# Kelsey Grammer as the Beast, waaaa! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 18, 2005, 9:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelsey-grammer-as-the-beast-waaaa/304481 "2005-05-18T21:52:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelsey-grammer-as-the-beast-waaaa/304481/21 "2005-05-19T16:06:59Z")
According to Wikipedia Angel was born in New York. > **[Warren Worthington III](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archangel_(comics))** > > As Archangel: > Warren Kenneth Worthington III, originally known as Angel and later as Archangel, is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics and is a founding member of the X-Men. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in The X-Men #1 (September 1963). > Angel is a mutant, an evolved species of humans who are born with superhuman abilities. The character originally possesses a pair of large feathered wings extending ... ---
**Author:** ![Boarder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ba9def/32.png) [@Boarder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boarder)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelsey-grammer-as-the-beast-waaaa/304481/22 "2005-05-19T16:16:57Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > Another thing that irks me…it said in the article that Angel will be played by a North American actor. Huh? Warren Worthington III is ENGLISH! It better be someone who can do a damn good English accent. Even if he were English, which as the others mentioned, he is not, what would it matter? Hugh Jackman is an Australian, Anna Paquin is from New Zealand, and Famke Janssen is Dutch. And I doubt Halle Berry has ever lived in any part of Africa. ---
**Author:** ![BMalion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e274bd/32.png) [@BMalion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMalion)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelsey-grammer-as-the-beast-waaaa/304481/23 "2005-05-19T16:30:59Z")
I hope that corn-fed Iowa guy they got to play Colossus learns a Russian accent. Hmmm… Maybe I’ll read the link before commenting further. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelsey-grammer-as-the-beast-waaaa/304481/24 "2005-05-19T17:27:51Z")
> [@ronincyberpunk](#): > > According to Wikipedia Angel was born in New York. > > [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archangel\_(comics)](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archangel_%28comics%29) Well, guess I was wrong, but I could have sworn he was depicted as English at some point, but I guess not. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Bird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3ec8ea/32.png) [@Little\_Bird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Bird)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelsey-grammer-as-the-beast-waaaa/304481/25 "2005-05-19T17:45:59Z")
Briliant! He’ll need more hair, tho… ---
**Author:** ![Saltire](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saltire/32/553_2.png) [@Saltire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saltire)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelsey-grammer-as-the-beast-waaaa/304481/26 "2005-05-19T18:05:51Z")
I agree that Grammer will be able to totally nail the personality of the Beast. However, I might have a problem with him being twenty-some years older than his classmates, Jean and Scott. Then again, they made Iceman the wrong age and it all worked out, so I guess I’m alright with that. ---
**Author:** ![Odinoneeye](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/97f17d/32.png) [@Odinoneeye](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Odinoneeye)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelsey-grammer-as-the-beast-waaaa/304481/27 "2005-05-19T18:19:02Z")
Well he’s probably going to be behind a ton of make up so the age thing probably won’t be a problem. I just worry that I’m going to keep thinking it’s Frasier every time he talks. I had that problem watching The Emporer’s New Groove with John Goodman and David Spade doing cartoon voices. They were too recognizable. ---
**Author:** ![Scumpup](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce73a5/32.png) [@Scumpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scumpup)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelsey-grammer-as-the-beast-waaaa/304481/28 "2005-05-19T18:31:30Z")
X-men? Crap. Here I was all excited thinking another remake of **Dune** was in the works with Mr. Grammer as **Beast Rabban.** _That_ is something for which I’d camp out to buy opening night tickets. ---
**Author:** ![Improv\_Geek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b3f665/32.png) [@Improv\_Geek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Improv_Geek)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelsey-grammer-as-the-beast-waaaa/304481/29 "2005-05-19T18:35:38Z")
> [@Scumpup](#): > > X-men? Crap. Here I was all excited thinking another remake of **Dune** was in the works with Mr. Grammer as **Beast Rabban.** _That_ is something for which I’d camp out to buy opening night tickets. Yeah, that would be another good casting 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelsey-grammer-as-the-beast-waaaa/304481/30 "2005-05-19T18:37:59Z")
> [@Saltire](#): > > I agree that Grammer will be able to totally nail the personality of the Beast. However, I might have a problem with him being twenty-some years older than his classmates, Jean and Scott. > > Then again, they made Iceman the wrong age and it all worked out, so I guess I’m alright with that. Here’s guessing that he won’t be a classmate; they’ll find him somewhere else. ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelsey-grammer-as-the-beast-waaaa/304481/31 "2005-05-19T18:46:59Z")
> [@Odinoneeye](#): > > I just worry that I’m going to keep thinking it’s Frasier every time he talks. Or worse… Sideshow Bob. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelsey-grammer-as-the-beast-waaaa/304481/32 "2005-05-19T18:49:01Z")
> [@Maus Magill](#): > > Or worse… Sideshow Bob. Here’s hoping Beast steps on a rake in his first scene. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelsey-grammer-as-the-beast-waaaa/304481/33 "2005-05-19T19:48:59Z")
> [@bouv](#): > > Well, guess I was wrong, but I could have sworn he was depicted as English at some point, but I guess not. Well, he WAS involved with Psylocke for a while, and Betsy is old-school blueblood British (and Captain Britain’s sister (and, for a while, Captain Britain herself!)). ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelsey-grammer-as-the-beast-waaaa/304481/34 "2005-05-19T19:57:24Z")
I squeed out loud when I read this at the library (and got some funny looks…) Kelsey Grammar is _brilliant_ for this role, excellent casting choice! Nightcrawler is back 🙂 And so is Magneto, and hopefully Mystique will make a reappearance–_three_ blue characters! Man, the wardrobe and makeup people must be throwing a fit by now… Who’s the actor playing Angel, again? _is all hyper-excited now_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kelsey-grammer-as-the-beast-waaaa/304481.md?page=1)