Kelsey Grammer to Direct VINCE UNCENSORED Pilot

By: Mar. 17, 2011
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According to Deadline.com, Kelsey Grammer is set to direct CBS' comedy pilot 'Vince Uncensored'. The project will star Michael Chiklis, and will include writting by Phoef Sutton.  As described by Deadline, the show 'centers on a man (Chiklis) who, after a life-changing experience, decides to take a more honest approach to his life, work and family.'

On April 18, 2010, Grammer made his Broadway musical debut playing the role of Georges in a revival of the Jerry Herman/Harvey Fierstein musical La Cage aux Folles, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical.

He is most widely known for his two-decade portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane in the NBC sitcoms Cheers and Frasier. He has been nominated for fourteen Emmys, including one for playing his character on three sitcoms (the third being a guest appearance on Wings), as well as portraying the part on an episode of The John Larroquette Show, and has also worked as a television producer, director, writer, and as a voice artist. He has received many accolades for his role as the voice of Sideshow Bob on The Simpsons.

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