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Robert Urich: Biography

Robert Urich

Birth Name: Robert Michael Urich
Birth Place: Toronto, OH
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/19/1946, Sagittarius
Date of Death: 04/16/2002
Profession: Actor

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Robert Urich Fast Facts:

Received a football scholarship from Florida State University, where he was an offensive lineman.
Worked as a salesman for WGN in Chicago and had a brief stint as a weatherman.
Acting break came when fellow FSU graduate Burt Reynolds got him cast as his younger brother in a stage production of The Rainmaker in 1972.
Met wife Heather Menzies on the set of a Libby's corned-beef-hash commercial in 1974.
Was diagnosed with cancer in 1996 while starring in The Lazarus Man on TNT.
Became spokesperson for the American Cancer Society in 1998.

Robert Urich Relationships:
Emily Urich - Daughter
Heather Menzies - Wife
Allison Grady Urich - Daughter
John Urich - Father
Ryan Urich - Son
Barbara Rucker - Ex-wife
Cecilia Urich - Mother
Tom Urich - Brother
Robert Urich Awards:
1980 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
1981 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
College:
Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL (BA in Radio and Television Communications, 1968); Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (MA in Broadcast Research and Management, 1971)

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