Kelsey Grammer Talks Future For ‘Frasier,’ Possible ‘Cheers’ Crossover, ‘Girlfriends’ Reboot & More: The Deadline Q&A
deadline.comNearly four decades after playing Frasier Crane in the third season of Cheers and thirty years since Frasier Crane got his own show, Kelsey Grammer is back with a Frasier revival, currently streaming on Paramount+.
The series takes fans on a new adventure with the titular Frasier, older and wiser with hopes of fixing his relationship with his grown-up son Frederick “Freddy” Crane, played by Jack Cutmore-Scott, whom he shares with his ex-wife Lilith Sternin (Bebe Neuwirth).
Oh, and all of this is taking place in Boston, a change from Seattle where the original spinoff series was set but where everything began for Frasier.
Grammer spoke to Deadline about why the new series’ focus was the perfect next chapter, reuniting with both Neuwirth and director James Burrows, and more. DEADLINE: Your return as Frasier Crane looked effortless. How easy is it to slip in and out of this character? KELSEY GRAMMER: It’s just a button, you just push and you’re there.
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