Robby Benson
Robby Benson (born Robin David Segal; January 21, 1956) is an American actor, filmmaker, and activist. He rose to prominence as a teen idol in the late 1970s, appearing in the sports films One on One (1977) and Ice Castles (1978). He subsequently garnered fame for portraying the voice of Beast in the Disney animated film Beauty and the Beast (1991) and its numerous sequels and spin-offs. He later forged a career in directing television, including six episodes of the sitcom Friends.
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| Full name at birth | Robin David Segal
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| Claim to fame | Running Brave
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| Date of birth | 21 January 1956
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| Place of birth | Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Childhood friend of Tod Scott Brody.
- Benson is his mother's maiden name.
- Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1976" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 28. (1976)
- Daughter is Lyric Benson.
- In Beauty and the Beast (1991), his voice was altered by the growls of lions and panthers.
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