Robert Buckley Biography

Fast Facts

• Graduated from the University of California at San Diego with a degree in Economics
• After college, he worked a year as an economic consultant before moving back to Los Angeles to pursue a career in acting
• Made his screen acting debut as Michael Bauer in the TV series "Fashion House" in 2006
• Quote: "(On getting into acting): "I told myself that if I didn't get any of the jobs I wanted after college that I would go to LA and try acting for a year․ By that point I realized that I had the desire to at least try it․""
• Quote: "(On his "One Tree Hill" character): "I play these characters and people assume that must be who I am in real life․ I'm actually nowhere near that slick․""
• Best known for his role as Clayton Evans in "One Tree Hill" and as Kirby Atwood in "Lipstick Jungle․"
• Among the jobs he has held, he worked as a writer and freelance producer for E!
• While still in college, he appeared as a contestant on "The Price is Right," where he gave a bid that was $1 less than another contestant