Robby Benson
- Born: 21 Jan, 1956
A doe-eyed, dark-haired stage-trained actor, Robby Benson moved from teenaged star of the 1970s to sitcom director and voice actor in the 1990s. The son of screenwriter Jerry Segal and nightclub singer Ann Benson, he began his career as a toddler, appearing in TV commercials and summer stock productions. By the time he was approaching his teens, Benson was appearing on Broadway and even had his bar mitzvah on the stage of the Lunt-Fontanne Theater where he was appearing in the musical "The Rothschilds".
FAMILY & COMPANIONS
- mother Ann Benson:
- father Jerry Segal:
- sister Shelli Segal: older, born c. 1953
- daughter Lyric Benson: born c. 1983; mother Karla DeVito
- son Zephyr Benson: born March 23, 1992; mother Karla DeVito
- Glynnis O'Connor: co-starred together in "Jeremy" (1973) and "Ode to Billy Joe" (1975); no longer together
- Annette O'Toole: linked romantically after they worked together in "One on One" (1977)
- wife Karla DeVito: met while co-starring on Broadway in "The Pirates of Penzance" in 1981; married c. 1983; co-wrote song for "The Breakfast Club" (1985); born c. 1954
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