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Biography

Early life

Benson was born in Dallas, Texas to Gerald Charles Segal and Freda Ann Benson. His sister is Shelli Segal, designer for the clothing line known as Laundry by Shelli Segal. Benson's family is Jewish.^[1] Nickname: Big D Location in the state of Texas Country United States State Texas Counties Dallas, Collin, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall Incorporated 2 February 1856  - Mayor Laura Miller Area    - City  385. ... Official language(s) No Official Language See languages of Texas Capital Austin Largest city Houston Area  Ranked 2nd  - Total 261,797 sq mi (678,051 km²)  - Width 773 miles (1,244 km)  - Length 790 miles (1,270 km)  - % water 2. ... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ...

Career

Benson had an early role on the daytime soap Search for Tomorrow (1971-72). As a film star, Benson was popular for roles of teens in coming-of-age films, such as in 1972's Jory (his screen debut), and as Billy Joe McAllister in Ode to Billy Joe (1976). He was listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1976" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 28. [1976]. Robby Benson received critical acclaim for his role as the ice skating coach, Nick Peterson, in Ice Castles (1978). Search for Tomorrow was a soap opera which started airing on Monday, September 3, 1951 on CBS. The show was moved from CBS, its original broadcaster, on Friday, March 26, 1982, with NBC picking it up on the following Monday, March 29, 1982. ... Jory is a western movie with Robby Benson in the eponymous star rôle. ... Ode to Billy Joe is a 1976 film. ... Outdoor ice skating in Austria Ice skating is travelling on ice with skates, narrow (and sometimes parabolic) blade-like devices moulded into special boots (or, more primitively, without boots, tied to regular footwear). ... In sports, a coach or manager is an individual involved in the direction and instruction of the on-field operations of an athletic team or of individual athletes. ... Ice Castles is a 1978 American romantic drama, starring Lynn-Holly Johnson and Robby Benson. ...

Ice Castles (1978)

Other notable performances include Death Be Not Proud and Lucky Lady, both in 1975, and One on One in 1977. Also in 1977 came the TV movie The Death of Richie, co-starring actor Ben Gazzara. In 1981, he costarred with Rod Steiger in the film The Chosen. Image File history File links RobbyBenson3. ... Image File history File links RobbyBenson3. ... Death Be Not Proud is a title that has been used by several writers. ... One on One can refer to: One on One, an American television series One on One, a video game One on One, an album by Cheap Trick One on One, a 1977 movie This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share... The Killing of a Chinese Bookie DVD cover featuring Gazzara Ben Gazzara (born Biagio Anthony Gazzara on August 28, 1930, in New York City), is an actor in television and motion pictures. ... Rod Steiger (April 14, 1925 – July 9, 2002) was an American actor. ... The Chosen is a book by Chaim Potok published in 1967. ...

In Disney's animated feature film Beauty and the Beast, Benson demonstrated his vocal abilities by providing the voice of Beast. Some critics claim he did such a good job the voice was nearly unrecognizable as Benson's. He would later reprise the role in the Kingdom Hearts role-playing game series. This role led to other voice work for animated features, including the widely popular Prince Valiant cartoon series. Benson also lends his voice to some computer and video game work, such as the voice of Prince Alexander in the computer game King's Quest VI: Heir Today, Gone Tomorrow. The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS) is one of the largest media and entertainment corporations in the world. ... Beauty and the Beast is a 1991 American animated film, the thirtieth animated feature to be produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation. ... Beast (the Beast or Prince Adam) is a fictional character and main hero in the 1991 version of Beauty and the Beast. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... A role-playing game (RPG, often roleplaying game) is a type of game in which the participants assume the roles of fictional characters and collaboratively create or follow stories. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Prince Valiant in the Days of King Arthur, or simply Prince Valiant, is a comic strip created by Hal Foster. ... This article needs a complete rewrite for the reasons listed on the talk page. ...

Benson directed over 101 episodes of sitcoms including Friends, Sabrina, and an entire season of Ellen. The Ellen sitcom paid homage to Benson's final Ice Castles line ("We forgot about the flowers.") in one episode. Friends. ... Sabrina, the Teenage Witch is the name of an American sitcom based on the Archie comic book series Sabrina, the Teenage Witch. ... Look up Ellen, ellen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Ice Castles is a 1978 American romantic drama, starring Lynn-Holly Johnson and Robby Benson. ...

Personal life

Benson is currently a visiting professor at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, having previously taught at Appalachian State University and the University of South Carolina.^[2] Benson has been married to Karla DeVito since 1982. They have two children, a daughter named Lyric and a son named Zephyr (his daughter, Lyric Benson, is not the young woman of the same name who was murdered in New York City by her boyfriend in 2003). New York University (NYU) is a major research university in New York City. ... Tisch School of the Arts (known more commonly as Tisch or TSOA) is one of the 15 schools that make up New York University (NYU). ... Appalachian State University is a public university located in Boone, North Carolina and the sixth largest institution in the University of North Carolina system. ... The University of South Carolina, Columbia (USC or Carolina) is a public, co-educational, research university located in Columbia, South Carolina, United States. ... Karla DeVito was born in 1953 in Mokena, Illinois, a small farming town southwest of Chicago, At Loyola University, she majored in theater. ... New York, NY redirects here. ...

Benson was born with a heart defect, necessitating heart valve surgery in October 1984, and again in 1998. He recently underwent a third surgery. He is an activist and fundraiser for heart research, and wrote the book, lyrics, and music for a play called Open Heart, starring Benson and his wife Karla, which opened and closed off-Broadway in 2004. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Footnotes

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External links

Robby Benson Scrapbook

• Robby Benson, official site
• Robby Benson at the Internet Movie Database