Breakout Frasier star earned $10,000 an episode – without a single line on the show One of the most popular stars of Frasier was earning $10,000 an episode, and didn’t even have to memorize a single line in the script.
Kelsey Grammer starred as the titular stuffy psychiatrist in the spin-off of Cheers, and was joined in the cast by David Hyde Pierce, John Mahoney, Peri Gilpin, Jane Leeves and, of course, Moose the dog, who played the beloved Eddie across most of the show.
Richard shared a question from a listener, who asked whether Moose’s owners would have received a royalty fee per episode for repeats, and whether the pooch – as part of the regular cast – would get a per-episode fee similar to that of his co-stars.
In the second episode of season one, one of Freddy’s firefighter pals introduced himself to Frasier as Moose, a moment that left fans emotional.
She added that Moose was eventually replaced by his son, Enzo, before he died at the age of 15 in 2006 – despite sharing the screen with some huge names over the years, he actually got the most fan mail.
