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 56) 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. Known primarily for his extensive roles on stage in musicals, he has received nominations for twoTony Awards, twoDrama Desk Awards, and twoOuter Critics Circle Awards.

He was twice nominated for theTony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical first at the59th Tony Awards in 2005 for his portrayal ofSir Dennis Galahad inSpamalot, and then at the63rd Tony Awards in 2009 for his portrayal ofLord Farquaad inShrek the Musical. He recently starred in Broadway productions ofThe Prom (2018),Company (2021), andDeath Becomes Her (2024).

Christopher Sieber was born inSt. 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 ofForest Lake Area High School inForest 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 theAmerican Musical and Dramatic Academy.^[1]

Sieber made hisOff-Broadway debut in a production of the musicalA Christmas Carol in 1994.^[2] Sieber has appeared in severalBroadway musicals, includingInto the Woods,Monty Python's Spamalot,Shrek The Musical andCompany. For his roles inSpamalot andShrek The Musical, Sieber was nominated for theTony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, first at the59th Tony Awards in 2005 and then at the63rd Tony Awards in 2009.

On June 1, 2007, Sieber sang tenor in the world premiere ofEric Idle'sNot the Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) in Toronto.

On January 31, 2014, it was announced that Sieber would be joining the company ofMatilda the Musical on Broadway asMiss Agatha Trunchbull starting performances on March 18.^[3] However, due to a hand injury sustained in rehearsals, he did not start performances until April 18.^[4]

In 2016, Sieber joined the cast ofThe Prom as Trent Oliver in the out-of-town tryout at Atlanta’sAlliance Theatre, and continued in the role at Broadway’sLongacre Theatre from October 2018 to August 11, 2019.^[5][6]

On March 4, 2024, it was announced that Sieber would join the cast ofDeath Becomes Her as Ernest Menville in its preview run at Chicago'sCadillac Palace Theatre. Performances started on April 30, 2024 before the show transferred to Broadway later that year.^[7]

In 1998, Sieber made his television debut playing Kevin Burke, father to Mary-Kate Burke (Mary-Kate Olsen) and Ashley Burke (Ashley Olsen) on theABC sitcomTwo of a Kind. The series lasted for one season before its cancellation. From 2003 to 2004, Sieber returned to ABC forIt's All Relative, in which he andJohn Benjamin Hickey played Simon Banks and Philip Stoddard, same-sex parents to Liz Stoddard-Banks (Maggie Lawson); other co-stars in the series includedReid Scott,Harriet Sansom Harris, andLenny Clarke. In 2007, Sieber portrayed an eccentric zoologist for NBC comedy pilotWildlife, which was not ordered by the network.^[8] In 2010, Sieber led the ABC comedy pilotIt Takes a Village alongsideLeah Remini andCheyenne Jackson.^[9] In addition to these roles, Sieber has also had guest-starring roles in series such asSex and the City,Pushing Daisies,Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and several episodes ofThe Good Wife.

WhileIt's All Relative was being produced, Siebercame out as gay and said that he was happily partnered to actor and chef Kevin Burrows.^[10] They married on November 24, 2011, in New York City.^[11] The couple live on an island on Lake Tamarack in theStockholm area ofHardyston Township, New Jersey.^[12][13]

Sieber is involved withBroadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) and has appeared in several of itsBroadway Cares revues, among other events the charity produces. He teaches classes on drama and performance.

• "What I Wanna Be When I Grow Up" by Scott Alan, singing the trackNothing More (2010)^[17]

• Christopher Sieber at theInternet Broadway Database
• Christopher Sieber atIMDb

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