Personal Life
Butz was born in St. Louis, Missouri, the son of Elaine and Norbert Butz. He was raised in a "very middle class Catholic family." He is the seventh of 11 children in his family and is named after his father, Norbert." Some of his first theatre roles included playing the male leads at local all-girl high schools, such as Cor Jesu Academy and Nerinx Hall. He graduated from Bishop DuBourg High School. Butz earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from The Conservatory of Theatre Arts at Webster University and a Master of Fine Arts from The University of Alabama/Alabama Shakespeare Festival's Professional Actor Training Program.
Butz is married to former Wicked principal Michelle Federer (the original Nessarose).
The murder of his sister, Teresa Butz, made national news when an assailant stabbed both her and her partner in her Seattle-area home on July 19, 2009.
Butz and Federer's daughter, Georgia Teresa, was born on January 2, 2011. Butz also has two daughters, Clara and Maggie, from a previous marriage.
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