Cheryl Hines

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 Cheryl Ruth Hines, born September 21, 1965, is an American actress and comedian, renowned for her iconic portrayal of Cheryl David on HBO's Curb Your Enthusiasm from 2000 to 2024, a role that garnered her two Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Her comedic talent also shone through as Dallas Royce on the ABC sitcom Suburgatory, which aired from 2011 to 2014. Hines made her directorial debut in 2009 with the film Serious Moonlight. Beyond her acting prowess, Hines is a dedicated advocate and a recognizable public figure. She is married to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the current U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. Born in Miami Beach, Florida, to James and Rosemary Hines, Cheryl spent a significant portion of her childhood in Tallahassee. There, she was deeply involved in the Young Actors Theatre. Despite facing financial challenges, including reportedly not owning a bed until after high school, she pursued her education diligently. She attended Lively Technical Center and Tallahassee State College, ultimately earning a degree in radio and television production from the University of Central Florida in 1990. Hines' acting journey began with improvisational comedy at The Groundlings Theater, where she shared the stage with talents like Lisa Kudrow. Early in her career, she made guest appearances on television shows such as Swamp Thing and Unsolved Mysteries, and even tried her luck on an episode of The Dating Game in 1996, though she wasn't chosen. Her performance in Curb Your Enthusiasm earned her an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in both 2003 and 2006. Reflecting on her breakthrough, Hines stated, "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." Hines has graced the silver screen in films like RV with Robin Williams and Waitress with Keri Russell. She also starred in the 2008 mockumentary The Grand, a humorous take on the World Series of Poker. Her 2009 directorial endeavor, Serious Moonlight, featured Meg Ryan and a script by the late Adrienne Shelly, who had been Hines' director and co-star in Waitress. In 2009, Hines took on the role of Jane in the ABC sitcom In the Motherhood, a loose adaptation of a web series. Unfortunately, the show was canceled after five of its planned seven episodes due to low ratings. During the 2009–2010 season of Brothers & Sisters, she made a guest appearance as Buffy, the campaign manager for Kitty Walker McCallister. In July 2010, Hines joined the cast of the Nickelodeon film based on The Fairly OddParents, A Fairly Odd Movie: Grow Up, Timmy Turner!, portraying a human disguise of Wanda, Timmy's fairy godmother. Hines also served as an executive producer for the 2010 reality series School Pride, which focused on renovating a different school each week. She then starred as Dallas Royce on the ABC sitcom Suburgatory, which concluded its three-season run in 2014. Her presence extended to the web series We Need Help, which aired on Yahoo! Screen. On January 29, 2014, Hines was honored with the 2,516th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Currently, Hines is a panelist on the singing game show, I Can See Your Voice. Hines married Paul Young, the founder of the management firm Principato-Young, on December 30, 2002. Their daughter, Catherine Rose Young, was born on March 8, 2004. After nearly eight years of marriage, Hines and Young filed for divorce on July 20, 2010. Hines is a passionate advocate, particularly for United Cerebral Palsy (UCP). Her commitment began after a nephew was born with cerebral palsy, leading her to seek resources and support from the organization. Over time, she became a prominent voice for UCP and now serves on its board of trustees. In 2015, Hines and her family won $25,000 for UCP while competing on Celebrity Family Feud. Hines was raised Roman Catholic. Hines began dating Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in December 2011, introduced by her Curb Your Enthusiasm co-star, Larry David. The couple announced their engagement in April 2014 and were married on August 2, 2014, at the Kennedy Compound on Cape Cod. In June 2019, Hines accompanied her husband on a trip to Samoa, where they were honored guests at the country's 57th Independence Celebration. While there's no public record of Hines attending Kennedy's meetings with local anti-vaccine influencers, her presence undoubtedly brought Hollywood visibility to the trip. Hines publicly supported Kennedy during his 2024 presidential campaign and his subsequent confirmation as Secretary of Health and Human Services, appearing at his Senate confirmation hearing alongside other proponents of his Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) platform. Following a child's death amidst a measles outbreak in Texas in early 2025, RFK Jr.'s cousin Jack Schlossberg publicly criticized Hines in a video message, urging her to apologize to the child's parents for her husband's anti-vaccine stance, stating, "Almost every single case of measles is in someone who's not vaccinated. I think you're the perfect person to say sorry."
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 Cheryl Ruth Hines (born September 21, 1965) is an American actress and comedian. 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. She is married to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the 26th and current U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. == Early life and education == Hines was born in Miami Beach, Florida, to James and Rosemary Hines. She spent much of her childhood in Tallahassee, 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—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. == 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. Hines received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on Curb Your Enthusiasm in 2003 and 2006. 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." Hines appeared in RV with Robin Williams, 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. Hines served as executive producer for the 2010 reality series School Pride, which follows the renovation of a different school each week. Hines starred as Dallas Royce on the ABC sitcom Suburgatory. The series ended in 2014 after three seasons. 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. Hines is a panelist on a singing game show, I Can See Your Voice. == 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. 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. Over time, she became a vocal advocate and now serves on UCP's board of trustees. In 2015, Hines and her family won $25,000 for UCP while competing on Celebrity Family Feud. Hines was raised Roman Catholic. === Marriage to Robert F. Kennedy Jr. === Hines began dating Robert F. Kennedy Jr. in December 2011 after being introduced by her Curb Your Enthusiasm co-star, Larry David. The couple announced their engagement in April 2014 and married on August 2, 2014, at the Kennedy Compound on Cape Cod. In June 2019, Hines accompanied her husband Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on a trip to Samoa where they were special guests at the country's 57th Independence Celebration in Mulinu'u. While there is no public record of Hines attending Kennedy's meetings with local anti-vaccine influencers, her presence added a degree of Hollywood visibility to the trip. Hines publicly supported Kennedy during his 2024 presidential campaign and subsequent confirmation as Secretary of Health and Human Services. She appeared at his Senate confirmation hearing alongside other supporters of his Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) platform. Following a child's death amid a measles outbreak in Texas in early 2025, RFK Jr.'s cousin Jack Schlossberg publicly criticized Hines in a video message, urging her to call the parents of the child and apologize for her husband's anti-vaccine stance. Schlossberg said: "Almost every single case of measles is in someone who's not vaccinated. I think you're the perfect person to say sorry." == Filmography == === Film === === Television === === Producer === === Director === == Audio broadcasts == === Podcasts === ==== Hosted ==== 2020–2024: Tig and Cheryl: True Story – cohosted with Tig Notaro ==== Guest ==== 2020: The Modern Moron Episode 64 and 65 2020: Don't Ask Tig 2021: Literally! with Rob Lowe 2023: The Tim Dillon Show (with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.) == References == == External links == Cheryl Hines at IMDb Cheryl Hines - Meet the Grand Marshal of the Springtime Tallahassee Grande Parade Home Languages