Kelsey Grammer has a net worth of $80 million as of 2026, built largely through more than four decades on television and stage. The actor, born February 21, 1955, turned 71 earlier this year and stands 6 feet 1 inch tall. Best known for playing Dr. Frasier Crane on Cheers and its spinoff Frasier, Grammer has also worked as a voice actor, director, producer, and author, adding book royalties, real estate, and a craft brewery to his income streams over the years.
Quick Facts
| Category | Detail |
| Full Name | Allen Kelsey Grammer |
| Date of Birth | February 21, 1955 |
| Age | 71 |
| Birthplace | Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Height | 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) |
| Occupation | Actor, producer, director, author |
| Years Active | 1980 to present |
| Spouse | Kayte Walsh (married 2011) |
| Children | 8 |
| Net Worth | $80 million |
Early Life and Biography
Grammer was born in Saint Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands. His father, Frank Allen Grammer Jr., ran a radio station and was murdered in 1968 when Kelsey was 12. His mother, Sally Cranmer, worked as a singer and actress, and the two divorced while Grammer was still young.
After his father’s death, the family moved to New Jersey, where Grammer was partly raised by his maternal grandparents, before later settling in Pompano Beach, Florida. He attended Pine Crest School in Fort Lauderdale, a private prep school where he first started performing on stage. He went on to study acting at the Juilliard School in New York in the mid-1970s, leaving before finishing his degree to chase professional roles on stage, including Shakespearean productions on Broadway in the early 1980s.
His personal life carried repeated tragedy. His younger sister, Karen, was kidnapped, assaulted, and killed in Colorado Springs in 1975 when he was 20. Five years later, two of his half-brothers died in a scuba diving accident. Grammer has spoken publicly about how these losses, along with a period of alcohol and drug use in the 1980s and 1990s, shaped his early adult years before he found steadier footing in his career and faith. He has credited both his work and his religious beliefs with helping him through those struggles.
Career Timeline
Grammer’s breakout came in 1984, when he joined Cheers as psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane, a role initially written for a short arc that turned into a permanent cast spot. When Cheers ended in 1993, NBC built a spinoff around the character. Frasier ran for 11 seasons, through 2004, and earned Grammer four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, making Dr. Crane one of the most honored characters in sitcom history.
Outside the Crane role, Grammer voiced Sideshow Bob on The Simpsons starting in 1990, a recurring part that won him a fifth Emmy. He played Dr. Hank McCoy, known as Beast, in X-Men: The Last Stand, and appeared in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and other television projects through the 2010s. He has also worked steadily on stage, including a run as Macbeth on Broadway, and took producing and directing credits on several of his own projects. In 2023, he returned to the role that made him famous in a Frasier revival series on Paramount+, which has since continued for multiple seasons.
Grammer has also written three books. His most recent, Karen: A Brother Remembers, was released in May 2025 and details the kidnapping and murder of his sister. Oprah named it among her most anticipated releases of the year, and the book is available in physical, e-book, and audiobook formats.
Net Worth Breakdown
Multiple outlets, including Celebrity Net Worth and Parade, place Grammer’s net worth at $80 million as of 2026. That figure is largely built from decades of steady work rather than a single windfall, which is typical for actors whose careers stretch across syndicated hit shows rather than a handful of blockbuster paydays.
For comparison, his Cheers co-star Ted Danson is also estimated to be worth around $80 million, while castmate Woody Harrelson sits closer to $70 million. Grammer’s fortune would likely be higher if not for the cost of four marriages and divorces. His split from third wife Camille reportedly cost him about $30 million in cash and real estate, one of the larger celebrity divorce settlements reported from that era.
Income Sources
The bulk of Grammer’s wealth traces back to Frasier. By the show’s final two seasons, he was earning a reported $1.6 million per episode across a 24-episode season, or roughly $38 million a season, a rate that made him the highest-paid actor on television at the time and still ranks among the highest per-episode salaries any TV actor has earned. Syndication residuals from Frasier’s continued reruns have added to that total in the years since, and the show remains a steady cable and streaming presence more than two decades after it ended.
Beyond his lead role, Grammer draws income from his long-running Simpsons voice work, film roles, stage performances, and producing credits. His three published books, including his 2025 memoir about his sister, contribute royalties as well. He also owns Faith American Brewery in upstate New York, named after his daughter Faith, which adds a business income stream outside acting and gives him a hands-on role beyond entertainment.
Real estate has played a smaller but notable role. In 1998, he and then-wife Camille bought a Malibu mansion for $4.5 million; she later sold it for $13 million after their divorce. He also owned a ski property in Avon, Colorado, purchased for $5.35 million in 2002 and sold for $6.6 million in 2013, and a Holmby Hills, California mansion bought for $13.7 million in 2007, which property records suggest he still owns today.
Family
Grammer has been married four times. He and Doreen Alderman were married from 1982 to 1990. A brief marriage to Leigh-Anne Csuhany followed in the early 1990s. He then married Camille Donatacci in 1997; the couple divorced in 2011, and Camille went on to appear on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. He has been married to English former flight attendant Kayte Walsh since February 2011, a relationship he has described as the steadiest of his adult life.
He has eight children across those relationships. Spencer Grammer, born in 1983, is an actress known for Rick and Morty and Greek, and made her own screen debut as a child alongside her father on Cheers. Greer Grammer, born in 1992, has also worked as an actress, including a role on MTV’s Awkward. Mason and Jude Grammer, born in 2001 and 2004, are his children with Camille. With Kayte Walsh, he has Faith Evangeline, born in 2012, Kelsey Gabriel Elias, born in 2014, and a son, Christopher, born in December 2025, when Grammer was 70.
Physical Stats
Grammer stands 6 feet 1 inch tall (1.85 m). At 71, he has largely traded the dark hair of his Frasier years for a full gray beard, a look he has kept for both the Frasier revival and recent public appearances. He has spoken about staying active on stage and screen well past the age most actors slow down, crediting a consistent work routine for keeping him sharp on set.
