Kelsey Grammer
A three-time Emmy Award winner, Grammer is the first actor in television history to receive multiple Emmy nominations for performing the same role on three series. He received two nominations for his original portrayal of Dr. Frasier Crane on Cheers (1982), another for his guest appearance in that role on Wings (1990), and eight nominations (earning three awards) as Outstanding Actor for his work on Frasier (1993).
Over the years, Dr. Frasier Crane has become one of television's most endearing and enduring characters.
In addition to his Emmys, Grammer has won two Golden Globe Awards, two American Comedy Awards and a People's Choice Award for his portrait. Grammer's distinctive voice has been heard in several hit animated features, including the voice of Stinky Pete in Disney's hit Toy Story 2 (1999) and a part in Anastasia (1997).
On television, he has also been seen in several mini-series and movies. In 1996, he hosted an hour-long salute to Jack Benny for which he served as executive producer. He also starred in HBO's award-winning Pentagon Wars (1998).
Grammer can be seen playing the titular role on all the best Frasier episodes.
David Hyde Pierce
David Hyde Pierce was born on April 3, 1959. He was born in Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
He attended Yale University and graduated with majors in English and theater arts
in 1981.
While aspiring to become an actor he was a security guard, church organist, and a tie salesman at Bloomingdale's.
Pierce's Broadway debut came in Beyond Therapy in 1982. He then went on to perform in various Broadway plays until 1986. He then joined the production of The Cherry Orchard before accepting the role of Dr. Niles Crane in 1993. Since then, he has won various awards for the role.
John Mahoney
One of the most solidly American character players on-screen, Mahoney is actually British! He determined to lose his accent when he moved here in the 1950s, and succeeded. Although the soft-spoken, white-haired Mahoney only took up acting as he approached middle age, following a career in medical journalism, he has achieved a critical and commercial success many performers never attain.
John Mahoney was cast as Frasier Crane's disabled ex-police officer father Martin Crane on Frasier in 1993, and has won a variety of awards for his portrayal of Marty Crane on the show.