Robby Benson
Actor

Robby Benson Net Worth

Benson is a multi-talented artist who has worked in the entertainment industry for over four decades. He has appeared in numerous films and television shows, as well as directed and composed music for several projects. He is best known for his roles in Beauty and the Beast, One on One, and Nhung Nguoi Ban. Benson has been married to Karla DeVito since 1982 and they have two children.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Who is it? Actor, Director, Soundtrack
Birth Day January 21, 1956
Birth Place  Dallas, Texas, United States
Age 68 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Aquarius
Occupation Actor, voice actor, director, singer, educator
Years active 1965–present
Spouse(s) Karla DeVito (m. 1982)
Children 2
Parent(s) Jerry Segal Freda Ann Benson
Website RobbyBenson.net

💰 Net worth: $3 Million (2024)

Robby Benson, a multitalented individual known for his contributions as an actor, director, and soundtrack artist, is estimated to possess a net worth of $3 million in 2024. Hailing from the United States, Benson has left a significant mark on the entertainment industry with his remarkable performances and behind-the-scenes efforts. Over the years, he has amassed a substantial amount of wealth through his involvement in various creative endeavors, making him a renowned figure in the industry.

Biography/Timeline

1967

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.

1975

In 1975, Benson appeared in Death Be Not Proud and Lucky Lady. That year, he also screen tested for the role of Luke Skywalker in “Star Wars”, a role which eventually went to Mark Hamill. In 1977, Benson 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.

1981

In 1981, he costarred in the film The Chosen, based on the book of the same name by Chaim Potok. The New York Times gave the film a mixed review, but noted that Benson's character was "full of a gentle inquisitiveness that cannot help but win the audience's sympathy." Benson played Olympic 10,000-meter gold medalist Billy Mills in the 1983 film Running Brave. In 1991, he starred as the voice of Beast in the acclaimed animated Disney film Beauty and the Beast. Later in the 1990s he voiced lead character J.T. Marsh on the acclaimed sci-fi cartoon series Exosquad.

1982

Benson married singer and Actress Karla DeVito on July 11, 1982. The pair met while both starred in The Pirates of Penzance. Together they have two children, daughter Lyric (b. 1983) and son Zephyr (b. 1992).

2004

He is an Activist and fundraiser for heart research, which, in 2004, led him to write the book, lyrics and music for an original Off-Broadway play called Open Heart, in which he also starred. He practices Transcendental Meditation.

2007

His 2007 novel Who Stole the Funny?: A Novel of Hollywood landed Benson on the LA TImes Bestseller list. Benson's medical memoir I'm Not Dead ... Yet! was released in June 2012.

2013

Benson has been a professor at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, the University of Utah and the University of South Carolina. It was announced he would serve as a professor of Practice in the fall of 2013 at Indiana University.

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