Frasier & Cheers Star Kelsey Grammer Traces His Roots | Who Do You Think You Are

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Kelsey Grammer combs through records to try and learn the mysterious history of his maternal roots and his grandmother who raised him. He discovers a newspaper article which sheds some light on his grandparents troubled marriage.
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  • @rhondalight70
    @rhondalight703 жыл бұрын

    He has the most beautiful speaking voice, and such kind eyes.

  • @rachaeljohnson4097

    @rachaeljohnson4097

    3 жыл бұрын

    I absolutely agree with you. I adore kelsey.❤❤❤

  • @marywebber593

    @marywebber593

    3 жыл бұрын

    Me too,Frazier is my comfort blanket program, so funny and intelligent . I think his voice is wonderful, he is never rushed or strident so sensual and calm, he could read a telephone book and I would listen. Xxx

  • @mccombe25

    @mccombe25

    2 жыл бұрын

    Crusty

  • @teflontog9143

    @teflontog9143

    2 жыл бұрын

    totally agree with you.

  • @jacquelinekalich7463

    @jacquelinekalich7463

    2 жыл бұрын

    He is a thoughtful man, to his credit.

  • @ivancarlson953
    @ivancarlson9534 жыл бұрын

    "We're royalty. But I didn't want you to grow up spoiled, so I abdicated and took a job in Seattle on the police force. It was kinda hard giving up that royal way of life, but I think maybe it's the swans that I miss most."

  • @mikekaatman3194

    @mikekaatman3194

    4 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha ....yeaj that was a brilliant scene...rubbing Frasier's nose in it a bit..

  • @pixxienix1745

    @pixxienix1745

    3 жыл бұрын

    😂

  • @hollylanevintagetreasures

    @hollylanevintagetreasures

    Жыл бұрын

    😆 🤣

  • @annettepora8091

    @annettepora8091

    Жыл бұрын

    Clever.

  • @dianetheisen8664

    @dianetheisen8664

    Жыл бұрын

    LOL

  • @Mama-Ames
    @Mama-Ames Жыл бұрын

    Oh I want more! I have long-adored Mr. Grammer. His brilliance as an actor, both comedic & dramatic. His profoundly beautiful, speaking voice; so alluring, soothing, comforting. His wise, warm, witty character. A polite gentleman of taste. Such class. Truly the perfect word to describe him. "Class." Pure... Class.💕

  • @bettycogswell9851

    @bettycogswell9851

    Жыл бұрын

    Amen..

  • @Bibblesupremacy1992

    @Bibblesupremacy1992

    Жыл бұрын

    this man cheated on his wife lmao

  • @Mama-Ames

    @Mama-Ames

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Bibblesupremacy1992 And yet... YOU were attracted here to Mr. Grammer. Hmmm...???🤔

  • @MikeHawk-er7bx

    @MikeHawk-er7bx

    8 ай бұрын

    Kelsey seems like such a lovely man. I love watching him on film or television - he’s got such a dignified and easy presence about him.

  • @girlgeekFL
    @girlgeekFL2 жыл бұрын

    Following along this video, and looking up his grandmother on Family Search, Kelsey and I are distant cousins through his grandmother, Genevieve. ♥️

  • @susansapp6136

    @susansapp6136

    Жыл бұрын

    I've done a lot of research on Kelsey Grammer because I love his career, though spotted with tragedy, it is also blasting with victory. He went to school not far from where I live, so when he speaks ad lib, I can relate a lot to where/what he is talking about. He is SUCH a blessing. God bless you Kelsey and family. You have earned every victory you have gathered.

  • @cmb1961

    @cmb1961

    Жыл бұрын

    As am I, through his grandfather Gordon.

  • @dianetheisen8664

    @dianetheisen8664

    Жыл бұрын

    Cool 😎

  • @patricksanders858
    @patricksanders8583 жыл бұрын

    Because of this show, I have taken up the search for lost family and have been able to put my tree together all the way back to the third wave of Colonists and back further to the 1400's in Amsterdam! Thank you for the inspiration!

