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Robby Benson

American actor and director (born 1956)

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Robby Benson

Benson at GalaxyCon Minneapolis in 2019

Born

Robin David Segal


(1956-01-21) January 21, 1956 (age 68)

Dallas, Texas, U.S.

Occupations
  • Actor
  • television director
  • singer
  • composer
  • teacher
Years active1965–present
Spouse
Children2
Websiterobbybenson.net

Robby Benson (born Robin David Segal; January 21, 1956[1]) is involve American actor, director, and instrumentalist.

He rose to prominence bring in a teen idol in ethics late 1970s, appearing in blue blood the gentry films Ode to Billy Joe (1976), One on One (1977) and Ice Castles (1978). Take action subsequently garnered more fame parade voicing the Beast in loftiness Disney animated film Beauty courier the Beast (1991) and tutor numerous sequels and spin-offs.

Recognized has also worked as unembellished television director, including six episodes of the sitcom Friends.

In addition to acting and steering gear, Benson is an activist pull the field of heart exploration, having undergone four open-heart surgeries since age 28 to true congenital aorticvalve defects and tied up damage.

In 2012, he accessible a memoir recounting his checkup journey and numerous surgeries.

Early life

Benson was born in Metropolis, Texas, the son of Freda Ann (née Benson), a crooner, actor, and business promotions inspector, and Jerry Segal, a writer.[2] His family is Jewish.[3][4] Just as Benson was five years back, his family relocated to Virgin York City, where he was raised.[2] He subsequently took consummate mother's name as his overstate name when he was 10.[4][5] Benson attended the Lincoln Rectangular Academy in Manhattan, where purify graduated at age fourteen hoot the class valedictorian.[2]

Career

Benson made cap film debut with an incognito role in Wait Until Dark (1967) as the Boy Agitation Ball and his Broadway first night in the play Zelda followed by the musical The Rothschilds (1970).[6] Benson had an trusty role on the daytime flap Search for Tomorrow (1971–1972).

Style a film actor, Benson was well known for teenage roles in coming of age cinema, such as 1972's Jory, 1973'sJeremy, and as Billy Joe McAllister in 1976's Ode to Fraternity Joe.[7] He had an fly in a 1973 commercial sponsor Reese's Peanut Butter Cups aligned Donny Most who would late co-star in Happy Days.

In 1975, Benson appeared in Death Be Not Proud and Lucky Lady.[7] That year, he besides screen tested for the segregate of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars, a role which ultimately went to Mark Hamill. Smother 1977, Benson starred in One on One[7] which he co-wrote with his father Jerry Sculptor, and the TV movie The Death of Richie.

In 1978, he co-starred in The End and Ice Castles.[7] Benson, who had never ice skated beforehand, learned to skate in organization to film the movie, which had numerous skating scenes, plus ice hockey.[8] In 1980, Benson starred in Die Laughing extra Tribute.[9]

In 1981, he costarred top The Chosen, based on blue blood the gentry book of the same reputation by Chaim Potok.[7][8]The New Dynasty Times gave the film elegant mixed review, but noted deviate Benson's character Danny Saunders was "full of a gentle interest that cannot help but take off the audience's sympathy."[10][11] Benson distressed Olympic 10,000-meter gold medalist Billystick Mills in the 1983 pick up Running Brave.

From the photography of this movie Benson enforced his training for the 1983 New York City Marathon, accomplishment the race in 3:05:15.[12] Rephrase 1991, he starred as depiction voice of Beast in authority animated Disney film Beauty sit the Beast, directed by City Trousdale and Kirk Wise, standing starring alongside Paige O'Hara whilst Belle.

Later in the Decade he voiced lead character J.T. Marsh on the sci-fi sketch series Exosquad.[13]

His 2007 novel Who Stole the Funny?: A Fresh of Hollywood landed Benson conqueror the Los Angeles Times Bestseller list.[14] Benson's medical memoir I'm Not Dead ...

Yet! was released in June 2012.[15] Unlikely of acting, Benson is too a musician and composer.[16] Smartness has composed songs in a sprinkling films and has also won an RIAA Gold Records Present for writing the song "We Are Not Alone" performed in and out of Karla DeVito on the background of the 1985 John Industrialist film The Breakfast Club.[16]

Benson has been a professor at Recent York University's Tisch School take the Arts, the University reproach Utah, the University of Southward Carolina and Indiana University.[17][18]

Personal life

Benson has been married to songstress and actress Karla DeVito owing to July 11, 1982.

The in a state met while starring together thud The Pirates of Penzance.[19] Involved they have two children, bird Lyric (b. 1983) and individual Zephyr (b. 1992).[20] He encode Transcendental Meditation.[8]

Health problems and activism

While a teenager, Benson was diagnosed with a heart murmur caused by a bicuspidaortic valve defect.[21] He began experiencing symptoms much as dizziness and losing aura in his late twenties, favour subsequently underwent open-heart surgery interleave October 1984 to repair interpretation valve defect.[22][23] He received capital bovine valve transplant, which lasted fifteen years.[24] After the lumpish valve failed, Benson had simple second surgery in 2000,[25] past which he underwent the Transport procedure.

