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“Cheers” alum Shelley Long to make an appearance on his “Frasier” reboot.Long, 74, famously played waitress Diane Chambers on the hit ’80s sitcom while Grammer, 68, appeared on both the NBC series and his own 1993 spinoff as Dr. Frasier Crane.Grammer said he “would like to see Diane come back” when he dropped by “The Kelly Clarkson Show” on Tuesday.The “X-Men: The Last Stand” alum added that Frasier should be able to “put something to bed” with Diane and “end up with a nice thing between them.”In the Boston-set “Cheers,” the pseudo–intellectual Diane and the pompous psychiatrist Frasier were engaged for a period of time before breaking up.

pretentious quips and drinking sherry wine in Boston. The Paramount+ revival of “Frasier” premiered Thursday — with one original character noticeably absent.The late John Mahoney — who portrayed Frasier’s retired police office father Martin Crane in the 1993 series — wasn’t sitting in his iconic yellow stripped chair anymore.The famed actor, known for “Say Anything,” “Hot in Cleveland,” and his stage work, died in 2018 at the age of 77.However, his legacy stayed strong, and the revival paid tribute to him in the pilot episode that dropped on Oct.

Paramount+’s “Frasier” revival, airing on the streamer come Oct. 12 with the first two episodes. A teaser for the new series dropped today and features the “X-Men: The Last Stand” actor, 68, stepping into the shoes of his longtime character once again.Grammer has played Frasier in the hit NBC sitcom “Cheers” from 1984 until 1993.He then had his own eponymous spin-off show that was broadcasted on the network from ’93 until 2004.And almost 20 years later, the stiff and pretentious Dr.

Frasier reboot has detailed how the show will honour John Mahoney following his death.The actor, who played Frasier’s father Martin Crane across the original show from 1993 to 2004, died at the age of 77 in 2018 due to complications from throat cancer.In the pilot episode of the upcoming reboot, which sees Kelsey Grammer return in the title role, Mahoney’s character receives a special tribute.“It’s a wonderful scene at the end of the show,” director James Burrows, who helmed the first two episodes of the revival, told Entertainment Weekly. “It’s about two-and-a-half, three minutes without any laughs.

reboot continues to round out its ensemble, featuring new faces and original cast members.The Paramount+ series returns Kelsey Grammer in the title role of Dr. Frasier Crane as he embarks on the next chapter of his life.

reboot continues to round out its ensemble, featuring new faces and original cast members.The Paramount+ series returns Kelsey Grammer in the title role of Dr. Frasier Crane as he embarks on the next chapter of his life.

Kelsey Grammer is stepping back into the shoes of Frasier Crane in Paramount+'s upcoming revival. While original cast members haven't been confirmed to appear in the update, Grammer revealed the new series will honor one of them — the late John Mahoney, who portrayed Frasier's dad, Martin Crane.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.

Jack Cutmore-Scott (Kingsman, Deception) has been tapped to star opposite Kelsey Grammer in Frasier, Paramount+’s sequel series to the classic NBC sitcom. Cutmore-Scott will play Frasier Crane’s son Freddy. Also cast in the followup as a series regular is British actor Nicholas Lyndhurst who will play Alan Cornwall, a university professor who is an old college friend of Frasier’s.

Kelsey Grammer has revealed why David Hyde Pierce will not be returning for the upcoming Frasier reboot on the Paramount+ streaming service.The 67-year-old actor said he and producers had to rethink the reboot after David, 63, bowed out of the project.'David basically decided he wasn't really interested in repeating the performance of Niles,' Kelsey said of his onscreen brother in an article on People on Wednesday. Upcoming reboot: Kelsey Grammer, shown in June 2021 in New York City, has revealed why David Hyde Pierce will not be returning for the upcoming Frasier reboot on Paramount+Kelsey said they were going to bring back the whole 'legacy' cast that included David, Peri Gilpin, Jane Leeves and John Mahoney, who died in 2018, but the new direction has worked out.'In a very funny way, it just took us to a new place, which was what we originally wanted to do anyway, which was a Frasier third act,' Kelsey explained.

Kelsey Grammer paid tribute to his late costar Frasier costar John Mahoney earlier this week while laying out plans to honor the actor on an upcoming sequel series.Grammer, 67, called the late Mahoney — who died in 2018 at age 77 — 'man of merit,' and said the show would give him the 'proper attention' while speaking to Fox News Digital on Tuesday.A follow-up to their series Frasier has been in discussions for years, but it was only earlier in October that the new show was officially greenlit at Paramount+. Tribute: Kelsey Grammer, 67, praised his late costar John Mahoney as a 'man of merit' while vowing to pay tribute to him on his Frasier sequel series while speaking to Fox News Digital on Tuesday; (L–R) Dan Butler, Peri Gilpin, Mahoney, Grammer, David Hyde Pierce and Jane LeevesGrammer clarified that the show would 'certainly' deal head on with Mahoney's death.The English-born American actor appeared on the series as Frasier and his brother Niles' father Martin Crane.

Get ready to dig into some tossed salad and scrambled eggs — “Frasier” is making a comeback.