  • @derekhird6586

    @derekhird6586

    Жыл бұрын

    Not because of this show, but I did a search for my father. Found him passed away but also found 3 half sisters

  • @israelizzyyarrashamiaak766

    @israelizzyyarrashamiaak766

    Жыл бұрын

    Same. It was a bullet you can’t put back in the weapon. I sat stunned at the information then went and got the dna test to see and Dna verified the facts. Unreal how I’m even alive

  • @valeriehancotte-galan4790

    @valeriehancotte-galan4790

    Жыл бұрын

    Fascinating!!

  • @bethdealmeida6789
    @bethdealmeida67894 жыл бұрын

    He has the most beautiful male voice...and it doesn't help I adore FRASIER, refusing to see him in any other dimension! Guess that's how you live forever...

  • @TheMeJustMe75
    @TheMeJustMe75 Жыл бұрын

    My mom started doing genealogy in 1984. Luckily my maternal great grandparents were still alive. They were a great help with family names and where they live/died. My mom has gotten both sides of our family back to before they came to the colonies. Her family and my dad's family were here in the colonies at least 100 years before the American Revolution. My dad has an ancestor who served under George Washington. We aren't sure if it was directly or not but pretty sure they knew each other.

  • @Chanesmyname
    @Chanesmyname4 жыл бұрын

    Great actor, he has been a blessing.

  • @trishbaum6364
    @trishbaum6364 Жыл бұрын

    This story did not disappoint. This was a beautiful and sad one. I have always loved Kelsey Grammer. Thankyou sir for sharing your story.

  • @hughesky1
    @hughesky12 жыл бұрын

    Oh, Kelsey Grammer... How i love your voice ❤️

  • @kelseydavies5829
    @kelseydavies58293 жыл бұрын

    I was named after kelsey grammer no joke

  • @donaldglammeier2749
    @donaldglammeier2749 Жыл бұрын

    Wow!! I have the utmost respect for you I will never look at cheers or Frasier the same. You are brilliant. Cheers to you my brother!! Thank you my heart goes out to you and Kelsey. I TOO WILL MISS HER. THANK YOU THANK YOU. God be with you always. Donny

  • @simongleaden2864
    @simongleaden28645 жыл бұрын

    I've always thought it was spooky how much Kelsey Grammer and David Hyde Pierce look as though they could be brothers in real life. There are photos here of Kelsey as a young man and he looks rather like David Hyde Pierce.

  • @mauricesantinomf

    @mauricesantinomf

    4 жыл бұрын

    Thought that as well

  • @stereoroid

    @stereoroid

    2 жыл бұрын

    That was deliberate, the brief was for someone who was like Frasier but “more” i.e. with exaggerated eccentricities.

  • @LAVirgo67
    @LAVirgo673 жыл бұрын

    My husband's family followed a similar path as Kelsey's grandmother's family. My mother in law was raised by a single mother during the 30s because her husband was a raging alcoholic. Sadly, Kelsey's sister was murdered.

  • @peterkehoe1984

    @peterkehoe1984

    2 жыл бұрын

    Yep, that featured on Lt Joe Kenda's Homicide Hunter series.

  • @carolfillmore6533

    @carolfillmore6533

    Жыл бұрын

  • @dhemi1383
    @dhemi13834 жыл бұрын

    He is related to Russian Tsar. A family heirloom, a clock, is the proof.

  • @Sport4Life

    @Sport4Life

    4 жыл бұрын

    Quel elegance!

  • @michaeldukes4108

    @michaeldukes4108

    2 жыл бұрын

    “There’s a back aching for the lash!” “I’m. Moving. As fast as I can!”

  • @JBNewman85

    @JBNewman85

    Жыл бұрын

    "We are descended from thieves and whores"

  • @Zoot_of_Anthrax
    @Zoot_of_Anthrax2 жыл бұрын

    Kelsey certainly looks like his grandmother!

