Kristin Chenoweth

Quick Facts

Full Name	Kristin Chenoweth
Occupation	Stage Actress
Date Of Birth	Jul 24, 1968(1968-07-24)
Age	56
Birthplace	Broken Arrow
Country	United States
Birth City	Oklahoma
Horoscope	Leo

Kristin Chenoweth Biography

Kristin Chenoweth is one of the most popular and richest Stage Actress who was born on July 24, 1968 in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, United States. Stage actress who won a Tony Award for her performance in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. Her other Broadway credits include Wicked, Candide, and The Apple Tree. In 2015, she appeared as Maleficent in the Disney TV movie Descendants.

In 2007, she guest-starred on the comedy drama Ugly Betty. The television series also featured actress Salma Hayek.

Chenoweth was adopted when she was five days old by Junie Smith Chenoweth and Jerry Morris Chenoweth, both chemical engineers from Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, a suburb of Tulsa, and named Kristi Dawn Chenoweth. She has stated that she is of one quarter Cherokee ancestry. At an early age, she performed gospel songs for local churches. A performing highlight of her childhood was a solo appearance at the Southern Baptist Convention national conference at the age of 12, where she performed the Evie song “Four Feet Eleven”. The chorus begins, “I’m only 4 feet 11, but I’m going to Heaven” (Chenoweth is 4 ft 11 in (150 cm) in height). After graduating from Broken Arrow Senior High School, where she participated in school plays, Chenoweth attended Oklahoma City University, where she was a member of Gamma Phi Beta (Beta Omicron) sorority. She earned a bachelor’s degree in musical theatre in 1990 and a master’s degree in opera performance in 1992, studying under voice instructor and mentor, Florence Birdwell. While at OCU, Chenoweth competed in beauty pageants, winning the title of “Miss OCU” and was the second runner-up in the Miss Oklahoma pageant in 1991. In 1992, Chenoweth participated in a studio recording of The Most Happy Fella.

Among other early recordings, Chenoweth participated in a studio cast recording of The Most Happy Fella in 1992. She was also in the cast recordings of A New Brain (1998) and You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown (1999) and a studio cast recording of 110 in the Shade (1999). In 2000, she was featured on the album Grateful: The Songs of John Bucchino. The next year, with Mandy Patinkin, she was featured on the album titled “Kidults”. Also in 2001, she released her debut solo album Let Yourself Go, which was a collection of standards from the musicals of the 1930s. One of the tracks featured a duet with Jason Alexander. In October 2002 , Chenoweth performed songs from the album in concert for Lincoln Center’s American Songbook concert series. Ben Rimalower, in Playbill, praised the album as “a joyous affair”. The same year, she appeared as Fanny Brice in the Actor’s Fund Benefit Concert of the musical Funny Girl in New York City. In 2003 in London, she performed a solo concert as part of the Divas at the Donmar series for director Sam Mendes. Later that year, she sang Glinda in the cast recording of Wicked and the soundtrack recording of Disney’s The Music Man. Rimalower wrote that Chenoweth “sparkles” on the album. In 2004, she released her second album As I Am, which was a Christian music album containing various spiritual songs. The album peaked at number 31 on the U.S. Christian Albums Chart. The same year, Chenoweth gave a concert at Carnegie Hall.

Born of partial Cherokee, she was adopted as an infant by Jerry and Junie Chenoweth. She previously dated screenwriter Aaron Sorkin.

Kristin Chenoweth Net Worth

Kristin Chenoweth is one of the richest Stage Actress from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Kristin Chenoweth 's net worth $16 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

She studied musical theater and opera performance at Oklahoma City University. She subsequently starred in a 1994 Off-Broadway production of The Fantasticks.

She won a 2009 Emmy Award for her performance on the television show Pushing Daisies.

Kristin Dawn Chenoweth (/ˈ tʃ ɛ n oʊ w ɛ θ / ; born Kristi Dawn Chenoweth, July 24, 1968) is an American actress and singer, with credits in musical theatre, film and television. In 1999, she won a Tony Award for her performance as Sally Brown in You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown on Broadway. In 2003, Chenoweth received wide notice for originating the role of Glinda in the musical Wicked, including a nomination for another Tony. Her television roles have included Annabeth Schott in NBC’s The West Wing and Olive Snook on the ABC comedy-drama Pushing Daisies, for which she won a 2009 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She also starred in the ABC TV series GCB in 2012.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Kristin Chenoweth Dating?

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After a guest appearance on LateLine, a role in the short-lived television series Paramour (1999), and several roles in television films such as Annie (as Lily St. Regis), Chenoweth starred in her own NBC sitcom, the semi- autobiographical Kristin in 2001. It was short-lived, with thirteen episodes filmed, but only six aired before it was canceled. Chenoweth appeared in the lead role of Marian in the 2003 television film, The Music Man, opposite Matthew Broderick. She also guest-starred on such shows as Frasier (2001), Sesame Street (2002 and several times afterward) and Ugly Betty (2007).

Facts & Trivia

Kristin Ranked on the list of most popular Stage Actress. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Kristin Chenoweth celebrates birthday on July 24 of every year.

Chenoweth had her own sitcom, Kristin, in 2001, and has guest-starred on many shows, including Sesame Street and Glee, for which she was nominated for Emmy Awards in 2010 and 2011. In films, she has played mostly character roles, such as in Bewitched (2005), The Pink Panther (2006) and RV (2006). She has played roles in made-for-TV movies, such as Descendants (2015); done voice work in animated films such as Rio 2 (2014) and The Peanuts Movie (2015) along with the animated TV series Sit Down, Shut Up; hosted several award shows; and released several albums of songs, including A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas (2008), Some Lessons Learned (2011), Coming Home (2014), The Art of Elegance (2016) and For the Girls (2019). Chenoweth also penned a 2009 memoir, A Little Bit Wicked.

Are Kristin Chenoweth and Josh Bryant still together?

Kristin Chenoweth and Josh Bryant got engaged in October 2021.

Who is Kristin Chenoweth's husband?

Since 2018, Chenoweth has been dating Josh Bryant , the guitarist for country band Backroad Anthem. They became engaged on October 27, 2021.

Did Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel like each other?

While speaking to Entertainment Weekly back in 2013, Menzel and Chenoweth insisted that the rumors were just that — rumors (via Broadway World). “ We were like sisters, together constantly. Kristin and I have the ultimate, utmost respect for each other and admiration for what each of us can do.

How old were Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel in Wicked?

Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth in Wicked. Photo by Joan Marcus. Cynthia Erivo, 34, and Ariana Grande, 28, are around the same ages Idina Menzel, 32, and Kristin Chenoweth, 35 , were when Wicked opened in 2003 at the Gershwin Theatre.

How much did Kristin Chenoweth make for wicked?

Playbill notes that “Salaries of above-the-title stars like [Nathan] Lane and [Kristin] Chenoweth vary greatly and are usually kept under wraps by both the performers and their producers.” The New York Post estimated that both Chenoweth and her Wicked costar Idina Menzel were said to have each made more than $20,000 …