Norbert Leo Butz

Norbert Leo Butz is the kind of name theater people say with reverence, and I get why. Winning the Tony for Best Actor in a Musical twice, for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Catch Me If You Can, puts him in a club of only nine performers ever, which is staggering when you think about how much Broadway talent has passed through. What I admire is the range buried in those roles, from comic con man to driven FBI agent. A Webster University guy out of St. Louis, he feels like proof that stage acting still rewards craft over flash, and that quiet consistency can build a genuinely rare legacy.

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Name (English)

Norbert Leo Butz

Name (Japanese)

ノーバート・レオ・バッツ

Reading

のーばーと・れお・ばっつ

Born

January 30, 1967 (age 59)

Origin

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Occupation

actor / film actor / stage actor / television actor / singer

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Goat

High school

Bishop DuBourg High School

University

Webster University

Awards & achievements

• 2005 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
• 2011 Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical
• Drama League Award

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norbert%20Leo%20Butz
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8E%E3%83%BC%E3%83%90%E3%83%BC%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%83%AC%E3%82%AA%E3%83%BB%E3%83%90%E3%83%83%E3%83%84
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5484158

Tags

• Missouri
• actor
• film actor
• stage actor

Last updated

November 2, 2026

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