Thursday 17 September 2020

Norbert Leo Butz


Norbert Leo Butz is an American actor. Besides, he is also a singer. He was born on 30th January, 1967 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. He is the son of Norbert Butz and Elaine Butz. He is best recognised for his work in Broadway Theatre. He has also done many other TV shows and movies such as Mercy Street, Dan in Real Life, Greetings from Tim Buckley, Bloodline, West of Here, and The Deep End, to name only a few of them. Moreover, he has been nominated and won several awards such as Drama Desk Award, Drama League Award, and Outer Critics Circle Award. Also, he is a two-time recipient of the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical. He remains to be one among the only nine actors ever to get this award twice for playing the lead role. 

Norbert Leo Butz Religion

He has not spoken about his faiths and his religious beliefs in public and always kept it away from the limelight. He was brought up in a middle class family and both his father and mother are said to be devout Catholics. Therefore, it can be safe to assume that he is also into Catholicity and believes in it but there is no confirmation about this. We cannot exactly say if he follows his parents’ footsteps and whether he is religious or not. He belongs to the German, French-Canadian, and Irish ancestry. 

Norbert Leo Butz Political Views 

Just like his religious beliefs, he has also not discussed about his political opinions or views in public and preferred to keep it to himself. The media and the public eye currently does not know what are his actual thoughts, faiths, beliefs, and opinions or what he actually holds when it comes to these topics. We really look forward to the 53 years old American actor to open up and make interesting revelations about his life. Furthermore, he works for his passion project called “The Angel Band Project”. It is a non-profit organisation which aims to provide assistance and support to women victims of sexual violence post his sister's murder. This project makes use of music as a therapy to help out survivors. 

Who is he dating? 

Butz married Michelle Federer in the year 2007. They got a daughter together named Georgia Teresa in January 2011. He also has two other elder daughters, Clara and Maggie Davis from his previous marriage. Well, not enough is known about his previous relationships and dating history for now as he keeps his personal life and his love life a secret. 

Norbert Leo Butz Hobbies 

Apart from acting, he has a passion for music from a very young age. He also visits the dessert shop Ted Drewes Frozen Custard and baseball team St. Louis Cardinals with his family and friends when he gets time. These are on the top of his to-do list of activities. 

Interesting Facts

His birth name was intended to be Timothy but was kept Norbert instead as his father helped with his delivery.

He is the 7th child of the 11 children of his parents. 

He started singing in the grade school and in state choirs, finally getting a partial scholarship of music in his college.