Kelsey Grammer got emotional as he addressed the live studio audience at a taping of his Frasier reboot.
The 68-year-old star was shown tearing up in a video released by Paramount+ on the set of the revival just weeks after the first trailer for the highly-anticipated series was released.
The original Frasier aired over 11 seasons on NBC from September 1993 to May 2004.
Kelsey was greeted by the studio audience to a standing ovation before her grabs a microphone to address them.
He soaks in the moment as he returns to his signature character Frasier Crane and says: ‘I’m delighted you’re here. I can’t tell you how grateful I am that you’re here and how grateful we are that we have a chance to do this for you again.
Aww: Kelsea Grammer was shown tearing up in a video released by Paramount+ on the set of the revival just weeks after the first trailer for the highly-anticipated series was released
Back in the day: The original Frasier aired over 11 seasons on NBC from September 1993 to May 2004; David Hyde Pierce, Peri Gilpin, Kelsey Grammer, Moose, sitting up; Jane Leeves and John Mahoney are pictured left to right
‘I am very excited about what we’re doing, this new group of people that you can fall in love with and get to know. We’ve been working so hard at this thing and it’s been quite a while, and I think we’ve done something quite lovely.’
He then begins to get visibly emotional and even musters up a tear or two.
Grammer said: ‘My love for this character is very sweet. I wish you this!’
Last month Kelsey was shown back as his most iconic character in the first official trailer for his new revival of Frasier.
The Paramount+ series, which finds the eponymous psychiatrist relocated in Boston after leaving his home in Seattle, charts his attempts to restart his relationship with his grown son Frederick ‘Freddy’ Crane (Jack Cutmore-Scott).
Along the way, Grammer gets in plenty of jokes about Frasier’s hoity-toity mannerisms while hanging out with his similarly educated pals at a bar.
The series premieres on October 12 on Paramount+ in the US and on October 13 in the UK and Ireland.
Although the new Frasier is ostensibly a revival of the popular 1990s and 2000s series of the same name, it features few of the original cast members aside from its star.
Honored: Kelsey was greeted by the studio audience to a standing ovation before her grabs a microphone to address them
He soaks in the moment as he returns to his signature character Frasier Crane and says: ‘I’m delighted you’re here. I can’t tell you how grateful I am that you’re here and how grateful we are that we have a chance to do this for you again’
He continued: ‘I am very excited about what we’re doing, this new group of people that you can fall in love with and get to know. We’ve been working so hard at this thing and it’s been quite a while, and I think we’ve done something quite lovely’
He then begins to get visibly emotional and even musters up a tear or two as he Grammer said: ‘My love for this character is very sweet. I wish you this!’
Missing from the new ensemble are John Mahoney, who played Frasier’s father and died in 2018, David Hyde Pierce, who costarred as Frasier’s brother Niles, and Jane Leeves, who played Niles’ future wife Daphne.
Frasier, who was first introduced to audiences on the massively popular sitcom Cheers before getting his own spin-off series, shares his son Freddy with his ex-wife Lilith (Bebe Neuwirth).
The mother–son duo had originally lived in Boston during the original show’s timeline, though Neuwirth and the original Frederick actor Trevor Einhorn made guest appearances on the series.
By the time of Frasier’s East Coast move, Freddy is now all grown up and living with his girlfriend Eve (Jess Salgueiro).
Frasier highlights his new location in the opening lines of the trailer, while also alluding to his history as a bar regular on Cheers.
‘What is it about the city of Boston that leads me to forego the more sophisticated temptation of the fermented grape?’ he says haughtily as he holds a mug of beer.
‘Sitting here with a cold brew in my hand, I feel amalgamated with the hoi polloi,’ he declares proudly.
‘You are the classic everyman,’ jokes his friend Alan Cornwall. Nicholas Lyndhurst plays Alan, a college friend of Frasier’s who is now a professor in Boston.
