Robert has had a distinguished career spanning over four decades as a professional actor, director, teacher, and writer. With extensive credits in film, television, and theatre, as well as national commercials, he has made a significant impact in the entertainment industry.
As a director, Robert has worked with numerous esteemed companies in New York, including Labyrinth Theatre Co., Playwrights Horizons, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Acorn Theatre Co., Circle Rep East, The Shooting Gallery, and The Actors Studio, among others. Notable productions in New York include Shaw's You Never Can Tell, Wycherley's The Country Wife, Dancing at Lughnasa, The Trojan Women, Phaedra, The Art of Dining, Magic Time, The Shadow Box, Rivers and Ravines, Feydeau's A Cat Among the Pigeons, and A Flea in Her Ear.
In addition to his work as a director, Robert is a produced playwright and screenwriter, with plays produced in New York, San Diego, and Toronto. He has also had the privilege of working with a wide range of talented individuals, including Christopher Plummer, Mike Nichols, William H. Macy, William Hurt, Harvey Keitel, Cybill Shepard, Mary Louise Parker, Christopher Walken, Stanley Tucci, Paul Newman, and Joanne Woodward, among many others.
Robert holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Loyola University in Baltimore, Maryland, and graduated from the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York. He is a founding member of the award-winning Articulate Theatre Co. in New York and has previously taught at The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Ensemble Studio Theatre Institute, TSchreiber Studio in New York, and Equity Showcase Theatre in Toronto. He is in high demand as a teacher and private coach, and teaches in Toronto, Los Angeles, and New York.
