Robert Prosky

Birth Name:

Robert Jozef Porzuczek

Birth Place:

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack

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

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