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Robert Breuler

Biography

Robert Breuler joined the Steppenwolf Theatre Company ensemble in 1987 and has appeared in over 40 Steppenwolf productions, making him a well-known favorite among Chicago audiences. He won a Joseph Jefferson Award for his acclaimed turn as a Russian negotiator in Steppenwolf's A Walk in the Woods. He was last seen in The Christians, and other memorable Steppenwolf roles include Big Daddy in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Les Moss in The Infidel, Pa Joan in The Grapes of Wrath, Father Lux in Our Lady of 121st Street and The Armenian in Time of Your Life. Broadway credits include The Grapes Of Wrath, Carousel, The Song Of Jacob Zulu and Death Of A Salesman. Film credits include The Crucible, A Piece of Eden, Love and Action in Chicago, Shimmer, Trial By Jury, Painted Heart, Miles From Home and Purple Haze. Television credits include Chicago Fire, Prison Break, Early Edition, NYPD Blue, Angel Street, Keeper of the City, Father Clements Story and The Untouchables. Breuler is the recipient of a William and Eva Fox Fellowship and a Lunt-Fontanne Fellowship from the Ten Chimneys Foundation. He directed and performed in the cabaret show Torch, Sass and Swing for Steppenwolf's LookOut Series, written by and starring his wife Suzanne Petri. 

Bob is a member of SAG/AFTRA Senior Radio Players which does live vintage radio scripts. I'll be playing Hercule Poirot in March. Bob and his wife Suzanne Petri along with many others have started a new theatre composed of people of a certain age called Perennial Theatre Chicago. Search us out on social media. Look for news of our first season. 

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Robert Breuler

Robert Breuler

Past Productions