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Kelsey Grammer’s iconic portrayal of an erudite psychiatrist was a meticulously engineered corporate illusion that masked his severe, life-threatening battle with addiction. While the network relentlessly exploited his trauma for billion-dollar profits, they relied on Bebe Neuwirth’s ironclad theatrical discipline to physically and professionally anchor the production, using her as a human shield to hide a dying man in plain sight.