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Kelsey Grammer speaks to Diane Sawyer on sister's tragic murder, grief, addiction and healing | GMA
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8:47Now PlayingKelsey Grammer talks to ABC News' Diane Sawyer about his battle with cocaine and alcohol during the height of his television career and his struggle with grief after the murder of his sister, Karen.
The "Cheers" and "Frasier" star spent years filling homes with laughter while, in real life, he says he was drowning in unbearable memories. Grammer recently spoke with ABC News' Diane Sawyer about his new book, "Karen: A Brother Remembers," which tells the story of his younger sister Karen Grammer's kidnapping and murder at the age of 18.
After his sister's death, Kelsey Grammer told Sawyer that, in his grief, he battled cocaine and alcohol at the height of his television career.
"It's remarkable that I survived some of that," he said. "I might be asleep on one of the benches on the 'Cheers' set, and then when it was my turn I'd just stand up and go do it."
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