{{short description|American screenwriters}} {{Infobox person | name = Bill Steinkellner | image = | imagesize = | birth_name = William Edward Steinkellner | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|02|05}} | notable_works = | birth_place = | occupation = Screenwriter, producer | years_active = 1981–present | spouse = Cheri Steinkellner | website = }} {{Infobox person | name = Cheri Steinkellner | image = | imagesize = | birth_name = Cheryl Lynn Eichen | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1955|11|25}} | birth_place = Los Angeles, California | occupation = Screenwriter, television producer, songwriter | years_active = 1975–present | spouse = Bill Steinkellner | website = }} '''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'',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/how-whoopi-goldberg-landed-her-original-sister-act-role-on-the-london-stage|title=How Whoopi Goldberg Landed Her Original Sister Act Role on the London Stage}}</ref> for which they received a Tony Award nomination.
==Personal lives== Bill and Cheri have been married since 1982<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2012/04/02/meet-cheri-steinkellner-her-life-is-written-in-plays/|title=Meet Cheri Steinkellner: her life is written in plays|publisher=San Diego Jewish World|date=April 2, 2012|access-date=November 22, 2019}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mtishows.com/people/cheri-steinkellner|title=Cheri Steinkellner|publisher=Music Theater International|access-date=November 22, 2019}}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Writer ! Producer ! Other ! Note |- | 1975 | ''Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire: A Couple of Song and Dance Men'' | | | {{center|{{Check mark}}}} | Herself (Cheri only) |- | 1978 | America 2 Night | | | {{center|{{Check mark}}}} | 'Taters' The Clown (Bill) |- | rowspan="2" | 1980 | ''Pink Lady'' | | | {{center|{{Check mark}}}} | Herself (Cheri Only) |- | ''Bosom Buddies'' | | | {{center|{{Check mark}}}} | Actress (Cheri only) |- | 1981 | ''The Pee Wee Herman Show'' | {{center|{{Check mark}}}} | | | TV movie |- | rowspan="3" | 1983 | ''The Creature Wasn't Nice'' | | | {{center|{{Check mark}}}} | rowspan="3" | Actress (Cheri only) |- | ''The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show'' | | | {{center|{{Check mark}}}} |- | ''Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls'' | | | {{center|{{Check mark}}}} |- | rowspan="2" | 1984–1985 | ''The Jeffersons'' | {{center|{{Check mark}}}} | | | Writer, story editor (29 episodes total) |- | ''The Facts of Life'' | {{center|{{Check mark}}}} | | | Story (2 episode) |- | rowspan="2" | 1985 | ''Benson'' | {{center|{{Check mark}}}} | | | 1 episode |- | ''CBS Storybreak'' | | | {{center|{{Check mark}}}} | Actress (Cheri only) |- |1985–1992 | ''Cheers'' |{{center|{{Check mark}}}} |{{center|{{Check mark}}}} |{{center|{{Check mark}}}} | Writer, executive producer, co-executive producers, producer, executive script consultant, executive story consultant, actors (themselves) |- | 1985–1986 | ''Who's the Boss'' | {{center|{{Check mark}}}} | | | Story editor, writer |- | 1987 | ''The Tortellis'' | {{center|{{Check mark}}}} | | | 1 episode |- | 1989 | ''41st Primetime Emmy Awards'' | | | {{center|{{Check mark}}}} | Themselves |- | 1990 | ''The Earth Day Special'' | {{center|{{Check mark}}}} | | | ''Cheers'' segment |- | 1992 | ''The Upper Hand'' | {{center|{{Check mark}}}} | | | 2 episodes |- | 1992–1993 | ''Bob'' | {{center|{{Check mark}}}} | {{center|{{Check mark}}}} | | rowspan="2" | Creators, writers, executive producers |- | 1995 | ''Hope and Gloria'' | {{center|{{Check