For six years back his second surgery, Benson confidential consistent struggles breathing.[24] He next underwent a third open-heart surgical procedure, during which it was revealed that his breathing problems were caused by the previous method causing his aortic valve censure buckle and close.[24] In 2010, Benson received a delicate quarter surgery known as the "reverse Ross procedure" to correct harm to his heart.[26]

Benson attempt an activist and fundraiser reserve heart research, which, in 2004, led him to write rendering book, lyrics and music expend an original Off-Broadway play denominated Open Heart, in which loosen up also starred.[27] Benson also has spoken about his dealing not in favour of post-surgical cardiac depression, commenting later his fourth surgery:

They termination saw your chest right log the middle, but they've clapped out it [to me] enough roam you no longer think identify it as life-threatening.

It's fair a very tough surgery bring under control go through. Doctors have too gotten better at helping command through the healing process. Establish we heal and how incredulity deal with cardiac depression careful how we can jump prompt our lives and get appal on track. Doctors used respect never talk about things just about that and now they do.[26]

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Theatre

Production credits

Director

  • White Hot (1989)
  • Modern Love (1990)
  • Family Album (TV Series) – 4 episodes
    • 1.3 "Guardian Angel" (1993)
    • 1.4 "Winter, Spring, Summer supporter Fall All You Gotta Better Is Call..." (1993)
    • 1.5 "Salon, Cong‚, Auf Wiedersehn, Goodbye" (1993)
    • 1.6 "Will You Still Feed Me?" (1993)
  • Evening Shade (TV Series) – 8 episodes
    • 3.14 "Private School" (1993)
    • 3.22 "Teaching Is a Good Thing" (1993)
    • 3.24 "The Graduation" (1993)
    • 4.8 "Wood and Evan's Excellent Adventure" (1993)
    • 4.11 "Chain of Fools" (1993)
    • 4.12 "Sleepless in Arkansas" (1993)
    • 4.14 "The People's Choice" (1994)
  • Monty (TV Series) – 2 episodes
    • 1.3 "The Idiocy Also Rises" (1994)
    • 1.6 "Baby Talk" (1994)
  • Muddling Through (TV Series) – 2 episodes
    • 1.2 "Let Get underway Be Normal" (1994)
    • 1.5 "Second Time's the Charm" (1994)
  • Good Advice (TV Series) – 2 episodes
    • 2.3 "Divorce, Egyptian Style" (1994)
    • 2.12 "Lights, Camera, Friction!" (1994)
  • The George Wendt Show (TV Show) – 1 episode
    • 1.2 "A Need funding See" (1995)
  • Bringing Up Jack (TV Series) – 1 episode
  • Thunder Alley (TV Series) – 21 episodes
    • 1.2 "The Love Triangle" (1994)
    • 1.4 "Girls' Night Out" (1994)
    • 1.5 "Bloodsuckers" (1994)
    • 1.6 "Happy Endings" (1994)
    • 2.1 "Never Say Die" (1994)
    • 2.2 "Speak Thumb Evil" (1994)
    • 2.3 "Easy Money" (1994)
    • 2.4 "Get a Job" (1994)
    • 2.5 "First Date" (1994)
    • 2.6 "Give 'Em Acheron, Bobbi" (1994)
    • 2.7 "Sex, Lies & Popcorn" (1994)
    • 2.8 "The Garage Sale" (1994)
    • 2.9 "Accidentally at First Sight" (1995)
    • 2.10 "Are We There Yet?" (1995)
    • 2.12 "The Trouble with Harry" (1995)
    • 2.13 "Workin' Man's Blues" (1995)
    • 2.14 "A Little Me Time" (1995)
    • 2.15 "I Am Spartacus" (1995)
    • 2.17 "Just a Vacation" (1995)
    • 2.18 "Buzz Improve, Buzzard Boy" (1995)
    • 2.19 "No Handle Set" (1995)
  • Dream On (TV Series) – 1 episodes
    • 6.1 "Try Not to Remember" (1995)
  • Ellen (TV Series) – 25 episodes
    • 3.1 "Shake, Rattle and Rumble" (1995)
    • 3.2 "These Successful Friends of Mine" (1995)
    • 3.3 "The Shower Scene" (1995)
    • 3.4 "The Bridges of L.A.

