Kelsey Grammer has the distinction of playing the same character for over 20 seasons across five different decades. Dr. Frasier Crane first appeared in the third season premiere of Cheers in 1984, before becoming a popular enough supporting character that Grammer was offered his own spin-off after Cheers said goodbye. Shockingly, Frasier was perhaps even better than Cheers , winning many Emmys over eleven seasons.

In 2023, Frasier was rebooted with a different cast on Paramount+ to mixed results. Still, both iterations of Frasier showed just how important family was to Dr. Crane. Whether they were the stars of the first series, or only mentioned in the reboot , Frasier's father, Martin ( John Mahoney ), and his brother, Niles ( David Hyde Pierce ), mean

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