Where is the cast of Frasier now?

Followers are excitedly awaiting Kelsey Grammer’s reprisal of his titular position within the highly-anticipated Frasier reboot, however he’s the one authentic star whose return has been introduced. 

The revival was given a greenlight by the Paramount+ three months in the past — 18 years after the critically-acclaimed NBC sitcom went off the air — however the magic could also be gone due largely partially to the lacking ensemble solid that made it a success. 

Insiders acquainted with the brand new present, helmed by Grammer, claimed the set was working on a low finances with novice actors and writers, RadarOnline reported.  

‘With the Paramount+ Frasier reboot, you are getting the actor you recognize and love in his most well-known position, however you are not getting a lot else,’ the sources mentioned. ‘There will likely be no lavish units and not one of the beloved faces followers held pricey. Even the writers and producers are Z-list.’ 

The highly-anticipated Frasier reboot is reportedly lacking the unique ensemble solid that made it a success. Pictured left to proper: John Mahoney as Martin Crane, Jane Leeves as Daphne Moon, Moose as Eddie, Kelsey Grammer as Dr. Frasier Crane, David Hyde Pierce as Dr. Niles Crane, Peri Gilpin as Roz Doyle, Dan Butler as Bob ‘Bulldog’ Briscoe

Insiders declare Grammer’s sequel for Paramount+ is low hire, missing in lavish units, and helmed by Z-list writers and producers 

Grammer is govt producing, however there is not a lot recognized in regards to the new collection except for the truth that it is going to comply with Dr. Frasier Crane in a brand new metropolis and can function new characters. 

Authentic solid members David Hyde Pierce, Jane Leeves, and Peri Gilpin, who performed Frasier’s brother Niles, housekeeper Daphne, and producer Roz, is not going to be part of the present.  

Frasier’s father, Martin, additionally will not be returning. The character was performed by John Mahoney, who died on the age of 77 in a Chicago hospice in February 2018 as a result of issues from throat most cancers.

Their absence, Grammer mentioned, will likely be handled within the sequel.

‘We’ll definitely be responsive about the truth that there was a brother and such. However the brand new world for Frasier is one in every of new friendships — and a few new twists and turns he did not know have been nonetheless in there,’ he defined in October.

With many of the Frasier solid lacking from the upcoming revival, FEMAIL has revealed what the present’s stars have been as much as over the previous 18 years — and why some have little interest in reprising their roles. 

Dr. Frasier Crane, performed by Kelsey Grammer

Kelsey Grammer, 67, made a reputation for himself enjoying psychiatrist Frasier Crane on each the NBC sitcom Cheers and its spin-off Frasier, which aired from 1993 to 1994. He’s pictured on the present (left) and now (proper)

Grammer made his debut on Cheers in 1984 and appeared on the present for 9 seasons. He’s pictured with the solid in 1987

Kelsey Grammer, 67, made a reputation for himself enjoying psychiatrist Frasier Crane on the NBC sitcom Cheers after his character debuted on the present’s third season in 1984. 

Frasier began because the love curiosity of Diane Chambers (Shelley Lengthy), however he went on to marry Lilith Sternin (Bebe Neuwirth) and have a son, Frederick. 

When Cheers led to 1993, Grammer continued to play the character within the spin-off present Frasier, which picked up after his divorce from Lillith. 

The critically acclaimed collection chronicled Frasier’s life after he moved again to his native Seattle, Washington, and reconnected along with his father, Martin, and rival youthful brother, Niles. 

Grammer captivated audiences and gained 4 Emmys and two Golden Globes for his portrayal of the psychiatrist-turned-radio host. He reportedly made $1.6 million per episode throughout the present’s final two years. 

Frasier led to 2004 after 11 seasons and dozens of awards.

Grammer went on to star in blockbuster films corresponding to X-Males: The Final Stand, X-Males: Days of Future Previous, and Transformers: The Age of Extinction. 

The actor additionally appeared within the TV reveals Again to you, Boss, and Confirmed Harmless, and voiced roles in Toy Story 2 and as Sideshow Bob in The Simpsons. 

Grammer gained 4 Emmys and two Golden Globes for his portrayal of the psychiatrist-turned-radio host on Frasier. He reportedly made $1.6 million per episode throughout the present’s final two years

Lately, he has starred in quite a lot of Christmas films, together with Christmas in Paradise and The 12 Days of Christmas Eve in 2022.

