When the "Frasier" revival series on Paramount+ was announced but costar David Hyde Pierce, who plays Frasier's neurotic younger brother Niles, was missing entirely, things felt a little out of place.

"We did not know at that time that either one of us was gay, and we just hung out as best friends," David Hyde Pierce tells PEOPLE about first meeting his now-husband, Brian Hargrove, in 1982 ...

How many Broadway shows has David Hyde Pierce been in? David Hyde Pierce has appeared on Broadway in 9 shows. How many West End shows has David Hyde Pierce been in? David Hyde Pierce has appeared ...

David Hyde Pierce didn't return as Niles for ... with some pointed barbs and gentle ribbing of his brother, along with ...