Frasier Crane

Dr Frasier Winslow Crane is a fictional character played by Kelsey Grammer in the sitcoms Cheers and Frasier.

Family and friends

Frasier's character was introduced on Cheers in 1984 as a psychiatrist friend upon whom waitress Diane Chambers has called to help Sam Malone combat his recent relapse into active alcoholism. It is soon revealed that Frasier is also Diane's new boyfriend. They would get engaged, though the relationship ended when Diane left Frasier at the altar; in spite of this, Frasier became a regular at the bar. He would go on to marry Lilith Sternin and have a son, Fredrick Gaylord Crane, in 1989. Frasier and Lilith divorced in 1993 with Lilith gaining primary custody of Fredrick.

Related Topics:
1984 - Diane Chambers - Sam Malone - Alcoholism - Lilith Sternin - 1989 - 1993

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Frasier's father and brother were introduced in Frasier, having never been mentioned or seen during the run of Cheers. His father is Martin Crane, a police officer injured on the job. (In an episode of Cheers, Frasier told his friends at the bar that his father was a dead scientist; this was later explained as a lie on Frasier's part, attributed to a bad relationship with his father at the time.) Frasier's younger brother is fellow psychiatrist Dr. Niles Crane, with whom he shared a lot of personality traits as well as a sibling rivalry.

Related Topics:
Martin Crane - Police officer - Cheers - Scientist - Lie - Niles Crane

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After Martin–a Seattle police officer–was shot in the line of duty, his injury required him to move in with Frasier, who had moved back to Seattle to start a new life as the host of a radio talk program; these events began the series Frasier in 1993. The arrangement was tense at first, but father and son soon reached an accommodation after Frasier hired Daphne Moon as a live-in physical therapist for his father.

Related Topics:
Seattle - 1993 - Daphne Moon - Physical therapist

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At work, Frasier's producer was Roz Doyle, who keeps him in line both professionally and personally; though her frequent short-term relationships make Frasier seem positively committed in comparison.

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Frasier and Niles' mother, Dr. Hester Rose Crane, was seen in an episode of Cheers (played by actress Nancy Marchand) when she traveled to Boston to meet Diane Chambers. By the time Frasier begins, she has died. In an episode of Frasier entitled "Momma Mia", Frasier falls in love with Mia (Rita Wilson), a woman who bears a striking resemblance to a young Hester Crane. It is claimed that Hester named her sons after her two favorite lab rats.

Related Topics:
Nancy Marchand - Rita Wilson - Rat

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After 11 years in Seattle, Frasier took a job offer in San Francisco. However, he eventually went to Chicago, because a woman he fell in love with had moved back there, and he wanted to continue the relationship if possible.

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