Kelsey Grammer from "Frasier" |
HOLLYWOOD - Kelsey Grammer, who plays the character of Frasier on the NBC sitcom of the same name, is now the highest-salaried actor in TV history, Daily Variety reports. The actor has agreed to stay with the Paramount-produced show for the 2002 and 2003 seasons for $1.6 million per episode.Grammer and Paramount refused to discuss further details because the actor wants to keep his salary details secret. Paramount also is finalizing a new long-term deal for Frasier costar David Hyde Pierce, who plays Frasier's brother Niles. Grammer will surpass such actors as Jerry Seinfeld, Tim Allen and Mad About You stars Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt, who earned salaries of more than $1 million in the final seasons of their series.