The Kelsey Newswire

Grammer Back At Work On TV Ad

Former Frasier star Kelsey Grammer proved he is fully on the road to recovery after hitting the studio to film a new TV ad.

The actor was taken to a medical centre in the city on 27 July after feeling faint - just weeks after he suffered a near-fatal heart attack at the end of May.

The 53-year-old was able to check out of hospital after doctors altered the medication he was on, and his spokesman told reporters the star was soon "feeling great".

And Grammer proved his worth by returning to work on the latest advertisement for soft drink Dr. Pepper.

The star will reprise his beloved role of Dr Frasier Crane for the commercial shoot, which will air in the U.S. later this year.

Grammer On Road To Recovery

Former Frasier star Kelsey Grammer is "feeling great" after he was discharged from a New York hospital following a health scare last month.

The actor was taken to a medical centre in the city on 27 July after feeling faint - just weeks after he suffered a near-fatal heart attack at the end of May.

The 53-year-old was able to check out of hospital after doctors altered the medication he was on, and his spokesman insists he is now on the road to making a full recovery.

His representative Stan Rosenfield says in a statement, "Kelsey Grammer is out of the hospital, feeling great and about to resume normal activities at home.

"He and his wife Camille want to thank everyone who expressed concern. They appreciated the kind words."

Kelsey Grammer Hospitalized in N.Y. with Irregular Heartbeat

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Television star Kelsey Grammer is back in hospital with an irregular heartbeat, two months after suffering a heart attack the actor has said nearly killed him, a celebrity news program reported on Monday.

The 53-year-old actor, best known from "Cheers" and his sitcom "Frasier," has checked into a hospital in New York after feeling faint, "Entertainment Tonight" said.

"(Grammer) is being treated for an irregular heartbeat, which we've learned could be a result of medication he was taking for his recent heart attack," the program said in a statement.

Grammer's spokesman Stan Rosenfield was not immediately available for comment.

The program said Grammer had canceled several television appearances on Monday to promote the political comedy "Swing Vote" that opens August 1. He will remain in hospital for observation for another day.

Grammer felt chest pains while paddle-boarding with his wife in Hawaii last month where they have a second home and was taken to hospital where he was found to have suffered a heart attack. It came three weeks after he learned the Fox network was canceling his new show, "Back to You," in which he played a womanizing TV news anchor.

The star gained fame portraying the snooty but lovable psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane for 20 years, first as a supporting player on the NBC comedy hit "Cheers" and then as the star of his own Emmy-winning spinoff series, "Frasier."

Reuters/Nielsen

Grammer Back Home After Heart Attack

Kelsey Grammer Suffers 'Mild' Heart Attack

Stan Rosenfield says Grammer is "resting comfortably" in an undisclosed hospital after being stricken Saturday. Rosenfield says the 53-year-old actor will be released early this week.

Rosenfield says Grammer — the star of Cheers, Frasier and the recently canceled Fox sitcom Back to You— was paddle-boarding with his wife, Camille, when he experienced symptoms.

The couple lives in Kona, on Hawaii's big island.

Rosenfield says Grammer was immediately taken to an area hospital where it was determined that he had suffered a "mild heart attack." The spokesman says he is unaware of any history of heart trouble for Grammer.

Grammer Says Show Won't Be 'Back'

California Fires Force Stars to Evacuate, Disrupt Filming
TUESDAY OCTOBER 23, 2007

Hollywood stars fled their beach mansions and television shows had production disrupted because of the Southern California wildfires this week.

"All I see is smoke," Kelsey Grammer, who was evacuated from his Malibu home, tells "The Daily 10" on E!, "but we're okay. We're safe. We got the dog, we got the kids."

The actor says he comforted his daughter when they had to leave their house.

"She woke up: 'Daddy, what's the matter?'" he says. "I said, 'Oh honey, it's nothing. Just relax. Come on, we're going to have some fun.' So she shined the flashlight around and we got out. It was fine."

Comic Book Guy: “Best Soundtrack Ever”

THE SIMPSONS: TESTIFY

A WHOLE LOT MORE ORIGINAL MUSIC

FROM THE TELEVISION SERIES

Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and a chorus of Springfield’s most sublime voices (oh, and Jackson Browne, David Byrne and B-52s, too)

Features songs from seasons 10-18

In Stores September 18, 2007 from Shout! Factory

Los Angeles, CA – A soundtrack so highly anticipated that even Homer would get off the couch to celebrate its arrival, The Simpsons: Testify is finally here!  Set for release on September 18, 2007 from Shout! Factory, The Simpsons: Testify music CD spotlights material culled from award-winning composer Alf Clausen and features the unmistakable voices of America’s most beloved TV family: Homer (Dan Castellaneta), Marge (Julie Kavner), Bart (Nancy Cartwright), Lisa (Yeardley Smith), and Springfield’s various townsfolk (Hank Azaria and Harry Shearer). The soundtrack kicks off with Danny Elfman's unforgettable main title theme, and continues with a collection of the best songs from the last nine seasons of the longest running primetime comedy on TV today. The album arrives just in time to accompany the premiere of Season 19 of THE SIMPSONS on FOX.   

