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Robby Benson (born Robin David Segal; January 21, 1956) is an American actor, director, and musician. He rose to prominence as a teen idol in the late 1970s, appearing in the sports films One on One (1977) and Ice Castles (1978).
Robby Benson is a versatile and prolific American filmmaker who has worked in various genres and media. He is best known for his roles in One on One, Ode to Billie Joe, Beauty and the Beast, and Friends, and for his collaborations with Karla DeVito.
- January 1, 1
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- Dallas, Texas, USA
Jan 21, 2023 · The actor, who turned 67 in 2023, survived four open-heart surgeries and a botched operation thanks to his wife of 40 years, Karla DeVito. She helped him find the right doctors, medicine, and treatment, and stood by him through everything.
Feb 25, 2022 · Robby Benson rose to fame in the '70s with movies like Ice Castles and One on One, and voiced Beast in Beauty and the Beast. Learn about his career, family, and heart health challenges in this article.
Robby Benson is an American writer, director, composer, lyricist, actor, professor of film, filmmaker and novelist. He began his career in the theater, (Oliver, The King and I); on Broadway (co-starring in Zelda, The Rothschilds and Joseph Papp's The Pirates of Penzance, where he met and fell in love with the great, Karla DeVito!);
- January 21, 1956
Robby Benson. 58,076 likes · 480 talking about this. Actor, Director, Screenwriter, Musician, and Author. https://robbybenson.com/.
Robby Benson has been a professor of film production at several universities for 20 years. At NYU’s famed Tisch School of the Arts in the Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film and Television, Benson received the honor of being nominated for both NYU’s Distinguished Teaching Award in 2006, and the David Payne-Carter Award for Teaching Excellence ...
