Cast member Kelsey Grammer from the show "Hank" answers questions during the Disney and ABC Television Group panels at the Television Critics Association summer press tour in Pasadena, California in this August 8, 2009 file photo. His character, a recently fired CEO who is forced to fend for himself, joins a growing list of American male characters taking extreme measures to cope with recession, unemployment, housing troubles and soaring medical costs. Reuters Pictures 3 months ago

Cast member Kelsey Grammer from the show "Hank" answers questions during the Disney and ABC Television Group panels at the Television Critics Association summer press tour in Pasadena, California in this August 8, 2009 file photo. His character, a recently fired CEO who is forced to fend for himself, joins a growing list of American male characters taking extreme measures to cope with recession, unemployment, housing troubles and soaring medical costs.

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  1. Kelsey Grammer, left, a cast member in the film "Fame," arrives with his wife Camille and daughter Mason at the premiere of the film in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009.
  2. Actor Kelsey Grammer, the star of the television show "Hank" arrives at "The ABC's of Disney", which gave attendees a look at the upcoming ABC fall schedule at Walt Disney Company's D23 Expo in Anaheim, California September 10, 2009.
  3. Kelsey Grammer, star of "Hank" arrives at "The ABCs of Disney", a showcase of the network's upcoming fall lineup, on the opening day of the D23 Expo, in Anaheim, Calif., Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009.
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  5. Kelsey Grammer, right, Camille Donatacci, left, and their daughter, Mason Olivia Grammer, arrive for the Opening Night Gala for KOOZA, the big top touring show from Cirque du Soleil, in Santa Monica, Calif. on Friday, Oct. 16, 2009.
  6. FONTANA, CA - OCTOBER 11: Actor Kelsey Grammer gives the command for drivers to start their engines prior to the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway on October 11, 2009 in Fontana, California.
  7. FONTANA, CA - OCTOBER 11: Actor Kelsey Grammer attends the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway on October 11, 2009 in Fontana, California.
  8. FONTANA, CA - OCTOBER 11: Actor Kelsey Grammer (R) talks with NASCAR driver Carl Edwards (L) prior to the start of the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Pepsi 500 at Auto Club Speedway on October 11, 2009 in Fontana, California.
  9. Cast members Jesse Tyler Ferguson (L) and Eric Stonestreet, who portray a gay couple on the show "Modern Family", answer questions during the Disney and ABC Television Summer Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, California in this August 8, 2009 file photograph. American TV viewers are seeing more gay, lesbian and transgender characters on their screens and story lines are better reflecting current issues in the gay community, according to a survey to be released on Thursday October 1, 2009 by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.

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