Robert LuPone
Robert LuPone | |
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Born | Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. | July 29, 1946
Occupation | Actor, artistic director |
Relatives | Patti LuPone (sister) |
Robert LuPone (born July 29, 1946) is an American actor and artistic director. He works on stage, in film, and in television. He is the brother of actress Patti LuPone.
Early life and training[]
LuPone was born in Brooklyn, New York City, the son of Angela Louise (née Patti), a school librarian, and Orlando Joseph LuPone, an educational administrator.[1] He trained as a dancer and is a graduate of Juilliard School, having studied with Antony Tudor, Jose Limon, and Martha Graham.[2] He studied theatre at HB Studio[3] under Uta Hagen.
Career[]
LuPone's Broadway performances include A Thousand Clowns (2001), True West (2000), A View from the Bridge (1997), Late Nite Comic (1987), St. Joan (1977), and The Magic Show (1974). For his performance as Zach in A Chorus Line (1976), he was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. As artistic director of MCC Theater in New York City,[2] he produced Frozen (2004) and Reasons To Be Pretty (2008), both of which were nominated for the Tony Award for Best Play.[4][5]
LuPone's many off-Broadway performances include Twelfth Night (1980), Black Angel (1982), and Lennon (1982). He also has appeared in regional theater.[6]
LuPone served as director of the MFA Drama Program at The New School for Drama, New York City, until the spring of 2011.[6]
On television, LuPone appeared in five episodes of The Sopranos as Dr. Bruce Cusamano (1999–2007).[7] He appeared on Law & Order: Criminal Intent for two episodes as Nelson Broome (2003–2009),[8] and on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit for one episode in 2004. He also appeared on All My Children in the 1980s.[9] He appears in the pilot episode of the NBC musical series Smash as well as the pilot episode of Showtime's drama Billions.
Filmography[]
Film[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 | |
2009 | Breaking Point | Frank Donnelly | |
2013 | Isn't It Delicious | Sam Spenser |
Television[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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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 |
1994 | Ghostwriter | David Keeler | Episode: "Don't Stop the Music: Part 4" |
1995 | Love and Betrayal: The Mia Farrow Story | 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 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Nelson Broome | |
2004, 2013,
2019 |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | 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" |
2010 | Gravity | Jim Rosenblum | Episode: "Old People Creep Me Out" |
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" |
References[]
- ^ "Patti LuPone Biography (1949-)". filmreference.com, Retrieved on 6 December 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Staff Biography" mcctheater.org, retrieved June 13, 2010
- ^ HB Studio Alumni
- ^ "Internet Broadway Database listing, 'Reasons To Be Pretty'" ibdb.com, retrieved June 13, 2010
- ^ "Internet Broadway Database listing, 'Frozen' " ibdb.com, retrieved June 13, 2010
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Faculty" newschool.edu, retrieved June 13, 2010
- ^ "'The Sopranos' Cast List" imdb.com, retrieved June 13, 2010
- ^ "'Law & Order: Criminal Intent Cast List" imdb.com, retrieved June 13, 2010
- ^ Hirsch, Linda (April 12, 1992). "Life after 'death' suits Robert LuPone". Rocky Mountain News. Denver, CO. Retrieved 2010-09-01.
External links[]
- 1946 births
- American male musical theatre actors
- American people of Italian descent
- Living people
- Alumni of the Drama Studio London
- American male film actors
- American male television actors
- American theatre managers and producers