When Jess Salgueiro auditioned in person for the role of young single mom Eve on Frasier, she had to do it in front of a pair of sitcom legends: star and producer Kelsey Grammer and director Jim Burrows.
Pressure? Yes and no says the actress, who was born in Winnipeg, Man. She figured there must be hundreds of others lining up to try and win a role on this reboot of a TV classic. With nothing to lose by trying, she told herself, just have fun and see if you can make them laugh.
She did, and got the part.
Now after two 10-episode seasons streaming on demand on Paramount+, Salgueiro feels right at home on the famed Paramount Studios lot in Hollywood. She talks about the close-knit friendship between Grammer and Burrows. The director has guided Grammer as Dr. Frasier Crane for 22 seasons over many years on Cheers, Frasier and now the Paramount + reboot of Frasier.
“They call each other ‘Honey’ on the set,” says Salgueiro.
This past September she and Grammer were in Toronto attending a public screening of the series. She was blown away when Grammer, speaking to the crowd beforehand, got emotional about having her as part of the cast.
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