mark}}}} | {{center|{{Check mark}}}} | |- | 1999–2000 | ''Just Shoot Me!'' | | {{center|{{Check mark}}}} | | Consulting producer (Bill only) |- | 2000 | ''Emeril'' | | {{center|{{Check mark}}}} | | Co-executive producer (Bill only) |- | 2000–2002 | ''Teacher's Pet'' | {{center|{{Check mark}}}} | {{center|{{Check mark}}}} | {{center|{{Check mark}}}} | Co-creators with Gary Baseman, writers, executive producers, story editor, music and lyrics (Cheri only) |- | rowspan="2" | 2004 | ''Teacher's Pet'' | {{center|{{Check mark}}}} | {{center|{{Check mark}}}} | {{center|{{Check mark}}}} | Screenwriters, executive producers, music and lyrics (Cheri only) |- | ''The Lion King 1½'' | {{center|{{Check mark}}}} | | | Additional screenplay material (Bill only) |- | rowspan="2" | 2009 | ''Dorm Life'' | | | {{center|{{Check mark}}}} | Actress (Cheri only) |- | ''The Lone Star Cowboy'' | | | {{center|{{Check mark}}}} | Actor (Bill only; short) |- | rowspan="2" | 2011 | ''Cheers'' | | | {{center|{{Check mark}}}} | Based on original episodes (3 episodes) |- | ''The Pee Wee Herman Show on Broadway'' | {{center|{{Check mark}}}} | | | TV movie; Bill only |- | 2012 | ''The Soul Man'' | | {{center|{{Check mark}}}} | | Consulting producer (4 episodes; Bill only) |- |}
===Unrealized projects=== * ''Toy Story 3''<ref>{{cite news |last=Sampson |first=Mike |title=A Look at the Toy Story 3 You Didn't See... |url=http://www.joblo.com/movie-news/a-look-at-the-toy-story-3-you-didnt-see |date=June 21, 2010 |access-date=November 8, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Armstrong|first=Josh|title=Bob Hilgenberg and Rob Muir on the Rise and Fall of Disney's Circle 7 Animation|url=http://animatedviews.com/2012/bob-hilgenberg-and-rob-muir-on-the-rise-and-fall-of-disneys-circle-7-animation/|access-date=November 8, 2019|date=March 5, 2012}}</ref>
==Theater== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Credit !{{Reference column heading}} |- | 2005 |''Princesses'' | rowspan=1 | Playwrights |<ref>{{cite web |title=Princesses - A New Musical - Press Arena |url=http://www.princessesonbroadway.com/press.htm |access-date=November 22, 2019}}</ref> |- | 2006 | ''Sister Act'' | rowspan=1 | Book writer | |- | 2023 | ''Summer Stock'' | Book Writer (Cheri) |<ref>{{Cite news |last=Vincentelli |first=Elisabeth |date=2023-07-28 |title=Review: This ‘Summer Stock’ Cast Is Having a Blast |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/28/theater/summer-stock-review.html |access-date=2024-09-28 |work=The New York Times}}</ref> |}
==Awards and nominations== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Project ! Nominee (shared with) ! Result |- | 1989 | rowspan="5" | Primetime Emmy Award | rowspan="2" | Outstanding Comedy Series | rowspan="2" | ''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}} |- | rowspan="2" | 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}} |- | rowspan="2" | Outstanding Comedy Series | rowspan="2" | ''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}} |- | rowspan="2" | 2001 | BAFTA Award | British Academy Children's Awards - Best International | rowspan="4" | ''Teacher's Pet'' | rowspan="2" | Gary Baseman | {{Won}} |- | World Animation Celebration | Best Daytime Television Series | {{Won}} |- | 2002 | rowspan="2" | Daytime Emmy | rowspan="2" | 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== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0826137/?ref_=tt_ov_wr Bill Steinkellner] on Internet Movie Database * [https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0251482/?ref_=ttfc_fc_wr3 Cheri Steinkellner] on Internet Movie Database
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