Niles Crane (born 1957) is a fictional character on the American sitcom Frasier, a spin-off of the television show Cheers. He was portrayed by David Hyde Pierce. Niles is the younger brother of Frasier Crane (played by Kelsey Grammer ).
Like Frasier, Niles also preferred fine arts, music, and intellectual pursuits to activities like sports, though he excels in sports like squash and croquet.
The creators didn't want Frasier Crane to work in private practice, since that had already been done on The Bob Newhart Show. Grammer's resonant voice seemed natural for radio, so the concept of a call-in psychiatry show seemed natural.
The character of psychiatrist Frasier Crane was added to Cheers during the series’s third season as a temporary release for some of the Sam and Diane relationship tension. Dr.
He runs his own Jungian practice (Frasier is a Freudian) and has had his research published in several psychiatric journals. Niles often compares his own career to that of his brother, and early in the series makes frequent wisecracks about the "pop psychiatry" that Frasier practices through his radio show.
His injury inhibits him from living alone, and forces him to accept Frasier's invitation to live with him upon Frasier's return to Seattle.
Niles Crane, filling in for my ailing brother, Dr. Frasier Crane. Although I feel perfectly qualified to fill Frasier's radio shoes, I should warn you that while Frasier is a Freudian, I am a Jungian. So there'll be no blaming Mother today.
Pierce described Niles as "what Frasier would be if he had never gone to Boston and never been exposed to the people at Cheers." In "The Show Where Sam Shows Up" Sam said to Frasier, "He looks just like you did when I first met you." In "Cheerful Goodbyes" Carla, Cliff, and Norm all remark on how Niles resembled ...
Despite season 11 being better received than its previous few years, Frasier was ultimately canceled. As reported by People, the cast was open to continuing but the show's high production costs were the main reason why Frasier ended after season 11.
Eddie (born May 15, 1990) is the dog owned by Martin, a large Jack Russell Terrier. Eddie was played by two dogs during the run: first by Moose, and then by Moose's son Enzo, who first appeared as a stunt double.
Following a short affair with her, Bulldog reveals his feelings towards Roz to be genuine, but they prove to be unrequited. After his show is cancelled and he is fired by the station at the end of Season 6, he returns shortly thereafter to work in the station's archives vault.
Unlike many other series where characters' pregnancies were written in to accommodate the actress becoming pregnant in real life, this was not the case with Roz. Hers was purely a storyline invention, Peri Gilpin was not pregnant in real life.
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Jane Leeves' pregnancy The baby that Niles and Daphne have at the end of the show is not a result of a real life pregnancy of Jane Leeves, the actress who plays Daphne. However, she was pregnant earlier in the show. In season 8 the actress got pregnant and it was simply written into the show as a weight gain.
'Frasier' reunion in April 2020 “The best moments, and I hang on to them,” Grammer shared, “they are fresh always still, there has been a moment when I fell in love with all of you. Specific to each of you.” Grammer affection for his co-stars clearly remains, where the entire cast remains close.
Jane Elizabeth Leeves (born 18 April 1961) is an English actress. Leeves played Daphne Moon on the NBC television sitcom Frasier from 1993 until 2004, for which she was nominated for an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award. She also played Joy Scroggs on TV Land's sitcom Hot in Cleveland.
It is revealed that Niles lashed out at his brother due to jealousy, as he felt that he did not receive the praise and recognition due for his hard work, whereas Frasier's face is seen on "the side of buses.". This sibling conflict is one of the main ones explored in the series.
Niles often compares his own career to that of his brother, and early in the series makes frequent wisecracks about the "pop psychiatry" that Frasier practices through his radio show. Over the course of the show his remarks dwindle to occasional jabs for the purpose of humor.
However, after appearing to make progress, Niles discovers Maris is having an affair with their couples' therapist, Dr. Shenkman, ultimately leading to him making the second and final decision for divorce.
Niles and Daphne date for about one year before Niles proposes in the ninth season.
He is, in the earlier seasons during his marriage to Maris. He likes and enjoys classical music, fine wine and French food which he himself cooks, and frequently obsesses about knowing the right people and climbing the social ladder. Niles is also very intelligent. Niles has a 156 IQ, well above the Mensa median (which is typically around the low 130s).
Like Frasier, Niles was named for one of his mother's lab rats. Also like Frasier, Niles was a sensitive child when growing up, and a frequent target for bullies. As a result, he was quite close to his older brother, and at the same time fiercely competitive with him.
His last line is "I'll miss the coffees". Niles and Daphne's son David is named after Frasier co-creator David Angell who was killed, along with his wife Lynn, in the crash of American Airlines Flight 11 in the September 11, 2001 attacks. He drives a Mercedes-Benz with the license plate 5HR1NK.
While it had originally been intended that Frasier be an only child, Pierce was hired because Frasier producers saw his headshot and commented on how much he looked like a young Kelsey Grammer. Unlike Frasier, part of whose background comes from Cheers, Niles' background is established over the course of Frasier.
Niles was born in Seattle, Washington, in 1957, to Hester Crane, a psychiatrist, and Martin Crane, a police officer. Like his older brother Frasier, Niles was named for one of his mother's lab rats. Also like Frasier, Niles was an unusually sensitive child and a frequent target for bullies. As a result he was quite close to his older brother, and at the same time fiercely competitive with him. Like Frasier, Niles preferred fine arts, music, and intellectual pursuits to physical activities like sports. He was also an established philanthropist.
