Grammer was born February 21, 1955, in Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands,[1] the son of Sally (née Cranmer; 1928–2008)[3][4], a singer and actress, and Frank Allen Grammer, Jr. (d, 1968),[3] a musician and owner of a coffee shop and a bar and grill called Greer's Place.[5][6][7] He had one younger sister. Grammer was two years old when his parents divorced.