Dr. Frasier Winslow Crane (born c. 1952) is a fictional character who is both a supporting character on the American television sitcom Cheers and the titular protagonist of its spin-off Frasier and the latter’s See more

Frasier Crane, an alumnus of Harvard College, Harvard Medical School, and Oxford University, debuted in the two-part episode "Rebound" (1984), the premiere of Cheers season three (1984–85), as a psychiatrist to help bartender Sam Malone recover from a brief … See more

Kelsey Grammer has made several appearances as Dr. Frasier Crane outside of Cheers and Frasier.
• Mickey's 60th Birthday (1988)
• Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color Season 34, Episode 15, "Disneyland's 35th Anniversary … See more

Reception on the character
At the time Cheers originally aired, Rick Sherwood from Los Angeles disdained Frasier Crane and … See more

The character Frasier Crane was created in the third season of Cheers (1984–1985) by series creators Glen and Les Charles as Diane Chambers's (Shelley Long) "romantic and intellectual ideal" following her breakup with Sam Malone (Ted Danson). … See more

Spin-off development
When Cheers ended in 1993, at first the creators did not plan to spin off the character from the … See more

Frasier Crane is a licensed psychiatrist who is, as Kelsey Grammer described, "flawed, silly, pompous, and full of himself, [yet] kind [and] vulnerable." Judy Berman from Flavor Wire describes him as also "a child prodigy, theater geek, and frequent target for See more