1. Robert Joy was born on August 17,1951 and is a Canadian actor.
15 Facts About Robert Joy
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Robert Joy is best known for his role as medical examiner Sid Hammerback on the police procedural series CSI: NY, and his appearances in the films Atlantic City, Ragtime, Desperately Seeking Susan, Land of the Dead, and The Hills Have Eyes.
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Robert Joy is a two-time Genie Award nominee for Best Supporting Actor; for Atlantic City and Whole New Thing.
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Robert Joy was born on August 17,1951, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and grew up in St John's, Newfoundland.
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Robert Joy is the son of Flora Louise and Dr Clifton Joseph Joy, a physician and politician.
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Robert Joy attended Corpus Christi College, Oxford, on a Rhodes Scholarship and Memorial University of Newfoundland.
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In 2006, Robert Joy appeared onscreen in Alexandre Aja's remake of The Hills Have Eyes where he portrays a mutant named Lizard.
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Robert Joy starred as Ted Bedworth, father of Samaire Armstrong's character Nell Bedworth, in the 2006 romantic comedy It's a Boy Girl Thing.
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In 2007, Robert Joy played the character of Colonel Stevens in Aliens vs Predator: Requiem.
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Robert Joy appeared as Dr Stephen Hawking in the comedy Superhero Movie in 2008.
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Robert Joy co-starred in the 1986 Andy Jones film, The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood, the only film that features the entire cast of CODCO.
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Robert Joy appeared as himself in the 2012 documentary film That Guy.
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Robert Joy has had on-going stage engagements on Broadway and throughout US, most recently appearing as Charles in King Charles III at Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, DC.
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Robert Joy was formerly the partner of actor William Duff-Griffin, who died from prostate cancer on November 13,1994.
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Robert Joy has been in a relationship with Broadway composer Henry Krieger since 1995.