  • @Sun_flower4321
    @Sun_flower43212 жыл бұрын

    I adore this man such a kind heart ❤

  • @sheteg1
    @sheteg12 жыл бұрын

    My sister always said Kelsey looks like my husband. Funny the kid photo is identical to one we have. Lol

  • @agatar2688
    @agatar26883 жыл бұрын

    Love you Kelsey!, you are just incredible

  • @judyoger
    @judyoger Жыл бұрын

    If Kelsey Grammer should read this, there is a "Dimmick Inn" located in Pennsylvania, and as your kin came from the East Coast (Connecticut I believe is what was stated) this could lead you to another branch on your tree. I really enjoyed the process you went through, though you are much further into your exploration than I have been able to achieve. My Father was an alcoholic, and I think most of us, his children, wished he would have abandoned us and Mom, but who knows, sometimes better the devil you know.

  • @coltong2596
    @coltong25962 жыл бұрын

    Kelsey Grammer is an amazing actor

  • @slyphwing
    @slyphwing Жыл бұрын

    He looks like his grandmother ❤

  • @MeMeDaVinci
    @MeMeDaVinci Жыл бұрын

    I just love Kelsey Grammer. This is great!

  • @Gigi-14
    @Gigi-14 Жыл бұрын

    This is cool. My Dad’s middle name was Ellis and I never saw anyone else by that name. 😊

  • @suebradford5758
    @suebradford5758 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you 😁👍😁

  • @bsilano
    @bsilano Жыл бұрын

    It seems a lot of us have very similar lives.

  • @ChuckMcC
    @ChuckMcC3 жыл бұрын

    They say be careful climbing up your family tree, you may step on a rotten branch....

  • @MichelePernerBlum
    @MichelePernerBlum2 жыл бұрын

    He's amazing!

  • @dawnlizmc
    @dawnlizmc Жыл бұрын

    Very cool!

  • @deeheart9988
    @deeheart9988 Жыл бұрын

    I wonder why they didn't go back more to see who his grandmother was married to, such as the Census in 1905.

  • @bimbamjam
    @bimbamjam2 жыл бұрын

    Odd that the researcher didn't suggest he get granny's birth & marriage certificates for parents names.

  • @ediesvideos3095

    @ediesvideos3095

    Жыл бұрын

    Maybe she did. Remember, the conversation was edited.

  • @pamelamays4186
    @pamelamays41862 жыл бұрын

    Don't forget, he's also Sideshow Bob on The Simpsons.

  • @HarleyQuinnGamer
    @HarleyQuinnGamer Жыл бұрын

    I can’t wait to see the new series of the reboot

  • @michelles2299
    @michelles22992 жыл бұрын

    I'm am related to william Turner the painter on my maternal line

  • @iriscollins7583

    @iriscollins7583

    Жыл бұрын

    William. Why the problem with capital letters?

  • @carolannesigdel1793
    @carolannesigdel1793 Жыл бұрын

    What a beautiful mother Kelsey has ❤

  • @anneberg496
    @anneberg4964 жыл бұрын

    Slightly off topic, but the family researcher, Ms. Utley, resembles actress Melissa McCarthy, doesn't she?

  • @thomsonsmith95

    @thomsonsmith95

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello Anne How are you doing today?

  • @smallfootprint2961
    @smallfootprint2961 Жыл бұрын

    Would be fun to see more. Does anyone know how to do that?

  • @MossyMozart
    @MossyMozart Жыл бұрын

    The past can be a giant vault of secrets.

  • @rahmatshazi883
    @rahmatshazi8833 жыл бұрын

    My fav comedian... now is it just me or Kelsey's grandad look a lot like the late John Mahoney? 1:38 Its uncanny..

  • @282828lisa

    @282828lisa

    2 жыл бұрын

    I thought the same thing.

