Cheryl Hines
{{short description|American actress (born 1965)}}
{{use American English|date=July 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Cheryl Hines
| image = Cheryl Hines at the White House on February 13, 2025 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Hines in 2025
| birth_name = Cheryl Ruth Hines
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|9|21}}
| birth_place = Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
| spouse = {{plainlist|
- {{marriage|Paul Young|2002|2010|end=div.}}
- {{marriage|Robert F. Kennedy Jr.|2014}}
}}
| children = 1
| other_names =
| alma_mater = University of Central Florida
| occupation = Actress
| television = Curb Your Enthusiasm
Suburgatory
Son of Zorn
I Can See Your Voice
| years_active = 1993–present
| relatives = Kennedy family (by marriage)
}}
Cheryl Ruth Hines (born September 21, 1965){{cite web|date=September 13, 2021|title=Celebrity birthdays for the week of Sept. 19-24|url=https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-lifestyle-tv-arts-and-entertainment-music-d621f4729ef5e1a55eff9f140696235b|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210913201600/https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-lifestyle-tv-arts-and-entertainment-music-d621f4729ef5e1a55eff9f140696235b|archive-date=September 13, 2021|access-date=January 19, 2022|publisher=Associated Press}} is an American actress and the wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. She is best known for her role as Cheryl David on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000–2024), earning two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. She also starred as Dallas Royce on the ABC sitcom Suburgatory (2011–2014) and made her directorial debut with the 2009 film Serious Moonlight. Beyond acting, Hines is known for her advocacy work and public presence.
Early life and education
Hines was born in Miami Beach, Florida, to James and Rosemary Hines.{{cite news|title=Cheryl Hines balances tragic with the comic|publisher=MSNBC|date=May 10, 2007|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna18581181|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070513023425/http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18581181/|url-status=live|archive-date=May 13, 2007|access-date=May 24, 2007}} She spent much of her childhood in Tallahassee,{{cite news |last=Moore |first=Roger |date=May 24, 2007 |title=Improv skills earn Hines some really big winners |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2007-05-24-hines-story.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302141209/https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-2007-05-24-hines-story.html |archive-date=March 2, 2020 |access-date=March 2, 2020 |newspaper=Orlando Sentinel}} where she was actively involved in the Young Actors Theatre. Despite financial hardships—she reportedly did not have her own bed until after high school{{Cite web |title=Search Results for "Robert f. Kennedy" – Megyn Kelly |url=https://www.megynkelly.com/?s=Robert+f.+Kennedy |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=www.megynkelly.com}}—she pursued her education at Lively Technical Center and Tallahassee State College before earning a degree in radio and television production from the University of Central Florida in 1990.{{cite web | url=https://www.nicholsonstudentmedia.com/life/ucf-alumna-cheryl-hines-discusses-life-leading-up-to-the-red-carpet/article_26f027b4-b05a-11ec-a654-2386d2902cb0.html | title=UCF alumna Cheryl Hines discusses life leading up to the red carpet | date=April 3, 2022 }}
Career
Hines began her acting career by performing improvisational comedy at The Groundlings Theater. Her fellow students included Lisa Kudrow. Hines made guest appearances on television shows such as Swamp Thing and Unsolved Mysteries. She also appeared on an episode of The Dating Game in 1996. She was not picked on the episode.
