Kelsey Grammer explains why David Hyde Pierce won’t be in the ‘Frasier’ revival
Kelsey Grammer is bringing Dr. Frasier Crane back.
He’s doing a revival of his hit series “Frasier,” which originally ran on NBC from 1993-2004.
He told People magazine rehearsals start in February for the show that has been in development “for about six or seven years.”
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“It’s been on the slow burner,” Grammer said. “We were like, this is not a bad idea. Maybe this is a good idea!”
He said the plan had been to bring the original cast back for the revival, set to stream on Paramount+. John Mahoney, who played Frasier’s father Martin Crane, died in 2018.
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Grammer said David Hyde Pierce opted out of returning as Frasier’s brother.
“David basically decided he wasn’t really interested in repeating the performance of Niles,” Grammer said.
That’s not a bad thing, he said.
“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,” Grammer said. “It’s an entirely new life for him.”
The new show will honor the characters who aren’t there, he said.
“We’ll certainly be responsive about the fact that there was a brother and such,” Grammer said. “But the new world for Frasier is one of new friendships — and some new twists and turns he didn’t know were still in there.”
100 best sitcoms of all time
100 best sitcoms of all time
#100. My Name Is Earl
#99. New Girl
#98. The Tick
#97. The Critic
#96. The Tick
#95. The Munsters
#94. Kenan & Kel
#93. The Mick
#92. Fresh Off the Boat
#91. Episodes
#90. Wilfred
#89. Close Enough
#88. Lucky Louie
#87. We Bare Bears
#85. The Addams Family
#84. Undeclared
#83. Reno 911!
#82. Rocko’s Modern Life
#81. Dexter’s Laboratory
#80. Cheers
#79. Big Mouth
#78. Weeds
#77. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
#76. The Comeback
#75. Ugly Americans
#74. Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
#73. Life in Pieces
#72. Solar Opposites
#71. F Is for Family
#70. The Goldbergs
#69. Raising Hope
#68. Boy Meets World
#67. The Orville
#66. Married… with Children
#65. Malcolm in the Middle
#64. That ’70s Show
#63. Clone High
#62. High Maintenance
#61. Home Movies
#60. Galavant
#59. Daria
#58. You’re the Worst
#57. Workaholics
#56. Bob’s Burgers
#55. Frasier
#54. Family Guy
#53. The Big Bang Theory
#52. The Life & Times of Tim
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#48. One Day at a Time
#47. Better Off Ted
#46. Resident Alien
#45. The Amazing World of Gumball
#44. Party Down
#43. Grace and Frankie
#42. The League
#41. Eastbound & Down
#40. SpongeBob SquarePants
#39. 30 Rock
#38. The Good Place
#37. The Adventures of Pete & Pete
#36. The Dick Van Dyke Show
#35. The Andy Griffith Show
#34. Veep
#33. Blue Mountain State
#32. Extras
#31. Master of None
#30. Scrubs
#29. How I Met Your Mother
#28. The Larry Sanders Show
#27. I Love Lucy
#25. Broad City
#24. Entourage
#23. Futurama
#22. Brooklyn Nine-Nine
#21. Modern Family
#20. Regular Show
#19. Flight of the Conchords
#18. Louie
#17. Schitt’s Creek
#16. Silicon Valley
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#14. Adventure Time
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#12. Parks and Recreation
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#10. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
#9. Curb Your Enthusiasm
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#1. Rick and Morty
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