What Jean Smart Found Most Surprising About Working On Frasier

Story by staff@slashfilm.com (Josh Spiegel)

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TV vet Jean Smart dishes on her surprise stint on the iconic sitcom Frasier, dishing dirt that even die-hard fans don't know.

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Smart, who played Frasier's ex-wife Lana, admits she was shocked to land the role after originally auditioning for a different part on the show.
The acclaimed Hacks star reveals she and co-star Kelsey Grammer had such great on-screen chemistry that the producers extended her arc from a one-off appearance to a full-blown recurring role.

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Jean Smart, Kelsey Grammer, Hacks, Frasier