Robert Francis LuPone (July 29, 1946 – August 27, 2022) was an American actor and artistic director. He worked on stage, in film, and in television. He was the brother of actress Patti LuPone.
Together with his former student, Bernie Telsey, LuPone established the Manhattan Class Company in 1986. This eventually became the MCC Theater. As its artistic director, he produced Frozen (2004), Reasons To Be Pretty (2008), and "Hand to God" (2014), all of which were nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play and eventually made their way to Broadway.
On television, LuPone appeared in five episodes of The Sopranos as Dr. Bruce Cusamano, next-door neighbor of the titular Soprano family (1999–2007). He appeared on for two episodes as Nelson Broome (2003–2009), and on for one episode in 2004. He also appeared on All My Children in the 1980s and Guiding Light in the 1990s. He appeared in the pilot episode of the NBC Musical comedy series Smash as well as the pilot episode of Showtime's drama Billions.
LuPone died on August 27, 2022, at a hospice facility in Albany, New York. He was 76 with pancreatic cancer.
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1970 | Song of Norway | Dancer | Uncredited |
1973 | Jesus Christ Superstar | James the Apostle | |
1989 | High Stakes | John Stratton | |
1991 | The Doors | Music Manager | |
1995 | A Modern Affair | Ben | |
1995 | Palookaville | Ralph | |
1995 | Dead Presidents | Attorney Salvatore Rizzo | |
2002 | Heartbreak Hospital | Hal | |
2004 | The Door in the Floor | Mendelssohn | |
2004 | Indocumentados | Priest | |
2005 | Come Away with Me | Fred | |
2006 | Mentor | Franklin Burier | |
2007 | Then She Found Me | Ted | |
2007 | Funny Games | Robert Thompson | |
2009 | Breaking Point | Frank Donnelly | |
2013 | Isn't It Delicious | Sam Spenser |
1976 | Rich Man, Poor Man Book II | Dick Barnaby | Episode: "Chapter IX" |
1977 | The Feather and Father Gang | Choreographer | Episode: "Flight to Mexico" |
1979–1980 | Ryan's Hope | Chester Wallace | 9 episodes |
1983 | Search for Tomorrow | Tom Bergman #5 | 77 episodes |
1984–1985 | All My Children | Zach Grayson | 4 episodes |
1985–1986 | Another World | Neal Cory | 7 episodes |
1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse | Jeffery Sinclair | Episode: "The Saint in Manhattan" |
1990 | Guiding Light | Leo Flynn | 4 episodes |
1990, 1994, 1999, 2002 | Law & Order | Kurtz / Marc Bransom / Mark Branson / Bill Wendyll | |
1991–1994 | Loving | Leonard Brill / Charley Nichols | 24 episodes |
1995 | André Previn | Television film | |
1996 | Swift Justice | Alan Kaufman | Episode: "Out on a Limb" |
1999–2006 | The Sopranos | Dr. Bruce Cusamano | 6 episodes |
2000 | Sex and the City | Len Schnieder | Episode: "The Big Time" |
2000 | JAG | Mel Hayden | Episode: "JAG TV" |
2000 | American Tragedy | Robert Kardashian | Television film |
2001 | Ally McBeal | Attorney Bjork | Episode: "The Getaway" |
2002 | Crossing Jordan | DA Curt Schneider | 2 episodes |
2003, 2009 | Nelson Broome | ||
2004, 2013, 2019 | Paretto / Gabriel Gorromini / Brooks Harmon | 3 episodes | |
2005 | Stella | Bob Feldman | Episode: "Campaign" |
2006 | Conviction | Acting Teacher | Episode: "The Wall" |
2009 | Royal Pains | Dr. Silver | Episode: "Pilot" |
2011 | A Gifted Man | Dr. Arnold Soltman | Episode: "Pilot" |
2011 | Gossip Girl | Dr. Krueger | Episode: "Rhodes to Perdition" |
2012 | Smash | Jerry's Attorney | Episode: "Pilot" |
2014 | The Affair | Dennis | 2 episodes |
2016 | Billions | Skip Wolkowska | Episode: "Pilot" |
2016 | Odd Mom Out | Timberly Crisp | Episode: "Knock of Shame" |
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