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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 .


Early life and training
LuPone was born in on July 29, 1946. His father, Orlando Joseph LuPone, worked as a school administrator and English teacher at Walt Whitman High School in Huntington, Long Island; his mother, Angela Louise (Patti), was a library administrator at the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University. His great-great aunt was 19th-century Spanish-born Italian opera singer . His father's side came from , while his mother's side is . LuPone was raised in Northport, New York on . He trained as a dancer and was a graduate of , having studied with , , and . He also studied theatre at under .


Career
After graduating from Juilliard in 1968, LuPone made his debut that same year as a dancer in "Noël Coward's Sweet Potato". He featured in three more shows in that same capacity before successfully auditioning for A Chorus Line (1976), having convinced Michael Bennett to let him play the role of the director, Zach. LuPone was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, in what proved to be his final dancing role. His later performances included A Thousand Clowns (2001), True West (2000), A View from the Bridge (1997), Late Nite Comic (1987), Saint Joan (1977), and The Magic Show (1974). His numerous performances included Twelfth Night (1980), Black Angel (1982), and Lennon (1982). He also appeared in regional theater. He was the director of the MFA Drama Program at The New School for Drama (New York City) until the spring of 2011.

Together with his former student, Bernie Telsey, LuPone established the Manhattan Class Company in 1986. This eventually became the . 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 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 in the 1990s. He appeared in the pilot episode of the series Smash as well as the pilot episode of Showtime's drama Billions.


Personal life
At the time of his death, LuPone was a resident of Athens, New York. He was married to Virginia Robinson until his death. Together, they had one son. His younger sister is actress-singer .

LuPone died on August 27, 2022, at a hospice facility in Albany, New York. He was 76 with pancreatic cancer.


Filmography

Film
+ !Year !Title !Role !Notes
1970Song of Norway
(2008). 9780786438648, McFarland. .
DancerUncredited
1973Jesus Christ SuperstarJames the Apostle
1989High StakesJohn Stratton
1991The DoorsMusic Manager
1995A Modern AffairBen
1995PalookavilleRalph
1995Attorney Salvatore Rizzo
2002Heartbreak HospitalHal
2004The Door in the FloorMendelssohn
2004IndocumentadosPriest
2005Come Away with MeFred
2006MentorFranklin Burier
2007Then She Found MeTed
2007Funny GamesRobert Thompson
2009Breaking PointFrank Donnelly
2013Isn't It DeliciousSam Spenser


Television
1976Rich Man, Poor Man Book IIDick BarnabyEpisode: "Chapter IX"
1977The Feather and Father Gang
(1991). 9780899505572, McFarland. .
ChoreographerEpisode: "Flight to Mexico"
1979–1980Ryan's HopeChester Wallace
(1990). 9780688084295, Morrow. .
9 episodes
1983Search for TomorrowTom Bergman #577 episodes
1984–1985All My ChildrenZach Grayson4 episodes
1985–1986Another WorldNeal Cory7 episodes
1987CBS Summer PlayhouseJeffery SinclairEpisode: "The Saint in Manhattan"
(1988). 9780899509273, McFarland. .
1990Leo Flynn4 episodes
1990, 1994, 1999, 2002Law & OrderKurtz / Marc Bransom / Mark Branson / Bill Wendyll
1991–1994LovingLeonard Brill / Charley Nichols
(1996). 9780140249163, . .
24 episodes

1995André PrevinTelevision film
1996Alan KaufmanEpisode: "Out on a Limb"
1999–2006Dr. Bruce Cusamano6 episodes
2000Sex and the CityLen SchniederEpisode: "The Big Time"
2000JAGMel HaydenEpisode: "JAG TV"
2000American TragedyRobert KardashianTelevision film
2001Attorney BjorkEpisode: "The Getaway"
2002DA Curt Schneider2 episodes
2003, 2009Nelson Broome
2004, 2013, 2019Paretto / Gabriel Gorromini / Brooks Harmon3 episodes
2005Stella
(2020). 9781351382045, . .
Bob FeldmanEpisode: "Campaign"
2006ConvictionActing TeacherEpisode: "The Wall"
2009Dr. SilverEpisode: "Pilot"

2011A Gifted ManDr. Arnold SoltmanEpisode: "Pilot"
2011Dr. KruegerEpisode: "Rhodes to Perdition"
2012SmashJerry's AttorneyEpisode: "Pilot"
2014The AffairDennis2 episodes
2016BillionsSkip WolkowskaEpisode: "Pilot"
2016Odd Mom OutTimberly CrispEpisode: "Knock of Shame"


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