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Robby Benson (born Robin David Segal; January 21, 1956) is an American actor, director, and musician. He rose to prominence as a in the late 1970s, appearing in the films Ode to Billy Joe (1976), One on One (1977) and (1978). He subsequently garnered more fame for voicing the Beast in the Disney animated film Beauty and the Beast (1991) and its numerous sequels and spin-offs. He has also worked as a television director, including six episodes of the sitcom . He recently appeared in a recurring role as Dr. Mauer in Apple TV+'s Severance.

In addition to acting and directing, Benson is an activist in the field of heart research, having undergone four since age 28 to correct congenital and related damage. In 2012, he published a memoir recounting his medical journey and numerous surgeries.


Early life
Benson was born in , , the son of Freda Ann ( née Benson), a singer, actor, and business promotions manager, and Jerry Segal, a writer. His family is Jewish. When Benson was five years old, his family relocated to New York City, where he was raised. He subsequently took his mother's name as his stage name when he was 10. Benson attended the Lincoln Square Academy in , where he graduated at age fourteen as the class .


Career
Benson made his film debut with an uncredited role in Wait Until Dark (1967) as the Boy Tossing Ball and his debut in the play Zelda followed by the musical The Rothschilds (1970). Benson had an early role on the daytime soap Search for Tomorrow (1971–1972). 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. He had an appearance in a 1973 commercial for Reese's Peanut Butter Cups alongside who would later co-star in .

In 1975, Benson appeared in Death Be Not Proud and . That year, he also screen tested for the role of in Star Wars, a role which eventually went to . In 1977, Benson starred in One on One which he co-wrote with his father Jerry Segal, and the TV movie The Death of Richie. In 1978, he co-starred in The End and . Benson, who had never ice skated before, learned to skate in order to film the movie, which had numerous skating scenes, including ice hockey.

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In 1980, Benson starred in Die Laughing and Tribute.

In 1981, he costarred in The Chosen, based on the book of the same name by . The New York Times gave the film a mixed review, but noted that Benson's character Danny Saunders was "full of a gentle inquisitiveness that cannot help but win the audience's sympathy."

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Benson played Olympic 10,000-meter gold medalist in the 1983 film . From the filming of this movie Benson implemented his training for the 1983 New York City Marathon, completing the race in 3:05:15. In 1991, he starred as the voice of Beast in the animated Disney film Beauty and the Beast, directed by and , and starring alongside Paige O'Hara as Belle. Later in the 1990s he voiced lead character J.T. Marsh on the sci-fi cartoon series .

His 2007 novel Who Stole the Funny?: A Novel of Hollywood landed Benson on the Los Angeles Times Bestseller list.

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Benson's medical memoir I'm Not Dead ... Yet! was released in June 2012. Outside of acting, Benson is also a musician and composer. He has composed songs in several films and has also won an RIAA Gold Records Award for writing the song "We Are Not Alone" performed by on the soundtrack of the 1985 John Hughes film The Breakfast Club.

Benson has been a professor at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, the University of Utah, the University of South Carolina and Indiana University.


Personal life
Benson has been married to singer and actress since July 11, 1982. The pair met while starring together in The Pirates of Penzance. Together they have two children, daughter Lyric (b. 1983) and son Zephyr (b. 1992). He practices Transcendental Meditation.


Health problems and activism
While a teenager, Benson was diagnosed with a caused by a defect. He began experiencing symptoms such as dizziness and losing consciousness in his late twenties, and subsequently underwent in October 1984 to repair the valve defect. He received a valve transplant, which lasted fifteen years. After the bovine valve failed, Benson had a second surgery in 2000, during which he underwent the . For six years after his second surgery, Benson had consistent struggles breathing. He subsequently underwent a third open-heart surgery, during which it was discovered that his breathing problems were caused by the previous procedure causing his aortic valve to buckle and close. In 2010, Benson received a delicate fourth surgery known as the "reverse Ross procedure" to correct damage to his heart.

