Robert Prosky Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a Governor's Award at the 2001 Cape May N․J․ State Film Festival
• Graduated from Temple University with a degree in economics
• Worked as a Federal Reserve Bank bookkeeper in New York while working to make a name for himself as an actor
• Quote: "Survival is of utmost importance for an actor in this society․"
• Played TV newsmen on several occasions, including in "Mrs․ Doubtfire," "Mad City" and "Broadcast News․"
• In 1958, he began working with the Arena Stage in Washington, D․C․, an affiliation that lasted for 23 seasons and transformed him into a versatile and experienced performer
• After his oldest son saw a commercial that featured his father playing a tap dancing bug, he asked Prosky if the family really needed money that badly