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Kelsey Grammer

Kelsey Grammer

3 films · 522 frames · top-billed in 2 · 19982025

Born 21 February 1955 · St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

Allen Kelsey Grammer is an American actor, producer, and singer. He gained fame for his role as the psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the NBC sitcom Cheers (1984–1993) and its spin-off Frasier (1993–2004, and again from 2023 to 2024). With more than 20 years on air, this is one of the longest-running roles played by a single live-action actor in primetime television history. He has received numerous accolades, including a total of six Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Tony Award.

Grammer, having trained as an actor at Juilliard and the Old Globe Theatre, made his professional acting debut as Lennox in the 1981 Broadway revival of Macbeth.

Awards

On FrameThrower we have: 3 films · 522 frames · top-billed in 2 · 19982025

  • Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Voice-Over Performance2006
  • Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series2004
  • Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series1998
  • Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series1995
  • Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series1994
  • star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

How their films are shot

Measured across 522 frames from the 3 films we hold. This is the look of the work Kelsey takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.

Across the 3 films we hold, 56% of their frames are day, 53% natural — the look of the work Kelsey takes.

Time of day

Day56%
Night23%
Interior14%
Golden hour7%

Lighting

Natural53%
High key23%
Low key21%

Shot size

Medium50%
Wide21%
Closeup18%
Fullbody7%

Camera angle

Eye level69%
Low angle20%
High angle9%

Mood

Neutral50%
Tense19%
Chaotic13%
Ominous6%

Films in the library

Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.

A reference database for filmmakers

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