David Hyde Pierce had to be rushed to hospital while filming an episode of Frasier , after a worrying fall. The actor played Niles Crane to perfection across all 11 seasons of the original sitcom, which ran between 1993 and 2004 – and followed Frasier Crane’s ( Kelsey Grammer ) return to his hometown of Seattle, where he reconnected with his family, The series was a spin-off of Cheers and recently sparked a revival on Paramount+, but David is yet to reprise his role in the reboot. The 65-year-old delighted viewers with his efforts at physical comedy, including the infamous Valentine’s Day episode where he innocently ironed his trousers and ended up hurting his finger, before setting the sofa on fire.
However, executive producer Joe Keenan revealed that it wasn’t all fun and games behind the scenes, as he suffered a bad injury on set during a season 10 episode. Speaking to Metro.co.
uk for the recent 30-year anniversary , he was asked whether there were ever any accidents when it came to the more physical scenes. ‘Yeah. I wasn’t there – it was season [10] and David was all wrapped up for a spa,’ he recalled.
‘He fell off the table and hit his head, and had to be taken to the hospital. There was a huge anxiety. ‘I wasn’t there at the time, but I remember we were on the lot, Chris and I, and I remember people being very concerned for David.
‘He was okay, but it could have been bad.’ The episode in question was titled Door Jam and aired in January, 2003, .