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Robert LuPone Biography (1946-)

Born July 29, 1946, in Brooklyn, NY; son of Orlando Joseph (an educational administrator) and Angela Louise (a school librarian) LuPone; brother of PattiLuPone (an actress).

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Actor

Birth Details

July 29, 1946

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Appearances
• Dancer, Arabian Nights, Jones Beach Theatre, Long Island, NY, 1967
• A-Rab, West Side Story (musical), State Theatre, New York City, 1968
• Noel Coward's Sweet Potato (musical), Ethel Barrymore Theatre, then Booth Theatre, both New York City, 1968
• (Broadway debut) Minnie's Boys, Imperial Theatre, 1970
• The Rothschilds, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1970
• Sailor, Charlie Was Here and Now He's Gone, Eastside Playhouse, New York City, 1971
• Jesus Christ Superstar (musical), Mark Hellinger Theatre, New YorkCity, 1971
• The Tooth of Crime, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL, 1973
• Manny, The Magic Show, Cort Theatre, New York City, 1974
• Boccaccio, Arena Stage, Washington, DC, 1974
• Zach, A Chorus Line, Shubert Theatre, New York City, 1975 and 1989
• Daddy's Duet, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles,1976
• The Dauphin, Saint Joan, Circle in the Square, New York City, 1977-1978
• Antonio, Twelfth Night, Circle Repertory Theatre, New York City, 1980
• Swing, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, 1980
• Andrew Call, In Connecticut, Geva Theatre, Rochester, NY, 1980, then Circle Repertory Theatre, 1981
• Older John Lennon, Stuart Sutcliffe, Les Chadwick, and Brian Epstein, Lennon, Entermedia Theatre, New York City, 1982
• Bob Hawkins, M.P., and third hooded man, Black Angel, Circle Repertory Theatre, 1982
• Sebbie, Snow Orchid, Circle Repertory Theatre, 1982
• Reverend Prue Dimmes, The Quilling of Prue, AMDA Studio One, New York Theatre Studio, New York City, 1983
• David Ackerman, Late Night Comic, Ritz Theatre, New York City, 1987
• On the Waterfront, Cleveland Playhouse, Cleveland, OH, 1989
• Pavel Fyodorovich Abolyaninov, Zoya's Apartment, Circle in the Square, 1990
• Karl, Winter Lies, Intar Hispanic American Theatre, New York City,1993
• Roy, The Able-Bodied Seaman, Manhattan Class Company, New York City, 1993
• Len, A Critic and His Wife, George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, NJ, 1994
• Jacques, As You Like It, New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, Madison,New Jersey, 1994
• Scott Fitzgerald, Clothes For a Summer Hotel, York Theatre Company, New York City, 1994
• A Dybbuk, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford, CT, 1995
• Brutus, Julius Caesar, New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, 1995
• Leocadia, New Jersey Shakespeare Festival, 1996
• Hermocrates, Triumph of Love (musical), Baltimore, MD, 1997
• Alfieri, A View from the Bridge, Criterion Center Stage Right Theatre, New York City, 1998
• Saul Kimmer, True West, Circle in the Square, c. 2000
• Arnold Burns, A Thousand Clowns, Longacre Theatre, New York City,2001
• Change Beds and Dance, New York City, 2002
• Also appeared in Carnival!, Class I Acts, Counselor at Law, Getting Away with Murder, The Importance of Being Earnest, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Nefertiti, Stevie Want to Play the Blues, and Time Framed; performed in productions at Berkshire Theatre Festival; Center Stage, Baltimore, MD; Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown, MA; and Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT.
• Major Tours
• Zach, A Chorus Line, U.S. cities, 1976
• Stage Work
• (With Myra Turley) Director, It's Me Marie, Actors' Studio, New York City, 1980
• Director, "Lonely on the Bayou," Manhattan Class One-Acts, Manhattan Class Company, New York City, 1990
• Director, D Train, Manhattan Class Company, 1993
• Choreographer, Romeo and Juliet, Hartford Stage Company, Hartford,CT, 1996
• Director, The English Teachers, 1999
• Film Appearances
• (Uncredited) Dancer, Song of Norway, 1970
• Apostle, Jesus Christ Superstar, Universal, 1973
• John Stratton, High Stakes (also known as Melanie Rose), Vidmark Entertainment, 1989
• (As Bob Lupone) Music manager, The Doors, 1991
• Ben, A Modern Affair (also known as Mr. #247), Tara Releasing, 1995
• Attorney Salvatore Rizzo, Dead Presidents, Buena Vista, 1995
• Ralph, Palookaville, Samuel Goldwyn, 1996
• Also appeared in Nick of Time.
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Chester Wallace, Ryan's Hope, 1979-1980
• Tom Bergman, Search for Tomorrow, 1982-1983
• Zack Grayson, All My Children, ABC, 1984-1985
• Leo Flynn, The Guiding Light, 1990, 1992-1996, 2000
• Alan Kaufman, Swift Justice, NBC, 1996
• Also appeared as Neil Cory, Another World, NBC.
• Miniseries
• Andre Previn, Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story, Fox, 1995
• Bob Kardashian, American Tragedy, CBS, 2000
• Specials
• Jeffrey Sinclair, "The Saint," CBS Summer Playhouse, CBS, 1987
• Episodic
• Kurtz, "By Hooker, by Crook," Law & Order, NBC, 1990
• Bill Wendyll, "Breaker," Law & Order, NBC, 1994
• Mark Branson, "Hunters," Law & Order, NBC, 1999
• Dr. Bruce Cusamano, "A Hit Is a Hit," The Sopranos, HBO, 1999
• Dr. Bruce Cusamano, "Funhouse," The Sopranos, HBO, 2000
• Len Schnieder, "The Big Time," Sex and the City, HBO, 2000
• Mel Hayden, "JAG TV," JAG, CBS, 2000
• Also appeared in an episode of Ally McBeal, Fox.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Back Stage, April 16, 1993, p. 44; September 1, 1998, p. 2