Kelsey Grammer Says he Wants Shelley Long's 'Diane' to Return for "Frasier" Revival

[JamesG]

Kelsey Grammer doesn’t have any plans for any of the "Cheers" characters to pop up in the new "Frasier". However, he does think that Diane Chambers, played by Shelley Long, deserves some closure.

“I would like to see Diane come back,” Grammer said on "The Kelly Clarkson Show". “For one of those reasons of Frasier to be able to put something to bed. To end up with a nice thing between them.”

He continued, “When I first got the role, the key to Frasier for me was that he loved her with his whole heart, that he loved with all of his being. And that actually defined who he is and he’s been that way ever since. He just goes in wholeheartedly with everything — and that’s what makes him funny.”

[Alan Brady's Hair]

Odd. It seems Frasier and Diane had made some sort of closure in her main Frasier guest appearance. Honestly, I'd rather see Laurie Metcalf back as Nanny G.

[JamesG]

Kelsey Grammer Teases how Diane Could Return in "Frasier" Reboot – Emmys
by Rosy Cordero, Anthony D'Alessandro, Natalie Sitek
January 15, 2024


Kelsey Grammer, who has been musing about a return for Shelley Long’s Diane on his Paramount+ "Frasier" reboot, told Deadline today at the Emmys how it would go down.

“The relationship with Diane is something that still gnaws at him a little bit because he felt like he failed at it,” Grammer says about Frasier Crane.

“It would be nice if they acknowledge one another… ‘I’m glad you did ok.’ Have her do the same thing,” explained Grammer.




As far as whether Long would return, “It would only happen if it’s important to Frasier’s development as a human being,” explained the 5x Emmy winner.

Grammer also said he’s open to Ted Danson’s Sam Malone from "Cheers" making an appearance on the new "Frasier". Under one circumstance: “If Sam Malone is still alive and has a vital connection of making Frasier move to another place.”

https://deadline.com/2024/01/2023-em...rn-1235793203/

[TMC]

I was just thinking about Shelley Long lately because she wasn't at the Emmys with the rest of the Cheers cast. Granted, Woody Harrelson and Bebe Neuwirth weren't there either (I would presume that they had prior engagements) and we all know that Kirstie Alley has since passed away.

I can't help but wonder if Shelley is now fully retired from acting. Her last credited on-screen role was from 2021 and based on her IMDb page, she doesn't appear to have anything else on the horizon.

[TMC]

Originally Posted by TMC

I was just thinking about Shelley Long lately because she wasn't at the Emmys with the rest of the Cheers cast. Granted, Woody Harrelson and Bebe Neuwirth weren't there either (I would presume that they had prior engagements) and we all know that Kirstie Alley has since passed away.

I can't help but wonder if Shelley is now fully retired from acting. Her last credited on-screen role was from 2021 and based on her IMDb page, she doesn't appear to have anything else on the horizon.

Cheers alum Shelley Long is seen looking glum and lost in thought days after skipping reunion with Kelsey Grammer, John Ratzenberger and other co-stars at the Emmys