In the new film Jesus Revolution, actor Kelsey Grammer does more than just play a religious guy. He expressed that he not only practices his religion but also takes pride in it.

Let’s start with the movie.

It is based on real-life pastor Chuck Smith, who chose to invite hippies to bring rock music to his young church. Jonathan Roumie’s portrayal of street preacher Lonnie Frisbee provided Smith with assistance along the way.

Grammer, 68, viewed the completed product with his wife, Kayte Walsh.

“It’s quite encouraging.” It’s a decent movie,” Grammer told USA Today. “My wife and I watched it together. She broke down in tears and remarked, ‘It’s the nicest thing you’ve ever done.'”

After growing up as a Christian scientist, Grammer converted to the Protestant faith. He stated he remembered the Jesus Hippie Movement of the 1960s and 1970s.

“They were energetic and optimistic, and I thought that was a great thing to see,” he told me.

Kelsey Grammer gets emotional discussing the “Jesus Revolution.”

Grammer appeared to enjoy Chuck Smith’s welcoming of the counterculture in the church.

“What Chuck did went back to one of the basic precepts of Christianity, which is inclusion,” Grammer told USA Today. “He thought, ‘Well, I’m doing it this way and people aren’t listening,'” Grammer said, leading him to eventually compromise. He answered, ‘You show me a hippy, and I’ll listen.’

Indeed, he and Lonnie Frisbee forged a highly dynamic friendship. It developed into a remarkable journey that continues to this day. His (Calvary Chapel) church grew to 1,000 locations around the country and is still in operation today. The Jesus movement has brought Christian current music to his doorstep, contributing to its explosive growth.