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sammyanddiane · 04-06-2002, 01:08 PM

allright folks i know that this is going to sound strange to some of you,but i find it hard to belive myself still as strange as it is.does anyone here notice that kelsey grammer/frasier sometimes seems to have a british accent,I remember sometimes noticing it sometime around when he started becoming an patron or a regular member of the cheers stars and cast.He seems to have an on and sometimes off,Sometimes i notice it and other times i don,t seem to see it around as much.I noticed that he even seems to have it somewhat in real life so i am confused is the character frasier supposed to be of british background or have lived in britan maybe sometime or maybe it is from hanging around niles to long HAHAHA LOL.Although strangley like i said he seemed to have it long before frasier started and since i have only been watching frasier for afew years it is strange to notice it,Did they decide somewhere to change the characters background for the show after cheers ended even though they decided to add him a brother and make his father who was presumilly deceased in the begining alive and visaversa with his mother.Allthough i find it hard to accept,I find the whole situation and thought of Kelsey Grammer/Frasier Crane with an british accent very very very somehow.Has anyone else here noticed he seems to be getting more of an stronger british accent latelly way way way more often LOL,but i don,t really think it is Kelsey Grammer himself with the accent because i belive Kelsey Grammer was born in Long Island and grow up there for a large portion of his life unless he had british relitives and funny i belive the character frasier was origanlly from Seatle,Why does Niles have an accent? Does the actor who plays him have an accent and they decided to stick with it or is his character supposed to be british,questions and mysterys so strange unsolved mysterises hahahaha,I realize it is a tv show still i do find it funny however it is still the best show around i belive,I LOVE CHEERS AND and to us CHEERS FANS IT,S THE NUMBER ONE SHOW,I just find strange that frasier or kelsey grammer has a british accent LOL,does anyone know why this is,Why does frasier have an aceent and niles to and how did he get it LOL ,thanks CHEERS!

Samsgirl xo · 04-06-2002, 02:18 PM

i dont know, maybe its just the way he talks.. i noticed that too.. whenever it would come on id be like daddy whys there a british show on (i was littlier, this was when frasier first came on)

TJL · 04-06-2002, 04:44 PM

I never thought of Frasier's accent as "british." I think of it as more of a cultured, high brow accent.
Another word would be pompous.
Since Frasier often has a flair for the dramatic, I like to think he's channeling the Shakesperean actor within himself when he rages at the troubles in his life.

Chocoholic · 04-06-2002, 05:26 PM

I think that's just the way his voice sounds. I've seen him in a couple of non-Frasierlike roles and he sounded just the same.

Speaking of one of his non-Frasier roles, I have to rent Down Periscope again sometime. I love that movie! I haven't seen it for a few years though.

Dulcineah1 · 04-07-2002, 01:36 AM

From what I've read, Kelsey Grammer was born on St. Thomas and grew up in New Jersey and Florida. Frasier Crane spent two years in Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, which might account for his sounding British. As for Kelsey, he's done a lot of Shakespeare before he started playing Frasier, which is where I imagine it would come from.

Samsgirl xo · 04-08-2002, 03:36 PM

all the good people come from my jersey..

i just saw down periscope it was on i think abc family.. it is VERY funny!

Chocoholic · 04-08-2002, 03:49 PM

It was on TV? Darn it! I've got to check those TV listings a lot more often...

Dulcineah1 · 04-08-2002, 03:55 PM

<< all the good people come from my jersey.. >>

'Cept for Ted Danson, who grew up in Flagstaff, Arizona, same as me.

<< i just saw down periscope it was on i think abc family.. it is VERY funny!>>

Have you seen Pentagon Wars?

Samsgirl xo · 04-08-2002, 07:30 PM

nope, is it ever on tv.. ive actually never heard of it.. whats it about?

aw you got ted.. ::Envy:: you win. lol

Dr. Lilith Sternin · 04-08-2002, 08:17 PM

Okay, none of the good peeps are from MA.

Oh, well...

Chocoholic · 04-08-2002, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Dr. Lilith Sternin
Okay, none of the good peeps are from MA.

Oh, well...

I'm not a good person? I always try to be.