      County" (1995)

    • 3.5 "Hello, I Must Accredit Going" (1995)
    • 3.6 "Trick or Blunder - Who Cares?" (1995)
    • 3.7 "She Ain't Friendly, She's My Mother" (1995)
    • 3.8 "Salad Days" (1995)
    • 3.9 "The Movie Show" (1995)
    • 3.10 "What's Trash, Ex-Doc?" (1995)
    • 3.11 "Ellen's Choice" (1995)
    • 3.12 "Do You Fear What Funny Fear?" (1995)
    • 3.13 "Horschak's Law" (1996)
    • 3.14 "Morgan, P.I." (1996)
    • 3.15 "Oh, Overpowering Rapture" (1996)
    • 3.16 "Witness" (1996)
    • 3.17 "Ellen: With Child" (1996)
    • 3.18 "Lobster Diary" (1996)
    • 3.19 "Two Ring Circus" (1996)
    • 3.20 "A Penney Saved..." (1996)
    • 3.21 "Too Hip for the Room" (1996)
    • 3.22 "Two Mammograms and a Wedding" (1996)
    • 3.23 "Go Girlz" (1996)
    • 3.24 "When the Vow Breaks: Part 1" (1996)
    • 3.26 "When the Vow Breaks: Part 2" (1996)
  • Life with Roger (TV Series) – 1 episode
  • Pearl (TV Series) – 1 episodes
    • 1.2 "Teacher's Pet" (1996)
  • Common Law (TV Series) – 1 episodes
  • Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (TV Series) – 3 episodes
    • 1.1 "Pilot" (1996)
    • 1.10 "Sweet & Vinegary Victory (1996)
    • 1.17 "First Kiss" (1997)
  • Friends (TV Series) – 6 episodes
    • 1.22 "The One with nobleness Ick Factor" (1995)
    • 3.12 "The Amity with All the Jealousy" (1997)
    • 3.13 "The One Where Monica add-on Richard Are Just Friends" (1997)
    • 3.14 "The One with Phoebe's Ex-Partner" (1997)
    • 3.18 "The One with glory Hypnosis Tape" (1997)
    • 3.24 "The Adjourn with the Ultimate Fighting Champion" (1997)
  • House Rules (TV Series) – 1 episodes
  • The Naked Truth (TV Series) – 14 episodes
    • 2.8 "The Scoop" (1997)
    • 2.9 "The Birds" (1997)
    • 3.1 "Things Change" (1997)
    • 3.2 "Her Girl Friday" (1997)
    • 3.3 "Bully for Dave" (1997)
    • 3.4 "Liesl Weapon" (1997)
    • 3.5 "Bridesface Revisited" (1997)
    • 3.7 "Look at Me!

      Look at Me!" (1997)

    • 3.12 "Women on the Brink of a Rhytidectomy" (1998)
    • 3.13 "8 1/2" (1998)
    • 3.14 "The Neighbor be in the region of Bath" (1998)
    • 3.15 "Day of distinction Locos" (1998)
    • 3.17 "Born to Breed Wilde" (1998)
    • 3.16 "Muddy for Nothing" (1998)
  • Reunited (TV Series) – 1 episodes
  • Brother's Keeper (TV Series) – 1 episode
  • Jesse (TV Series) – 8 episodes
    • 1.2 "Goober Up the Nose" (1998)
    • 1.3 "Bees Do It, Birds Do But Not in a Car" (1998)
    • 1.4 "Live Nude Girls" (1998)
    • 1.5 "Boo!

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      He's Back" (1998)

    • 1.6 "The Methadone Clinic" (1998)
    • 1.7 "The Kiss" (1998)
    • 1.8 "The Mallow Ship" (1998)
    • 1.13 "My Casual Friend's Wedding" (1999)
  • Dharma & Greg (TV Series) – 1 episode
    • 4.7 "Mad Secretaries and Englishmen" (2000)
  • Two Guys, a Girl and span Pizza Place (TV Series) – 2 episodes
    • 4.10 "Rescue Me" (2000)
    • 4.19 "The Love Boat" (2001)
  • The Huntress (TV Series) – 4 episodes
    • 1.10 "Black Widow" (2001)
    • 1.15 "Generations" (2001)
    • 1.19 "Undercover" (2001)
    • 1.23 "Showdown" (2001)
  • Bob Patterson (TV Series) – 1 episodes
    • 1.5 "Bathroom Bob" (2001)
  • 8 Simple Rules (TV Series) – 2 episodes
    • 2.2 "Sex Ed" (2003)
    • 2.3 "Donny Goes AWOL" (2003)
  • I'm with Her (TV Series) – 2 episodes
    • 1.9 "Meet the Parent" (2003)
    • 1.10 "The Farthest Christmas Story Ever Told" (2003)
  • Baby Bob (TV Series) – 2 episodes
    • 2.6 "You Don't Be versed Jack" (2003)
    • 2.5 "Boys Will Suitably Girls" (2003)
  • Complete Savages (TV Series) – 1 episode
  • Billy: Primacy Early Years (2008)

Producer

  • Die Laughing (1980)
  • Modern Love (1990)
  • Caligo (2014)
  • Unwelcome (2014)
  • Calypso (2014)
  • Straight Outta Tompkins (2015)

Writer

Composer

  • Walk Proud (1979)
  • Unwelcome (2014)
  • Straight Outta Tompkins (2015)

Discography

Singles

  • "Blue Swell (The Hourglass Song)" (1973)
  • "Hey Everybody" (1974)
  • "A Rock and Roll Song" (1975)
  • "Adios Yesterday" (1979)
  • "All I Hope against hope Is Love" (1980)

Awards and nominations

References

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