Norbert Leo Butz (born January , ) is an American actor and singer,
best known for his work in Broadway theatre. He is a two-time winner
of the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, and is one of only nine
actors ever to have won the award twice as lead actor.Butz was born in
St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Elaine (née Bourisaw) and Norbert
Butz. He was raised in a middle-class family; his parents are devout
Catholics. He is the seventh of children in his family and is named
after his father. Some of his first theatre roles included playing the
male leads at local all-girl high schools, such as Cor Jesu Academy
and Nerinx Hall. He graduated from Bishop DuBourg High School. Butz
earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The Conservatory of Theatre Arts
at Webster University and a Master of Fine Arts from The University of
Alabama/Alabama Shakespeare Festival's Professional Actor Training
Program. He would later receive an honorary degree from Webster
University in .The murder of his sister, Teresa Butz, made national
news when an assailant stabbed both her and her partner in her
Seattle-area home on July , .Butz's daughter Georgia Teresa was born
on January , . Butz has two older daughters, Clara and Maggie Davis,
from a previous marriage.
best known for his work in Broadway theatre. He is a two-time winner
of the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, and is one of only nine
actors ever to have won the award twice as lead actor.Butz was born in
St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Elaine (née Bourisaw) and Norbert
Butz. He was raised in a middle-class family; his parents are devout
Catholics. He is the seventh of children in his family and is named
after his father. Some of his first theatre roles included playing the
male leads at local all-girl high schools, such as Cor Jesu Academy
and Nerinx Hall. He graduated from Bishop DuBourg High School. Butz
earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The Conservatory of Theatre Arts
at Webster University and a Master of Fine Arts from The University of
Alabama/Alabama Shakespeare Festival's Professional Actor Training
Program. He would later receive an honorary degree from Webster
University in .The murder of his sister, Teresa Butz, made national
news when an assailant stabbed both her and her partner in her
Seattle-area home on July , .Butz's daughter Georgia Teresa was born
on January , . Butz has two older daughters, Clara and Maggie Davis,
from a previous marriage.
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