Frasier
NBC (ended 2004)
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Kelsey Grammer
Dr. Frasier Crane
Kelsey Grammer is the star of long running primetime sitcoms Frasier and Cheers. He has one daughter and is married to Camille Donatacci. He has been married to and is now divorced with Doreen Alderman and Leigh Anne Csuhany. -
Jane Leeves
Daphne Moon Crane
Jane Leeves, was born in London but raised in East Grinstead, West Sussex, UK. At the age of 5 she recalls writing in a schoolbook that she wanted to be an actress, but until the age of 18, when she had a tragic ankle accident and had to discontinue, she wanted to be a ballerina. After the accident she took to less strenuous dancing, in music videos, like "California Girls." She then decided she wanted to become an actress, and starred in shows with small roles for a while, like "Monty Python and the Meaning of Life", as an angel, and singing every sperm is sacred. Then in 1984, after someone told her she'd have more chances in America, she let her flat go, sold or gave away most of her possessions, packed a suitcase and $1000, and bought a one-way ticket to LA. She said she cried most of the journey and the first weeks she was there, and (of which I am unsure, there are 2 different stories) she either stayed with a man she met in Paris, or in a rented room owned by the mum of a girl she met while dancing. Later she shared a flat with Faith Ford. After Faith got some good roles, Jane began to think lightening wouldn't strike twice in the same flat, but it did. She got some roles too, including virgin Marla Penney, who was in one of the most memorable "Seinfield" episodes, "The Contest", seducing JFK jr. Then she was called to audition for a new series, spun off from "Cheers", called "Frasier" she was the only one they had in mind for the part, and after a bit of reading, received it. She starred on the show for 11 years, as Daphne Moon, the home care specialist from Manchester. She works alongside Peri Gilpin, who plays Roz Doyle, and the two have made a company called "Bristol Cities" Jane married Marshall Coben in 1996, and has had two children with him, one daughter named Isabella Kathryn Coben in January 2001 and one son named Finn William Leeves Coben in December 2003. "Frasier" has ended its 11 year run and at the beginning of 2006 Jane will be starring in a new series "Misconceptions".moreless -
David Hyde Pierce
Dr. Niles Crane
David was born in Saratoga Springs, New York on April 3rd, 1959. In high school, he received the Yaddo Medal as best dramatic arts student upon graduation in 1977. Pierce then went to Yale and graduated with a double major in English and theater arts. In 1981, he went to New York City and quickly got a job selling ties in Bloomingdale's while continuing his studies in acting. He landed his first professional acting job in Beyond Therapy on Broadway, followed by stints off-Broadway and in regional theater. Between 1983 and 1985, he worked in various productions at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis before returning to appear in the New York Shakespeare Festival production of Hamlet. He interrupted his stage work for a role in his first feature film, Bright Lights, Big City (1988), before departing on a tour of the Soviet Union and Japan in The Cherry Orchard from 1988 to 1989. David's big break came when he appeared on Broadway for six months in The Heidi Chronicles peers. More feature roles followed in such films as Little Man Tate and The Fisher King (both in 1991). But it was after the filming of Sleepless in Seattle (1993) that Pierce got his biggest break. He received his initial interview with the creators of Frasier (1993) due to his close resemblance to Kelsey Grammer. After the interview, the part of Dr. Niles Crane was written for him. Prior to Frasier, David starred in the former series The Powers That Be (1992), in which he portrayed Theodore Van Horn, a chronically depressed and suicidal United States congressman. His additional television credits include guest-starring roles on the series Spenser: For Hire, Caroline in the City, The Outer Limits and The Simpsons. David is the co-chairman of the Alzheimer's Association for which he works tirelessly to raise funds and awareness of the condition. (DHP's beloved grandfather and other relatives died from the condition) In March 1999, he was honored by The Alzheimer's Association for all his devoted work with them over the past few years with a dinner in his honour in Los Angeles. While not on set, David enjoys playing piano (he is also an accomplished organist), being with his dog, and skiing.moreless -
Peri Gilpin
Roz Doyle
Born in Waco, Texas, Peri Gilpin grew up in Dallas, where her family encouraged her acting abilities. After studying at the Dallas Theater Center, she pursued acting at the University of Texas at Austin and then at London's British-American Academy. She appeared in guest roles on such popular situation comedies as Designing Women, Cheers and Wings, where she worked with the late producer, Roz Doyle, the namesake of her character on Frasier.moreless -
Dan Butler
Bob "Bulldog" Briscoe
