Kelsey Grammer

Cast in the title role of a Wall Street executive who loses his job in ABC's short-lived series, "Hank"

Played an orchestra conductor in the feature remake of "Fame"

Cast as the US President in the comedy film "Swing Vote"

Returned to series TV as the central character in the short lived FOX comedy "Back to You"

Cast as Dr. Hank McCoy (a.k.a. Beast) in the third installment of the "X-Men" series, "X-Men: The Last Stand"

Guest starred as the Angel of Death in the NBC hit show, "Medium"; also a producer

Created an American adaptation of the British series, "The Sketch Show" (FOX)

Starred as Agent Banks in the comedy "The Big Empty"

Played a TV newsman in the feature film "15 Minutes"

Executive produced the fall UPN sitcom "Girlfriends"

Starred on Broadway in "Macbeth" opposite Diane Venora; show closed after only 13 regular performances

Lent his voice to Stinky Pete the Prospector for the animated film "Toy Story 2"

Played the title character, opposite Christine Baranski's Mrs. Lovett in the LA Reprise! production of Stephen Sondheim's "Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street"

Featured in the HBO film "The Pentagon Wars"

Produced the short-lived NBC comedy series "Fired Up" with Sharon Lawrence

Voiced the the scheming Vladimir in the animated film "Anastasia"

Executive produced and starred in the NBC comedy special "Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny"

TV producing debut with the NBC TV-movie "The Innocent"; also starred

Reprised the role of Dr. Frasier Crane for the NBC sitcom "Frasier"; also executive produced; performed the shows theme song "Tossed Salad and Scrambled Eggs"; produced and directed several episodes; earned nine consecutive Emmy and Golden Globe nominations from 1994-2002 and an Emmy nomination in 2004 for Lead Actor in a Comedy Series; received three consecutive Emmy nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series from 1999-2001

Provided the voice of Sideshow Bob on "The Simpsons" (FOX)

Appeared as Dr. Canard on the NBC daytime series "Another World"

Joined the cast of the NBC sitcom "Cheers" as Dr. Frasier Crane in the third season; recommended by former Juilliard classmate Mandy Patinkin; became a regular cast member in the fourth season; earned Emmy (1988, 1990) nominations for Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Portrayed Stephen Smith in the NBC mini-series "Kennedy"

Had featured role of Cassio in a Broadway revival of "Othello" opposite James Earl Jones and Christopher Plummer

Performed with Christine Baranski in the Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine production of "Sunday in the Park with George"; also starred Mandy Patinkin

Made Broadway debut in "Macbeth"; played the role of Lennox when Philip Anglim abruptly withdrew from the show

Acted at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Born in Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

Formed Grammnet Productions

Moved to NYC to attend Juilliard; was expelled after two years

Performed for three years at the Old Globe Theater in San Diego in the late 1970s