  • @barbeonline351
    @barbeonline351 Жыл бұрын

    He labelled Ellis a Louse. Seems to me Ellis married Genevieve so her child wasn't born out of wedlock, especially if the math works out that he married her while pregnant. The 8 years until the divorce may well have been to maintain the legal/social protection for the child. Just saying. He gave the child a name, which mattered in that day.

  • @joshuastange
    @joshuastange6 ай бұрын

    Kelsey Grammer Is My Buddy ☺❤I Love Him. Kelsey And I Are Friends Now. He's The Greatest Man

  • @npguru
    @npguru Жыл бұрын

    I love Kelsey so much. He is a good man. I feel his pain.

  • @censoredagain
    @censoredagain3 жыл бұрын

    The accusations against Ellis are suspect. The idea that Genoveve wasn't Ellis's daughter never even occurred to either party. The offspring might have been that o another man and that might be the reason for Ellis leaving. I am not saying it is the reason,I am saying it maybe the reason. No one knows. So don't dumon the dead guy unless you know. Speculation isn't knowing. The is a reason why judaism follows. Maternal line. You always know who the mother is, not so with the father.

  • @iriscollins7583

    @iriscollins7583

    Жыл бұрын

    Mama's baby, Papa's Maybe?👍

  • @heidibrown997

    @heidibrown997

    Жыл бұрын

    Yup. Also, do we know if Genevieve was a good woman to live with. A nag is an awful mate. Since Grandmother be ever mentioned her, it does not cast a good light on her

  • @kevinloving3141
    @kevinloving31413 жыл бұрын

    Also his starring roles in Star Trek the Next Generation.

  • @pureserenity524
    @pureserenity5243 жыл бұрын

    8:12 Ellis Dimmick? So his name could have been called out as "Ellis D."?

  • @1967davethewave
    @1967davethewave Жыл бұрын

    I always liked Kelsey. He's a great actor and seems like a genuinely good guy. This is really interesting. I would love to do this with my family tree.

  • @Bibblesupremacy1992

    @Bibblesupremacy1992

    Жыл бұрын

    good guys dont cheat on their wife

  • @gilbertvaldez5176
    @gilbertvaldez51762 жыл бұрын

    I didn’t know he had grandchildren already kool

  • @282828lisa
    @282828lisa2 жыл бұрын

    I hope they know we look for them.

  • @kitchiesmom
    @kitchiesmom Жыл бұрын

    I was searching my family tree and discovered Kelsey Grammer is my 11 th cousin on my mother's side. His father and my mother are direct descendants of Lt Samuel Fellmonger III and Elizabeth Van Vechten. Evangeline Dimmick is my 10th cousin on my mother's side the Huckabay's. They are direct descendents of Rev Henry Robinson and Elizabeth Orvice.

  • @micheleharrison9006
    @micheleharrison90064 ай бұрын

    My brother in law looks so much like him 😂.

  • @Joelswinger34
    @Joelswinger34 Жыл бұрын

    So where us the rest of it?

  • @kerryedavis
    @kerryedavis Жыл бұрын

    Question: Does Kelsey have the same roots as Sideshow Bob (Terwilliger)?

  • @janejohnstone5795
    @janejohnstone57952 жыл бұрын

    He looks like ,ERNEST Hemmingway.

  • @michelles2299

    @michelles2299

    2 жыл бұрын

    Not at all

  • @rosameryrojas-delcerro1059

    @rosameryrojas-delcerro1059

    Жыл бұрын

    I had an English Teacher in 8th grade that did, but K.G doesn't.

  • @michaelvanhorn3271
    @michaelvanhorn32713 жыл бұрын

    His sister Karen was murdered by POC in Colorado springs Colorado and was featured on Homicide Hunter with Joe Kenda.

  • @sophiee.h
    @sophiee.h11 ай бұрын

    2 May 2013😮

  • @sandraslate7043
    @sandraslate7043 Жыл бұрын

    I believe that this is one of the scariest things to do in your life, letting an actor drive you around. You never know what they might do. Hehe hehe hehe hehe hehe! I ♥︎’d that laugh..lol

  • @pennylane8318
    @pennylane8318 Жыл бұрын

    I’m surprised they didn’t go back to their European roots. They don’t mention which country they came from.

