How does Peter Krause pronounce his last name?

Peter Krause, the American actor known for Six Feet Under, Parenthood, and 9-1-1, pronounces his last name KROWZ, with one syllable, rhyming with browse and cows, not KRAUS-ee or KRAU-zee. The surname Krause is German, originally spelled Krause with an e at the end, and in German it would be pronounced KROW-zeh, with two syllables, KROW as in crowd and zeh as in zebra, meaning curly-haired. However, like many German-American families, the pronunciation was Anglicized over generations in the United States to KROWZ. Peter Krause himself has said in interviews that his name is pronounced like Krause rhymes with blouse, which is KROWZ. His full name Peter William Krause was born in 1965 in Alexandria, Minnesota, to a family of German descent. The German surname Krause is one of the most common surnames in Germany, and the standard American pronunciation for families that have been in the US for generations is KROWZ or KRAUS. Some Krause families in the US pronounce it KRAU-see, but Peter Krause uses KROWZ. So if you are talking about the actor, say Peter KROWZ, like Peter Krause. If you are talking about the faucet brand Kraus USA, the company pronounces it KROWZ as well, similar to the actor, though some customers say KRAUS.