose real name was Moose, passed away of old age Thursday at the Los Angeles home of trainer Mathilde Halberg, Halberg told People magazine. Join Backstage to access jobs you can apply to right now!
Jane Leeves does not appear in this episode. Daphne is returning home from the weight spa after her recent struggles with weight.
As a member of the Church of Scientology, Alley chose not to, though was never asked to, reprise her role as Rebecca Howe on any episode of Frasier, because the series was centered on the field of medical psychiatrists; she was the only former Cheers regular not to do so.
This was primarily because they didn't want viewers to think that Frasier was simply riffing off with what Cheers did with Vera, Norm's (George Wendt) wife, who was often mentioned but never made it on screen. They planned on debuting Maris in episode 3, but the gag became too funny that they stuck with it.
Daphne Sported An Actual Baby Bump
So much so that she put on weight and even sported a bulging tummy for the majority of Season 8. In real life, Jane Leeves was pregnant at the time, and Daphne getting fat was written into the show to explain her baby bump.
Six years after Frasier ended, she took on the role of Joy Scroggs in the TV Land comedy Hot in Cleveland. She played the character from 2010 until the series ended in 2015 after six seasons. Leeves is currently starring in the Fox medical drama The Resident.
However, in the final scene of the show, it is revealed that Frasier has boarded a plane to Chicago, implying he will be with Charlotte.