# ‘Frasier’ star Kelsey Grammer says he’s ‘likely’ to seek political office > Source: > Published: 2026-06-25 17:29:37+00:00 **Getting your** [Trinity Audio](//trinityaudio.ai)player ready...Actor Kelsey Grammer says he’s [“likely” to enter politics](https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/kelsey-grammer-would-consider-running-for-political-office/) at some point. The 71-year-old star who played Dr. Frasier Crane on “Cheers” and that’s show’s [hit spinoff, “Frasier,”](https://www.mercurynews.com/2026/06/19/james-burrows-cheers-creator-tv-director-friends-dies/) didn’t say specifically what office he might seek. But he did tell US Weekly that those ambitions will have to wait until his 9-month-old son is a little older. “I have wrestled with it,” the conservative sitcom star said. Grammer is a father of eight and a longtime Republican who [supports President Trump](https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/tv/news/kelsey-grammer-donald-trump-frasier-b2744230.html). The New Jersey-bred performer has had numerous [homes](https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/kelsey-grammer-colorado-retreat-article?) in the U.S. including an [estate in the Catskills](https://www.timesunion.com/hudsonvalley/culture/article/Catskills-homecoming-for-actor-Kelsey-Grammer-16503046.php), but spends time in [the English countryside](https://www.realtor.com/news/celebrity-real-estate/kelsey-grammer-wife-kayte-walsh-pregnant-house/) near the family of his fourth wife, 47-year-old Kayte Walsh, according to Realtor.com. He told US Weekly that being a septuagenarian who’s never held public office doesn’t mean time for a career change is running out. “I’m vital and prepared to stay that way for quite a while, and yes, it’s likely I will at least throw my hat in the ring in some way,” he said. Grammer, whose father and grandfather served in the military, wasn’t drafted to fight in Vietnam. He said he’s since felt a call to duty. “I breathed a sigh of relief, and I didn’t go, and now I have a sense of regret that I should have served in some way anyway,” according to Grammer. Grammer has been involved in several projects dealing wartime including a starring role in the 1984 World War II movie “Murder Company.” He also produced the Fox Nation series “George: Rise of a Revolutionary” and “Kelsey Grammer’s Historic Battles for America.”