Cheryl Hines is an American actress and comedian best known for playing Cheryl David on HBO’s improv-heavy comedy series Curb Your Enthusiasm and for her long-running work in television and film. She is also known publicly as the wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a member of the Kennedy political family and current U.S. cabinet official.

Quick Scoop

  • Full name & basics
    • Full name: Cheryl Ruth Hines.
* Born September 21, 1965, in Miami Beach, Florida.

* Grew up in Florida (including Tallahassee/Winter Haven) and studied communications, eventually graduating from the University of Central Florida.
  • Why she’s famous
    • Broke out as Cheryl David, Larry David’s on-screen wife, on Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000–2024), earning two Primetime Emmy nominations.
* Also starred as Dallas Royce on the ABC sitcom _Suburgatory_ from 2011 to 2014.

* Known for strong improvisational comedy skills, honed at the Groundlings theater in Los Angeles.
  • Career highlights
    • Film roles in projects like Along Came Polly , Herbie: Fully Loaded , RV , Waitress , and A Bad Moms Christmas.
* Directorial debut with the dark romantic comedy _Serious Moonlight_ (2009).

* Has also worked as a panelist on the musical game show _I Can See Your Voice_ in recent years.
  • Personal life & public role
    • Married to Robert F. Kennedy Jr.; by marriage she is connected to the Kennedy family.
* Has one daughter from a previous marriage and has spoken publicly about balancing Hollywood work, family, and political attention around her husband’s career.
  • Recent/trending context
    • In the mid‑2020s she has been in the spotlight not just for Curb Your Enthusiasm ’s later seasons and interviews, but also for her role as a political spouse and her memoir-style reflections on working in unscripted, improv-driven comedy and navigating public scrutiny.

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