Happy Birthday, Sideshow Bob

Or at least, Happy Birthday Kelsey Grammer. Kelsey provides the voice of my favourite Simpson's character, Sideshow Bob, and what a very fine voice it is too. It is one of the things I really admire in a person. Yes, in terms of physical attributes, looks are important but you cannot beat a good voice. I'm thinking of the likes of Richard Burton, Jack Hawkins & Charles Gray - fantastic voices, all of them.

Kelsey Grammer not only has a very fine speaking voice, but he also has an excellent singing voice, which he has used to great effect on the Simpsons. In fact, they never seem to miss an opportunity to get him singing. This was at its finest in the Cape Feare episode (probably my favourite) when he ends up having to sing the whole of HMS Pinafore as a last request from Bart. Enjoy the clip below - an extract of his singing on that episode, put to images of the real Kelsey (56 years old today). Happy Birthday Kelsey!