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Christopher Sieber
Christopher Sieber at the Drama League Benefit Gala Honoring Angela Lansbury, February 8, 2010.
Born	Christopher Luverne Sieber (1969-02-18) February 18, 1969 (age 55) St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Other names	Chris Sieber
Alma mater	American Musical and Dramatic Academy
Occupations	Actor singer
Years active	1996–present
Spouse	Kevin Burrows ​(m. 2011)​

Christopher Luverne Sieber (born February 18, 1969) is an American actor. He is best known for his roles Kevin Burke in Two of a Kind and Agatha Trunchbull in Matilda the Musical. He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Sir Dennis Galahad in Spamalot, and Lord Farquaad in Shrek the Musical. He has also played both male leads in the musical La Cage aux Folles.

Early life

Sieber was born in St. Paul, Minnesota, to Fred and Caron Sieber. He is the middle child of three. Mike, his older brother, was a swimmer, and his younger brother, Marc, was in drama alongside him. He is a 1988 graduate of Forest Lake Area High School in Forest Lake, Minnesota, and was inducted into the Forest Lake Schools Hall of Fame in June 2011. After graduating, Sieber went to New York City to study at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy.

Career

Stage

Sieber made his off-Broadway debut in a production of the musical A Christmas Carol in 1994. Sieber has appeared in several Broadway musicals, including Into the Woods, Monty Python's Spamalot, Shrek The Musical and Company. For his roles in Spamalot and Shrek The Musical, Sieber received Tony Award nominations.

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 31, 2014, it was announced that Sieber would be joining the company of Matilda the Musical on Broadway as Miss Trunchbull starting performances on March 18. However, due to a hand injury sustained in rehearsals, he did not start performances until April 18.

In 2016, Sieber joined the cast of The Prom as Trent Oliver in the out-of-town tryout at Atlanta’s Alliance Theater, and continued in the role at Broadway’s Longacre Theater from October 2018 to August 11, 2019.

On March 4, 2024, it was announced that Sieber would join the cast of Death Becomes Her as Ernest Menville in its preview run at Chicago's Cadillac Palace Theatre, Starting performances on April 30, 2024.

Television

In 1998, Sieber made his television debut playing Kevin Burke, father to the Olsen twins on the ABC sitcom Two of a Kind. The series lasted for one season before its cancellation. From 2003 to 2004, Sieber returned to ABC for It's All Relative, in which he and John Benjamin Hickey played same-sex parents to Maggie Lawson; other co-stars in the series included Reid Scott, Harriet Sansom Harris, and Lenny Clarke. In 2007, Sieber portrayed an eccentric zoologist for NBC comedy pilot Wildlife, which was not ordered by the network. In 2010, Sieber led the ABC comedy pilot It Takes a Village alongside Leah Remini and Cheyenne Jackson. In addition to these roles, Sieber has also had guest-starring roles in series such as Sex and the City, Pushing Daisies, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and several episodes of 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. They married on November 24, 2011, in New York City. The couple live on an island on Lake Tamarack in the Stockholm area of Hardyston Township, New Jersey.

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. He teaches classes on drama and performance.

Filmography

Film

Television

Theatre

Discography

• "What I Wanna Be When I Grow Up" by Scott Alan, singing the track Nothing More (2010)

Awards and nominations

References

1. "Thank You to Alumnus Christopher Sieber for Speaking at AMDA NY's Spring 2019 Graduation Ceremony". AMDA News. May 14, 2019. Retrieved April 6, 2021.
2. "Christopher Sieber Theatre Credits, News, Bio and Photos". BroadwayWorld. Archived from the original on 2012-05-01. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
3. Gilbert, Ryan (January 31, 2014). "Get Naughty! Matt Harrington & Tony Nominee Christopher Sieber Join the Revolting Cast of Matilda". Broadway.com. Archived from the original on 2014-02-19. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
4. McPhee, Ryan (18 April 2014). "Maggots Beware! Christopher Sieber (Finally) Steps Into Matilda as Miss Trunchbull". Broadway.com. Retrieved 21 April 2014.
5. Keller, Ilana. "Broadway: Don't tell 'The Prom' star Christopher Sieber to break a leg". Asbury Park Press. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
6. "The Prom's Christopher Sieber on Casting the Netflix Movie, Cursing in Hip-Hop Class & More". Broadway.com. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
7. Gans, Andrew (March 4, 2024). "Christopher Sieber, Michelle Williams, More Join Megan Hilty and Jennifer Simard in Death Becomes Her Musical". Playbill. Retrieved May 15, 2024.
8. Franklin, Garth (2007-05-14). "NBC's Fall 2007 TV Schedule". DarkHorizons.com. Archived from the original on 2007-05-16. Retrieved 2007-09-11.
9. Jensen, Michael (April 5, 2010). "Sneak Peek at ABC's "It Takes a Village" with Cheyenne Jackson and Christopher Sieber". LOGO News. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
10. Stockwell, Anne (2003-10-14). "New stage for an out actor". The Advocate. Archived from the original on 2006-01-04. Retrieved 2007-09-11.
11. "Two-Time Tony Nominee Christopher Sieber Marries Kevin Burrows at Thanksgiving Day Wedding". Broadway.com. November 25, 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-11-27. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
12. Green, Penelope (18 July 2004). "An Island in New Jersey: An Actor's Commute, and All that Jazz". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-03-10.
13. "Artist activists will come together to support county Democrats". New Jersey Herald. May 7, 2017. Archived from the original on 2020-08-06. Retrieved January 13, 2018. Billeisen, who will emcee the evening, will be joined by Seth Danner and Christopher Sieber, Stockholm resident and two-time Tony nominee for Monty Python's 'Spamalot' and 'Shrek The Musical,' along with other contributing performers.
14. Keddy, Genevieve Rafter (4 December 2010). "Photo Coverage: The Songs of Scot Alan at Barnes & Noble". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved 2011-04-07.

External links

• Christopher Sieber at the Internet Broadway Database
• Christopher Sieber at IMDb

• 1969 births
• Living people
• American male musical theatre actors
• American male stage actors
• American male television actors
• American gay actors
• Male actors from Saint Paul, Minnesota
• LGBTQ people from Minnesota
• Forest Lake Area High School alumni
• People from Hardyston Township, New Jersey
• 21st-century American LGBTQ people
• American Musical and Dramatic Academy alumni