David Hyde Pierce & Bebe Neuwirth Comment On Frasier Reboot Return
David Hyde Pierce and Bebe Neuwirth comment on their possible returns in the upcoming Frasier reboot. Kelsey Grammer's character, the psychiatrist Fraiser Crane, was originally introduced in season 3 of NBC's Boston-based sitcom Cheers as Diane Chambers' (Shelley Long) love interest. After being left at the altar by Diane, Frasier later marries the uptight psychiatrist Lilith Sternin, played by Neuwirth, and the two have a son together named Frederick. At the start of the spinoff Fraiser, the couple are divorced with Lilith maintaining custody of Frederick.
Premiering on the same network in 1993 and running for 11 successful seasons before going off the air in 2004, Frasier is one of the very few spinoffs able to rival its original series. Though the show focused on Grammer's titular character who returns home to Seattle to become a radio psychiatrist, it ultimately thrived because of its strong cast of supporting characters, most notably Frasier's younger brother and fellow psychiatrist, the delightfully snobbish Niles Crane, portrayed incomparably by Pierce. Talks of a revival began in 2016, and Grammer started spearheading a Frasier reboot for Paramount+ last year, though there haven't been many significant updates since then.
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Pierce and Neuwirth recently sat down with Variety to talk about the new HBO Max series Julia, in which they both star, and naturally, the topic of the Frasier reboot came up. They were both asked bluntly if they are going to appear in the Paramount+ revival, though the two couldn't provide a definite answer since they haven't been approached about the project. Though they are unsure about their returns, Pierce and Neuwirth both said they
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