Paramount+ introduced final 12 months that Grammer will likely be reprising his position as Frasier for its upcoming reboot. He was the one star from the present who was mentioned to return. 

Grammer’s success adopted a tragic household historical past that led to him abusing medicine and alcohol earlier than ultimately ending up in rehab. 

His dad and mom divorced when he was two, and he and his sister Karen have been raised by their mom and grandmother in New Jersey.

Their grandfather died from most cancers when Grammer was 12, and two years later his organic father was shot useless by a madman who’d set hearth to his automobile. The perpetrator, Arthur Niles, was discovered not responsible by motive of madness and despatched to a psychiatric facility. 

In 1975, Grammer’s sister Karen, then 18, was raped by 4 males and stabbed to loss of life, together with her physique dumped in a trailer park. He was 20 on the time and needed to determine her physique. Talking on the ringleader’s parole listening to in 2009, he mentioned his sister’s loss of life ‘very practically destroyed him.’

Whereas finding out on the prestigious Julliard College of performing arts in New York, he was expelled when he stopped going to courses and commenced abusing alcohol and medicines. He later advised Oprah Winfrey that his alcoholism was initially the results of his melancholy after Karen’s homicide. 

Tragedy struck but once more in 1980, when two of his half-brothers, Stephen and Billy Grammer, died whereas scuba diving off the coast of St. Thomas. Stephen suffered an embolism after surfacing too rapidly, however Billy’s destiny stays unknown. Rescue groups consider he was eaten by sharks. 

Grammer has been married 4 instances and has seven youngsters with three totally different ladies. He wed dancer Doreen Alderman (pictured in 2011) in 1982, they usually had one daughter, Spencer, a 12 months later. Their marriage led to divorce in 1990

Grammer married former unique dancer Leigh-Anne Csuhany (pictured collectively) in 1992, however their marriage solely lasted a 12 months. He claimed she used to spit in his face and as soon as threatened to kill him

Regardless of his large break with Cheers in 1984, Grammer continued to abuse medicine and alcohol and was arrested 3 times for drunk driving and cocaine possession between 1988 and 1992. On one event, he was sentenced to 30 days in jail. 

Grammer has been married 4 instances and has seven youngsters with three totally different ladies. He wed dancer Doreen Alderman in 1982, they usually had one daughter, Spencer, 39, a 12 months later. Their marriage led to divorce in 1990. 

In 1992, he had a second daughter, Greer, following a one-night-stand with make-up artist Barrie Buckner. He married former unique dancer Leigh-Anne Csuhany that very same 12 months, however their marriage was short-lived. 

Grammer claimed Csuhany used to spit in his face and as soon as threatened to kill him. They break up when she was three months pregnant, which allegedly prompted her to attempt to take her personal life, leading to a miscarriage of their child. 

In 1995, the actor was accused of raping his kid’s babysitter, who was 15, however the case by no means made it to trial because the grand jury determined to not indict him.

The next 12 months, Grammer checked himself into the Betty Ford Middle to lastly take care of his addictions to medicine and alcohol. He went on to marry mannequin and dancer Camille Donatacci in 1997, a 12 months after assembly her.

The couple lived in a lavish Malibu mansion and had two youngsters, a daughter Mason, 21, and a son Jude, 18. They have been nonetheless married when he grew to become concerned with British flight attendant Kayte Walsh after assembly her on a flight from Los Angeles to London. 

Grammer married mannequin and dancer Camille Donatacci in 1997, a 12 months after assembly her. They’d a daughter, Mason, and son, Jude (pictured in 2008). They divorced in 2011 after he left her for flight attendant Kayte Walsh

Grammer wed Kayte Walsh weeks after his divorce from Camille was finalized, and quite a lot of public spats ensued. The couple went on to have three youngsters, Religion, Kelsey, and Auden

It was reportedly love at first sight, and Grammer satisfied her to go on a date together with her. He wed Walsh weeks after his divorce from Camille was finalized, and quite a lot of public spats ensued. 

Throughout an look on Conan O’Brien’s discuss present, Grammer claimed he and Camille ‘hadn’t had intercourse in a decade’ earlier than their break up. 

He additionally mentioned he was behind her being solid on The Actual Housewives of Beverly Hills, calling it his ‘parting present’ to her. 

‘It was my means of claiming, “Look, you at all times wished to be well-known. Right here you go,”‘ he advised Piers Morgan on CNN.  

