Starz Picks Up BOSS, Featuring Kelsey Grammer

According to Deadline.com, Starz has picked up the political drama Boss for eight episodes.  The show will star La Cage's Kelsey Grammer and will be written by Farhad Safinia. Gus Van Sant will act as executive producer, as well as the director for the series' pilot episode. 

Kelsey Grammer is currently starring on Broadway in La Cage Aux Folles. 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 numerous 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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