Benson is an activist and fundraiser for heart research, which, in 2004, led him to write the book, lyrics and music for an original play called Open Heart, in which he also starred. Benson also has spoken about his dealing with post-surgical cardiac depression, commenting after his fourth surgery:


Filmography

Film
+ List of Robby Benson film credits
1967Wait Until DarkBoy Tossing BallUncredited
1973JoryJory Walden
JeremyJeremy Jones
1975Billy Weber
1976Ode to Billy JoeBilly Joe McAllister
1977One on OneHenry Steele
1978The EndFather Dave Benson
Nick Peterson
1979Emilio Mendez
1980Die LaughingPinsky
1980TributeJud Templeton
1981The ChosenDanny Saunders
1982Movie MadnessBrent Falcone
1983
1984Harry & SonHoward Keach
1985City LimitsCarver
1987Andrew Pitts
1989White HotScottAlso director
1990Modern LoveGregAlso writer, director and producer
1991Beauty and the BeastThe Beast/Prince (voice) A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
1992Invasion of PrivacyAlex Pruitt
1993Deadly ExposureMax Pierce
1997The Beast/Prince (voice)Direct-to-video
1998Belle's Magical World
1999Belle's Tales of Friendship
2000Drake (voice)
The Life & Adventures of Santa ClausYoung (voice)
2001The Beast/Prince (voice)Direct-to-video
2002Just a DreamDr. Sturbuck
2004Edward
2011Brave New WorldDamon Heller
2019Apple SeedSirom
2023Once Upon a StudioThe Beast/Prince (voice)Short film


Television
+ List of Robby Benson television credits
1971–1972Search for TomorrowBruce Carson2 episodes
1974Remember WhenFrankie HodgesTelevision film
All the Kind StrangersJohn
Virginia HillLeroy Small
1975Death Be Not ProudJohnny Gunther
1976One Day at a TimeKen AndersonEpisode: "The College Man"
The Last of Mrs. LincolnTelevision film
1977The Death of RichieRichie Werner
Our TownGeorge Gibbs
1982Two of a KindNoel 'Nolie' Minor
1985California GirlsNathan BowzerTelevision film
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsEdEpisode: "Method Actor"
(voice)Episode: "David and Goliath"
1986Det. Cliff Brady6 episodes
David and GoliathDavid (voice)Video short
1989For Jenny with LoveBudTV series
1990The HitchhikerBart AllenEpisode: "Tourist Trap"
1991–1993The Legend of Prince ValiantPrince Valiant (voice)65 episodes
1991Skeeter HatfieldEpisode: "Winning Isn't Everything"
1992P.J. SparklesBlaze (voice)Television film
Wilkes (voice)Episode: "P.O.V."
Wild West C.O.W.-Boys of Moo MesaAdditional voices3 episodes
HomewreckerDavid WhitsonTelevision film
Lincoln (voice)
1993Road to AvonleaJonathan Ravenhurst BlackwellEpisode: "The Disappearance"
At Home with the WebbersRoger SwadeTelevision film
Robert Sims
1993–1994Lt./Lt. Cmdr J.T. Marsh (voice)52 episodes
1994The Magic School BusArchibald Seedplot (voice)Episode: "Goes to Seed"
1996O. Henry's ChristmasJim Dillingham YoungTelevision film
1996Caroline in the CityRobby BensonEpisode: "Caroline and the Movie"
1996–1997Sabrina the Teenage WitchEdward Spellman2 episodes
1997Vincent (voice)Episode: "The Comeback"
2000The Christmas LambAsah (voice)Animated television film
2001The HuntressDana WeatherlyEpisode: "Who Are You?"
2001–2002House of MouseThe Beast/Prince Adam (voice)7 episodes
2002–2003Professor Witt8 episodes
2019A Feeling of HomeWes Porter Television Film
2025SeveranceDr. Mauer4 episodes


Video games
+ List of Robby Benson video game credits


Theatre
+ List of Robby Benson theatre credits
1969ZeldaDavid HartmanBroadway
Young Solomon Rothschild
Frederic
Off-Broadway


