Gone were the tailored suits of Seattle and Boston. In their place was the raw, brutalist power of Chicago’s city hall. Grammer didn’t just play a character in Boss ; he underwent a metamorphosis into Mayor Tom Kane—a political titan whose body is failing but whose hunger for control is insatiable.
When you think of Kelsey Grammer, you likely picture the erudite, buttoned-up, and eternally exasperated Dr. Frasier Crane. For two decades, he was television’s favorite intellectual therapist. So, when Starz unveiled Boss in 2011, audiences were met with a whiplash-inducing transformation. boss series starz
But the king has a secret. Kane is diagnosed with Lewy body dementia—a degenerative neurological disorder that causes vivid hallucinations, memory loss, and loss of motor control. In the pilot’s stunning opening scene, a doctor delivers the news: "You have a year, maybe eighteen months. At the end of it, you won't know who you are." Gone were the tailored suits of Seattle and Boston
Have you seen Boss ? Let me know your thoughts on Tom Kane’s final scene in the comments below. When you think of Kelsey Grammer, you likely
