{"id":67486,"date":"2023-09-12T09:01:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T09:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celeband.com\/?p=67486"},"modified":"2023-09-12T09:01:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T09:01:01","slug":"frasier-team-had-no-idea-who-only-fools-and-horses-star-was","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celeband.com\/entertainment\/frasier-team-had-no-idea-who-only-fools-and-horses-star-was\/","title":{"rendered":"Frasier team had no idea who Only Fools and Horses star was"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Frasier fans, the wait is almost over as the reboot is set to premiere in exactly one month, with a teaser promising \u2018all new hang-ups\u2019.<\/p>\n
Kelsey Grammer will be reprising his role as everyone\u2019s favorite radio shrink, while Peri Gilpin and Bebe Neuwirth are briefly set to return as Roz Doyle and Lilith Sternin respectively.<\/p>\n
David Hyde Pierce and Jane Leeves are not said to be coming back to the fold as Niles Crane and Daphne Moon, but Nicholas Lyndhurst, Jack Cutmore-Scott, Toks Olagundoye and Jess Salgueiro have joined the star-studded cast.<\/p>\n
The revival will see the doctor returning to Boston many years after he left Cheers, and is kicking off with a double bill on Paramount+ on October 12, with episodes also airing on CBS.<\/p>\n
Lifting the lid on what we can expect, Jeff Greenberg \u2013 who served as casting director for Cheers, Frasier and the new reboot \u2013 heaped praise on Nicholas\u2019 stint as Alan.<\/p>\n
Speaking to Metro.co.uk<\/strong> ahead of the 30-year anniversary of the spin-off, he told us: \u2018It was really exciting. My history is so ingrained in the whole project. There\u2019s three people that worked on Cheers, Frasier and now the new Frasier \u2013 Kelsey Grammer, Jim Burrows [director], and me.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u2018I\u2019m very invested in the whole life of Frasier Crane. I personally was a bit misty eyed, because there\u2019s just such history there. It went great, Kelsey slipped right into the park as if he never stopped. Like riding a bike, he was Frasier again.\u2019<\/p>\n \u2018The cast is just outstanding, and every one of them really stepped up and did a great job,\u2019 he continued, before hailing the Only Fools and Horses icon.<\/p>\n \u2018I\u2019ve never worked with [Nicholas] before and don\u2019t really know his work as well as everyone in the UK. He is a revelation, he is so fantastic. He is really outstanding in this part, he is truly hilarious.<\/p>\n \u2018I really wasn\u2019t as familiar with him as I could have been, and he just bowled me over. He\u2019s just incredible.\u2019<\/p>\n Jeff has been in charge of casting every speaking role on all three comedies, and revealed that thousands sent their tapes in to be a part of Frasier\u2019s present-day story \u2013 with more than 7,000 for just one role alone.<\/p>\n Detailing the upcoming episodes, he described it as the \u2018third act of Frasier\u2019s story\u2019, explaining: \u2018In each iteration, it\u2019s Frasier surrounded by a colorful group of people in his life with a certain job. And this one\u2019s no different.<\/p>\n \u2018It\u2019s going to be all new people. Kelsey Grammer is the only holdover from the last Frasier. He\u2019ll be around all new people in his life, and he\u2019ll have a different job.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u2018What I can tell you is, the original Frasier, the impetus of that whole story was Frasier reconnecting with his father, because they had a bad relationship and Frasier really wanted to make it work. This story, the starting point is Frasier wanting to do that with his son.<\/p>\n \u2018They have a bad relationship and Frasier wants to be a better father, the way he wanted to be a better son in the last one.\u2019<\/p>\n Frasier premieres on October 12 on Paramount+.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n Got a story?<\/strong><\/p>\n If you\u2019ve got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the Metro.co.uk entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@metro.co.uk, calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page \u2013 we\u2019d love to hear from you.<\/p>\n
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