Kelsey Grammer on 'Frasier' reboot, 'Charming the Hearts of Men': 'I loved that we were going back in time'

Kelsey Grammer’s character in "Charming the Hearts of Men" is loosely based on Congressman Howard Smith a Democrat from Virginia who passed away in 1976 at age 93, Forbes reported.

It follows a woman named Grace Gordon (Anna Friel) who returns from the big city to her Southern home after the sudden death of her father. While Gordon attempts to settle his affairs, the grieving daughter soon realizes that she, along with the marginalized women she encounters, have nearly no power without a male provider. With the help of a congressman (Grammer) Gordon aims to make a lasting mark on our nation. "I loved the world that it was in, and I loved that we were going back in time to have a pretty serious conversation about what was going on when they were writing legislation for the 1964 Civil Rights Act," the 66-year-old told Fox News. "I didn’t know a lot about what this character did. We just call him congressman in the movie, so he’s sort of fictionalized, but he was a real guy and he was a pretty powerful guy in congress."