Allen Kelsey Grammer was born on February 21, 1955 in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands to Sally Cranmer and Frank Allen Grammer, Jr. His parents separated when he was very young and his mother and grandparents were responsible in raising him in New Jersey. His family has undergone a number of tragedies, as his father was murdered, his brothers were killed in an accident and his sister was raped and murdered. He left Julliard School due to his understandable lack of focus, however had a three year internship at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego before having a stint at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He later on went to Broadway and performed in various productions and began a television career in 1983, appearing on NBC's mini-series, Kennedy where he played Stephen Smith. He gained the public's attention when he played Dr. Frasier Crane in the TV sitcom
Cheers . Later on, his character became the central figure of the successful spin-off,
Frasier , in which he won several Emmys and Golden Globes for his performance. Grammer is also a director, writer and producer who worked on CW's
Girlfriends and
The Game .
Chuck Darling is played by Kelsey Grammer on the FOX television series Back To You. Chuck used to be one half of the duo who dominated Pittsburgh's local TV news scene. His success made him lift off to greater career, thus leaving the small network. However, an embarrassing on air tirade which scattered itself all over the Internet forced him to run back to the shadows of the small town, returning to his job as a newscaster. Does this return also mean that his feelings for former flame Kelly Carr had also ignited once more?
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