Dan Butler was born on December 2, 1954 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He is an actor and a director. He was on the show Frasier in beginning in 1993. Dan Butler is not a married man and has no kids. His most famous part is on Frasier playing the part of Robert "Bulldog" Briscoe. He also directed an episode of Frasier in 1998. Dan Butler has been in many movies. Some of the movies he has been in include The Enemy of the State, and Silence of the Lambs. He has made appearances on the shows "Just Shoot Me" and "X-Files".moreless -
John Mahoney
Martin Crane
John Mahoney was born in Blackpool, England on the 20th of June 1940. He attended St. Joseph's College in Blackpool for his education and commenced work by selling peanuts at Manchester United football (soccer) matches. He immigrated to the United States when he was 19, and was sponsored by his sister Vera. Once in the US, he went to the Quincy University in Illinois, before joining the U.S. Army as a means to hasten his citizenship.moreless -
Bebe Neuwirth
Dr. Lilith Sternin
New Jersey native Bebe Neuwirth is a dancer by trade, having been trained in the craft since the age of five. On 1976 she graduated from Princeton High School in Princeton, NJ. Then, in 1976 she went to the The Juilliard School and got a Major in dance. Married Paul Dorman in 1984 and then got divorce. She won two Tony awards, one for her role as Nicki in the 1987 revival of Sweet Charity in and for her role as Velma Kelly in the 1997 Ann Reinking revival of Chicago, and has been nominated for many other awards. She is 5'4" tall. Perhaps best known as the stern intellectual psychologist Lilith from the TV series Cheers. Bebe is a trained dancer. She made her Broadway debut understudying the lead role of Cassie, in A Chorus Line. She then took over the other female lead Sheila (which she reprised in Los Angeles.) This was followed by a stint in Bob Fosse's Dancin'. Followed by a chorus role in a revival of Little Me starring James Coco. She was selected by Fosse for the key role of Nickie (and was Debbie Allen's understudy) in the 1986 revival of Sweet Charity. This garnered her her first Tony award. After the end of Cheers, she returned to Broadway to star in the revival of Damn Yankees. (She should have won another Tony for this but wasn't even nominated! Her performance of What Lola Wants was incredible.) While in Los Angeles, she and Anne Reinking teamed up to do a revival of Chicago in Long Beach. This production eventually evolved to the Broadway production that is still running. She won her second Tony. She returned to the show in December 2006 but in the role of Roxie instead of Velma.moreless -
Dan Butler
Bob "Bulldog" Briscoe
Dan Butler was born on December 2, 1954 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He is an actor and a director. He was on the show Frasier in beginning in 1993. Dan Butler is not a married man and has no kids. His most famous part is on Frasier playing the part of Robert "Bulldog" Briscoe. He also directed an episode of Frasier in 1998. Dan Butler has been in many movies. Some of the movies he has been in include The Enemy of the State, and Silence of the Lambs. He has made appearances on the shows "Just Shoot Me" and "X-Files".moreless -
Wendie Malick
Ronee Lawrence
Audiences will once again be welcoming back into their homes two-time Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Wendie Malick when she returns to television in ABC's midseason comedy, "Jake in Progress." Most recently on the small screen Malick lent her voice talent to NBC's primetime animated series, "Father of the Pride." Malick is also well known to TV audiences for her role in the final season of "Frasier," playing John Mahoney's love interest, Ronnie Lawrence. For seven seasons she starred as outrageous ex-model and fashion editor Nina Van Horn in "Just Shoot Me." She also garnered four CableACE awards for her portrayal of Judith Tupper Stone on HBO's comedy, "Dream On." On the feature film front, Malick can be seen in a starring role in the Warner Bros.' film "Racing Stripes," in theaters January 2005. Other feature films include "The American President," "Jerome," "Scrooged," "On Edge," "Cahoots," "Trojan War," "Funny About Love," "Bugsy," "A Little Sex" and "Mr. Mike's Mondo Video," and she can be heard in Disney's animated film, "The Emperor's New Groove." Additional television work includes critical acclaim for her dual roles as famous advice columnists Abigail Van Buren and Ann Landers in the TV movie, "Take My Advice." She has had starring roles in "Trauma Center" and "Good Company," recurring roles on "NYPD Blue," "Anything But Love," "Baywatch" and "Kate & Allie," and guest roles on "The X-Files," "Seinfeld," "LA Law," "Cybill" and "Mad About You." She also starred in the television movies "Paper Dolls," "Dynasty: The Miniseries," "Apollo 11," "Perfect Body" and "North Shore Fish," in a role she originated on stage. Malick's theatrical credits include originating roles in Israel Horowitz's "North Shore Fish" (New York) and Oliver Hailey's "Round Trip" (Los Angeles), for which she was nominated for