Production credits

Director
  • White Hot (1989)
  • Modern Love (1990)
  • Family Album (TV Series) – 4 episodes
    • 1.3 "Guardian Angel" (1993)
    • 1.4 "Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall All You Gotta Do Is Call..." (1993)
    • 1.5 "Salon, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehn, Goodbye" (1993)
    • 1.6 "Will You Still Feed Me?" (1993)
  • (TV Series) – 8 episodes
    • 3.14 "Private School" (1993)
    • 3.22 "Teaching Is a Good Thing" (1993)
    • 3.24 "The Graduation" (1993)
    • 4.8 "Wood and Evan's Excellent Adventure" (1993)
    • 4.11 "Chain of Fools" (1993)
    • 4.12 "Sleepless in Arkansas" (1993)
    • 4.14 "The People's Choice" (1994)
  • Monty (TV Series) – 2 episodes
    • 1.3 "The Son Also Rises" (1994)
    • 1.6 "Baby Talk" (1994)
  • (TV Series) – 2 episodes
    • 1.2 "Let It Be Normal" (1994)
    • 1.5 "Second Time's the Charm" (1994)
  • Good Advice (TV Series) – 2 episodes
    • 2.3 "Divorce, Egyptian Style" (1994)
    • 2.12 "Lights, Camera, Friction!" (1994)
  • The George Wendt Show (TV Show) – 1 episode
    • 1.2 "A Need for See" (1995)
  • Bringing Up Jack (TV Series) – 1 episode
  • Thunder Alley (TV Series) – 21 episodes
    • 1.2 "The Love Triangle" (1994)
    • 1.4 "Girls' Night Out" (1994)
    • 1.5 "Bloodsuckers" (1994)
    • 1.6 "Happy Endings" (1994)
    • 2.1 "Never Say Die" (1994)
    • 2.2 "Speak No Evil" (1994)
    • 2.3 "Easy Money" (1994)
    • 2.4 "Get a Job" (1994)
    • 2.5 "First Date" (1994)
    • 2.6 "Give 'Em Hell, Bobbi" (1994)
    • 2.7 "Sex, Lies & Popcorn" (1994)
    • 2.8 "The Garage Sale" (1994)
    • 2.9 "Accidentally at First Sight" (1995)
    • 2.10 "Are We There Yet?" (1995)
    • 2.12 "The Trouble with Harry" (1995)
    • 2.13 "Workin' Man's Blues" (1995)
    • 2.14 "A Little Me Time" (1995)
    • 2.15 "I Am Spartacus" (1995)
    • 2.17 "Just a Vacation" (1995)
    • 2.18 "Buzz Off, Buzzard Boy" (1995)
    • 2.19 "No Swing Set" (1995)
  • Dream On (TV Series) – 1 episodes
    • 6.1 "Try Not to Remember" (1995)
  • Ellen (TV Series) – 25 episodes
    • 3.1 "Shake, Rattle and Rumble" (1995)
    • 3.2 "These Successful Friends of Mine" (1995)
    • 3.3 "The Shower Scene" (1995)
    • 3.4 "The Bridges of L.A. County" (1995)
    • 3.5 "Hello, I Must Be Going" (1995)
    • 3.6 "Trick or Treat - Who Cares?" (1995)
    • 3.7 "She Ain't Friendly, She's My Mother" (1995)
    • 3.8 "Salad Days" (1995)
    • 3.9 "The Movie Show" (1995)
    • 3.10 "What's Up, Ex-Doc?" (1995)
    • 3.11 "Ellen's Choice" (1995)
    • 3.12 "Do You Fear What I Fear?" (1995)
    • 3.13 "Horschak's Law" (1996)
    • 3.14 "Morgan, P.I." (1996)
    • 3.15 "Oh, Sweet Rapture" (1996)
    • 3.16 "Witness" (1996)
    • 3.17 "Ellen: With Child" (1996)
    • 3.18 "Lobster Diary" (1996)
    • 3.19 "Two Ring Circus" (1996)
    • 3.20 "A Penney Saved..." (1996)
    • 3.21 "Too Hip for the Room" (1996)
    • 3.22 "Two Mammograms and a Wedding" (1996)
    • 3.23 "Go Girlz" (1996)
    • 3.24 "When the Vow Breaks: Part 1" (1996)
    • 3.26 "When the Vow Breaks: Part 2" (1996)
  • Life with Roger (TV Series) – 1 episode
  • Pearl (TV Series) – 1 episodes
    • 1.2 "Teacher's Pet" (1996)
  • Common Law (TV Series) – 1 episodes
    • 1.1 "Pilot" (1996)
  • Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (TV Series) – 3 episodes
    • 1.1 "Pilot" (1996)
    • 1.10 "Sweet & Sour Victory (1996)
    • 1.17 "First Kiss" (1997)
  • (TV Series) – 6 episodes
    • 1.22 "The One with the Ick Factor" (1995)
    • 3.12 "The One with All the Jealousy" (1997)
    • 3.13 "The One Where Monica and Richard Are Just Friends" (1997)
    • 3.14 "The One with Phoebe's Ex-Partner" (1997)
    • 3.18 "The One with the Hypnosis Tape" (1997)
    • 3.24 "The One with the Ultimate Fighting Champion" (1997)
  • House Rules (TV Series) – 1 episodes
    • 1.7 "Who Knew?" (1998)
  • The Naked Truth (TV Series) – 14 episodes
    • 2.8 "The Scoop" (1997)
    • 2.9 "The Birds" (1997)
    • 3.1 "Things Change" (1997)
    • 3.2 "Her Girl Friday" (1997)
    • 3.3 "Bully for Dave" (1997)
    • 3.4 "Liesl Weapon" (1997)
    • 3.5 "Bridesface Revisited" (1997)
    • 3.7 "Look at Me! Look at Me!" (1997)
    • 3.12 "Women on the Verge of a Rhytidectomy" (1998)
    • 3.13 "8 1/2" (1998)
    • 3.14 "The Neighbor of Bath" (1998)
    • 3.15 "Day of the Locos" (1998)
    • 3.17 "Born to Be Wilde" (1998)
    • 3.16 "Muddy for Nothing" (1998)
  • Reunited (TV Series) – 1 episodes
  • Brother's Keeper (TV Series) – 1 episode
    • 1.12 "The Date" (1999)
  • Jesse (TV Series) – 8 episodes
    • 1.2 "Goober Up the Nose" (1998)
    • 1.3 "Bees Do It, Birds Do It, But Not in a Car" (1998)
    • 1.4 "Live Nude Girls" (1998)
    • 1.5 "Boo! He's Back" (1998)
    • 1.6 "The Methadone Clinic" (1998)
    • 1.7 "The Kiss" (1998)
    • 1.8 "The Cheese Ship" (1998)
    • 1.13 "My Casual Friend's Wedding" (1999)
  • Dharma & Greg (TV Series) – 1 episode
    • 4.7 "Mad Secretaries and Englishmen" (2000)
  • Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place (TV Series) – 2 episodes
    • 4.10 "Rescue Me" (2000)
    • 4.19 "The Love Boat" (2001)
  • The Huntress (TV Series) – 4 episodes
    • 1.10 "Black Widow" (2001)
    • 1.15 "Generations" (2001)
    • 1.19 "Undercover" (2001)
    • 1.23 "Showdown" (2001)
  • Bob Patterson (TV Series) – 1 episodes
    • 1.5 "Bathroom Bob" (2001)
  • 8 Simple Rules (TV Series) – 2 episodes
    • 2.2 "Sex Ed" (2003)
    • 2.3 "Donny Goes AWOL" (2003)
  • I'm with Her (TV Series) – 2 episodes
    • 1.9 "Meet the Parent" (2003)
    • 1.10 "The Greatest Christmas Story Ever Told" (2003)
  • (TV Series) – 2 episodes
    • 2.6 "You Don't Know Jack" (2003)
    • 2.5 "Boys Will Be Girls" (2003)
  • (TV Series) – 1 episode
    • 1.5 "Car Jack" (2004)
  • (2008)