File:Cheryl Hines and Meg Ryan portrait 2009.jpg at the 2009 premiere of Serious Moonlight, Hines' directorial debut]]
Hines received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on Curb Your Enthusiasm in 2003 and 2006.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0385644/awards|title=Awards for Cheryl Hines|website=IMDb|access-date=June 30, 2018|archive-date=March 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322123704/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0385644/awards|url-status=live}} She has said that "Until Curb, I'd done small roles, really small roles. They wanted to cast an unknown actress. It worked in my favor that I hadn't done anything. It changed my life."{{cite web|url=http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2012/03/more-curb-your-enthusiasm-cheryl-hines-bets-against-it.html|title=More 'Curb Your Enthusiasm'? Cheryl Hines bets against it|work=Orlando Sentinel|date=March 5, 2012|author1=Boedeker, Hal|access-date=March 24, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121015074800/http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/entertainment_tv_tvblog/2012/03/more-curb-your-enthusiasm-cheryl-hines-bets-against-it.html|archive-date=October 15, 2012}}
Hines appeared in RV with Robin Williams,{{Cite web|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|date=March 19, 2019|title=Cheryl Hines Signs With ICM Partners|url=https://deadline.com/2019/03/cheryl-hines-signs-with-icm-partners-curb-your-enthusiasm-1202578370/|access-date=July 2, 2023|website=Deadline}} Waitress with Keri Russell, and the 2008 mockumentary The Grand, a spoof of the World Series of Poker. Her 2009 directorial debut Serious Moonlight stars Meg Ryan with a script by the late Adrienne Shelly, Hines' director and co-star in Waitress.
Hines played Jane in the 2009 ABC sitcom In the Motherhood. It is a loose adaptation of the web series. The series was dropped due to low ratings after five of its planned seven episodes were aired. During the 2009–2010 season of Brothers & Sisters, Hines guest-starred as Kitty Walker McCallister's campaign manager, Buffy. In July 2010, Hines was announced to be joining the cast of the Nickelodeon film based on The Fairly OddParents, A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner! as a human disguise of Wanda, Timmy's fairy godmother.{{cite web|last=Bryant|first=Adam|date=July 23, 2010|title=Exclusive: Nickelodeon Orders Live-Action Movie Adaptation of The Fairly Oddparents|url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Fairly-Oddparents-Movie-1020888.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100724230258/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Fairly-Oddparents-Movie-1020888.aspx|archive-date=July 24, 2010|website=TV Guide}}
Hines served as executive producer for the 2010 reality series School Pride, which follows the renovation of a different school each week.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/01/10/nbc-empowers-communities-to-take-charge-and-transform-their-broken-schools-in-new-two-hour-special-school-pride/20100110nbc01|title=NBC Empowers Communities to Take Charge and Transform Their Broken Schools in New Two-Hour Special 'School Pride'|date=January 10, 2010|work=The Futon Critic|access-date=October 4, 2010}} Hines starred as Dallas Royce on the ABC sitcom Suburgatory.{{cite web|author1=Ayres, Tom|date=March 12, 2011|title='Curb' star cast in new comedy pilot|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/news/a308648/curb-star-cast-in-new-comedy-pilot.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110315023356/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/ustv/news/a308648/curb-star-cast-in-new-comedy-pilot.html|archive-date=March 15, 2011|website=Digital Spy}} The series ended in 2014 after three seasons.