Kelsey Grammer Kelsey Grammer was brought to tears when he talked about his new movie Jesus Revolution

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Grammer became emotional during an appearance on the program, "Live with Kelly and Ryan", when he talked about his new movie, "Jesus Revolution," where he plays the part of Pastor Chuck Smith.

After the program aired a clip from his new movie, Kelsey said, "I love this movie, I really love it."

Kelsey then added that his wife Kayte Walsh loved it too as they were both sitting down in their home watching a cut from the movie. She said, "Oh my God, it's the best thing you've ever done," then she started crying.

As Kelsey became emotional, he told the hosts Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest that the Pastor that he played, "is a man looking for his own faith and finds it as well. A man whose church is empty. He can't get traction and he's starting to think he's going to be fired from his job as a pastor." Kelsey continued, "This hippie comes into his life. And he finds new purpose as he once again broke down in tears.

Kelsey, who is now 67 years of age, is a and started a movement that's still going. It's extraordinary."

Kelly Ripa asked Kelsey if his new movie is a true story. Kelsey said, "Yes it's a true story."

Kelsey then said to Kelly and Ryan that he has been approached by many people who said, "You're playing Chuck Smith! Oh, I listened to him all the time. Or they'd say, He married us or I was baptized by Chuck Smith."

Kelsey said, "You can see this in their eyes,"

Christian. He's best known for the character of Frasier Crane who he played for 20 years in the television show Frasier and Cheers. Kelsey said, "Jesus Revolution" is a Kingdom Story movie in partnership with Lionsgate. Filmmaker Jon Erwin of "I Can Only Imagine" and "American Underdog" directed this new movie.

Other members of the movie's cast includes Joel Courtney, Anna Grace Barlow and Kimberley WilliamsPaisley.

The movie has Pastor Greg Laurie included as part of the story. Greg was a teenager at the time of the Jesus People Movement in the '70s. He eventually founded and grew the Riverside Christian Fellowship in Riverside, California to one of the biggest churches in America. In a special feature of the movie posted to YouTube, Greg said, "The Jesus Movement was an awakening. Not only was it the last great American awakening, I think it may have been the most significant of all."

Joel Courtney, who plays the teenage Greg Laurie in the movie, agreed but thinks that there is another awakening coming. Greg said, "Our country and the world is primed for another revival."

Some believe the revival happening at Ashbury University could be underway now, after 10 days straight of God's outpouring.