  • @garycarpenter2980
    @garycarpenter2980 Жыл бұрын

    I don't know nothing about both sides of my family except for the Lee's..... I know that I'm related to General Lee and Jefferson Davis but he is related to George Washington,he married his step granddaughter

  • @edmundstrunkis1886
    @edmundstrunkis18862 жыл бұрын

    Kelsey does look a little bit like his grandmother.

  • @ragantate3995
    @ragantate3995 Жыл бұрын

    That kitty monk kid should see this.

  • @KhalidShimmari
    @KhalidShimmari5 жыл бұрын

    Kelsey’s accent though 💔

  • @winterhudehhjvmv1651

    @winterhudehhjvmv1651

    4 жыл бұрын

    Khalid Shimmari His voice...the timbre, the velvet quality, the slight rasp....💕

  • @dianetheisen8664
    @dianetheisen8664 Жыл бұрын

    Just when I was into it, it ends‼️

  • @kaleahcollins4567
    @kaleahcollins456711 ай бұрын

    His father looked like Orson Wells

  • @srdfb2260
    @srdfb2260 Жыл бұрын

    It’s interesting to see where arrogance comes from

  • @monacam9341
    @monacam9341 Жыл бұрын

    His Mother looks like Gwyneth Paltrow so much.

  • @annieseaside
    @annieseaside Жыл бұрын

    Stigma was overwhelming, Church, family and community would shun you.

  • @ochrechap
    @ochrechap Жыл бұрын

    Didn't do so well, and became disenchanted. The TV show success also has a way with euphemism.

  • @seanmercer2057
    @seanmercer20575 жыл бұрын

    Already can Tell English and welsh.

  • @mikekaatman3194

    @mikekaatman3194

    4 жыл бұрын

    Duuuuhhh...

  • @iriscollins7583

    @iriscollins7583

    Жыл бұрын

    Welsh. First letter should be capitalised.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

  • @unapologeticallyme8513
    @unapologeticallyme85133 жыл бұрын

    He looks so much more at ease without camille

  • @elliebellie7816

    @elliebellie7816

    Жыл бұрын

    And she's better off without his cheating ways. There's always two sides to every story.

  • @kosys5338
    @kosys5338 Жыл бұрын

    I know who I am but I have no clue who most of my family are. I have no clue who my mother is, I have no clue who any of my grandparents are, have never met any aunts uncles cousins or anything like that. As for my father I never had a good relationship with him either and he never cared to fill in any of the blanks. The whole family thing has always been this alien world to me, it was something everybody else did. I'm in my 60's now and I find the older I get the less I care about digging into any of that. Most of it is dead and buried now and it's probably best to leave it buried.

  • @randomvintagefilm273
    @randomvintagefilm273 Жыл бұрын

    The lady assistant put me to sleep. She always looks so depressed.

  • @dallasjones8185
    @dallasjones81852 жыл бұрын

    Didn't Kelsey Grammer also desert his wife and child for his current wife ? Yet, he judges his great-grandfather who deserted his wife.

  • @thomsonsmith95

    @thomsonsmith95

    Жыл бұрын

    Hello Anne How are you doing today?

  • @bogkitchen

    @bogkitchen

    Жыл бұрын

    Hypocrisy is fun!!!!

  • @smallfootprint2961

    @smallfootprint2961

    Жыл бұрын

    Who knows the truth? He did nod to the news making stories.

  • @carolinejohnson9165

    @carolinejohnson9165

    Жыл бұрын

    Let the one without sin Throw the first stone

  • @1BobsYourUncle

    @1BobsYourUncle

    Жыл бұрын

    Kind of like you’re judging him?

  • @Phukaloop
    @Phukaloop3 ай бұрын

    Alameda! no way!

