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Editor’s note: One in a series of stories tied to the 20th anniversary of 9/11. The biggest Hollywood name among the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks was Frasier co-creator/executive producer David Angell, who along with his wife of 30 years, Lynn, were among the passengers of the hijacked American…

The last time we saw Dr. Frasier Crane, he was landing at a Chicago airport in the series finale of NBC’s Frasier. As we await the Paramount Plus revival of the Emmy-laden sitcom, its once and future star gave a few hints about the upcoming series that follows the man Kelsey Grammer calls “the George Bailey of…

EXCLUSIVE: Gravitas Ventures has acquired North American distribution rights to Charming the Hearts of Men, an indie dramedy written and directed by S.E. DeRose. Kelsey Grammer, Anna Friel, Sean Astin, Aml Ameen and Dianne Ladd star in the pic, which will get a day-and-date theatrical and on-demand release August 13…

EXCLUSIVE: Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American rights to medical thriller The God Committee, ahead of its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, with plans to release the film theatrically and on demand on July 2nd. Written and directed by Austin Stark (The Runner), The God Committee examines today’s…

EXCLUSIVE: ABC has passed on the untitled Alec Baldwin/Kelsey Grammer multi-camera comedy. The decision was made after the network’s executives saw the finished pilot episode. The project, starring Baldwin, Grammer and Alec Mapa, had a straight-to-series order. The studio behind the comedy, 20th Television, is now…

EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures has secured the home entertainment and television licensing rights to The Space Between starring six-time Emmy Award winner Kelsey Grammer. The film, the directorial debut from Dallas Buyers Club producer, Rachel Winter, will be in select U.S. theaters on April 23, followed by a digital…

EXCLUSIVE: Venerable sitcom director James Burrows has been tapped to direct and executive produce the pilot episode of ABC's straight-to-series multi-camera comedy starring Alec Baldwin, Kelsey Grammer and Alec Mapa, from Modern Family co-creator/executive producer Chris Lloyd, executive producer Vali Chandrasekaran…

Actor-comedian Alec Mapa (Doom Patrol, Ugly Betty) has been cast as the co-lead opposite Alec Baldwin and Kelsey Grammer in ABC’s straight-to-series multi-camera comedy from Modern Family co-creator/executive producer Chris Lloyd, executive producer Vali Chandrasekaran and studio 20th Television, where Lloyd and…

Dr. Frasier Crane is officially coming back. Kelsey Grammer is confirmed to reprise his role as the Seattle psychiatrist turned radio host in a reboot of long-running comedy Frasier for Paramount+. The revival is being announced by Julie McNamara at ViacomCBS' launch of the streaming service. The new incarnation of Fra…

Frasier‘s long-in-the-works return to TV is getting closer to reality. Paramount+ is eying a 10-episode order for a followup to the Emmy-winning NBC series produced by Frasier studio CBS TV Studios, sources said. Frasier star and executive producer Kelsey Grammer, who has been leading the efforts to revive the iconic…

ABC has given a straight-to-series order to a multi-camera comedy starring and executive produced by Alec Baldwin and Kelsey Grammer in a pairing of Emmy winners who has each led an acclaimed, long-running broadcast comedy series. The project, slated for the 2021-22 season, hails from Modern Family…

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s the first trailer for comedy Father Christmas Is Back, which MSR will be selling at the AFM. Elizabeth Hurley, John Cleese, Kelsey Grammer and Nathalie Cox lead cast in the movie, which wrapped this fall in the UK. The pic from MSR Media is directed by Philippe Martinez (Viktor) and Mick Davis (Modigl…