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Christopher Luverne Sieber (born February 18, 1969) is an American actor. Known primarily for his extensive roles on stage in musicals, he has received nominations for two
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, two Drama Desk Awards, and two Outer Critics Circle Awards. He was twice nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical first at the 59th Tony Awards in 2005 for his portrayal of Sir Dennis Galahad in ''
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'', and then at the 63rd Tony Awards in 2009 for his portrayal of
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in '' Shrek the Musical''. He recently starred in Broadway productions of '' The Prom'' (2018), ''
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'' (2021), and ''
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'' (2024).


Early life and education

Christopher Sieber was born in
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, 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
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in
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, 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
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.


Career


Stage

Sieber made his
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debut in a production of the musical ''
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'' in 1994. Sieber has appeared in several Broadway musicals, including ''
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'', '' Monty Python's Spamalot'', '' Shrek The Musical'' and ''Company''. For his roles in ''Spamalot'' and ''Shrek The Musical'', Sieber was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, first at the 59th Tony Awards in 2005 and then at the 63rd Tony Awards in 2009. On June 1, 2007, Sieber sang tenor in the world premiere of
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's ''
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'' in Toronto. On January 31, 2014, it was announced that Sieber would be joining the company of ''
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'' on Broadway as Miss Agatha 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 Theatre, and continued in the role at Broadway’s
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from October 2018 to August 11, 2019. On March 4, 2024, it was announced that Sieber would join the cast of ''
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'' as Ernest Menville in its preview run at Chicago's
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. Performances started on April 30, 2024 before the show transferred to Broadway later that year.


Television

In 1998, Sieber made his television debut playing Kevin Burke, father to Mary-Kate Burke ( Mary-Kate Olsen) and Ashley Burke (
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) 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
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played Simon Banks and Philip Stoddard, same-sex parents to Liz Stoddard-Banks ( Maggie Lawson); other co-stars in the series included Reid Scott, Harriet Sansom Harris, and
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. 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 ''
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'', '' Pushing Daisies'', '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', and several episodes of ''
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''.


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
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area of Hardyston Township, New Jersey. Sieber is involved with
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(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.


Acting credits


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


External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sieber, Christopher 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