Frasier star is a big fan of George W Bush

Kelsey Grammer has voiced his admiration for George W Bush.

He was in the audience at a fund-rasising event for would-be Republican governor Bill Simon.

The Frasier star called himself a "big fan" of the president.

He said: "I think he makes a lot of sense and he's had some clarity when it was very important.

"The thing I most respond to in the political arena is people that actually don't play politics, and I think President Bush comes from a place that is sincere."

Grammer was one of about 200 guests who paid $2,500 (€2,570) each for the event in Los Angeles.

He described himself as "lukewarm" on Simon's opponent, Democratic Governor Gray Davis.

Politically, Grammer called himself "kind of a liberal".

But he added: "I've always had a very conservative respect for the individual."