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 Beatrice "Bebe" Neuwirth is the daughter of Sydney Anne, an artist, and Lee Paul Neuwirth, a mathematician. Born and raised in Princeton, New Jersey, she started out as a dancer. Her New York career started out in "A Chorus Line". She won a Tony Award for her part in "Sweet Charity" and two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for playing Lilith Sternin Crane of Cheers (1982).
Bio:
Beatrice "Bebe" Neuwirth is the daughter of Sydney Anne, an artist, and Lee Paul Neuwirth, a mathematician. Born and raised in Princeton, New Jersey, she started out as a dancer. Her New York career started out in "A Chorus Line". She won a Tony Award for her part in "Sweet Charity" and two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for playing Lilith Sternin Crane of Cheers (1982).
Tivia:
She has played the same character (Dr. Lilith Sternin) in three different series: Cheers (1982), Wings (1990) and Frasier (1993).After Cheers (1982) went off the air, she got a lot of offers from TV and film essentially asking her to pretty much play the same character. She was offered a regular role as Lilith on the Cheers (1982) spin-off, Frasier (1993) but she turned it down so she could go back to Broadway. She did guests spots on the show instead.As of mid-January 2014, Bebe Neuwirth will have played all three of the principle female roles in the long-running Broadway Revival of Chicago. She was in the revival's original cast as Velma Kelly, and won the 1997 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. In 2007, Neuwirth did a stint as Roxie Hart, and in 2014, she returned to the show again, this time playing Warden "Mama" Morton.Education: Graduated from Princeton High School (Princeton, New Jersey, 1976) Majored in dance at The Juilliard School (New York, New York 1976-7)Has won two Emmys, two Tonys, two Drama Desks, an LA Drama Critics Circle award, an Astaire Award, an Outer Critics Circle award, among others.She raises money to help stray cats and dogs.Her husband, Chris Calkins, is the founder of Destino vineyards in Napa Valley.She claims the role of the hooker teaching Judy Davis how to perform oral sex on a banana in Woody Allen's Celebrity (1998) was written specifically for her.She had hip replacement surgery in 2006.Has won two Tony Awards: in 1986 as Best Actress (Featured Role - Musical) for playing Nicki in a revival of "Sweet Charity;" and in 1997 as Best Actress (Musical) for playing Velma Kelly in a revival of "Chicago."Danced with the Princeton Ballet Company.She is from a Jewish family (from Austria, Germany, and Russia).Joined new show, Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005), premiered 3 March 2005. (September 2004)She was nominated for the 2021 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Performing Arts category.Filming The Divorce (2003) in Paris. (March 2002)She was nominated for the 2022 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Performing Arts and Entertainment category.First name is pronounced "Bee-bee". |
| Name: |
Bebe Neuwirth |
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Actress,Director,Additional Crew (IMDB) |
| Area: |
All World |
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IMDB |
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Business scope: |
Actress,Director,Additional Crew |
| Products for sale: |
Actress,Director,Additional Crew |
| Model rank: |
734 |
| Last update: |
2024-07-01 03:52:39 |
| Height: |
5' 4' (1.63 m) |
| Biography: |
Beatrice \"Bebe\" Neuwirth is the daughter of Sydney Anne, an artist, and Lee Paul Neuwirth, a mathematician. Born and raised in Princeton, New Jersey, she started out as a dancer. Her New York career started out in \"A Chorus Line\". |
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She has played the same character (Dr. Lilith Sternin) in three different series: Cheers (1982), Wings (1990) and Frasier (1993).After Cheers (1982) went off the air, she got a lot of offers from TV and film essentially asking her to pretty much play the same character. She was offered a regular role as Lilith on the Cheers (1982) spin-off, Frasier (1993) but she turned it down so she could go back to Broadway. She did guests spots on the show instead.As of mid-January 2014, Bebe Neuwirth will have played all three of the principle female roles in the long-running Broadway Revival of Chicago. She was in the revival's original cast as Velma Kelly, and won the 1997 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical. In 2007, Neuwirth did a stint as Roxie Hart, and in 2014, she returned to the show again, this time playing Warden "Mama" Morton.Education: Graduated from Princeton High School (Princeton, New Jersey, 1976) Majored in dance at The Juilliard School (New York, New York 1976-7)Has won two Emmys, two Tonys, two Drama Desks, an LA Drama Critics Circle award, an Astaire Award, an Outer Critics Circle award, among others.She raises money to help stray cats and dogs.Her husband, Chris Calkins, is the founder of Destino vineyards in Napa Valley.She claims the role of the hooker teaching Judy Davis how to perform oral sex on a banana in Woody Allen's Celebrity (1998) was written specifically for her.She had hip replacement surgery in 2006.Has won two Tony Awards: in 1986 as Best Actress (Featured Role - Musical) for playing Nicki in a revival of "Sweet Charity;" and in 1997 as Best Actress (Musical) for playing Velma Kelly in a revival of "Chicago."Danced with the Princeton Ballet Company.She is from a Jewish family (from Austria, Germany, and Russia).Joined new show, Law & Order: Trial by Jury (2005), premiered 3 March 2005. (September 2004)She was nominated for the 2021 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Performing Arts category.Filming The Divorce (2003) in Paris. (March 2002)She was nominated for the 2022 New Jersey Hall of Fame in the Performing Arts and Entertainment category.First name is pronounced "Bee-bee". |
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In a really well-written musical, you talk until you just can't talk anymore, you're going to have to sing. And when you're just so full you can't sing anymore, then you have to dance. It's a natural progression.
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If you have to ask how to be sexy after 40, you probably can't do it.
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[about her work] I know when I'm bad, I know when I'm good, and I know when I'm everything in between. I don't have any delusions of grandeur or delusions of failure. In terms of my work, I've got a pretty cold honest eye.
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(on her cameo in Celebrity (1998)) He offered me the hooker part with a great deal of respect. He wrote me, "Please don't be offended". That didn't offend me. I would do pretty much anything for him.
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[about the film Tadpole (2002)] It's more about who Oscar is that these women are falling in love with him than just his age. In that sense, it's a little more European than we're used to. |
| Salaries: |
Game 6 (2005) - $100 per day |
| Job title: |
Actress,Director,Additional Crew |
| Others works: |
1999: TV commercial at Tony Awards for VISA.
Also an accomplished musical theater actress. Other Broadway shows include 'A Chorus Line' (as Sheila), 'Little Me', 'Dancin'', the revival of 'Damn Yankees' (as Lo |
| Spouse: |
Chris Calkins (May 4, 2009 - present) Paul Dorman (June 1984 - 1991) (divorced) |
| Children: |
No Children |
| Parents: |
Lee Paul Neuwirth
Sydney Anne Neuwirth |
| Relatives: |
Peter Neuwirth (Sibling) |
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