the Artistic Director's Award as Best Lead Actress in a Play in 1995. In Los Angeles she was seen in "Vagina Monologues" and "Santaland Diaries," and she joined the original cast for the final week of Steve Martin's "The Underpants." In 2000 Malick was honored by Women in Film as A Woman of Vision, along with Tipper Gore, Gwen Ifills and Roseanne. She's on the Board of Directors of The Environmental Media Association, the Board of Advocates for Planned Parenthood and the Advisory Board of The Humane Society. Through their charitable gift fund, "A Drop in the Bucket," she and husband Richard Erickson support a medical center in the Congo and share an ongoing commitment to a women's shelter in Tijuana. They live in the Santa Monica Mountains with three dogs, two horses and a cat.moreless -
Brian Klugman
Kirby
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Patrick Kerr
Noel Shempsky
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Jean Smart
Lana Gardner
This Seattle native received her B.A. from the University of Washington. She began her acting career as a theatrical stage actress. After relocating to New York City, she landed roles on Broadway in "Last Summer at Bluefish Cove" and "Piaf". Her Broadway performances later landed her some television roles. Her most notable television role was that of Charlene on the CBS series "Designing Women". She has also appeared on shows like "High Society", "Frasier" and "The District". She received 2 Emmy Awards for her performance on "Frasier". She has also appeared in several feature films such as "Snow Day" and Disney's "The Kid". She currently lends her voice as Kim Possible's mother in The Disney Channel animated series "Kim Possible". She has also joined the cast of the Emmy Award winning series "24" as The First Lady Martha Logan on FOX.moreless -
Saul Rubinek
Donny Douglas
Saul Rubinek is a Canadian actor who was born in a refugee camp in Germany after World War II. He began his professional acting career as a child, doing both radio and theatre in Canada. Saul started acting in the United States in 1979, but divided his time between the two countries. His work on U.S. television included shows such as "The Equalizer", "Hill Street Blues", "L.A. Law", "The Outer Limits" and "Frasier". In 1997, Saul directed his first feature for Lions Gate Films titled, "Jerry and Tom". He also runs a company with his wife, Elinor Reid and his manager, Ralph Zimmerman called Creative Differences. In addition to his acting and directing career, Saul has also managed to write a non-fiction book titled "So Many Miracles". The book is an account of his parents' survival growing up in Poland during World War II.moreless -
Harriet Sansom Harris
Bebe Glazer
Harriet Sansom Harris was born on January 8, 1955 in Fort Worth, Texas, USA. She got involved in acting as a youngster. At her age of seventeen, she was accepted at New York's famed Juilliard School. Upon graduation, Harris joined The Acting Company, a repertory group formed by the first alumni of John Houseman's Drama Division of The Juilliard School. She spent three years with them. During those three years, she performed in productions of Shakespeare's King Lear and Romeo and Juliet, the classic Antigone, Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage and Her Children alongside Frances Conroy. Harris went on to do extensive work on and off-broadway including a 1989 performance at Second Stage Theatre in What a Man Weighs. She also performed in Jeffrey which actually led to many guest appearences in TV shows, recurring roles and she was also a star in many shows. Soon, Harriet appeared in TV shows like Frasier as agent Bebe Glazer, The Five Mrs. Buchanans, and she was known as Felicia Tilman, the misterious sister of Martha Huber on ABC's hit show Desperate Housewives and she appeared in The X-Files, Ally McBeal, Ghost Whisperer etc. Actually, her shows weren't so successful, but the roles that she had as a guest star or recurring role were memorable. She has also appeared in several movies like Moonlight Serenade, The Man Who Came to Dinner, Memento, Show & Tell, Addams Family Values etc. In 2006, she appeared as Vera Charles in the Kennedy Center's production of Mame . Harriet will also appear as Amanda Wingfield in the production of The Glass Menagerie at the Guthrie Theater. Harriet calls New York her home, but she frequently travels to California for film and television appearances.moreless -
Tom McGowan
Kenny Daly
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Felicity Huffman
Julia Wilcox
