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NEWS ABOUT: Kelsey Grammer

Kelsey Grammer stories: 7 news summaries
MOVIE REVIEW

 New Fame Ain't Gonna Last 

Slick remake of 1980 musical lacks the original's heart

Sep 25, 09 7:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Fame, the new remake of the classic 1980 musical about students at New York's High School for the Performing Arts, will be entertaining enough for tweeners, say critics, but its sanitized feel and lightweight characters make it a forgettable inferior to the gritty original.
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movie review • High School Musical • musical • Kelsey Grammer

ABC Bets You Can Laugh at Recession

Sitcom pilots follow a failed Wall Street exec, fired young bankers

Mar 6, 09 11:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Have you heard the one about the Wall Street millionaire who lost his job because of the collapsing economy, then had to actually hang out with his family?  ABC is hoping you will want to next fall, when Kelsey Grammer will star as that modern-day Mr. Mom. The untitled project... More »

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Wall Street • ABC • product placement • economy • pilots • Kelsey Grammer • financial crisis • sitcoms

 Ex-Bush Aide:
 Swing Vote
 Stole My Story 

Talking head sues, saying he gave similar script to Grammer

Aug 8, 08 10:44 AM CDT
(AP) - An ex-Bush aide has sued Kevin Costner, Kelsey Grammer, and Disney, claiming the plot and marketing elements of the recently released movie Swing Vote were originally his, the AP reports. Bradley Blakeman, now a TV commentator, says in a federal lawsuit that he gave Grammer a screenplay that the Frasier... More »

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Walt Disney Co. • lawsuit • copyright infringement • movie industry • Kelsey Grammer • Kevin Costner • Swing Vote

 Grammer
 Back in
 Hospital

Undergoes testing after feeling faint

Jul 29, 08 12:01 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sitcom star Kelsey Grammer, who suffered a recent heart attack, remains in a New York hospital after checking himself in early yesterday for feeling faint, reports Reuters. The Frasier actor was out promoting his new movie, Swing Vote, when the 53-year-old’s wife escorted him to the hospital for... More »

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New York City • heart disease • celebrity • hospitalization • Kelsey Grammer

Dr Pepper Ads
Want You to Sip, Not Guzzle

New campaign says the soda tastes better when consumed slowly

Jul 28, 08 11:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Facing flagging sales, 123-year-old Dr Pepper is capitalizing on “scientific” research that suggests it tastes better when you drink it slowly, the Wall Street Journal reports. Dr Pepper’s marketers are launching a campaign using “fake doctors to deliver this quasi science,” says an ad exec. Basketballer... More »

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beverages • soda • Dr Pepper • market-research • Kelsey Grammer

Comedy Legend Skewers Left in Slapstick Carol

Naked Gun director lampoons Michael Moore in new flick

Jul 23, 08 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - They're calling it  “a spoof of A Christmas Carol and contemporary American culture,” from the director that brought you Naked Gun and Airplane! But what the press release doesn't say is that the director is David Zucker, a self-proclaimed “9/11 Republican,” and that... More »

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comedy • Michael Moore • Dennis Hopper • Jon Voight • right-wing media • Kelsey Grammer • David Zucker • American Carol

Kelsey Grammer Has Heart Attack in Hawaii

Actor is recovering in hospital after mild attack while boating

Jun 3, 08 4:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Kelsey Grammer suffered a mild heart attack while paddle-boating in Hawaii with his wife  over the weekend, Reuters reports. The star of Frasier and the recently-canceled Back to You is resting in a Hawaiian hospital and should be released this week. Grammer, 53, was recently cast in a pilot for... More »

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heart attack • Hawaii • actor • Kelsey Grammer

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