Bebe Neuwirth
Bebe Neuwirth
Beatrice "Bebe" Neuwirth is an American actress, singer and dancer. On television, she is known for her portrayal of Dr. Lilith Sternin, Dr. Frasier Crane's wife, on both the TV sitcom Cheers, and its spin-off Frasier. The role won her two Emmy Awards. On stage, she is known for her Tony Award winning roles of Nickie in the revival of Sweet Charity, and Velma Kelly in the revival of Chicago. Other Broadway musical roles include Morticia Addams in The Addams...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth31 December 1958
CityPrinceton, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
I am a very complicated person.
Creating a role is an interesting thing - each show or each situation is different.
I made jokes about kissing Murphy Brown. But if that's what cost me my job, my wife will probably say, "Hey asshole, I told you so."
Artists need to express.
Anything that I do, I try to make it as good as I possibly can.
I missed New York. Every break I had from the series, I'd fly back to the East Coast just to get back onstage.
I loved Jay Thomas as Eddie LeBec. But there was a point where they [thought] maybe we would live together, and I didn't like the idea of Carla being with somebody because that would make you feel like [you're] not part of the people in the bar.
I was not influenced by concerts as a child, but I was very strongly influenced by the ballets I saw.
I've never danced professionally as a ballet dancer, but all of my training is ballet, and I am a Fosse dancer.
I've been on stage since I was 7. That's where I'd rather be than anywhere else. Just because you can do a bunch of things doesn't mean you are a bunch of things. I can act. I can sing. But I am a dancer
My parents are such great people, ... They wanted me to do whatever it was that I loved doing.
I am just a plain Jew; I mean have no training.
I really liked that my character was Jewish, yet she wasn't a stereotype,
In New York I was always offered the hot, sexy roles. But in L.A. I was offered the plain, dowdy roles. It says a lot about the difference between the coasts.