He’s back! Last month Kelsey was shown back as his most iconic character in the first official trailer for his new revival of Frasier
Reunited and it feels so good! Along the way he attempts to restart his relationship with his grown son Freddy Crane (Jack Cutmore-Scott)
Relocated: Frasier highlights his new location in the opening lines. ‘What is it about the city of Boston that leads me to forego the more sophisticated temptation of the fermented grape?’ he says haughtily
Having a laugh: ‘Sitting here with a cold brew in my hand, I feel amalgamated with the hoi polloi,’ he declares proudly. ‘You are the classic everyman,’ jokes his friend Alan Cornwall in reply
Unexpected visitor: Next, Frasier’s unexpected reunion with his son Freddy is featured. ‘Freddy, surprise!’ he shouts as his son walks up to his apartment door
Didn’t see that coming: ‘Dad!’ replies a shocked Freddy. ‘You’re at my door — unannounced!’ Frasier doesn’t let it throw him off though. ‘There’s a shorter way to say that — Surprise!’
‘Frasier is back,’ the trailer then declares in a title card.
Next, Frasier’s unexpected reunion with his son Freddy is featured.
‘Freddy, surprise!’ he shouts as his son walks up to his apartment door.
‘Dad!’ replies a shocked Freddy. ‘You’re at my door — unannounced!’
Frasier doesn’t let it throw him off though. ‘There’s a shorter way to say that — Surprise!’
The trailer adds that Frasier is ‘basically the same’ as he makes his clumsy entrance into his son’s formerly independent life.
Back at the bar, Frasier’s mood has taken a turn for the worse as he recounts his meeting with his son to his friends.
‘What’s going on with your son?’ inquires Olivia (Toks Olagundoye), the chair of an Ivy League psychology department.
Down in the dumps: Back at the bar, Frasier’s mood has taken a turn for the worse as he recounts his meeting with his son to his friends
New acquaintances: ‘Wish I knew. He’s got a girlfriend I’ve never even heard of,’ he says over footage of him meeting Eve
Turned down: ‘When I told him I wanted to spend more time with him, he said no!’ Frasier adds
Ouch! ‘Have you considered that he hates you?’ Alan asks sarcastically
‘Wish I knew. He’s got a girlfriend I’ve never even heard of,’ he says over footage of him meeting Eve. ‘When I told him I wanted to spend more time with him, he said no!’
‘Have you considered that he hates you?’ Alan asks sarcastically.
Frasier won’t be deterred, and he visits Freddy again to tell him, ‘I miss you and I won’t take no for an answer.’
Then Frasier is seen accepting a job offer in the psych department from Olivia, cementing his new life in Boston.
Meanwhile, Freddy complains to his girlfriend Eve about his father barging into his life, but she can only think of how ‘good’ he smells.
‘Yeah, he smells really good,’ Freddy agrees to a laugh from the audience.
Then Frasier reveals just how uptight he is when Freddy visits him at his new home and attempts to sit on his fancy sofa.
‘Don’t sit there!’ his father screams, before informing him that he can’t sit on the ‘Christian Lacroix’ pillows.
‘So we can’t sit on the couch?’ Freddy clarifies.
‘Not in jeans,’ replies Frasier.
Not giving up: Frasier won’t be deterred, and he visits Freddy again to tell him, ‘I miss you and I won’t take no for an answer’
It’s official: Then Frasier is seen accepting a job offer in the psych department from Olivia, cementing his new life in Boston
Detour: Meanwhile, Freddy complains to his girlfriend Eve about his father barging into his life, but she can only think of how ‘good’ he smells. ‘Yeah, he smells really good,’ Freddy agrees to a laugh from the audience
Off limits: Then Frasier reveals just how uptight he is when Freddy visits him at his new home and attempts to sit on his fancy sofa. ‘Don’t sit there!’ his father screams, before informing him that he can’t sit on the ‘Christian Lacroix’ pillows
Disappointment: After a short montage, the trailer ends with Frasier proposing a toast with Freddy. He’s delighted when his son suggests Scotch, but is disappointed to see that it’s a cheap plastic bottle
Coming soon: Frasier returns with its new revival on Paramount+ on October 12
After a short montage, the trailer ends with Frasier proposing a toast with Freddy.
‘I’ve got some Scotch if that sounds good,’ Freddy says. ‘Top shelf.’
‘Of course! Nothing less,’ Frasier replies, before his son clarifies that he meant the bottle was on the top shelf. His father then gazes at it with disgust after realizing it’s a less fancy plastic jug.
Frasier returns with its new revival on Paramount+ on October 12 in the US and on October 13 in the UK and Ireland.
