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Christopher Sieber Born Christopher Luverne Sieber
February 18, 1969
St. Paul, MinnesotaChristopher Sieber (born February 18, 1969 in St. Paul, Minnesota) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles as Kevin Burke in Two of a Kind (US TV series) starring Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen and Lord Farquaad in Shrek the Musical. Christopher studied acting and musical comedy at The American Musical and Dramatic Academy in New York City. Sieber has appeared in Broadway musicals, including Into the Woods, Monty Python's Spamalot (as Sir Dennis Galahad) and he's a two-time Tony Award nominee.
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Stage
Sieber made his Broadway debut as Agis in the musical Triumph of Love with Betty Buckley and F. Murray Abraham. Following this role, he appeared as a replacement in the roles of Gaston in Beauty and the Beast, Trevor Graydon in Thoroughly Modern Millie and Billy Flynn in Chicago. Sieber played the role of Rapunzel's Prince and shared the role of the Wolf with Gregg Edelman in the revival of Into the Woods in 2002.
In March 2005, Sieber originated the role of Sir Dennis Galahad in the Broadway musical Monty Python's Spamalot. Sieber was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for this role. After leaving the musical in July 2006, he made his London debut in the same role in October 2006, before leaving in early 2007. On June 1, 2007, Sieber sang tenor in the world premiere of Eric Idle's Not the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) in Toronto. On January 18, 2008, Sieber returned to Broadway to resume his role as Sir Dennis Galahad in Monty Python's Spamalot.
One of his most notable roles was Lord Farquaad in Shrek the Musical which opened on Broadway on December 14, 2008, after an out-of-town tryout in Seattle. For this role Sieber was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical,[1] an Outer Critics Circle Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical,[2] the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical,[3] and the Drama League Award for Distinguished Performance.[4] He played his final performance in this role January 3, 2010, when the Broadway production closed.
On March 11, 2011, Sieber replaced Jeffrey Tambor as Georges in the Broadway production of La Cage Aux Folles opposite Harvey Fierstein. Tambor left the role due to hip problems after only one month.[5] Sieber will star opposite George Hamilton in the 1st national touring production of La Cage Aux Folles, this time playing Albin.
Sieber's off-Broadway credits include the revival of The Boys in the Band and Avow. He also appeared in the New York Philharmonic's production of Camelot.
Television
Sieber has starred in two television series: Two of a Kind with the Olsen twins and It's All Relative with John Benjamin Hickey and Harriet Sansom Harris.
In early 2007, Sieber was scheduled to film a pilot episode for an NBC comedy, Wildlife, playing an eccentric zoologist. The pilot did not make the final cut and was not picked up for the fall season.[6]
Sieber has also guest-starred in Pushing Daisies, Sex and the City and The Good Wife.
Personal life
While It's All Relative was being produced, Sieber came out as gay and said that he was happily partnered to actor and chef Kevin Burrows.[7]
Sieber is involved with Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) and has appeared in several of its Broadway Cares revues, among other events the charity produces.
Christopher Sieber was inducted into the Forest Lake Schools Hall of Fame (Forest Lake, Minnesota) in June, 2011.
Sieber frequently attends shows in New York and teaches classes on drama and performance. He lives on an island on Lake Tamarack, New Jersey.[8]
Theatre
Broadway Theatre
- Triumph of Love .... Agis
- Beauty and the Beast .... Gaston
- Thoroughly Modern Millie .... Trevor Graydon
- Chicago .... Billy Flynn
- Into the Woods .... Rapunzel's Prince/Wolf
- Spamalot (2005) .... Sir Dennis Galahad
- Shrek the Musical (2008–2010) ..... Lord Faarqaad
- The Boys in the Band
- The Kid (2011) .... Dan
- La Cage aux Folles (2011) ..... Albin
Discography
- "What I Wanna Be When I Grow Up" by Scott Alan, singing the track Nothing More (2010)[9]
References
- ^ Gans, Andrew and Jones, Kenneth (9 May 2009). "Nominations for 2009 Tony Awards Announced; Billy Elliot Earns 15 Nominations". Playbill (playbill.com). http://www.playbill.com/news/article/128922.html. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- ^ "Billy Elliot and Shrek Top 2009 Outer Critics Circle Nominees". Broadway.com. 20 April 2009. http://www.broadway.com/shows/billy-elliot/buzz/98414/billy-elliot-and-shrek-top-2009-outer-critics-circle-nominees/.
- ^ "9 to 5, Shrek Lead 2009 Drama Desk Nominations". Broadway.com. 27 April 2009. http://www.broadway.com/shows/9-to-5/buzz/98445/9-to-5-shrek-lead-2009-drama-desk-nominations/. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (21 April 2009). "75th Annual Drama League Award Nominees Announced". Playbill (Playbill.com). http://www.playbill.com/news/article/128469.html. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- ^ Gans, Andrew (11 March 2011). "Christopher Sieber Joins Harvey Fierstein in Broadway's La Cage aux Folles March 11". Playbill (playbill.com). http://www.playbill.com/news/article/148551-Christopher-Sieber-Joins-Harvey-Fierstein-in-Broadways-La-Cage-aux-Folles-March-11. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
- ^ Franklin, Garth (2007-05-14). "NBC's Fall 2007 TV Schedule". DarkHorizons.com. http://www.darkhorizons.com/news07/tv-nbc.php. Retrieved 2007-09-11
- ^ Stockwell, Anne (2003-10-14). "New stage for an out actor". The Advocate. Archived from the original on January 4, 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060104030146/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_2003_Oct_14/ai_110809180. Retrieved 2007-09-11
- ^ Green, Penelope (18 July 2004). "An Island in New Jersey: An Actor's Commute, and All that Jazz". New York Times (NYtimes.com). http://www.nytimes.com/2004/07/18/realestate/18HABI.html?ex=1247803200&en=3b0fa1d609f60f8c&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
- ^ Genevieve Rafter Keddy (4 December 2010). "Photo Coverage: The Songs of Scot Alan at Barnes & Noble". BroadwayWorld.com. http://broadwayworld.com/article/Photo_Coverage_The_Songs_of_Scott_Alan_at_Barnes_Noble_20101204. Retrieved 2011-04-07.
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Categories:- 1969 births
- American musical theatre actors
- American stage actors
- American television actors
- Gay actors
- Living people
- People from Saint Paul, Minnesota
- LGBT people from the United States
- Forest Lake Area High School alumni
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