Actor Kelsey Grammer talks to Kelly and Ryan about his faith and how he’s not going to apologize for it, saying “Jesus made a difference in my life.”
Kelsey Grammer Explains How Jesus made a difference in His Life
You may know Kelsey Grammer as Dr. Frasier Crane from his nearly 20-year role in the show “Frasier,” or for his roles in “Cheers,” “Boss,” or “Transformers.”
The 68-year-old actor has been acting since 1981, and he has received multiple nominations and awards, such as the three Golden Globes he’s received. But his role in the movie “Jesus Revolution” is particularly moving to him because of its tie to his own personal faith.
On Live With Kelly and Ryan, Kelsey Grammer tears up, just watching a scene from the movie with hostess Kelly Ripa and host Ryan Seacrest.
“It’s a nice movie,” he tells the duo, laughing about his tears.
According to Grammer, Jesus made a difference to him, which is why the movie means so much to him.
When asked about his tears, Kelsey Grammer explains, “When I first saw the first cut, sat down in our home, Kayte (his wife) told me, she said ‘Oh my gosh, it’s the best thing you’ve ever done.'”
With a trembling voice, the actor told Kelly and Ryan that the movie is based on Chuck Smith, “a man looking for his own faith, and he finds it as well.”
The story tells about Smith, whose church was empty and he was at risk of being fired from his role at the church as a pastor, and “this hippie comes into his life and he finds some purpose and started a movement that is still going.”
Chuck Smith died in 2013, but the Calvary Chapel movement that he started continues on today.
“It’s extraordinary,” Kelsey Grammer told Kelly and Ryan in his interview, explaining how he comes across people often who had interacted with Chuck Smith.
Kelsey Grammer told the duo that people’s faces light up when they talk about this Christian icon. He could tell Jesus made a difference to them through Chuck.
Watch him talk about “Jesus Revolution” and Chuck Smith in his interview here:
The Calvary Chapel movement apparently made an impact on Kelsey Grammer, as well.