Camille was filming the second season of the fact present when he left her for Walsh. In retaliation, she made public allegations that he was a cross-dresser and that they ‘simply did not mesh sexually.’ 

She by no means signed a prenuptial settlement and left the wedding with a $30 million divorce settlement. Nonetheless bitter, she tweeted in June 2018 that her ex-husband ‘acts like I by no means existed.’

Grammer and Walsh went on to have three youngsters, Religion, 10, Kelsey, 8, and Auden, 6. 

Walsh later admitted that she satisfied her husband to get his title tattooed on his crotch to make sure he does not stray. 

‘Perhaps it was primarily based on the thought if ever I assumed possibly a peccadillo outdoors the wedding was a good suggestion,’ Grammer advised O’Brien, ‘that whoever it is perhaps would learn that this explicit piece of kit was already signed, and owned, by somebody named Kayte.’

Daphne Crane (née Moon), performed by Jane Leeves

Jane Leeves performed Daphne Crane (née Moon) on all 11 seasons of Frasier. She is pictured on the present and in 2019 

Frasier’s brother, Niles (David Hyde Pierce), grew to become obsessive about Daphne and the collection adopted their slow-burning love affair, which culminated in them getting married

Jane Leeves, 61, was an authentic solid member and appeared in the entire present’s 11 seasons. She portrayed Daphne Moon, a live-in housekeeper and bodily therapist who was employed by Frasier to assist his father, Martin. 

Frasier’s brother, Niles, grew to become obsessive about Daphne and the collection adopted their slow-burning love affair, which culminated in them getting married. 

The English actress was nominated for an Emmy Award and Golden Globe for her work on the present and reportedly earned $400,000 per episode. 

Six years after Frasier ended, she took on the position of Pleasure Scroggs within the TV Land comedy Scorching in Cleveland. She performed the character from 2010 till the collection led to 2015 after six seasons.   

Leeves is at present starring within the Fox medical drama The Resident. She has been enjoying orthopedic surgeon Equipment Voss for the reason that present premiered in 2018. 

Leeves married her husband, Marshall Coben, a TV govt, in 1996, they usually have a daughter, Isabella, and a son, Finn

Leeves’ former co-star David Hyde Pierce is her son Finn’s godfather. They’re pictured collectively in 2016 

Leeves is at present starring within the Fox medical drama The Resident. She has been enjoying orthopedic surgeon Equipment Voss for the reason that present premiered in 2018

Experiences of the Frasier reboot had followers questioning if she could be reprising her position as Daphne, however she insisted she wasn’t .  

‘I do not know, however I will not be leaving The Resident to do this if it occurs,’ Leeves advised Leisure Weekly in 2021. ‘There’s a number of items which have to return collectively to make [the revival] occur.’

Leeves married her husband, Marshall Coben, a TV govt, on December 21, 1996, they usually have a daughter, Isabella, and a son, Finn. 

Her first being pregnant with Isabella was written into the Frasier plot as a weight-gaining drawback for her character attributable to stress over her relationship with Niles.  

As an indication of how sturdy her relationship is together with her Frasier co-stars, Peri Gilpin was within the supply room throughout Isabella’s beginning and is her godmother. The chums additionally dwell subsequent door to one another in Los Angeles. 

In the meantime, David Hyde Pierce and the late John Mahoney are Finn’s godfathers.    

Niles Crane, performed by David Hyde Pierce 

David Hyde Pierce starred as Niles Crane, Frasier’s rival brother, within the sitcom. The actor is pictured on the present (left) and in December 2021 (proper)

The actor gained 4 Emmy Awards for the position and earned a reported $1 million per episode throughout the present’s final two seasons

David Hyde Pierce, 63, performed Frasier’s brother, psychiatrist Niles Crane, and their characters’ aggressive relationship supplied a lot of the sitcom’s comedy.

The actor gained 4 Emmy Awards for the position and earned a reported $1 million per episode throughout the present’s final two seasons. 

Pierce was nonetheless on collection when he performed astrophysicist Henry Newman within the 2001 comedy Moist Scorching American Summer time, which starred Amy Poehler and Paul Rudd. 

A 12 months after Frasier ended, he appeared within the stage manufacturing Spamalot in 2005 and performed Lieutenant Frank Cioffi within the musical Curtains in 2006. 