  • @rosyflores77
    @rosyflores772 жыл бұрын

    nice hair plugs

  • @thisthat283
    @thisthat2832 жыл бұрын

    Raising my sister & I not me and my sister.

  • @gabrielleangelica1977

    @gabrielleangelica1977

    Жыл бұрын

    You forgot the comma...it is "raising me", not "raising I".

  • @patriciasmith4277

    @patriciasmith4277

    Жыл бұрын

    "...raising my sister and ME..."

  • @christinecain5094

    @christinecain5094

    Жыл бұрын

    I’m an author and an editor. My sister and I would be correct if it’s in the subjective part of the sentence. In the predicate part, it’s my sister and me. If you can take away the other person and leave me and it makes sense, then it’s “and me”. In this case , it is in the predicate, so it’s “raising my sister and me”. You would never say “raising I”.

  • @boscodooley8561
    @boscodooley85612 жыл бұрын

    Money Plane

  • @jdlc903
    @jdlc9033 жыл бұрын

    His accent is kinda English

  • @meirwise1107
    @meirwise11075 жыл бұрын

    Trump supporter, intelligent, educated, talented, successful......etc. etc.

  • @mikekaatman3194

    @mikekaatman3194

    4 жыл бұрын

    Everybody has a flaw...

  • @Reuben_95

    @Reuben_95

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@mikekaatman3194 yep 😅

  • @itrthho

    @itrthho

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@mikekaatman3194 TDS

  • @shanemathews4177
    @shanemathews4177 Жыл бұрын

    Yeah Kelsey Grammer is not the best driver....

  • @bossibunni7798
    @bossibunni77983 жыл бұрын

    I used to love Kelsey Grammar until he told his ex wife he wanted a divorce- by text!!! so disrespectful and cowardly.

  • @tayzk5929

    @tayzk5929

    2 жыл бұрын

    Maybe she deserved it. You don't know the context.

  • @littleme3597

    @littleme3597

    2 жыл бұрын

    Maybe not. Camille was hell on wheels. lol

  • @Bibblesupremacy1992

    @Bibblesupremacy1992

    Жыл бұрын

    @@tayzk5929 he cheated on her tho lmao got another women preg when they were married. she didnt deserve any of it

  • @tayzk5929

    @tayzk5929

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Bibblesupremacy1992 How do you know she didn't deserve it? Do you know them?

  • @gareththomas6714
    @gareththomas67142 жыл бұрын

    very overated

  • @MrSvenovitch
    @MrSvenovitch4 жыл бұрын

    I would've waited until I was 80 before having those extra kids. Yuck.

  • @blesseddaughter7622

    @blesseddaughter7622

    4 жыл бұрын

    Well, good for him he can afford it.

  • @willford8475
    @willford84755 жыл бұрын

    Trump supporter. 'Nuff said.

  • @davidhendrie9455

    @davidhendrie9455

    4 жыл бұрын

    Do his personal voting preferences really matter?

  • @thesprawl2361

    @thesprawl2361

    4 жыл бұрын

    Yes. That put me off him. A lifelong Republican - I'd have had no problem with that. But then to get on the Trump bandwagon too? Nope. No thanks.

  • @thesprawl2361

    @thesprawl2361

    4 жыл бұрын

    @Paul Judkins And upstanding guy...who supports a pornstar-screwing, six-time bankrupt criminal who mocks disabled people and thinks you can nuke hurricanes? There's no such thing. The inconvenient truth is that if you support Trump you lose the right to refer to yourself as an 'upstanding guy'. You know it.

  • @angelicaangelica8584

    @angelicaangelica8584

    3 жыл бұрын

    @@davidhendrie9455 right... geez 🙄

  • @michaeldukes4108

    @michaeldukes4108

    3 жыл бұрын

    Of course, some idiot just *has* to bring up politics...

  • @elizabethdelong6431
    @elizabethdelong6431 Жыл бұрын

    Ugh, who cares.

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