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, for which they received a Tony Award nomination.
Personal lives Bill and Cheri have been married since 1982 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.
Filmography Year Title Writer Producer Other Note 1975 Bing Crosby and Fred Astaire: A Couple of Song and Dance Men Herself (Cheri only) 1978 America 2 Night 'Taters' The Clown (Bill) 1980 Pink Lady Herself (Cheri Only) Bosom Buddies Actress (Cheri only) 1981 The Pee Wee Herman Show TV movie 1983 The Creature Wasn't Nice Actress (Cheri only) The New Scooby and Scrappy-Doo Show Deck the Halls with Wacky Walls 1984–1985 The Jeffersons Writer, story editor (29 episodes total) The Facts of Life Story (2 episode) 1985 Benson 1 episode CBS Storybreak Actress (Cheri only)1985–1992 Cheers Writer, executive producer, co-executive producers, producer, executive script consultant, executive story consultant, actors (themselves) 1985–1986 Who's the Boss Story editor, writer 1987 The Tortellis 1 episode 1989 41st Primetime Emmy Awards Themselves 1990 The Earth Day Special Cheers segment 1992 The Upper Hand 2 episodes 1992–1993 Bob Creators, writers, executive producers 1995 Hope and Gloria 1999–2000 Just Shoot Me! Consulting producer (Bill only) 2000 Emeril Co-executive producer (Bill only) 2000–2002 Teacher's Pet Co-creators with Gary Baseman, writers, executive producers, story editor, music and lyrics (Cheri only) 2004 Teacher's Pet Screenwriters, executive producers, music and lyrics (Cheri only) The Lion King 1½ Additional screenplay material (Bill only) 2009 Dorm Life Actress (Cheri only) The Lone Star Cowboy Actor (Bill only; short) 2011 Cheers Based on original episodes (3 episodes) The Pee Wee Herman Show on Broadway TV movie; Bill only 2012 The Soul Man Consulting producer (4 episodes; Bill only)
Unrealized projects Toy Story 3
Theater Year Title Credit 2005Princesses Playwrights 2006 Sister Act Book writer 2023 Summer Stock Book Writer (Cheri)
Awards and nominations 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 1990 James Burrows, Glen Charles, Les Charles, Peter Casey, David Lee, David Angell, Phoef Sutton, Tim Berry, Andy Ackerman 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 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 1992 James Burrows, Glen Charles, Les Charles, Phoef Sutton, Dan O'Shannon, Tom Anderson, Tim Berry, Dan Staley, Rob Lon 2001 BAFTA Award British Academy Children's Awards - Best International Teacher's Pet Gary Baseman World Animation Celebration Best Daytime Television Series 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 2003 Gary Baseman, Jess Winfield, Don MacKinnon, Ennio Torresan, Alfred Gimeno, Julie Morgavi, David Maples, Billiam Coronel 2011 Tony Awards Best Book of a Musical Sister Act
References
External links Bill Steinkellner on Internet Movie Database Cheri Steinkellner on Internet Movie Database