In the tenth-season premiere, "The Ring Cycle," he reappears with yet a different fiance, a woman named Bridgett, at Daphne's courtroom wedding with Niles. In 1993, Maris and Niles refer Frasier to Daphne Moon (Niles' future wife) as a live-in physical therapist for Martin. Niles (filling in for Frasier) is counseling Lois and her husband over the radio simultaneously, Eydie's singing partner and real-life husband also plays her 'radio' husband, crashes his car after Frasier, not realizing he was on a car phone, tells him to close his eyes and imagine he is on a tropical island, thinks her boss does not respect her and lacks courage to approach him, describes relationship between character Mary Richards (. Frasier calls this off owing to Lana's immensely aggressive personality. Sam Malone (Ted Danson) ran the bar (Cheers) that Frasier frequented back in Boston. McEntire later starred in her own sitcom, calls in to tell Frasier and Niles about her sisters and how she lost her hair, has a problem breaking through a barrier with her in-laws, Frasier (who's high) then dismisses this problem as "boring", calls in, but Frasier (who's high) disconnects him as they have already had a Robert on the show today, Niles (filling in for Frasier) is counseling Howard and his wife over the radio simultaneously, Lawrence's singing partner and real-life wife also plays his 'radio' wife. She and her numerous eccentricities, cooking tips and health complaints are frequently the subject of Daphne's long-winded stories. Guilt-stricken at the news, he impulsively asks Roz to marry him, but Roz declines, insisting that he pursue his college education firstly. A native of Atlanta, Murphy moved to Los Angeles as a teenager .more Bebe Neuwirth Cheers, Bored to Death, Law & Order: Trial by Jury Other regular characters include: his father Martin, his brother Niles, producer Roz Doyle, and his live-in caregiver Daphne Moon. Greg was the station manager in 1997. Kenny fires Frasier, but rehires him an hour and a half later. "Frasier" could be the latest beloved '90s series to get rebooted; Kelsey Grammer is listening to ideas for a new take. She later appeared in season 4 episode "Odd Man Out" as a, calls in asking how to deal with her in-laws who drop by unannounced. Kelly Easterbrook (Sela Ward) is a supermodel, part-time, in order to support her zoology PhD work. He appears in person in the series finale "Goodnight, Seattle", and speaks with Grant's trademark RP 'posh' accent, unlike the rest of the Moon family. Woody Boyd (Woody Harrelson) appears in one episode in season six when he visits Frasier in Seattle. Walter "Walt" Crane (John Mahon) is Martin's brother and the uncle of Frasier and Niles. has sex with his girlfriend of six years every morning, every night, and three times a day on weekends, but is not sure they really have anything else in common, calls in about a problem relating to her dead husband, At the time, Lansing was CEO of Paramount Studios, which produced, calls into Bulldog's show with a sports question, calls into Bulldog's show for his take on the Yankees this season, Erving was a former professional basketball player, calls in claiming his parents are stupid and asks how long it'll last, Plays a character with similar Problems in "Igby Goes Down"; brother, on air telling the plot of a sad movie while crying, Durang later appeared in the season-six episode "The Seal Who Came to Dinner". She appears in "Cheerful Goodbyes" at Cliff Clavin's retirement party, ecstatic that Cliff is finally leaving Boston. Duke is frequently referenced on the show, and Martin is sometimes shown speaking to him on the phone or returning from visiting with him. I KNEW IT! Kevin Durant's "girlfriend" Brittney Elena This is the latest entry in the Kevin Durant girlfriend listing. Gil drives a red BMW with a red interior and is almost always seen wearing his trademark bow tie. Denise appears twice, first in "The Guilt Trippers", where Roz bemoans Denise's perfect life with her handsome husband Craig. Hester Rose Crane, ne Palmer[4] (Nancy Marchand in Cheers, Rita Wilson in Frasier) was Martin's wife and Niles's and Frasier's mother. She is a savvy lady who makes the radio station more fun, and she becomes an amazing mom. Also played the religious fanatic mother of the title character in the film, appears on Frasier's show to discuss his book as well as hit on Roz, married to a widower