'The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills,' Not Enough for Kelsey Grammer
by Elizabeth Sexton
Kelsey Grammer will be trading in his wig and heels from Broadway's "La Cageaux Folles" for a new partnership with reality TV guru Stella Bulochnikov-Stopler.
Grammer, 55, was recently seen gracing reality waves with his now, third ex-wife Camille on “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills of Beverly Hills.”
As his personal life made headlines worthy of a visit to his former television character, psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane, Grammer’s affair with 29-year old Kayte Walsh was not only revealed but publically magnified - along with the unraveling of his13-year long marriage to Camille.
The constant headlines and enormous spotlight on his secret affairs possibly struck a note of inspiration for the Tony-nominated star. Variety reports that Grammer and Bulochnikov-Stopler, former VH1 programming executive and the mind behind Paris Hilton’s “My New BFF,” will be developing a series of reality TV formats with Zodiak USA that can be sold and distributed around the world.
Grammer and Bulochnikov-Stopler have officially formed a production company called G3 and most recently have been working together on Starz drama “Boss.”
In “Boss” Grammer portrays a Chicago mayor who has a secret “degenerative mental condition.”
Keeping things interesting and on par for an Emmy-winning actor, the pilot for the political drama will be directed by the Oscar-nominated "Milk" director, Gus Van Sant.
Just like the tight mayoral races in Chicago, a fierce bidding war had taken place between four networks for the series. Starz ultimately won. Producers hope to begin filming in Chicago this spring.