Norbert Leo Butz
Biography
Norbert Leo Butz is an American actor and singer whose career has been centered on Broadway. Born in St. Louis, Missouri, he studied at Webster University and at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival's Professional Actor Training Program. His Broadway debut came in 1996 as a swing in Rent, and he later played Roger Davis in that musical. He won Tony Awards for Best Actor in a Musical for his performances as Freddy Benson in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Carl Hanratty in Catch Me If You Can. He was the first Broadway Fiyero in Wicked and the first Edward Bloom in Big Fish. His other stage credits include Jamie Wellerstein in The Last Five Years and Alfred Doolittle in My Fair Lady. On screen, he has appeared in Dan in Real Life (2007), Higher Ground (2011), Better Living Through Chemistry, and Greetings from Tim Buckley (2013).
59years old
Turns 60 on January 30in 110 days
- Born St. Louis
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
Movie Career
- Films
- 16
- Career span
- 25 years2000 to 2025
Genres
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First role
Butz made his Broadway debut in 1996 as a replacement swing, an understudy role, in Rent, and by 1997 he had taken over the part of Roger Davis.
Behind the award
Butz is one of nine actors who have won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical twice, for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Catch Me If You Can.
A change of course
In 2008, during the spring semester, Butz was a teacher in the drama department at Drew University, which is located in Madison, New Jersey.
A first
Butz was the first to play Fiyero Tigelaar in Wicked and Edward Bloom in Big Fish, both in their original Broadway casts.
Norbert Leo Butz movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Jessica Hecht appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Jessica Hecht's page
Boyd Holbrook's page
Peter Jacobson's page
Ebon Moss-Bachrach's page
Also two films together3 more actors
- Michael ChernusA Complete Unknown (2024) and Higher Ground (2011)
- Frank WoodGreetings from Tim Buckley (2013) and Dan in Real Life (2007)
- Ilana LevineGreetings from Tim Buckley (2013) and Looking for an Echo (2000)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Norbert Leo Butz's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$498 million
10 of the 16 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 16 films: 10 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 1 figure not found; 1 too new to count.
- 10Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 1Never in cinemas
- 1Figure not found
- 1Too new to count
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$141M28.2% of the total
- 2$137M27.5% of the total
- 3$120M24.0% of the total
- 4$68M13.7% of the total
- 5$26M5.2% of the total
- 6$3.4M0.7% of the total
- 7$2.3M0.5% of the total
- 8$842K0.2% of the total
$179,953from the other 2 films with a worldwide figure, 0% of the total
Awards
Three awards and honors from 2005 to 2011, two of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Awards | |||
| 2011 | Best Actor in a Musical | Won | |
| 2005 | Best Actor in a Musical | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| Drama League Award | Won | ||
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.