33 Facts About Frasier Crane

Later in Cheers, Frasier Crane marries Lilith Sternin and has a son, Frederick.

The character Frasier Crane was created in the third season of Cheers by series creators Glen and Les Charles as Diane Chambers's "romantic and intellectual ideal" following her breakup with Sam Malone.

Not only Sam Malone's rival and opposite, Frasier Crane was part of the love triangle, "a different form of the Sam-Diane relationship," said Glen Charles.

Frasier Crane was supposed to appear only on a few episodes before Diane left him, but Grammer's performance was praised by series executives, leading to an extended role in the series.

However, in "Birth, Death, Love, and Rice", the premiere of season four, Frasier Crane enters the bar and tells Sam that he was jilted by Diane at the altar in Europe.

In "The Triangle", Sam feigns symptoms of depression, planned by Diane, to help Frasier Crane recover from alcoholism and regain his self-confidence.

However, upon arrival, Frasier Crane sees Sam and Diane arguing in the bar office, and Sam admits the whole plan.

Furious, Frasier Crane declares himself to be sober, refuses to be a part of their relationship, and vows to practice psychiatry again.

In "One Hugs, the Other Doesn't", Frasier is revealed to have been previously married to Nanette Guzman, now known as the popular children's entertainer Nanny G When Nanette sings a song implying her possible feelings for Frasier, Lilith attacks her during Frederick's second birthday party.

Frasier Crane is worried about his father in his current state as he can barely walk, and requires a cane to move.

In Cheers, Frasier Crane had said that his father was dead and had been a scientist.

Ironically, in the Cheers season seven episode "I Kid You Not", Frasier Crane invites Carla and her son Ludlow to a fine dining restaurant, but Carla and Ludlow criticize and mock it, enraging Frasier Crane.

In "Chess Pains", Frasier Crane teaches Martin how to play chess, but is horrified when Martin becomes a better player than him, due to Martin's seasoned insight as a police detective.

One late night, Frasier Crane wakes Martin up and asks him whether he lost the chess match on purpose.

Martin responds that Frasier Crane "won, fair and square" and nothing more.

Much to their anger, Martin buys a Winnebago RV with money Frasier Crane claimed was the proceeds from selling the clock.

In "The Show Where Lilith Comes Back", Lilith surprises Frasier Crane by dialing into the radio show.

In "The Unnatural", Frasier Crane is proven unathletic and bad at softball, which he reluctantly admits to Frederick.

Lilith last appears in "Guns 'N Neuroses", in which she and Frasier Crane are accidentally set up to go on a blind date.

Lilith and Frasier Crane are close to restarting a relationship in the hotel room, but they are interrupted by a loud argument between a young married couple next door.

Later, Frasier Crane is discovered to have slept with Sam's fiancee Sheila, but Sam has not discovered the affair, much to Frasier Crane's relief.

In "The Show Where Diane Comes Back", Frasier Crane is reunited with Diane Chambers and learns that due to an accident with her and Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman, much of her personal life had been turned upside down and the financial backers for her upcoming play rescinded their support, prompting him to support it instead.

Frasier Crane angrily confronts her about it, but they end up reconciling.

In "Cheerful Goodbyes", Frasier Crane arrives in Boston for a psychiatric conference.

Frasier Crane tells everyone to say a nice farewell to Cliff; even Carla, who hates him.

However, in the final scene of the show, it is revealed that Frasier Crane has boarded a plane to Chicago, implying he will be with Charlotte.

Frasier Crane tries to reconnect with his son Frederick, nicknamed Freddy, who has dropped out of Harvard and then become a firefighter.

Frasier Crane becomes recruited by Harvard's psychology department as a psychology professor, especially to prove himself as a serious psychiatrist rather than a mere showman.

Frasier Crane buys Freddy's apartment building, and has Freddy move in with him in his new apartment across the hall from Freddy's old apartment.

However, Levine did not consider the comparison when Frasier Crane was introduced in Cheers in 1984.

Steve Silverman from Screen Junkies praised Kelsey Grammer's performances as Frasier Crane but found them "predictable".

Frasier Crane won that Lead category in 1994,1995,1998, and 2004.

Frasier Crane earned eight Golden Globe Award nominations for Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series throughout the series's whole run and won that category in 1996 and 2001.