Bill and Cheri Steinkellner explained

Bill Steinkellner
Birth Name:William Edward Steinkellner
Birth Date:5 February 1949
Occupation:Screenwriter, producer
Years Active:1981–present
Spouse:Cheri Steinkellner
Cheri Steinkellner
Birth Name:Cheryl Lynn Eichen
Birth Date:25 November 1955
Birth Place:Los Angeles, California
Occupation:Screenwriter, television producer, songwriter
Years Active:1975–present
Spouse:Bill 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

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

YearTitleWriterProducerOtherNote
1975Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire: A Couple of Song and Dance MenHerself (Cheri only)
1978America 2 Night'Taters' The Clown (Bill)
1980Pink LadyHerself (Cheri Only)
Bosom BuddiesActress (Cheri only)
1981The Pee Wee Herman ShowTV movie
1983The Creature Wasn't NiceActress (Cheri only)
The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show
Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls
1984–1985The JeffersonsWriter, story editor (29 episodes total)
The Facts of LifeStory (2 episode)
1985Benson1 episode
CBS StorybreakActress (Cheri only)
1985–1992CheersWriter, executive producer, co-executive producers, producer, executive script consultant, executive story consultant, actors (themselves)
1985–1986Who's the BossStory editor, writer
1987The Tortellis1 episode
198941st Primetime Emmy AwardsThemselves
1990The Earth Day SpecialCheers segment
1992 The Upper Hand2 episodes
1992–1993BobCreators, writers, executive producers
1995Hope and Gloria
1999–2000Just Shoot Me!Consulting producer (Bill only)
2000EmerilCo-executive producer (Bill only)
2000–2002Teacher's PetCo-creators with Gary Baseman, writers, executive producers, story editor, music and lyrics (Cheri only)
2004Teacher's PetScreenwriters, executive producers, music and lyrics (Cheri only)
The Lion King 1½Additional screenplay material (Bill only)
2009Dorm LifeActress (Cheri only)
The Lone Star CowboyActor (Bill only; short)
2011CheersBased on original episodes (3 episodes)
The Pee Wee Herman Show on BroadwayTV movie; Bill only
2012The Soul ManConsulting producer (4 episodes; Bill only)

Unrealized projects

Theater

YearTitleCredit
2005Princesses[6] Playwrights
2006Sister ActBook writer
2023Summer Stock[7] Book Writer (Cheri)

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryProjectNominee (shared with)Result
1989Primetime Emmy AwardOutstanding Comedy SeriesCheersJames Burrows, Glen Charles, Les Charles, Peter Casey, David Lee, David Angell, Phoef Sutton, Tim Berry
1990James Burrows, Glen Charles, Les Charles, Peter Casey, David Lee, David Angell, Phoef Sutton, Tim Berry, Andy Ackerman
1991Outstanding Informational SpecialCheers - 200th Anniversary SpecialJames Burrows, Glen Charles, Les Charles, Phoef Sutton, Tim Berry, Andy Ackerman, Brian Pollack, Mert Rich, Dan O'Shannon, Tom Anderson, Larry Balmagia
Outstanding Comedy SeriesCheersJames Burrows, Glen Charles, Les Charles, Phoef Sutton, Tim Berry, Andy Ackerman, Brian Pollack, Mert Rich, Dan O'Shannon, Tom Anderson, Larry Balmagia
1992James Burrows, Glen Charles, Les Charles, Phoef Sutton, Dan O'Shannon, Tom Anderson, Tim Berry, Dan Staley, Rob Lon
2001BAFTA AwardBritish Academy Children's Awards - Best InternationalTeacher's PetGary Baseman
World Animation CelebrationBest Daytime Television Series
2002Daytime EmmyOutstanding Special Class Animated ProgramGary Baseman, Jess Winfield, Nancylee Myatt, Timothy Björklund, Don MacKinnon, Alfred Gimeno, Jamie Thomason, Julie Morgavi, David Maples, Billiam Coronel
2003Gary Baseman, Jess Winfield, Don MacKinnon, Ennio Torresan, Alfred Gimeno, Julie Morgavi, David Maples, Billiam Coronel
2011Tony AwardsBest Book of a MusicalSister Act

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: How Whoopi Goldberg Landed Her Original Sister Act Role on the London Stage.
  2. Web site: Meet Cheri Steinkellner: her life is written in plays. San Diego Jewish World. April 2, 2012. November 22, 2019.
  3. Web site: Cheri Steinkellner. Music Theater International. November 22, 2019.
  4. News: Sampson . Mike . A Look at the Toy Story 3 You Didn't See... . June 21, 2010 . November 8, 2019.
  5. News: Armstrong. Josh. Bob Hilgenberg and Rob Muir on the Rise and Fall of Disney's Circle 7 Animation. November 8, 2019. March 5, 2012.
  6. Web site: Princesses - A New Musical - Press Arena. November 22, 2019.
  7. https://playbill.com/production/summer-stock-regional-goodspeed-opera-house-2023