Felicity Huffman is an Oscar-nominated Golden-Globe-winning actress popular for her brilliant portrayals of Bree Osbourne, a pre-operative male-to-female transsexual, in the critically-acclaimed 2006 comedy-drama Transamerica and as Lynette Scavo, Wisteria Lane's overwhelmed mother-of-four on ABC's hit series Desperate Housewives. Born in Bedford, New York, she grew up with seven siblings in Aspen, Colorado. Her acting career began while she was attending high school at the Arts Academy in Interlochen, Michigan. After majoring in theater and graduating in 1981, Felicity earned her Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from the prestigious New York University Tisch School of the Arts in 1988. She also went to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts in London. Professionally, she established her acting career via her appearances on Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. During that time, she met the two men who would have a huge impact and influence in her professional and personal life -- renowned playwright, film director, and literary genius David Mamet and award-winning actor/director William H. Macy. Mamet helped her out begin her career by casting her in his plays Speed-the-Plow and Cryptogram and his 1988 comedy Things Change. Macy worked with her at the New York Atlantic Theater Company and later on became her husband. After her work on stage, Huffman appeared in numerous made-for-TV movies throughout the '90s apart from her guest appearances on shows like The X-Files, Chicago Hope, and Law & Order. In 1998, she landed her first series regular role as Dana Whitaker, sports news show executive producer on Sports Night, where she got to work alongside her husband. Their other collaborative projects include Magnolia (1999), A Slight Case of Murder (1999), Out of Order (2003) among others. Felicity may also be remembered for her recurring role as KACL's financial reporter, Julia Wilcox on Frasier in 2003. In 2004, Huffman snagged the role which would launch her as a premier actress in the television industry. Being cast as the former-ad-executive-turned-stay-at-home mom Lynette Scavo on the popular drama Desperate Housewives garnered her numerous awards, including the Emmy in 2005 and an Actor Award in 2006, and admiration from her peers, critics, and television fans worldwide. In 2005, she would again elevate her standing as a versatile and talented actress when she portrayed Bree Osbourne in the transgender road trip dramedy Transamerica, a Duncan Tucker film which ruled film festivals in the US and abroad. Huffman herself was honored and recognized for her performance by the critics circles and award-giving bodies including an Oscar nomination and a Golden Globe win, both in 2006.moreless -
Luck Hari
Waitress
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Millicent Martin
Gertrude Moon
Her flame-red hair suggested both great reserves of energy and an earthiness that wasn't to be messed with; she was pretty and a good actress; but it was the voice, above all, which made Millicent Martin someone very special in British television in the 1960s. Sounding sometimes like a mellifluous corncrake, sometimes like a sweet bell, and always like nothing else on earth, the voice was made for the intricate lyrics (different every week) for the title-song of "That Was The Week That Was", a show which also always gave her a terrific jazz song to sing about halfway through (usually composed by the team of Dave Lee and Stephen Vinaver). She was funny and clever and singular, and she did altogether too little on British TV after "TW3" was cravenly curtailed by the BBC at the end of 1963. America gave her better chances - she starred in "Side By Side By Sondheim" on Broadway, had a recurring role in a short-lived series called "Downtown" and had a late triumph on "Frasier", playing Daphne's impossible mother.moreless -
Patricia Clarkson
Claire
Patricia was born and raised in New Orleans. Her family is very proud of its Louisiana roots (her mother has served as a city councilwoman, etc). Patricia is the youngest of 5 girls. She began acting at a very early age, although she was limited to school plays and regional theater. Patricia attended Louisiana State University, where she studied speech. After 2 years, she transferred to Fordham University where she majored in theater arts. She graduated summa cum laude. She went on to earn her Masters of Fine Arts at the Yale Drama School. In New York, Patricia made her professional debut on the stage. She was highly regarded in several of her appearances both on and off Broadway. From there her career took off. She began to work steadily on TV and in movies. Most of her appearances were critically acclaimed, earning her nominations for her roles (including Emmys, Oscars, and Golden Globes). Patricia has been in a committed relationship with actor Campbell Scott for many years (and is also highly committed to her dog).moreless -
Laura Linney
Charlotte
Laura is an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning actress who is recognizable for her critically acclaimed performances in movies, television, and theater. A majority of Laura's roles on screen have been dramatic ones but Laura has recently taken on more lighthearted roles.moreless -
Jane Adams
Dr. Mel Karnofsky
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Edward Hibbert
Gil Chesterton
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Anthony LaPaglia
Simon Moon