who insists on keeping his late wife's ashes on a shelf in their bedroom. In an early episode Daphne states 'he's me mum's favourite. Consequently, she is jailed for a few months on suspicion of murder. In "The Seal Who Came to Dinner", the pass-code to Maris's seaside home is described as her "ideal weight", and "what she weighed at her dbutante ball" during her pageant years. Lana is the mother of Kirby, and has at least one other child. Bulldog is a womanizer, but has somewhat of a lingering crush on Roz. Fraser and Smith first met in 1993 and got married in 1998. Rita Wilson would play a middle-aged version of Hester in the two-part episode "Don Juan in Hell", using prosthetic makeup. Donald Ronald "Donny" Douglas (Saul Rubinek) is Niles' divorce lawyer and, for a period, Daphne's boyfriend and fianc. As father and son watch a basketball game and drink beers at that bar, Martin confides to Frasier that while he wanted to marry Sherry, he could not bring himself to propose as he already knew what her response would be. He is fired in "Oops", right after firing Frasier, rendering the firing of Frasier null and void. Luck Hari played a never-named waitress at Cafe Nervosa during seasons 1 through 4. She once seduced and attempted to marry an octogenarian multimillionaire in the hopes of inheriting his fortune upon his death, for which Frasier had to help her quit smoking over the course of a single weekend, at great stress to herself and the entire Crane family. Briefly appeared in "Something Borrowed, Someone Blue". He appears later in the season in "Agents in America, Part III", trying to coax Bebe from jumping off the ledge of the building. Dr. Nora a second advice show on KACL, hosted by Dr. Nora Fairchild (recommended by Frasier), this show lasted for about two weeks. Moose (Eddie) A retrospective on the cast of Frasier would feel incomplete with mentioning Moose. Roz forces him to make the problem more interesting in order to get through asking him if he has wet the bed with anyone else in it (stripper, hooker, best friend's wife); he decides to pick the third option, her husband wants to take her on an anniversary cruise, but she has recurring nightmares about being shipwrecked, has a hard time getting out of bed every morning, and that she feels irritable when she does, calls after Frasier has helped him change a tire, to complain about damage done to his car, believes a mysterious voice from his radio is telling him what to do, arguing with her husband, Larry, about wanting to invite some of her girlfriends to his Super Bowl party. Now divorced and working as a singer, Frasier invites her over to his apartment for drinks. She met Niles during his internship in Seattle when he stopped to help her as she was banging on the electric gates to get into her home. He is known to be intelligent, achieving high academic scores, and is accepted to the Marbury Academy, an exclusive Boston private school. Frasier catches Roz in the act of giving Beth advice. He states he is tired of the pity and ends up stating that he met a supermodel in Acapulco who would like him to be discreet. He also appears as one of Martin's poker buddies in the fifth-season episode "Where Every Bloke Knows Your Name". Piqu's 23-year-old new girlfriend, with whom he recently went Instagram-official."There is a place in hell . She and Frasier meet on a plane to Acapulco, where Kelly is headed to observe spiny-tailed iguanas. Storytime Theater Hosted by Tooty, the Story Lady. Genre Sitcom Created by David Angell Peter Casey David Lee Based on Frasier Crane by Glen and Les Charles Starring Kelsey Grammer "The Chicken". Sam breaks off the marriage when he finds out she once slept with Cliff Clavin. In fact, Frasier's dates and girlfriends alone make up a large sub-section of the cast that the show gets absolutely right Felicity Huffman's horrendous Julia, Jean Smart as old flame Lana . Roz frequently speaks to her openly on the phone about very personal matters, to a level that often shocks Frasier. Pet Chat with Nanette Hosted by Nanette, canceled by Kate Costas. It has now been confirmed that Bebe Neuwirth will return as Dr Lilith Sternin, whom fans may remember had a tense relationship . Although his family and friends think she is perfect for him, Frasier's fear of abandonment prompts him to break up with her, leading to a serious evaluation of all his past relationships. Ronee drives