In 2007, Curtains opened on Broadway, and he gained the Tony Award for Greatest Efficiency by a Main Actor in a Musical for his efficiency. 

That very same 12 months, Pierce got here out as homosexual and confirmed he was in a relationship with Brian Hargrove, a tv author, director, and producer, following rising hypothesis about his sexuality. 

When accepting his Tony Award for curtains, he thanked ‘my companion, Brian, as a result of it is 24 years of listening to your rattling notes. That is why I am up right here tonight ‘

The couple married a 12 months later in 2008.  

A 12 months after Frasier ended, he appeared within the stage manufacturing Spamalot in 2005

In 2007, Pierce got here out as homosexual and confirmed he was in a relationship with Brian Hargrove, a tv author, director, and producer. The couple married a 12 months later. They’re pictured collectively in 2019

From 2014 to 2015, Pierce performed Frank Prady on the CBS authorized drama The Good Spouse. He later appeared in Moist Scorching American Summer time: First Day of Camp, the docuseries When We Rise, and Moist Scorching American Summer time: Ten Years Later. 

Pierce most lately performed Paul Cushing Baby within the HBO Max restricted collection Julia, which premiered final 12 months and featured his former Frasier castmate Bebe Neuwirth. 

The actor was selling the collection final June when he was requested in regards to the Frasier reboot and whether or not he would take into account doing a spin-off with Niles and Daphne. 

‘Nobody ever approached me about it so it wasn’t one thing I turned down,’ he advised New York Journal. ‘Nevertheless it was additionally not one thing I used to be trying to do, so I wasn’t an engine behind it, both.’ 

Nonetheless, RadarOnline reported final month that Pierce had demanded a bigger position within the reboot and extra pay.

‘David has develop into an enormous star on Broadway,’ a supply advised the positioning. ‘He does not want the present, so he determined to leverage his look to the hilt. Ultimately, he overplayed his hand and misplaced.’

The fallout with Niles led to the present scrapping an enormous reunion scene and as a substitute opting to maneuver Dr. Frasier out of his Seattle hometown to a brand new metropolis with a model new solid.

‘They have been all enthusiastic about coming again and have been devastated once they discovered it would not be occurring,’ an insider advised the outlet.

Roz Doyle, performed by Peri Gilpin 

Peri Gilpin, 61, performed Roz Doyle, the long-suffering, quick-witted producer of Frasier’s radio collection. She is pictured on the present (left) and in 2019 (proper)

Whereas on the present, she based a manufacturing firm, Bristol Cities, together with her Frasier co-star and pricey pal Jane Leeves

Gilpin can also be a outstanding Democrat and confirmed her help for Joe Biden by way of her Instagram web page within the run-up to the 2020 presidential election 

Peri Gilpin, 61, performed Roz Doyle, the long-suffering, quick-witted producer of Frasier’s radio present all through the collection. 

She based a manufacturing firm, Bristol Cities, together with her Frasier co-star and pricey pal Jane Leeves. One in all their tasks included an American remake of the British comedy sitcom The Vicar of Dibley starring Cheers common Kirstie Alley.  

After Frasier ended, Gilpin starred within the ABC Household drama Make It or Break It, which premiered in 2009. Her efficiency as mother Kim Keeler earned her a Gracie Award for Excellent Feminine Actor in a Supporting Function in a Drama Collection.

The actress additionally appeared within the TV collection Medium, Determined Housewives, and Regulation and Order: Felony Intent. 

Her most up-to-date tasks embrace the documentary The Anthrax Assaults: Within the Shadow of 9/11 and the darkish comedy Kevin Can F**ok Himself, each of which have been launched final 12 months. 

Gilpin married painter Christian Vincent in July 1999, they usually welcomed twins born by way of surrogate in Could 2004. 

Along with performing, she has been an advocate for most cancers analysis following her mom’s loss of life from leiomyosarcoma in 1997. 

Gilpin can also be a outstanding Democrat and confirmed her help for Joe Biden by way of her Instagram web page within the run-up to the 2020 presidential election. 

Martin Crane, performed by John Mahoney 

John Mahoney performed Frasier’s father on the sitcom. The actor  died on the age of 77 in a Chicago hospice in February 2018 as a result of issues from throat most cancers. He’s pictured on the present (left) and in 2001 (proper)

The late John Mahoney performed Frasier’s father on the sitcom. 

