What was the first name of the father of Frasier and Niles Crane in the TV series 'Frasier'?
Frasier Crane the show's creators decided to move Frasier Crane out of Boston to avoid any resemblance to "Cheers". The spinoff idea would have focused on "his work at a radio station", but they found it resembling an older sitcom, "WKRP in Cincinnati". Therefore, they decided to add in his private life, such as his father Martin and brother Niles. Since the spin-off "Frasier", Frasier becomes "haughty, disdainful, and exceedingly uptight." Frasier Crane is a licensed psychiatrist who is, as Kelsey Grammer described, "flawed, silly, pompous, and full of himself, [yet] kind [and] vulnerable." Judy Berman from "Flavor Wire" describes him as
Frasier Crane However, Levine did not acknowledge it when Frasier was the new character in "Cheers" in 1984. (Coincidentally, in the "Frasier" episode "Fathers and Son" (2003), actor Stiers, portrayer of Winchester, appears as Hester Crane's former lab assistant Leland Barton, who is suspected as Frasier and Niles' biological father.) "Television Without Pity" called Frasier "snooty and pretentious", even if he may be "smart" on television and a "rare" species of all characters. Steve Silverman from "Screen Junkies" praised Kelsey Grammer's performance as Frasier Crane but found them "predictable". Silverman thought that Grammer did not deserve an Emmy, especially in 1998. In