Kelsey Grammeris giving three cheers forPresident Donald Trump.
The "Frasier" star, 70, praised Trump in aninterview with Fox News Digitalon Saturday, Dec. 6, ahead of theKennedy Center Honorsdinner in Washington. D.C. "I think he's extraordinary," Grammer told Fox. "He's one of the greatest presidents we've ever had. Maybe the greatest. There are some things he still wants to get done, and I think that's terrific, but there was a big hill to climb."
Grammer, best known for his role as Dr. Frasier Crane on the classic sitcom "Cheers" and its spin-off "Frasier," is an outspoken Republican who has previously shared his support for Trump.
Speaking to The Times earlierthis year, the "X-Men: The Last Stand" star said it's "great to have somebody" as president who "actually means what they say."
President Donald Trump participates in the Kennedy Center Honors medal presentation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 6, 2025. Trump will emcee the Kennedy Center Honors this year on Sunday, Dec. 7, breaking with tradition." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
President Donald Trump presents Sylvester Stallone with a 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees medal in the Oval Office of the White House on Dec. 6, 2025, in Washington." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
Gene Simmons receives a Kennedy Center Honors medal from Trump in the Oval Office." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
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Paul Stanley receives a Kennedy Center Honors medal from Trump in the Oval Office." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
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Gloria Gaynor poses after receiving a Kennedy Center Honors medal from Trump in the Oval Office." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" /> 
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President Donald Trump participates in the Kennedy Center Honors medal presentation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C. on Dec. 6, 2025. Trump will emcee the Kennedy Center Honors this year on Sunday, Dec. 7, breaking with tradition.
Grammeralso told PBSin May that he believes Trump's "focus is really on the common man" and argued this is true of the modern Republican Party as a whole.
In 2023, Grammerwas asked in an interviewon BBC Radio 4's "Today" show whether he was still a supporter of Trump, to which he replied, "I am. And I'll let that be the end of it." At the time, BBC host Justin Webb alleged representatives for Paramount+, thestreamer behind the "Frasier" revival, cut the interview short, apparently over the Trump talk.
"Kelsey Grammer himself was perfectly happy to go on talking about it," Webb said. "The Paramount+ PR people, less happy that he talked about it at some length so we… They decided that we'd had plenty of time for our interview. But I should stress that he was absolutely perfectly happy to talk about why he supportsDonald Trumpand still does in the coming election."
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Kelsey Grammer on being an outspoken conservative in Hollywood
In a2012 interview with ABC News, the actor wondered if the reason he wasn't nominated for an Emmy for his Starz series "Boss" was because he's an "openly Republican guy," adding that a Republican is the "worst thing you can be" in the entertainment industry.
"The thing is, I have always been a rebel," he said. "If you ever tell me the way to think, I'm bound to think the other way."
Other stars who have been vocally supportive of Trump includeZachary Levi, whoendorsed the presidentduring the 2024 election and moderated an event withRobert F. Kennedy Jr. Earlier this year, the "Shazam!" actortold Varietythat "there are people that would prefer not to work with me now because of my" political beliefs.
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"My team has let me know," Levi said. "They haven't given me any specific names, but there are people who prefer not to work with me at this time. And it's unfortunate. I knew that was probably going to happen. I didn't make this decision blindly or casually."
ActorJon Voightis another vocal supporter of Trump andin 2019 described himas the "greatest president since Abraham Lincoln."
It's the most wonderful time of the year: The start of awards season! The month of December kicked off on a star-studded note with the Gotham Awards, the first major awards ceremony of Oscar season. As the end of the year approaches, December will also see A-listers step out at the premieres of highly anticipated movies like "Avatar: Fire and Ash" and "Marty Supreme."
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Grammer, whowelcomed his eighth child in October, will soon be seen on the big screen as part of the massive cast of Marvel's "Avengers: Doomsday," which hits theaters in December 2026. He's reprising his role of Beast from the "X-Men" films after making a surprise cameo in 2023's "The Marvels."
Contributing: Edward Segarra
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY:Kelsey Grammer praises Donald Trump as 'maybe the greatest' president