Kelsey Grammer 'Would Have Loved' If Kirstie Alley Was in 'Frasier' Revival (Exclusive)

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Kelsey Grammer promises familiar faces from the original series will be popping by — in due time. But one vital cast member from , the series in which Grammer was first introduced as Frasier Cranewon't be: the late Kirstie Alley, who died in December from stage 4 colon cancer.Though Alley never appeared in the original run of , Grammer expressed a desire to have her character, Rebecca, appear in the upcoming Paramount+ revival when he sat down with ET's Rachel Smith while promoting his film, .«I would have loved that,» the 67-year-old actor said. «She's great.»«I was talking with the writers at one point and we're casting one of the characters who could arguably be similar to Rebecca, and I said, 'Boy, we need to find a girl much like Kirstie, who had a gift like Kirstie,» Grammer remembered. «She was so funny and so wonderful on Really great gal.»After Alley's death, Grammer paid tribute to the actress, saying in a statement to ET at the time, «I always believed grief for a public figure is a private matter, but I will say I loved her.»Thereboot, which began filming in Los Angeles earlier this month, follows Frasier (Grammer) in the next chapter of his life as he returns to Boston, Massachusetts, with new challenges to face, new relationships to forge and an old dream or two to finally fulfill.

At the moment, Grammer is the sole returning original cast member from the original series though he hints that Frasier's old friends will come around.«The OGs are going to be present,» he assured.