04-06-2002, 01:08 PM	#1
sammyanddiane Member Frequent Poster Join Date: Dec 28, 2001 Location: canada Posts: 427	kelsey grammer has british accent? allright folks i know that this is going to sound strange to some of you,but i find it hard to belive myself still as strange as it is.does anyone here notice that kelsey grammer/frasier sometimes seems to have a british accent,I remember sometimes noticing it sometime around when he started becoming an patron or a regular member of the cheers stars and cast.He seems to have an on and sometimes off,Sometimes i notice it and other times i don,t seem to see it around as much.I noticed that he even seems to have it somewhat in real life so i am confused is the character frasier supposed to be of british background or have lived in britan maybe sometime or maybe it is from hanging around niles to long HAHAHA LOL.Although strangley like i said he seemed to have it long before frasier started and since i have only been watching frasier for afew years it is strange to notice it,Did they decide somewhere to change the characters background for the show after cheers ended even though they decided to add him a brother and make his father who was presumilly deceased in the begining alive and visaversa with his mother.Allthough i find it hard to accept,I find the whole situation and thought of Kelsey Grammer/Frasier Crane with an british accent very very very somehow.Has anyone else here noticed he seems to be getting more of an stronger british accent latelly way way way more often LOL,but i don,t really think it is Kelsey Grammer himself with the accent because i belive Kelsey Grammer was born in Long Island and grow up there for a large portion of his life unless he had british relitives and funny i belive the character frasier was origanlly from Seatle,Why does Niles have an accent? Does the actor who plays him have an accent and they decided to stick with it or is his character supposed to be british,questions and mysterys so strange unsolved mysterises hahahaha,I realize it is a tv show still i do find it funny however it is still the best show around i belive,I LOVE CHEERS AND and to us CHEERS FANS IT,S THE NUMBER ONE SHOW,I just find strange that frasier or kelsey grammer has a british accent LOL,does anyone know why this is,Why does frasier have an aceent and niles to and how did he get it LOL ,thanks CHEERS!

04-06-2002, 04:44 PM	#3
TJL Suburbanite Extrordinaire Forum Star Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: New Jersey - the cradle of civilization Posts: 16,591	I never thought of Frasier's accent as "british." I think of it as more of a cultured, high brow accent. Another word would be pompous. Since Frasier often has a flair for the dramatic, I like to think he's channeling the Shakesperean actor within himself when he rages at the troubles in his life.
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04-07-2002, 01:36 AM	#5
Dulcineah1 Princess Dulcineah Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 12, 2002 Location: Chicago Posts: 101	From what I've read, Kelsey Grammer was born on St. Thomas and grew up in New Jersey and Florida. Frasier Crane spent two years in Oxford as a Rhodes Scholar, which might account for his sounding British. As for Kelsey, he's done a lot of Shakespeare before he started playing Frasier, which is where I imagine it would come from.
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04-08-2002, 08:17 PM	#10
Dr. Lilith Sternin Ice Cube in Heels Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 31, 2002 Posts: 523	Okay, none of the good peeps are from MA. Oh, well...
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04-06-2002, 02:18 PM	#2
Samsgirl xo I luv my hitachi vcr Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 14, 2002 Posts: 761	i dont know, maybe its just the way he talks.. i noticed that too.. whenever it would come on id be like daddy whys there a british show on (i was littlier, this was when frasier first came on)

04-06-2002, 05:26 PM	#4
Chocoholic Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 11,235	I think that's just the way his voice sounds. I've seen him in a couple of non-Frasierlike roles and he sounded just the same. Speaking of one of his non-Frasier roles, I have to rent Down Periscope again sometime. I love that movie! I haven't seen it for a few years though.

04-08-2002, 03:36 PM	#6
Samsgirl xo I luv my hitachi vcr Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 14, 2002 Posts: 761	all the good people come from my jersey.. i just saw down periscope it was on i think abc family.. it is VERY funny!

04-08-2002, 03:49 PM	#7
Chocoholic Member Forum Star Join Date: Dec 01, 2000 Location: Between a rock and a hard place. Posts: 11,235	It was on TV? Darn it! I've got to check those TV listings a lot more often...

04-08-2002, 03:55 PM	#8
Dulcineah1 Princess Dulcineah Frequent Poster Join Date: Jan 12, 2002 Location: Chicago Posts: 101	<< all the good people come from my jersey.. >> 'Cept for Ted Danson, who grew up in Flagstaff, Arizona, same as me. << i just saw down periscope it was on i think abc family.. it is VERY funny!>> Have you seen Pentagon Wars?

04-08-2002, 07:30 PM	#9
Samsgirl xo I luv my hitachi vcr Forum Regular Join Date: Jan 14, 2002 Posts: 761	nope, is it ever on tv.. ive actually never heard of it.. whats it about? aw you got ted.. ::Envy:: you win. lol