Tony Roberts (actor)
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David Anthony "Tony" Roberts (born October 22, 1939) is an American actor.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life
Roberts was born in New York City of Jewish heritage,[1][2] the son of Norma, an animator, and CBS radio announcer Kenneth Roberts.[3][4] He has a sister, Nancy, and is the cousin of late actor Everett Sloane.[5] Roberts attended Northwestern University and made his Broadway debut in 1962, with a role in the play "Something About a Soldier".
[edit] Career
Roberts is known for his collaborations with Woody Allen. In Annie Hall (1977), he portrayed Alvy Singer's best friend Rob. Other Allen films and/or plays in which he has appeared include Play it Again, Sam (not actually directed by Allen), Radio Days, Stardust Memories, Hannah and Her Sisters, A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy and Woody Allen's segment for The Concert for New York City. Roberts also appeared in the Sidney Lumet films Serpico and Just Tell Me What You Want.
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.
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[edit] External links
- Tony Roberts (actor) at the Internet Movie Database
- Tony Roberts (actor) at the Internet Broadway Database
- Tony Roberts - Downstage Center interview at American Theatre Wing.org
- Tony Roberts [1]- article in The New York Observer
