Kelsey Grammer is officially a father of eight! The Frasier star, 70, revealed on the Pod Meets World podcast with Danielle Fishel, Will Friedle, and Rider Strong that he and his wife, Kayte Walsh, recently welcomed a new baby boy.
“[Kayte] just had our fourth one, so it just became eight kids,” Grammer shared. “It was like three days ago. Christopher—that’s just joined the family.”
Grammer and Walsh already share a daughter, Faith, 12, and sons, Gabriel, 10, and James, 8. The Emmy-winning actor is also dad to daughter Spencer, 41, with first wife Doreen Alderman; daughter Greer, 33, with ex Barrie Buckner; and daughter Mason, 23, and son Jude, 20, with ex Camille Grammer.
In past interviews, Grammer has spoken warmly about his younger children, saying they bring a renewed sense of energy and joy into his life. “It’s fantastic, the energy is magnificent,” he told Closer Weekly in 2018. “I’m as young as they are. [Kayte] has a pristine and extraordinary ability to love. She loves being pregnant and being a mom.”
But with age comes reflection—and for Grammer, that’s meant confronting the parts of fatherhood he wishes he’d handled differently. Earlier this year, he told People that his demanding Hollywood career sometimes came at a cost. “I have neglected a couple of the kids in my life, especially the first two,” he admitted. “I’m trying to make up for a little of it now. I’m still their dad, so you can always have [a] chance to show up.”
He added, “I probably should have been a little clearer and maybe less tolerant with the older ones. I’m pretty tolerant with the young ones, but I’m clear about how there’s certain expectations… [I tell them], ‘What’s your job in life? Showing up.’”
That theme of “showing up” seems to echo beyond parenting for the actor, whose faith has played a guiding role through profound loss and renewal. Grammer’s memoir, Karen: A Brother Remembers, chronicles the tragic murder of his sister at age 18, as well as the deaths of his father and two brothers.
“When the deaths occurred… hanging on to what I’d always seen as a kind of gift of faith became hollow faith,” he told Fox News Digital. “It wasn’t working… I felt betrayed by it. And so, I sort of cursed God at one point.”
Yet, over time, his faith found its footing again. “I would advise people to step away from that. Rather than turn away from God, turn toward Him in these situations,” Grammer said. “Because it isn’t like God’s out to get you. But it feels like that sometimes. And that was very hard.”
Grammer credits both his wife and his writing for helping restore his spiritual life. “By virtue of writing this book, [my faith] has gained a little ground,” he reflected. “By virtue of meeting Kayte, by virtue of living through what we’ve lived through as well, has fortified my faith.”
Now, with baby Christopher in his arms, the actor seems to be embracing this new chapter with gratitude, faith, and the wisdom that only comes from a life fully lived—and redeemed.