Robby Benson
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Benson in 2007
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Robin David Segal January 21, 1956 Dallas, Texas, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor, director, singer, educator |
| Years active | 1965–present |
| Notable work | Voice of The Beast/Prince Adam in Disney's Beauty and the Beast (1991) |
| Spouse(s) | Karla DeVito (m. 1982) |
| Children | Lyric Benson (b. 1983) Zephyr Benson (b. 1992) |
| Parent(s) | Jerry Segal (father) Freda Ann Benson (mother) |
| Website | RobbyBenson |
Robin David Segal (born January 21, 1956), better known by the stage name Robby Benson, is an American actor, director, singer, and teacher. He is known as the voice of The Beast from the Disney animated film, Beauty and the Beast.
Benson was born in Dallas, Texas, the son of Freda Ann (née Benson), a singer, actor, and business promotions manager, and Jerry Segal, a writer. His family is Jewish. Benson was raised in New York City and took his mother's maiden name as his stage name when he was 10.
Benson made his film debut with an uncredited role in Wait Until Dark (1967) as the Boy Tossing Ball and his Broadway debut in The Rothschilds (1970). Benson had an early role on the daytime soap Search for Tomorrow (1971–72). As a film actor, Benson was well known for teenage roles in coming-of-age films, such as 1972's Jory, 1973's Jeremy, and as Billy Joe McAllister in 1976's Ode to Billy Joe.
In 1975, Benson appeared in Death Be Not Proud and Lucky Lady. In 1977, he starred in One on One (which he co-wrote with his father) and the TV movie The Death of Richie. In 1978, he co-starred in The End and also Ice Castles, co-starring Lynn Holly Johnson, who was a U.S. national figure skating medalist. Benson, who had never ice skated before, learned to skate in order to film the movie, which had numerous skating scenes, including ice hockey. In 1980, Benson starred opposite Linda Grovenor in the Orion film, Die Laughing. The same year, Benson also starred in the movie Tribute opposite Jack Lemmon.
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