Nicholas Lyndhurst is being tipped to become a Hollywood superstar.
The TV favourite, 62, famed for playing Rodney in Only Fools And Horses, is set to make a TV comeback in the reboot of iconic series Frasier.
And his co-star Kelsey Grammer, 68, is predicting it will make him a hit with millions of viewers around the world.
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The actor has previously worked with Nicholas in a play so knows how talented he is.
He said: “I warned them in America. I said, ‘Wait until this guy gets here. You’ll be doing a scene with him and suddenly you realise he’s just run off with it.
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“He’s an extraordinary actor, a dear friend. And I am so pleased he’s part of it.”
Kelsey, who is reprising his role as Frasier after 19 years, has admitted Nicholas is one of the best in the business when it comes to comedy.
He said: “I adore him and he’s one of the funniest people I’ve ever worked with.
“I accuse him of being a bit of a sandbagger because you don’t see him coming and all of a sudden he’s getting all the laughs.
”Nicholas has been hired to play a university professor called Alan in the reboot, who is pals with Frasier.
The show is being made for streaming service Paramount+ and is expected to launch later this year.
Its cast also includes Toks Olagundoye, 47, and Jack Cutmore-Scott, 36. Cheers spin-off Frasier originally aired for 11 series between 1993 and 2004.
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Fans might not know that Only Fools star Wanda Ventham, who played Pam Parry in the sitcom, has an impressive Hollywood link.
It turns out she is the mother of famous actor Benedict Cumberbatch, who has starred in BBC’s Sherlock and Marvel’s Doctor Strange.
In 2021, he returned to the role in Spider-Man: No Way Home as well as Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, after making appearances in the Avengers series.
Wanda played Nicholas’ on-screen mother-in-law and appeared for just three episodes.
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