Only on THE SIMPSONS: TESTIFY can you find a range of great talents from Jackson Browne to “Weird Al” Yankovic, both willing to engage in self-parody that reflects the show’s uncanny irreverence. And then there is David Byrne, who while hearing a list of his vast musical accomplishments, adds with pride “And I used to wrestle under the name ‘El Diablo!’” It is Byrne who helps Homer realize the full odious potential of “Everybody Hates Ned Flanders,” even contributing an extended salsa remix, “No Me Gusta Flanders.” We’re also treated to the lyrical styling of the endearingly homicidal Sideshow Bob (as voiced by Kelsey Grammar) as he reexamines his overwhelming loathing of Bart Simpson on “The Very Reason That I Live.”

The Simpsons: Testify puts the music front and center, as the songs featured were mixed specifically for this new album. For the first time, the brilliant re-imagining of Broadway hits Evita, My Fair Lady, and The Sound Of Music can be fully appreciated for all of their satirical nuance.  In “My Fair Laddy,” Groundskeeper Willie plays Eliza Doolittle to Lisa’s Henry Higgins, as Willie learns both elocution and manners to the refrain of “What flows from the nose, does not go on my clothes.” And in “Yokel Chords,” Cletus the Slack-Jawed Yokel and his hillbilly brood take the place of the von Trapp family, with Lisa again playing the role of teacher.  In this memorable parody from the most recent season, the Sound Of Music line “I am sixteen going on seventeen” becomes “I have eight teeth, going on seven teeth.” Of course.

Any SIMPSONS fan will no doubt remember Ricky Gervais memorable appearance as the Marge-obsessed Charles Heathbar, who serenades Marge with “Lady,” which spends more time explaining its lyrics (in song) than actually saying anything romantic, with the possible exception of the closing exhortation, “don’t die.”

For those of us with a love of musical theater and the American popular songs, THE SIMPSONS has certainly carved out an iconic place in musical history by communicating in song at the highest level. Never in recent memory has a television series made such effective use of both songs and underscore to advance plot points, support the characters’ emotions and put a lasting smile on the viewer’s face.

Now entering its nineteenth season, THE SIMPSONS, a modern cult classic created by Matt Groening, remains one of TV’s most popular programs – in all demographics.  The show premiered on FOX as a half-hour comedy series January 14, 1990, and received numerous Emmy® awards for Outstanding Animated Program.  Nearly all of the music for this weekly animated half-hour series is composed or arranged by composer Alf Clausen, who has received 2 Emmy® awards and 20 Emmy® nominations for his Simpsons music.

THE SIMPSONS is a Gracie Films Production in association with 20^th Century Fox Television. James L. Brooks, Matt Groening, and Al Jean are the executive producers. Film Roman is the animation house.

Shout! Factory is a diversified entertainment company devoted to producing, uncovering and revitalizing the very best of pop culture – The Stuff You Grew Up On But Never Outgrew.  Founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos have spent their careers sharing their music, television and film faves with discerning consumers the world over.  Shout! Factory’s DVD offerings serve up classic, contemporary and cult TV series, riveting sports programs, live music, animation and documentaries in lavish packages crammed with extras.  The company’s audio catalogue boasts Grammy^®-nominated boxed sets, new releases from storied artists and lovingly assembled album reissues.  These riches are the result of a creative acquisitions mandate that has established the company as a hotbed of cultural preservation and commercial reinvention.  For more on Shout! Factory, visit www.shoutfactory.com.

Simpsons Testify:

Selection Number: 826663-10537

Price: $18.98

Release Date: September 18

Track Listing:

    1.    “The Simpsons” Main Title Theme

     2.    Testify

     3.    The Very Reason That I Live (FEATURING Kelsey GRammer)

     4.    He’s The Man (Featuring Shawn Colvin)

     5.    Stretch Dude And Clobber Girl

     6.    “The Simpsons” End Credits Theme (Performed By Los Lobos)

     7.    Ode To Branson

     8.    Sold Separately

     9.    Island Of Sirens

  10.    They’ll Never Stop The Simpsons

  11.    You’re A Bunch Of Stuff

  12.    What Do I Think Of The Pie?

  13.    Baby Stink Breath

  14.    Tastes Like Liberty

  15.    Jellyfish

  16.    Homer & Marge (Featuring “Weird Al” Yankovic)

  17.    “Everybody Hates Ned Flanders” (Medley) (FEATURING DAVID BYRNE)

  18.    I Love To Walk

  19.    Marjorie (Featuring Jackson Browne)

  20.    “The President Wore Pearls” Medley

  21.    Glove Slap (Featuring The B-52s)

  22.    O Pruny Night 

  23.    America (I Love This Country)

  24.    America Rules

  25.    Welcome To Moe’s

  26.    We Are The Jockeys

  27.    Song Of Shelbyville

  28.    “A Star Is torn” medley

  29.    Who Wants A Haircut? (Featuring Baha Men)

  30.    “My Fair Laddy” Medley

  31.    Springfield Blows

  32.    “King Of Cats” Itchy & Scratchy Medley

  33.    Lady (Featuring Ricky Gervais)

  34.    You Make Me Laugh

  35.    Lady Riff (Featuring Ricky Gervais)

  36.    Poppa, Can You Hear Me?

  37.    “Yokel Chords” Medley

PREVIOUSLY UNAIRED BONUS TRACKS

  38.    Hullaba Lula (FEATURING KELSEY GRAMMER)

  39.    Song Of The Wild Beasts

  40.    Dancing Workers’ Song

  41.    Oldies And Nudies