Cheers ended in May of 1993 and Frasier debuted in September. Kelsey’s twenty years as this evolving and enduring character was a credit to the combination of great writing and the quality of the actor who played him. The series opened with Frasier sharing his story with his radio audience: “Six months ago, I was living in Boston. My wife had left me, which was very painful. Then she came back to me, which was excruciating. On top of that, my practice had grown stagnant, and my social life consisted of hanging around a bar night after night. I was clinging to a life that wasn’t working
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