a red 1959 Cadillac Eldorado. calls from his wedding to say he is having second thoughts, calls in with a description of her missing cat. Like the majority of the Moon family seen on the show, he does not share a Mancunian accent with Daphne: the Australian LaPaglia imitates a London 'cockney' accent. After they spend the night together, she reveals that she is in the process of breaking up with a player from the Seattle Seahawks and "doesn't want any publicity". Noel is such an avid Star Trek fan that William Shatner has a restraining order against him. "Cheers" spin-off in which psychiatrist Frasier Crane returns to his native Seattle, where he hosts a call-in radio show and spars with his fussy brother, their ex-cop father and dad's physical. Some performers would later appear on the show as unrelated characters. Mirren was the last guest caller of the series. She harbors a deep desire to be in the limelight herself, a dream briefly realized when she and Frasier co-host a morning television show for a week in "Morning Becomes Entertainment". His second wife Lilith had been like that, and, at one point, it's what drew him to put his job in jeopardy and pursue his boss Kate Costas, the station manager of KACL. Chopper Dave (Richard Poe) is a Vietnam War veteran who hosts KACL's Eye in the Sky traffic reports. This is pay back for Jerome helping with Maris' ticket problem and part of his plan to get Brandy to marry him. Cast and characters [] Main cast and characters Kelsey Grammer - Dr. Frasier Crane David Hyde Pierce - Dr. Niles Crane John Mahoney - Martin Crane Jane Leeves - Daphne Moon Peri Gilpin - Roz Doyle Amanda Donohoe as Catherine Bruno Kirby - Marco (voice) Edward Van Halen - Hank (voice) [ edit] Plot summary It's most notably missing MS. Ned Miller (John Glover) was the station manager in 1993. Many of the recurring barfly characters seen on Cheers also appeared in "Cheerful Goodbyes", including Paul Krapence (played by Paul Willson), Cliff's rival Walt Twitchell (played by Raye Birk), and Phil (played by Philip Perlman). and star three of the main actresses - Sarah Jessica. She is also revealed, like Frasier, to have been an old friend of Dr. Phil, who frequently ended up owing her money as a result of their poker games. In 2003, Maris becomes romantically involved with a violent Argentinian polo player, Esteban de Rojo (Victor Alfieri), whom she kills in self-defense. [4] Hester appears in a dream sequence (experienced by Frasier in the episode "Don Juan In Hell") and in 8mm cine transferred to video (in the seventh-season episode "Momma Mia" where Rita Wilson also plays Mia Preston who is the spitting image of Hester). While the identity of their mothers is not clear, Frazier is known to have had a total of 11 children. has doubts about his wife's decision to have their newborn baby share their bedroom. Frasier suspects that Roz is talking to his callers after he hangs up with them. In a season eleven episode, Frasier is falsely outed on the air, after being seen at a local gay bar; Gil is seen coyly reading a newspaper outside the same bar during the episode's closing-credits before entering the bar. Contrary to his overbearing "machismo", Bulldog has a fear of reptiles and once jumped on a desk in panic when a small lizard got loose in the studio. She ultimately gets her comeuppance when her husband leaves her for someone else, leading her to hate men. In "The Matchmaker", Frasier unwittingly asks Tom out on a date, intending to fix him up with Daphne. suffers a fear of abandonment Frasier is cut off from her when his incompetent producer hits the wrong button, Perez later appeared during the Season Eleven episode, ", wants to ask out a forty-year-old man who's never been married, In real life Steenburgen is married to actor, is incapable of talking on the phone with strangers unless he writes out everything he wants to say in advance, pretends to be depressed, as a means of plugging his car dealership, Prolific actor Lithgow has played several insane characters, such as in the films, an Austrian woman who suspects that her husband, a fencing instructor, is having an affair with his student (whom Frasier suspects is, feels like she is not making any progress with her therapist (who, unbeknownst to Frasier, turns out to be Niles), Played a man stalked by a psychopathic technician in the 1996 film, disagrees with the last two callers and