Kelsey Grammer is an American actor, comedian, producer, and director best known for playing psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on Cheers and its spin-off Frasier, a role he portrayed for more than two decades and for which he won multiple Emmy and Golden Globe Awards. Born in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands, Grammer trained at the Juilliard School and began his career in theater before moving into television and film. He is also known for voicing Sideshow Bob on The Simpsons and for roles in films including X-Men: The Last Stand and The Marvels. Grammer has worked extensively as a television producer and has continued acting on stage, in film, and television.