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Bebe Neuwirth Biography

The actress known as BeBe Neuwirth was born in 1958 in Princeton, New Jersey. Long before BeBe became known for her roles in such Broadway plays as The Addams Family and Chicago, she studied ballet as a child and pursued the art as a Julliard student in the late 1970’s. But her Broadway debut in A Chorus Line in 1980, followed by her Tony Award winning performance in Sweet Charity (1986), steered her from ballet and into a career as a performer which would eventually lead to innumerous accolades and recognition as one of the era’s best stage performers.

Over the course of her career, BeBe Neuwirth has appeared in the stage productions of Sweet Charity (1986), Damn Yankees (1994), Funny Girl (2002), The Addams Family (2010), and Chicago, which has to date earned her awards for Best Leading Actress in a Musical from the Outer Critics Circle Awards, Drama Desk Awards, and the Tony Awards.

Neuwirth has also appeared in the films Jumanji (1995), The Associate (1996), Summer of Sam (1999), Liberty Heights (1999), How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days (2003), The Big Bounce (2004), and Fame (2009.) Neuwirth’s television roles have also brought her critical acclaim, especially her role as Dr. Lilith Sternin on the series Cheers, which earned her two Emmys in 1990 and 1991. She has also enjoyed roles on Frasier (1994-2003) and recently appeared in episodes of The Good Wife and Blue Bloods.