Camryn Grimes, The Young and the Restless. He actually won five of those Emmys he was nominated for, proving once again that soap operas have launched some of the most successful acting careers of all time - including the phenomenal career of our last selection. Which soap opera stars are gay United States Christopher Bernau, The Guiding Light. But did you know that Grammer also has the distinction of being the first and only TV actor in history to receive Emmy nominations for playing the same role on three different TV series ('Cheers,' 'Frasier' and 'Wings')? Most people know him as the lovable but somewhat neurotic psychiatrist who was a regular at the Cheers bar before moving to Seattle to start his own radio talk show.

The Julliard-trained actor played the role only for less than a year in 1984, but it was the stepping stone he needed to launch a career that has remained at its peak for decades. The guy Perez Hilton 'outed' him with is just a dear friend from his days at the school for the performing arts.

Frasier Crane on 'Cheers' and 'Frasier,' Kelsey Grammer was Dr. Its a testament to his brilliant acting that youre fooled. Not too shabby for a 'soap actor,' wouldn't you say? And wait until you see who else got his start on a sudsy daytime drama.

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