Norbert Leo Butz is a two-time Tony Award winner for Best Actor in a Musical and is one of only nine actors ever to have won the award twice as lead actor. He first won for his work in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and won again for his work in Catch Me If You Can. He was additionally nominated for a Tony for his work in Thou Shalt Not and My Fair Lady. The star of 11 Broadway shows, he is also a five-time Drama Desk nominee and two-time winner, amongst other stage accolades. On television, Butz will next be seen starring on FX's "Justified" reboot and has previously starred on Hulu's "The Girl from Plainville," David Zabel and Ridley Scott's "Mercy Street" on PBS, "Bloodline" on Netflix, as "Paddy Chayefsky" on "Fosse/Verdon" for F/X, and "Debris" for NBC. Films include Sean Penn's Flag Day, Peter Hedges' Dan in Real Life, Sony's Higher Ground, opposite and directed by Vera Farmiga, Craig Zisk's The English Teacher, Better Living Through Chemistry, opposite Sam Rockwell, 2020 Sundance pic Luce, directed by Julius Onah, and the recent indie comedy, Give or Take. He received a BFA from Webster University and an MFA from Alabama Shakespeare Theatre.
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Norbert Leo Butz, My Fair Lady
Norbert Leo Butz, My Fair Lady
Norbert Leo Butz, Catch Me If You Can
Norbert Leo Butz, Catch Me If You Can
Norbert Leo Butz, Catch Me If You Can
Norbert Leo Butz, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Norbert Leo Butz, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Norbert Leo Butz, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Norbert Leo Butz, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Norbert Leo Butz, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Norbert Leo ButzBuicks
Norbert Leo Butz, The Last 5 Years
Norbert Leo Butz, Thou Shalt Not
Norbert Leo Butz, The Last 5 Years
Norbert Leo Butz, Thou Shalt Not
Norbert Leo Butz has appeared on Broadway in 11 shows.
Norbert Leo Butz has not appeared in the West End.
Norbert Leo Butz has been nominated for several awards throughout his career, including Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "My Fair Lady," Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "My Fair Lady," Outstanding Actor in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Catch Me If You Can," and Outstanding Actor in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Catch Me If You Can." He has also been nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Catch Me If You Can," Best Leading Actor in a Musical at the BroadwayWorld Awards for "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," and Outstanding Actor in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels." Additionally, he received the Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" and was nominated for Outstanding Actor in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for the same show. Butz was also nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," Outstanding Actor - Play at the Drama Desk Awards for "Buicks," Outstanding Actor - Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for "The Last 5 Years," Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Thou Shalt Not," and Outstanding Lead Actor at The Lortels for "The Last 5 Years." Lastly, he was nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Featured Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for "Thou Shalt Not."
Norbert Leo Butz has won several awards throughout his career, including Outstanding Featured Actor in a Musical from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for My Fair Lady, Outstanding Actor in a Musical from the Drama Desk Awards for Catch Me If You Can, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for Catch Me If You Can, Best Leading Actor in a Musical from the BroadwayWorld Awards for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Outstanding Actor in a Musical from the Drama Desk Awards for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Distinguished Performance Award from the Drama League Awards for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Outstanding Actor in a Musical from the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Outstanding Actor - Play from the Drama Desk Awards for Buicksand, and Outstanding Actor - Musical from the Drama Desk Awards for The Last 5 Years.
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