David Hyde Pierce/ Dr.Niles Crane on the last days at Frasier

One of the best TV comedies EVER..Frasier....So well written...and what a cast....Playing Frasier's neurotic brother Niles...award winning actor David Hyde Pierce...I was with the show in its last week of production...a special time....

In part due to his close physical resemblance to Kelsey Grammer, the producers of the Cheers spin-off Frasier created the role of Niles Crane (Frasier Crane's younger brother) for him. Although prior to Frasier going into production, Pierce had petitioned the Screen Actors Guild to change his billing to David Pierce, the name he had used on the stage, the use of his middle name in the show's credits helped reinforce the actor's and the character's "snooty" image. For his work on Frasier, Pierce was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Emmy a record eleven consecutive years, winning in 1995, 1998, 1999 and 2004.