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Bill and Cheri Steinkellner

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Bill Steinkellner
Born
William Edward Steinkellner

(1949-02-05) February 5, 1949 (age 75)
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, producer
Years active1981–present
SpouseCheri Steinkellner
Cheri Steinkellner
Born
Cheryl Lynn Eichen

(1955-11-25) November 25, 1955 (age 68)
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, television producer, songwriter
Years active1975–present
SpouseBill Steinkellner

Bill Steinkellner and Cheri Steinkellner are an American husband and wife screenwriting duo, known for their work on Cheers, Teacher's Pet, its film adaptation of the same name, and Bob. They wrote the book of the musical Sister Act,[1] for which they received a Tony Award nomination.

Personal lives

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Bill and Cheri have been married since 1982[2] and together, they have three children: Emma (author/illustrator of the graphic novel The Okay Witch, and illustrator of the graphic novel Quince), Kit (writer of Quince), and Teddy.[3]

Filmography

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Year Title Writer Producer Other Note
1975 Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire: A Couple of Song and Dance Men
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Herself (Cheri only)
1978 America 2 Night
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'Taters' The Clown (Bill)
1980 Pink Lady
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Herself (Cheri Only)
Bosom Buddies
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Actress (Cheri only)
1981 The Pee Wee Herman Show
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TV movie
1983 The Creature Wasn't Nice
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Actress (Cheri only)
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show
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Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls
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1984–1985 The Jeffersons
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Writer, story editor (29 episodes total)
The Facts of Life
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Story (2 episode)
1985 Benson
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1 episode
CBS Storybreak
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Actress (Cheri only)
1985–1992 Cheers
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Writer, executive producer, co-executive producers, producer, executive script consultant, executive story consultant, actors (themselves)
1985–1986 Who's the Boss
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Story editor, writer
1987 The Tortellis
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1 episode
1989 41st Primetime Emmy Awards
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Themselves
1990 The Earth Day Special
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Cheers segment
1992 The Upper Hand
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2 episodes
1992–1993 Bob
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Creators, writers, executive producers
1995 Hope and Gloria
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1999–2000 Just Shoot Me!
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Consulting producer (Bill only)
2000 Emeril
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Co-executive producer (Bill only)
2000–2002 Teacher's Pet
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Co-creators with Gary Baseman, writers, executive producers, story editor, music and lyrics (Cheri only)
2004 Teacher's Pet
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Screenwriters, executive producers, music and lyrics (Cheri only)
The Lion King 1½
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Additional screenplay material (Bill only)
2009 Dorm Life
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Actress (Cheri only)
The Lone Star Cowboy
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Actor (Bill only; short)
2011 Cheers
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Based on original episodes (3 episodes)
The Pee Wee Herman Show on Broadway
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TV movie; Bill only
2012 The Soul Man
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Consulting producer (4 episodes; Bill only)

Unrealized projects

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Theater

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Year Title Credit Ref.
2005 Princesses Playwrights [6]
2006 Sister Act Book writer
2023 Summer Stock Book Writer (Cheri) [7]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Project Nominee (shared with) Result
1989 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Comedy Series Cheers James Burrows, Glen Charles, Les Charles, Peter Casey, David Lee, David Angell, Phoef Sutton, Tim Berry Won
1990 James Burrows, Glen Charles, Les Charles, Peter Casey, David Lee, David Angell, Phoef Sutton, Tim Berry, Andy Ackerman Nominated
1991 Outstanding Informational Special Cheers - 200th Anniversary Special James Burrows, Glen Charles, Les Charles, Phoef Sutton, Tim Berry, Andy Ackerman, Brian Pollack, Mert Rich, Dan O'Shannon, Tom Anderson, Larry Balmagia Nominated
Outstanding Comedy Series Cheers James Burrows, Glen Charles, Les Charles, Phoef Sutton, Tim Berry, Andy Ackerman, Brian Pollack, Mert Rich, Dan O'Shannon, Tom Anderson, Larry Balmagia Won
1992 James Burrows, Glen Charles, Les Charles, Phoef Sutton, Dan O'Shannon, Tom Anderson, Tim Berry, Dan Staley, Rob Lon Nominated
2001 BAFTA Award British Academy Children's Awards - Best International Teacher's Pet Gary Baseman Won
World Animation Celebration Best Daytime Television Series Won
2002 Daytime Emmy Outstanding Special Class Animated Program Gary Baseman, Jess Winfield, Nancylee Myatt, Timothy Björklund, Don MacKinnon, Alfred Gimeno, Jamie Thomason, Julie Morgavi, David Maples, Billiam Coronel Won
2003 Gary Baseman, Jess Winfield, Don MacKinnon, Ennio Torresan, Alfred Gimeno, Julie Morgavi, David Maples, Billiam Coronel Won
2011 Tony Awards Best Book of a Musical Sister Act Nominated

References

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  1. ^ "How Whoopi Goldberg Landed Her Original Sister Act Role on the London Stage".
  2. ^ "Meet Cheri Steinkellner: her life is written in plays". San Diego Jewish World. April 2, 2012. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  3. ^ "Cheri Steinkellner". Music Theater International. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  4. ^ Sampson, Mike (June 21, 2010). "A Look at the Toy Story 3 You Didn't See..." Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  5. ^ Armstrong, Josh (March 5, 2012). "Bob Hilgenberg and Rob Muir on the Rise and Fall of Disney's Circle 7 Animation". Retrieved November 8, 2019.
  6. ^ "Princesses - A New Musical - Press Arena". Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  7. ^ Vincentelli, Elisabeth (2023-07-28). "Review: This 'Summer Stock' Cast Is Having a Blast". The New York Times. Retrieved 2024-09-28.
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