Robert Francis LuPone was an American actor and artistic director.
15 Facts About Robert LuPone
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Robert LuPone worked on stage, in film, and in television.
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Robert LuPone's great-great aunt was 19th-century Spanish-born Italian opera singer Adelina Patti.
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Robert LuPone trained as a dancer and was a graduate of Juilliard School, having studied with Antony Tudor, Jose Limon, and Martha Graham.
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Robert LuPone studied theatre at HB Studio under Uta Hagen.
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Robert LuPone featured in three more shows in that same capacity before successfully auditioning for A Chorus Line, having convinced Michael Bennett to let him play the role of the director, Zach.
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Robert LuPone was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, in what proved to be his final dancing role.
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Robert LuPone was the director of the MFA Drama Program at The New School for Drama until the spring of 2011.
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Together with his former student, Bernie Telsey, Robert LuPone established the Manhattan Class Company in 1986.
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On television, Robert LuPone appeared in five episodes of The Sopranos as Dr Bruce Cusamano, next-door neighbor of the titular Soprano family.
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Robert LuPone appeared on All My Children in the 1980s and Guiding Light in the 1990s.
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Robert LuPone appeared in the pilot episode of the NBC musical series Smash as well as the pilot episode of Showtime's drama Billions.
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At the time of his death, Robert LuPone was a resident of Athens, New York.
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Robert LuPone was married to Virginia Robinson until his death.
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Robert LuPone died on August 27,2022, at a hospice facility in Albany, New York.