A Supportive Cast
Fearing Grammer’s behavior might jeopardize not only the show but the actor’s life, the cast decided to stage an intervention. John Mahoney, who played Frasier’s father Marty, remembered the moment in 2004 as “the hardest thing I’ve ever done in my life.” Peri Gilpin, who played Roz Doyle, recalled having to be taught to “keep our emotions back and be honest” when it came to telling Grammer to change his ways. Production for the show was cancelled for a month while the actor got sober and two years later, Grammer won the Emmy Award for Best Actor in a Comedy and gave a heartfelt acceptance speech thanking his costars who “told me there was a way out” of the “very dark time in my life.”