‘Frasier’s Riskiest Crossover Episode Also Fixed a Major ‘Cheers’ Mistake

Kelsey Grammer 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). In 1984, he first appeared as Dr. Frasier Crane in the NBC sitcom Cheers. His Broadway co-star and former Juilliard classmate, Mandy Patinkin, suggested him to the New York casting director. He was supposed to appear for only six episodes, but ended up as a regular cast member. The character of Frasier first appears