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However, when he was 12, and home from school with the flu, he stumbled upon an old black-and-white film on television, that began a life-long love of the great medium known as film. That movie was ON THE WATERFRONT.
Accompanying friends of his to their audition for a community theater one day, Robert was cajoled into auditioning, Robert was cast in his first acting job ever, in NOISES OFF. From these humble beginnings, and for the next four years, Robert performed in numerous regional theaters across the United States, including Hartford Stage, Arena Stage in Washington, D.C., Trinity Repertory in Providence, R.I., Seattle Repertory, and the Alley Theater in Houston, Texas.
Robert then moved to NYC, where he became a member of the prestigious Circle Repertory Company, and performing at La Mama, the Public Theater and Shakespeare in the Park. Like all good New York Actors, Robert earned his SAG card doing LAW AND ORDER. He would appear on that ground-breaking show twice more, before deciding to head out west.
Robert has appeared in many different television shows: ER, CSI, NYPD BLUE (recurring character), SCRUBS, KING OF QUEENS, WITHOUT A TRACE, JOAN OF ARCADIA, JUDGING AMY (recurring), DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, ALIAS, CLOSE TO HOME (recurring), JERICHO, NUMBERS, 24, and CRIMINAL MINDS. He has appeared in an award-winning video game, DEF JAM: ICON, as well as two award-winning film shorts, BLEACH and CHRISTMAS IN NEW YORK.
In 2006, Robert produced a revival of David Mamet�s GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS in Los Angeles, which won the LA Times� Critic�s Choice pick as well as several Ovation nominations.
In 2008, Robert produced the film DOWN FOR LIFE with Danny Glover, Snoop Dogg, Elizabeth Pena, Kate Del Castillo and Emily Rios that was accepted into the 2009 Toronto Film Festival and is currently being released into limited release.
Robert is currently looking for financing for the film projects THE $6 MILLION DETECTIVE and CRIMSON SHADOWS.
Robert is also an accomplished drummer and decent saxophone player, is an avid reader, ballroom dancer (jive, lindy, quick step) and is currently learning to salsa.
Reviews
The Pool Boys (2009)
Much Better Than Expected
I heard there is a release date for this film for Sept. 30, 2011, but I had a chance to see it at a screening already. I will admit I went with much trepidation, but by the time the film was done, I had a good time for two hours. This is definitely a genre film, in the vein of "Animal House," "Risky Business," and "American Pie," and even some Night Shift," thrown in. But every film falls into some kind of story structure, and "The Pool Boys" is no different.
This film is good-natured and is meant to be a feel-good film. Matthew Lillard and Rachelle Lefevre are quite good, actually making you care about their characters, and John Billingsley is a hoot as the Dean everyone wished they had. The party that wraps things up, is hilarious and worth the price of admission.
This film is what it is and doesn't pretend to be anything more, and it succeeds admirably. The film is never mean or hateful to its own characters. Enjoyable.