In 2000, he was awarded a Display screen Actors Guild Award for his work on the present, and he was additionally nominated for 2 Emmy Awards and two Golden Globes. 

Mahoney was born in England in 1940 and moved to the U.S. when he was 18 years previous. He labored as an English trainer and an editor of a medical journal earlier than he pivoted to performing within the Nineteen Seventies.

The actor’s first main movie roles have been in Tin Males and Suspect, each of which have been launched in 1987. He additionally appeared within the films The American President, Say Something… and Eight Males Out earlier than he was solid in Frasier. 

Most lately, he had a recurring position in TV Land’s Scorching In Cleveland. He performed Roy in six episodes between 2011 and 2014. 

Mahoney was identified with throat most cancers in 2014 and died as a result of issues from the illness in 2018. He was 77 years previous. 

Bob ‘Bulldog’ Briscoe, performed by Dan Butler

Dan Butler performed Bob ‘Bulldog’ Briscoe, a unstable and macho sports activities presenter who hosted the how that adopted Frasier’s on the radio station KACL. He’s pictured on the present (left) and in 2019 (proper)

Butler is pictured with Stars Within the Home host Seth Rudetsky and his former Frasier castmates in 2020 

Dan Butler, 68, performed Bob ‘Bulldog’ Briscoe, a unstable and macho sports activities presenter who hosted the how that adopted Frasier’s on the radio station KACL.

Previous to being solid on Frasier, he performed not one however two totally different characters within the Hannibal Lecter franchise. He was solid as Jimmy Worth within the 1986 movie Manhunter and later took on the position of Roden within the 1991 blockbuster The Silence of the Lambs. 

Whereas Frasier was airing, Butler supplied the voice of Mr. Simmons within the Nickelodeon present Hey Arnold! He later reprised the voice position in Hey Arnold!: The Jungle Film, which got here out in 2017 — 15 years after the cartoon ended. 

After Frasier concluded, he co-wrote, co-directed, produced, and starred within the 2007 fake documentary Karl Rove, I Love You. 

In 2010, Butler married his companion, actor and director Richard Waterhouse, after popping out to his household in his 20s.  

As a stage actor, he appeared in Rob Roth’s Warhol/Capote in 2017 and the Broadway revival of Tom Stoppard’s Travesties in 2018.

Butler’s most up-to-date movie position was within the 2022 movie Blonde, which starred Ana de Armas as Marilyn Monroe. He performed Monroe’s agent I.E. Shinn within the adaptation of Joyce Carol Oates’ historic novel. 

Bebe Glazer, performed by Harriet Sansom Harris 

Harriet Sansom Harris had a recurring position as Frasier’s manipulative expertise agent Bebe Glazer. She is pictured on the present and in 2018 

Harriet Sansom Harris, 68, had a recurring position as Frasier’s manipulative expertise agent Bebe Glazer within the collection. 

She began out as a Broadway star and gained a Tony Award in 2002 for her efficiency in Totally Fashionable Millie.

Harris had notable visitor roles in TV collection corresponding to Ally McBeal, Ellen, Ghost Whisperer, and Six Toes Below. She additionally performed Martha Huber’s sister Felicia Tilman in Determined Housewives in 2004.

Her movie appearances embrace Memento, Addams Household Values, Nurse Betty, and Phantom Thread.  

In 2019, she performed Ingrid within the collection Ratched, and final 12 months she had components within the reveals Hacks and The Mysterious Benedict Society. 

Kenny Daly, performed by Tom McGowan 

Tom McGowan had a reoccurring position as KACL station supervisor Kenny Daly. He is pictured on the present (left) and in 2011 (proper)

Tom McGowan, 63, had a reoccurring position as KACL station supervisor Kenny Daly.

His character was a profitable DJ who suffered a breakdown after he divorced the mom of his youngsters. In actual life, McGowan has two youngsters along with his spouse, Cathy. 

The New Jersey native has a string of theatre and TV credit to his title, together with Down the Shore, Monty, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Everyone Loves Raymond, and The Good Struggle. 

McGowan acquired a Tony Award nomination for his position in La Bete in 1991. 

The actor additionally performed the Wizard within the authentic Second Nationwide Tour manufacturing of Depraved in 2009, and he has reprised the position on a number of events, together with in London’s West Finish from 2015 to 2016. 

McGowan most lately made an look on an episode of the TV collection American Auto final 12 months.