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<h2>Early Life and Education</h2>
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Kristin Chenoweth, an acclaimed American <a href="/biography/kristin-chenoweth">actress</a> and singer, was born on July 24, 1968. She was adopted at the age of five by Junie Smith Chenoweth and Jerry Morris Chenoweth and raised in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Chenoweth graduated from Broken Arrow High School and went on to attend Oklahoma City University, where she majored in musical theatre. She earned a master’s degree in opera performance from Oklahoma City University in 1992.
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While at university, Chenoweth participated in numerous beauty pageants, earning titles such as "Miss OCU" and placing as second runner-up in the "Miss Oklahoma" pageant in 1991. During a trip to New York in 1993, she auditioned for the musical Animal Crackers and was cast as Arabella Rittenhouse. This performance marked the beginning of her professional theatre career.
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<h2>Theatre and Broadway Breakthrough</h2>
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Chenoweth gained prominence in Broadway productions following her debut in Steel Pier (1997), in which she played Precious McGuire. For her performance, she received a Theatre World Award. In 1998, she appeared in the musicals Strike Up the Band and A New Brain.
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Her breakout role came in 1999 when she portrayed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sally_Brown">Sally Brown</a> in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown. This role earned her both the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical and the Drama Desk Award. Chenoweth later returned to Broadway in 2003 to star as Glinda the Good Witch in the original production of Wicked. She concluded her run in Wicked in July 2004.
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<h2>Film and Television Career</h2>
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Chenoweth has maintained a diverse career across stage, television, and film. From December 2006 to March 2007, she starred in the Broadway revival of The Apple Tree, earning nominations for both the Drama Desk Award and the Drama League Award. In 2010, she returned to Broadway in Promises, Promises alongside <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sean_Hayes">Sean Hayes</a>.
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On television, Chenoweth starred in The West Wing from 2004 to 2006, earning two Screen Actors Guild Award nominations. She achieved further success with her role as Olive Snook in the ABC series Pushing Daisies (2007–2009), winning an Emmy Award in 2009 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. Later, she appeared in the musical series Glee (2009–2014) as April Rhodes, receiving Emmy nominations in 2010 and 2011.
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In film, Chenoweth held supporting roles in several 2006 releases: The Pink Panther, RV, Running with Scissors, Deck the Halls, and Stranger than Fiction. She also lent her voice to the animated film Rio 2 (2014) and appeared in The Boy Next Door that same year, alongside <a href="/biography/jennifer-lopez">Jennifer Lopez</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryan_Guzman">Ryan Guzman</a>.
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<h2>Music and Publications</h2>
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Chenoweth has released several solo albums. Her debut, Let Yourself Go, was released in 2001. She followed that with As I Am in 2004, and A Lovely Way to Spend Christmas in 2008. In 2011, she released her fourth studio album, Some Lessons Learned, featuring country-pop influences.
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In 2009, she published a memoir titled A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages, which appeared on The New York Times Best Seller list for two weeks.
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<h2>Personal Life</h2>
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Kristin Chenoweth has been open about her health challenges, including living with Ménière’s disease, an inner ear disorder that causes vertigo, headaches, nausea, and other symptoms. She divides her time between New York City and Los Angeles. Over the years, she has been romantically linked with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Brunetti">producer</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Brunetti">Dana Brunetti</a>, <a href="/biography/seth-green">actor</a> <a href="/biography/seth-green">Seth Green</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lane_Garrison">Lane Garrison</a>, and was engaged to Broadway <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Kudisch">actor</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Kudisch">Marc Kudisch</a> from 1998 to 2001.
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