David Hyde Pierce
TV Actor
Played the role of the lovably neurotic Dr. Niles Crane on NBC's Emmy award winning series Frasier, a role that earned him four Emmys.
He became a renowned and decorated pianist, then went to Yale to study music.
Also a voice actor, he has voiced characters in films such as A Bug's Life, Treasure Planet and Hellboy, among others.
He married Brian Hargrove in 2008. He and fellow Frasier co-star, John Mahoney are godparents to another Frasier co-star, Jane Leeves.
Kelsey Grammer starred in Frasier with him.