says that his job is very important before leaving to go powder jelly donuts, calls in proclaiming she is naked and that she would prefer to be the spanker, appeared in a series of ads for lady's underwear in the 1980s, has a recurring dream that Frasier finds fascinating, fantasizes about Frasier when she is having sex with her husband, calls in to Bulldog's show to congratulate him on "getting" Frasier with pranks, Looks remarkably like Dan Butler, who plays Bulldog. In "The Impossible Dream", Frasier is disturbed to find that he is having overtly sexual dreams about Gil. Although a highly successful lawyer, Donny is exceedingly boorish and brash (his antics include arriving for a meeting with Frasier and Niles in a tracksuit after a jog, and changing into his suit in front of them), and are anathema to Frasier's and Niles' refinement; his degree from the University of Las Vegas leads Yale/Cambridge-educated Niles to comment that there could have been "no problem finding tassels for those mortarboards", and although Harvard/Oxford-educated Frasier tells him to "stop being such a snob", his opinions are evidently similar. Frasiertitle screen from the first half of the first season has a lit antenna spire at the Space Needle, one of the animated gags. His zodiac sign is Sagittarius. Derek Mann (voiced by Joe Mantegna) is a newspaper columnist who is one of Frasier's biggest critics. He is having second thoughts about his wedding to a woman (played by Ta Leoni) whom Frasier had slept with, unknowing that she and Sam were engaged. Conservatively, Dr. Frasier Crane dated and/or slept with around 57 women through the 11 seasons the program ran on NBC. For example, Frasier and Niles quote her as saying "a handshake is as good as a hug. Noel Shempsky (Patrick Kerr) is a painfully geeky Trekkie who keeps an autographed picture of William Shatner as Captain Kirk on his desk[citation needed] and is fluent in Klingon. Maris is immensely wealthy, much wealthier than Niles,[13] as well as spoiled, dominating, and neurotic. Gertrude Moon (Millicent Martin) is Daphne's mother. Briefly appears in "Something Borrowed, Someone Blue". Despite Niles's intense crush on Daphne, it is he who first introduces the two; they meet during Niles' divorce proceedings, while Donny, who is representing Niles against Maris, is helping Frasier to prepare his upcoming testimony. When Daphne finally snaps and throws her out, she immediately breaks down with guilt, Niles offers to move her to an apartment of her own so that she can remain in Seattle with her daughter. an in-joke reference to Grammer's own twenty-year portrayal of Frasier Crane on Cheers, Wings and Frasier (and years later, Metcalf would find herself in the same situation, in the role of Jackie Harris on Roseanne and The Conners). In 2003, she meets Frasier by chance and soon starts dating Martin (whom she had a crush on as a teenager). gets beat up at school for being too smart and non-athletic, and proceeds to complain about Frasier's condescending advice. He is covert with friends and attempts discretion with his family members, but in both cases it is interpreted as loneliness. Alice May Doyle (played by Ashley Thomas, 20022004) is the daughter of Roz Doyle. In one episode, "Three Dates and a Break Up", Eddie eats the meals Frasier prepared for his dates as if he, Eddie, knew that Frasier's dates would not be staying for dinner. Religion on the Line Hosted by Fr. While it appears that he no longer harbors any resentment towards the couple, when Daphne states that she cannot marry Niles (as, unbeknownst to Donny, Bridgett, Frasier, Martin, and Gertrude, they eloped to Reno, Nevada a week before, and were about to be married for a third time, in order to appease Gertrude, who had missed their second wedding, which occurred in order to please Frasier and Martin), Donny is vindictive towards him, declaring "YES! Diane Chambers (Shelley Long) left Frasier at the altar during their wedding. Miss Judy, Arts and crafts. Frasier makes an advance towards her in a moment of anger-induced passion, similar to a scene in an episode with Kate Costas, with Frasier even using some of the same insults and quoting a line by Sam Malone to Diane Chambers in Cheers "Are you as turned on as I am? She assures him that it is the first and last time. Julia and Roz end up verbally attacking each other after Julia suspects Roz's feeling for Frasier.