ACTOR · BORN 1960
Bruce Norris
- Born
- 16 May 1960
14 archived facts 3 topics 1 source Last reviewed Sep 2026
11 Facts From Bruce Norris' Career
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In 1987 he was nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award for his leading role in "The Mystery of Irma Vep" at the Remains Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
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His play "The Pain and the Itch", staged at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois, received the 2005 Joseph Jefferson Award for New Work.
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"Clybourne Park" was awarded the 2012 Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award for Best Play on Broadway in New York City.
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He received the 2019 Joseph Jefferson Equity Award (The Libby Adler Mages Award) for "Downstate" at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company and the National Theatre of Great Britain at the Steppenwolf Upstairs Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
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The cast of "Downstate" at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company and the National Theatre of Great Britain at the Steppenwolf Upstairs Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, was nominated for the 2019 Joseph Jefferson Equity Award in the Ensemble (Play) category.
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In 1986 he was nominated for a Joseph Jefferson Award for his supporting role in "Puntila and His Hired Man" at the Remains Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
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In 1993 he was nominated for the Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor for his leading role in "Black Snow" at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
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His play "We All Went Down to Amsterdam", staged at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois, received the 2003 Joseph Jefferson Award for New Work.
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His play "A Parallelogram", staged at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois, was nominated for the 2010 Joseph Jefferson Award in the New Work (Play) category.
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His play "Clybourne Park", staged at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois, was nominated for the 2012 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award in the Large Play Production category.
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His play 'Downstate', staged at the Steppenwolf Theatre Company and the National Theatre of Great Britain at the Steppenwolf Upstairs Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, received the 2019 Joseph Jefferson Equity Award in the Large Play Production category.
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