Robby BensonAKA:
Robbie Benson
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Robin David Segal
Nationality:
American Birthdate:
01/21/1956 Birthplace:
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biography
A doe-eyed, dark-haired stage-trained actor, Robby Benson moved from teenaged star of the 1970s to sitcom director and voice actor in the 1990s. The son of screenwriter Jerry Segal and nightclub singer Ann Benson, he began his career as a toddler, appearing in TV commercials and summer stock productions. By the time he was approaching his teens, Benson was appearing on Broadway and even had his bar mitzvah on the stage of the Lunt-Fontanne Theater where he was appearing in the musical "The Rothschilds".Benson made his film debut in the lead of the middling Western "Jory" (1972) but garnered
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milestones
Year
Milestone
Raised in Manhattan
Appeared in TV commercials and summer stock beginning at age five
1968
Broadway debut in "Zelda" aged 12
1970
Had bar mitzvah on stage of "The Rothschilds," in which he was appearing (date approximate)
1971
Was regular on the CBS daytime drama "Search for Tomorrow"
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