{{cite web|url=http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/05/09/suburgatory-canceled-by-abc/262441/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140511205519/http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/2014/05/09/suburgatory-canceled-by-abc/262441/|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 11, 2014|title='Suburgatory', 'Super Fun Night' Cancelled by ABC|last=Kondolojy|first=Amanda|work=TV by the Numbers|date=May 9, 2014|access-date=May 9, 2014}} She appeared in We Need Help, a web series airing on Yahoo! Screen. On January 29, 2014, Hines received the 2,516th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.{{cite news|date=January 29, 2014|title=Tallahassee's Hines to get star|newspaper=Tallahassee Democrat|url=http://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2014/01/29/tallahassees-hines-to-get-star/4988791/|access-date=March 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302141213/http://www.tallahassee.com/story/news/2014/01/29/tallahassees-hines-to-get-star/4988791/|archive-date=March 2, 2020}}
Hines is a panelist on a singing game show, I Can See Your Voice.{{Cite web |title=I Can See Your Voice I Watch New Episodes Wed 8/7c on FOX |url=https://www.fox.com/i-can-see-your-voice/ |access-date=2025-02-16 |website=FOX Broadcasting Company {{!}} Full Episodes, Shows, Schedule |language=en}}
Personal life
Hines married Paul Young, founder of the management firm Principato-Young, on December 30, 2002. They had a daughter, Catherine Rose Young, on March 8, 2004. After nearly eight years of marriage, Hines and Young filed for divorce on July 20, 2010.{{cite web |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/cheryl-hines-divorce-1022129/ |title=Curb Your Enthusiasm's Cheryl Hines Getting Divorced |publisher=TV Guide |first=Joyce |last=Eng |date=August 23, 2010 |access-date=2020-03-02 |archive-date=2020-03-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200302141209/https://www.tvguide.com/news/cheryl-hines-divorce-1022129/|url-status=live}}
Hines has been actively involved in advocacy work, particularly with United Cerebral Palsy (UCP). Her involvement began after a nephew was born with cerebral palsy, prompting her to seek resources and support from the organization.{{cite journal |title=Cheryl Hines - Interview |journal=Ability |date=Feb–Mar 2008 |issue=Cheryl Hines Issue |url=http://abilitymagazine.com/Cheryl_hines.html |access-date=2013-10-25 |archive-date=2008-05-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080501083022/http://abilitymagazine.com/Cheryl_hines.html |url-status=live}} Over time, she became a vocal advocate and now serves on UCP’s board of trustees.{{cite web |url=https://ucp.org/ucp_generaldoc.cfm/1/3/6633/6633-6633/6693 |title=Board of Trustees - Cheryl Hines |website=United Cerebral Palsy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619214656/https://ucp.org/ucp_generaldoc.cfm/1/3/6633/6633-6633/6693 |archive-date=2010-06-19 }} In 2015, Hines and her family won $25,000 for UCP while competing on Celebrity Family Feud.{{cite news |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kyra-kennedy-debutantes-ball_n_4368246 |work=HuffPost |first=Ellie |last=Krupnick |title=Photos: Kyra Kennedy, Great-Niece Of JFK, Debuts At Glam Deb Ball |date=December 1, 2013 |access-date=March 2, 2020 |archive-date=April 23, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190423161919/https://www.huffpost.com/entry/kyra-kennedy-debutantes-ball_n_4368246 |url-status=live}}
Raised Roman Catholic,{{Cite web |last=Saval |first=Malina |date=December 13, 2007 |title=The Accidental Shiksa – Heeb |url=http://heebmagazine.com/the-accidental-shiksa-2/1119 |access-date=July 2, 2023}} Hines began dating Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in December 2011 after being introduced by her Curb Your Enthusiasm co-star, Larry David.