Producer
  • Die Laughing (1980)
  • Modern Love (1990)
  • Caligo (2014)
  • Unwelcome (2014)
  • Calypso (2014)
  • Straight Outta Tompkins (2015)


Writer
  • One on One (1977)
  • Die Laughing (1980)
  • Modern Love (1990)
  • Betrayal of the Dove (1993)


Composer
  • (1979)
  • Unwelcome (2014)
  • Straight Outta Tompkins (2015)


Discography

Singles
  • "Blue Balloon (The Hourglass Song)" (1973)
  • "Hey Everybody" (1974)
  • "A Rock and Roll Song" (1975)
  • "Adios Yesterday" (1979)
  • "All I Want Is Love" (1980)


Awards and nominations
+ List of Robby Benson awards and nominations
1974Golden GlobeMost Promising Newcomer – MaleJeremy
1980Stinker Award
Worst ActorDie Laughing, Tribute
Worst Song or Song Performance in a Film or End CreditsDie Laughing
Worst Fake Accent: Male
1983Golden GlobeBest Performance by an Actor in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for TelevisionTwo of a Kind
1985Razzie AwardsWorst Supporting ActorHarry & Son
1993Grammy AwardAlbum of the YearBeauty and the Beast
1995CableACE AwardDirecting a Comedy SeriesDream On


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