TONY ROBERTS (ACTOR)

'Tony Roberts' (born October 22 1939) is an American actor.

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Life and career

References

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Life and career

Roberts was born 'David Anthony Roberts' in New York City, the son of Norma, an animator, and CBS radio announcer Ken Roberts.^[1] He has a sister, Nancy, and is the cousin of late actor Everett Sloane.^[2] He is Jewish.^[3] Roberts attended Northwestern University and made his Broadway debut in 1962, with a role in the play "Something About a Soldier".
Roberts is known for his collaborations with Woody Allen. In ''Annie Hall'' he portrayed Alvy Singer's best friend Rob. Other Allen films and/or plays in which he has appeared include ''Don't Drink the Water'', ''Play it Again, Sam'', ''Radio Days'', ''Stardust Memories'', ''Hannah and Her Sisters'', and ''A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy''. Roberts also appeared in the Sidney Lumet film ''Serpico'' starring Al Pacino.
Roberts' Broadway credits include ''Barefoot in the Park'', ''How Now, Dow Jones'', ''Promises, Promises'', ''Sugar'', ''They're Playing Our Song'', ''The Sisters Rosensweig'', ''Victor/Victoria'', ''The Tale of the Allergist's Wife'', and ''Cabaret''. In May 2007, Roberts returned to Broadway in the roller-disco rock musical Xanadu''.
On television he has appeared on ''The Carol Burnett Show'', ''Matlock'', and ''Law & Order''. On radio he was a regular performer on the ''CBS Radio Mystery Theater''.

References

1. http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Star_File.aspx?ci=518664
2. http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/filmography.html?p_id=60672&inline=nyt-per
3. http://www.thevillager.com/villager_96/deathrattleoftheworld.html

External links

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★ Tony Roberts - ''Downstage Center'' interview at American Theatre Wing.org

★ Tony Roberts [1]- article in The New York Observer