{{cite news|last1=Woletz|first1=Bob|title=No Curbs on Their Enthusiasm|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/03/fashion/weddings/no-curbs-on-their-enthusiasm.html|access-date=January 13, 2020|date=August 3, 2014|archive-date=January 13, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200113141007/https://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/03/fashion/weddings/no-curbs-on-their-enthusiasm.html|url-status=live}} The couple announced their engagement in April 2014{{cite news|title='Suburgatory's' Cheryl Hines engaged to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/suburgatorys-cheryl-hines-engaged-to-robert-f-kennedy-jr/|work=Fox News|date=May 14, 2014|access-date=May 10, 2014|archive-date=May 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140510202258/http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2014/05/09/suburgatory-cheryl-hines-engaged-to-robert-f-kennedy-jr/|url-status=live}} and married on August 2, 2014, at the Kennedy Compound on Cape Cod.{{cite news|title=RFK Jr., actress Hines wed at Kennedy compound|url=https://apnews.com/0243ccae81a54b789541665a8406ba22|work=Associated Press News|date=August 2, 2014|access-date=April 7, 2020|archive-date=April 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407035301/https://apnews.com/0243ccae81a54b789541665a8406ba22|url-status=live}}
Filmography
=Film=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1996
|Cheap Curry and Calculus |Sheila |Short film |
| 2004
|Catering Manager | |
| rowspan="3" | 2005
|Cake |Roxanne | |
| Herbie: Fully Loaded
|Sally | |
| Our Very Own
|Sally Crowder | |
| rowspan="3" | 2006
|Bickford Shmeckler's Cool Ideas |Professor Adams | |
| RV
|Jamie Munro | |
| Keeping Up with the Steins
|Casey Nudelman | |
| rowspan="3" |2007
|Becky | |
| Goodnight Vagina
|Meg March |Short film |
| {{sortname|The|Grand|The Grand (film)}}
|Lainie Schwartzman | |
| rowspan="4" |2008
|Herself | |
| Henry Poole Is Here
|Meg Wyatt | |
| Bart Got a Room
|Beth Stein | |
| Space Chimps
|Luna (voice) | |
| rowspan="3" |2009
|Eva Braun (voice) |Animated short |
| Labor Pains
|Lisa DePardo | |
| {{sortname|The|Ugly Truth|The Ugly Truth}}
|Georgia | |
| rowspan="2" | 2010
|The Legend of Secret Pass |Nitika (voice) | |
| Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back
|Luna (voice) | |
| rowspan="2" | 2014
|Judy Orfman | |
| Think Like a Man 2
|Andrea | |
| rowspan="2" | 2015
|Mia | |
| Christmas Eve
|Dawn |Also known as Stuck |
| 2016
|Madison Camden | |
| rowspan="2"| 2017
|Polly | |
| A Bad Moms Christmas
|Sandy | |
| 2021
|Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans |Momblank (voice) | |
| 2022
|Judy | |
| 2024
|Tammy Page | |
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1993
|Louise Brenner |Episode: "Heart of the Mantis" |
| 1997
|Sharon Berman (Ashely's mother) |Episode: "9.18" - YouTube/FlimRise Episode: "9.15" |
| rowspan="2" |1998
|{{sortname|The|Wayans Bros.}} |Helen |Episode: "Six Degrees of Marlon" |
| rowspan="2" |Suddenly Susan
|Debbie |Episode: "Poetry in Notion" |
| rowspan="2" |1999
|Marla |Episode: "The Cheerleaders" |
| Larry David: Curb Your Enthusiasm
|TV movie (series pilot) |
| 2000
|Woman #2 |Episode: "The One with Rachel's Sister" |
| 2000–2024
|Cheryl David |Main role (seasons 1–7, 9–12; guest season 8) |
| rowspan="2" | 2002
|Barbara Morrison |Episode: "The Job" |
| Everybody Loves Raymond
|Lauren Williamson |Episode: "Annoying Kid" |
| rowspan="3" | 2003
|Trailer Park Lady |Episode: "Terrorist Training: Part 1" |
| {{sortname|A|Tale of Two Wives|nolink=1}}
|Rose Goodman |TV movie |
| Wanda at Large
|Dr. Linda |Episode: "Did Wanda Say a Four Letter Word?" |
| 2004–2005
|Kate (voice) |14 episodes |
| 2006
|Paige Cox |Episode: "My New God" |
| 2007
|Sudsy Bubblestein |Episode: "Mel's Bath Day" |
| rowspan="2" | 2009
|Catherine York |Episode: "What I Don't Like About You" |
| In the Motherhood
|Jane |7 episodes |
| rowspan="3" | 2010
|Wright vs. Wrong |Keri Daly |TV movie |
| {{sortname|The|Super Hero Squad Show}}
|Stardust (voice) |2 episodes |
| Brothers & Sisters
|Buffy McCreary |3 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 2011
|Kristen Lerner |Episode: "Too Much Information" |
| {{sortname|A|Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!}}
|TV movie |
| 2011–2014
|Dallas Royce |Main role; 56 episodes |