Niles is Frasier's constant companion and rival. The tensions between the brothers began during childhood; Frasier resented the younger Niles distracting their mother from paying attention to him, and Niles disliked the older Frasier reaching career and life milestones first. Nonetheless, they meet every day at Cafe Nervosa, where they discuss their lives and various other topics. Niles and Frasier often collaborate on projects, which frequently and comically lead to complete disaster. Some examples are the book—ironically, about sibling rivalry—that they attempt to write, the restaurant they purchase and attempt to transform into an exclusive eatery, and Frasier's brief period in private practice next door to Niles' office.
Niles was born in Seattle, Washington, in 1957, to Hester Crane, a psychiatrist, and Martin Crane, a police officer. Like his older brother Frasier, Niles was named for one of his mother's lab rats. Also like Frasier, Niles was an unusually sensitive child and a frequent target for bullies. As a result he was quite close to his older brother, and at the same time fiercely competitive with him. Like Frasier, Niles preferred fine arts, music, and intellectual pursuits to physical activities like sports. He was also an established philanthropist .
He has nose bleeds when he tells a direct lie, and he faints at the sight of his own blood. When extremely stressed, Niles is prone to panic attacks and fits of hyperventilation. On more than one occasion, he's fainted. His divorce from Maris causes stress-induced narcolepsy.
After his stint in Boston chronicled in Cheers, Frasier Crane moved back to Seattle to start a new life. This allowed fans to meet his equally interesting family - including his father, Martin Crane (John Mahoney), and younger brother, Niles.
Running for 11 brilliant seasons, Frasier is one of the rare spin-offs whose success rivaled its parent show. While the NBC sitcom primarily revolved around the titular character, its ensemble cast was what really made it the iconic sitcom that it became.
Why Niles Probably Won't Return For The Frasier Reboot. With a Frasier reboot in development, fans are expecting to see the fan-favorite Niles Crane again. Unfortunately, he may not be in the revival. David Hyde Pierce's Niles probably won't appear in the in-development Frasier reboot. After his stint in Boston chronicled in Cheers, ...
Kelsey Grammer is best known for portraying the flawed and pompous, yet iconic and lovable Dr. Frasier Crane for 20 consecutive years across three TV series: Cheers (1982-93), Frasier (1993-2004), and a brief appearance on Wings (1990-97). Despite his televised success, Grammer's personal life was plagued by tragedy.
David Hyde Pierce is best known for playing Frasier's equally neurotic yet endearing younger brother, Dr. Niles Crane. A fan favorite for his character's deadpan delivery and longtime adoration of Jane Leeves' Daphne Moon, Pierce surprised fans when he publicly came out at the 2007 Tony Awards.
Mahoney was so deeply affected by his parents' terrible marriage that he never settled down himself. "I was never very mature in my relationships with women. First sign of conflict, I was gone. Wouldn't discuss it, because I was afraid it would lead to an argument," he told The Guardian.
In the two decades following his sister's murder, Grammer turned to drugs and alcohol and faced trouble with the law. As the actor admitted during his E! Celebrity Profile (via the New York Post), his addiction was exacerbated by his newfound fame after joining the cast of Cheers in 1984.
In 1980, Grammer's half brothers, Stephen and Billy, died in a scuba accident off St. Thomas. According to People, when Billy failed to surface, Stephen dove in to try to find him but "suffered a fatal embolism during an improper ascent. Billy's body was never recovered.". His mother believes "he was eaten by sharks.".
Though Grammer's complex personal life never severely affected Frasier, his fellow cast members were well-aware of his troubles and decided to stage an intervention. Mahoney recalled the experience on Today in 2004.
While accepting the Tony for best actor in a musical for his work in Curtains in 2007, Pierce thanked his longtime partner, television producer and writer Brian Hargrove. "Because it's 24 years of listening to your damn notes—that's why I'm up here tonight," Pierce said.
The character of psychiatrist Frasier Crane was added to Cheers during the series’s third season as a temporary release for some of the Sam and Diane relationship tension. Dr.
Frasier was on hiatus for the following three weeks due to the Major League Baseball playoffs, and the episode 4.05 (“Head Games”) was quickly rewritten to feature Niles hosting his brother’s radio program while Frasier was away at a convention.
On the evening of September 21, 1996, Kelsey Grammer flipped his Dodge Viper (a gift from NBC) not far from his driveway in Agoura Hills, California. He wasn’t severely injured, but the resulting DUI arrest spurred him to check in at the Betty Ford Clinic. Frasier was on hiatus for the following three weeks due to the Major League Baseball playoffs, and the episode 4.05 (“Head Games”) was quickly rewritten to feature Niles hosting his brother’s radio program while Frasier was away at a convention. Grammer filmed his bit for the intro at a later date and it was tacked on to the show before broadcast.
Moose was 14 when Frasier came to an end. The dog's fur had turned snow white and he was almost completely deaf, but his trainer carried him out onstage after the final episode taped so that the pooch could take his bows with the rest of the cast. David Hyde Pierce commented that it was one of the most moving moments of the evening, watching Moose recognize and react to the applause one last time.
YouTube. Jane Leeves grew up just north of London, but since her character was from Manchester she used an affected Mancunian accent (which received a lot of criticism from fans when Frasier aired in the UK).
One famous example was the recreation of a scene where Sam and Diane were embroiled in a vicious argument that almost ended up in fisticuffs but instead resulted in a passionate embrace. Of course, when Frasier used the same tactic during a shouting match with financial analyst Julia Wilcox, he ended up being accused of sexual harassment.
Counting the time he spent on Cheers, Kelsey Grammer played the character of Frasier Crane in prime time for 20 consecutive years, a record TV-land hadn’t seen since James Arness played Marshall Dillon on Gunsmoke for the same length of time.