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
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've never danced professionally as a ballet dancer, but all of my training is ballet, and I am a Fosse dancer.
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.
It's always hard for me not to dance when I'm on camera; I've had great times doing (TV and movies), but physically I feel very restricted.
The Cheers' character Lilith is not based on the Jewish myth,
The laughs are earned by the really well fleshed out characters.
It's an example of how well the shows were written and produced. The only way you knew Lilith was Jewish was that her son had a brit (ritual circumcision).
My parents are such great people, ... They wanted me to do whatever it was that I loved doing.
People are at their happiest if they are true to themselves. I think that applies to their chosen profession, friends and relationships. It goes for your health too. If you are true to yourself, it seems to me everything should work out pretty well
I am just a plain Jew; I mean have no training.
It's a blessing as an artist to express myself - whether that be via dance, via song or via speech - in so many different ways.
My audition song is, and has been since 1977, 'I Love a Piano.