Niles Crane was born on 1957 and is a fictional character on the American sitcom Frasier, a spin-off of the television show Cheers.
29 Facts About Niles Crane
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Also like Frasier, Niles Crane was an unusually sensitive child and a frequent target for bullies.
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Niles Crane describes his profession as "the saving grace of my life", and is greatly respected professionally.
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Niles Crane has a Jungian practice, and specializes in marriage and family therapy.
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Niles Crane often compares his own career to that of his brother, and early in Frasier's career as a talk show host makes frequent jokes about the "fast-food approach to psychiatry" that Frasier practices through his radio show.
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Niles Crane frequently wears double breasted suits and Trafalgar limited-edition suspenders.
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Niles Crane is an admirer of the fine arts including opera, theatre, and classical music, drinks fine wine, and enjoys French cuisine which he himself cooks, and frequently obsesses about knowing the right people and climbing the social ladder.
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At Cafe Nervosa, the coffee house he frequents with Frasier and other friends and family members, Niles Crane's usual is a latte with a "whisper" of cinnamon, and occasionally chocolate shavings or nutmeg.
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Niles Crane's IQ is 156, well over the Mensa threshold, and much higher than Frasier's.
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Unlike Frasier Niles Crane has a long list of phobias and medical conditions, many of which are clearly psychosomatic.
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When extremely stressed, Niles Crane is prone to panic attacks and fits of hyperventilation.
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Physically weak and very uncoordinated, Niles Crane is seemingly hopeless at sports and video games, barely able to catch objects even after simple throws.
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Niles Crane is a fair fencer, and has had some lessons in kickboxing.
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Niles Crane is a master speller, having come close to winning the national spelling competition as a youth and spell-checking the graffiti in a bathroom stall at a local coffee bar with a red marker.
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When Niles Crane suffers a walking heart attack, he is not aware of it for several days, because he experiences referred pain and believes he has a toothache.
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The tensions between the brothers began during childhood; Frasier resented the younger Niles Crane distracting their mother from paying attention to him, and Niles Crane disliked the older Frasier reaching career and life milestones first.
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David Hyde Pierce said that "Niles Crane is Frasier, if Frasier had never left Seattle".
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Similar to Niles Crane, Maris has a long list of allergies, being allergic to most meats, spices, creams and more.
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Niles Crane has lots of pills and medication which usually have comical side effects such as extreme narcolepsy.
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However, after appearing to make progress, Niles Crane discovers Maris is having an affair with their couples' therapist, Dr Shenkman, ultimately leading to him making the second and final decision for divorce.
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Niles Crane is forced to sublet his suite at the Montana and move into the low-rent Shangri-La; while it is far below his usual standard of living, he realizes it is the price he must pay for being free of Maris.
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For numerous reasons during the first six seasons of the show Niles Crane is unable to confess his feelings for Daphne, who remains unaware of his love for her.
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Niles Crane's confession occurs the night before her wedding to Donny.
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The relationship spawns a huge ordeal, prompting Donny to respond by suing both Daphne and Frasier, while Mel forces Niles Crane to participate in a prolonged charade of a happy marriage for the sake of appearances.
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Niles Crane is frequently jealous of Daphne's boyfriends.
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Niles Crane does tell Frasier repeatedly that he is over Daphne when she accepts Donny Douglas' proposal of marriage, and proceeds to marry Mel in a kind of rebound, but admits that he still loves Daphne on the eve of her wedding, Frasier tells him that Daphne knows of Niles Crane's feelings and reciprocates them.
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Daphne feels pressured to live up to the 'perfect' image Niles Crane had imagined; she responds by overeating and gains 60 pounds.
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Leeves' maternity leave was written into the show in an arc where Daphne reaches her breaking point and realizes she needs help for her weight problems, so Niles Crane sends her to a health spa where she can lose weight and receive counseling.
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Niles Crane's plan ends in failure, leaving Daphne in doubt about married life, since her mother and father's marriage ended after 40 years together.