Despite spending the first 25 years of his life in Adelaide, Australia, Anthony LaPaglia is best known for playing street-savvy Italian New Yorkers. This was not, however, Anthony's original plan. Rather than testing the waters of show business, he travelled to the United States intending to pursue a full-time teaching career. As luck would have it, however, one of Anthony's odd jobs was a small role in Cold Steel (1987), a low-budget detective drama. Anthony began pursuing theatre and television in his spare time - one of his more notable early performances was in 1988's Frank Nitti: The Enforcer - and considered himself a full-time actor by 1989, when he made his feature-film debut in Slaves of New York. It was 1990, however, when the young actor earned critical recognition for his role as an exceedingly polite mobster in Betsy's Wedding. Anthony continued to build his rsum throughout the early '90s, most of which he spent playing either kindly policemen or good-hearted mobsters, and was delighted to work alongside a variety of noted actors so early in his career. Among those actors were Alan Alda in Betsy's Wedding, Michael Keaton in One Good Cop (1991), and Nathan Lane, Sharon Stone, and Kevin Bacon in He Said, She Said (1992). Later in 1992, Anthony could be found playing his first leading role in George Gallo's gangster farce 29th Street. Though the film did not fare particularly well, audiences were nonetheless impressed with Anthony's intensity, and he played a more serious gangster with great success opposite Susan Sarandon in The Client (1994). He switched gears for his next handful of films; in Mixed Nuts (1994) he played a disillusioned Santa Claus, while Empire Records (1995) found him as a down-on-his-luck store manager, and the Australian-helmed Brilliant Lies (1996) featured him as the defendant in a sketchy sexual-harassment case. Despite a smattering of mediocre films between 1995 and the early 2000s, Anthony continued to earn critical acclaim for many of his endeavours, such as Steve Buscemi's directorial debut, Trees Lounge (1996), for which Anthony joined a star-studded supporting cast, as well as for his role as a detective in Spike Lee's Summer of Sam (1999). Luckily for him, 2000 and 2001 proved excellent for his career, as it was during this period that he played a wealthy businessman in The House of Mirth and an adulterous police detective in Lantana. In addition to receiving international success, Lantana earned Anthony the prestigious 'Best Actor' award from the Australian Film Institute, as well as a nomination from the Film Critics Circle. In the meantime, he was adding several major television credits to his rsum, including a starring role as the head of the FBI's Missing Persons Squad on CBS's Without a Trace, and a recurring role on the long-running sitcom Frasier, a performance for which he would receive an Emmy in 2002. Far removed from his fledgling days as a teacher, 2002 also found Anthony working with Val Kilmer for The Salton Sea; Sigourney Weaver for The Guys; Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal in Analyze That; and Eric Stoltz in Happy Hour. In 2003, after filming Manhood with Janeane Garofalo and the late John Ritter, Anthony agreed to star in director Josh Sternfeld's Winter Solstice (2004).moreless -
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Paul Cusimano
Waiter
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Trevor Einhorn
Frederick Gaylord Crane
Trevor Einhorn was born on November 3, 1988 in Southern California. His acting career began at five, when he co-starred with his older sister, Faryn, in the movie Disclosure, where he played Michael Douglas' son. Since then, he has played the lead role of Joey in the movie Baseketball, working with director David Zucker, Matt Stone, and Trey Parker of South Park fame. He has also appeared in Joan of Arcadia and Frasier. Working on the later for eight years helped shape his interest in directing and gave him the chance to perform with one of the most respected and talented acting ensembles on TV. He found his singing voice in high school by performing in the Gold Medal Award-winning Madrigal Choir. Because of his talent singing, he had the chance to represent his school in France and Hawaii. Combined with his acting talent, his singing led to him playing the lead roles of Winthrop in The Music Man and Albert in Bye Bye Birdie. He currently stars in ABC's new sitcom Sons & Daughters with Henry Walker. He also enjoys working with children and has been lucky enough to participate with many charity organizations that raised money to help in the fight against child abuse.moreless -
Marsha Mason
Sherry Dempsey
Marsha Mason was born on the 3/4/1942 in St.Louis, Missouri to Edward Marion Mason Jr. and his wife Catharine Kentwood-Mason. She has a younger sister called Linda. She grew up on Elmont Lane in Crestwood, MO. Marsha is a graduate from Nerinx Hall High School and Webster College. Marsha was married to playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon, and stared in several movies based on his writings including: 'The Goodbye Girl', 'Chapter Two', 'Only when I Laugh', 'The Cheap Detective' and 'Max Dugan Returns'. 'Chapter Two' was based on her reletionship with Neil Simon up to their marriage. They divorced in 1984.moreless -
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