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Robby Benson

ロビー・ベンソン　/　ろびー・べんそん

American film director

January 21, 1956 (age 70)　・　Dallas, Texas, United States

Texas
film director
singer
stage actor

My Take

Robby Benson has had two careers most people never connect. He was a genuine teen idol in the late 1970s through Ode to Billy Joe, One on One and Ice Castles, then quietly became the voice of the Beast in Disney's Beauty and the Beast in 1991. I love that contrast, the heartthrob face giving way to a voice that defined an animated icon for a whole generation. He also moved into directing and music, which tells me he was never content to be just a pretty face. That reinvention from screen idol to beloved voice actor is, to me, the most satisfying kind of career.

Overview

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 films Ode to Billy Joe (1976), One on One (1977) and Ice Castles (1978). He subsequently garnered more fame for voicing the Beast in the Disney animated film Beauty and the Beast (1991) and its numerous sequels, spin-offs and most Disney media.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Robby Benson
Name (Japanese): ロビー・ベンソン
Reading: ろびー・べんそん
Born: January 21, 1956 (age 70)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aquarius / Monkey
Origin: Dallas, Texas, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: film director / singer / stage actor / film actor / voice actor

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
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3. Relationships

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Children: Private
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4. Personality

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6. Links

Official sitehttp://robbybenson.net/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AD%E3%83%93%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%99%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BD%E3%83%B3

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