| 2013
|Herself |2 episodes |
| 2014
|Beth Minker |Episode: "Zach Mitzvah" |
| 2015
|Dr. Sommer Samuelson |Episode: "The Convention" |
| 2015–2016
|Various voices |4 episodes |
| 2016
|Kathy Kaminski |Episode: "Young & Parents" |
| 2016–2018
|Virgilia / Jillian Davis (voice) |2 episodes |
| 2016–2017
|Edie Bennett |Main role; 13 episodes |
| 2017
|Susan (voice) |Episode: "Wet Wedding" |
| 2017–2018
|Herself |2 episodes |
| 2017–2019
|Herself |35 episodes |
| rowspan="2"|2018
|Fay |Episode: "Big Baby" |
| Hell's Kitchen
|Herself |Blue Team's VIP guest diner; Episode: "Hell Freezes Over" |
| rowspan="2"|2018–2019
|Momblank (voice) |16 episodes |
| This Close
|Stella |6 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 2019
|Brenda Decarlo |Episode: "The One Where the Sun Comes Out" |
| Drunk History
|Episode: "Fame" |
| rowspan="4" | 2020
|Herself |Television special |
| Stumptown
|Ginger Lloyd |Episode: "Dirty Dexy Money" |
| The Conners
|Dawn |Episode: "Mud Turtles, A Good Steak and One Man in a Tub" |
| The Masked Singer
|Guest panelist |Episode: "The Group B Finals - The Mask Chance Saloon" |
| 2020–present
|Herself |Regular panelist |
| 2021
|Guest panelist | |
| rowspan="2" | 2022
|Dot Karlson |Main role (season 2) |
| Lego Masters
|Herself |3 episodes |
| 2023
|Jessica Warren |Episode: "Tara and Jessica's High School Reunion / Cat Lady" |
=Producer=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Notes |
|---|
| 2006–2007
|3 episodes |
| 2008
|Hollywood Residential |TV series |
=Director=
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Notes |
|---|
| 2006
|Episode: "No Means No" |
| 2009
|Feature film debut |
| 2020
|Episode: "Artificial Fruit" |
Audio broadcasts
=Podcasts=
==Hosted==
- 2020–2024: Tig and Cheryl: True Story{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/show/5xOrrAqR7PfK2GMg8O3arM|title=Tig and Cheryl: True Story|publisher=ART19.com|access-date=January 11, 2022|archive-date=January 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111080120/https://open.spotify.com/show/5xOrrAqR7PfK2GMg8O3arM|url-status=live }} – cohosted with Tig Notaro
==Guest==
- 2020: The Modern Moron Episode 64{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/3X1SVQ6EmpV5tPsamhLmZU|title=Ep. 64 Cheryl Hines Pt. - 1 Quarantine Table For Seven, Teaching Teachers Online, Poker Night and One Stinky Minivan|website=Spotify|date=April 6, 2020|access-date=January 11, 2022|archive-date=January 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111082806/https://open.spotify.com/episode/3X1SVQ6EmpV5tPsamhLmZU|url-status=live}} and 65{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/01PwZMYENJhbxIE24d8ymW|title=Ep. 65 Cheryl Hines Pt. 2 Being A Kennedy, Taking Turns At Politics, Car Buying Companions and A Stay At A State Hospitals|website=Spotify|date=April 16, 2020|access-date=January 11, 2022|archive-date=January 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111082806/https://open.spotify.com/episode/01PwZMYENJhbxIE24d8ymW|url-status=live}}
- 2020: Don't Ask Tig{{cite web|url=https://www.dontasktig.org/episode/2020/09/16/cheryl-hines|title=Cheryl Hines|access-date=January 11, 2022|archive-date=January 11, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111082812/https://www.dontasktig.org/episode/2020/09/16/cheryl-hines|url-status=live}}
- 2021: Literally! with Rob Lowe{{cite web|url=
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/literally-with-rob-lowe/id1510058141?i=1000540698298| title=Literally! With Rob Lowe: Cheryl Hines: The Emu on Apple Podcasts}}
- 2023: The Tim Dillon Show (with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.)
References
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External links
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- {{IMDb name|385644}}
- [http://springtimetallahassee.com/grand-parade/ Cheryl Hines - Meet the Grand Marshal of the Springtime Tallahassee Grande Parade]
{{Robert F. Kennedy Jr.}}
{{Kennedy family}}
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