Jane Leeves skyrocketed to fame on Frasier, but the star is opening up about the Sex and the City actor who almost got the role instead.
Leeves, 65, is best known for her role as Daphne Moon on the beloved sitcomFrasier, which ran from 1993 to 2004. Starring alongside Kelsey Grammer, David Hyde Pierce, John Mahoney, and Peri Gilpin, Leeves became a TV staple in the long-running series as the live-in housekeeper and physical therapist for Mahoney's character, Martin. But the British star just appeared on Valerie Bertinelli’s “Still Hot in Cleveland” podcast and revealed that another famous name almost scored the coveted role.
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“My agent said to me, ‘There’s some interest in you for this spin-off from Cheers,” Leeves said, Page Six reported. “And I loved ‘Cheers’, so I was like, ‘Well, I’m not taking these two shows. I want to read for that.”
“So, it was sort of rushed because they said, ‘Well, you have to see her now if you’re interested because she’s got these two other offers,'” the actress recalled. However, when she got to the audition, Cynthia Nixon was already there reading for the part. Nixon, of course, went on to score the role of Miranda Hobbes on Sex and the City.
Leeves was asked to return to read with Grammer.
“The next day I went in and I remember sitting on the steps outside, and this red Corvette came flying in and out jumped this beach boy looking guy, and I [was like], ‘Oh my god, It’s Kelsey Grammer,” said Leeves, who is more stunning than ever these days with long, blonde hair.
She soon learned she scored the role. Check out the interview below:
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What Is Jane Leeves Up To These Days?
While Leeves didn't return for the Frasier reboot that hit airwaves in 2023, she's got plenty on her plate these days. She starred in Hot in Cleveland and Fox’s The Resident, and has two children with her husband, Marshall Coben, an executive at CBS Paramount Television. But here's the part that TV fans will certainly get a kick out of: According to Entertainment Weekly, she and Gilpin are still close friends and even live near each other.
Related: ‘Frasier’ Star Peri Gilpin Is More Stunning Than Ever 22 Years After the End of the Original Series
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