Frasier is an American sitcom series that ran from 1993 to 2004. The series is a spin-off of Cheers and stars Cheers character Frasier Crane (Kelsey Grammer) and his life in Seattle. The series ran for 11 seasons and 264 episodes and is one of the most critically acclaimed sitcoms of all time. Grammar was briefly the highest paid television actor in the United States and was also the longest running character but this record has since been beaten by the cast of The Simpsons.