Tony Roberts
David Anthony Roberts has been acting in Hollywood and on Broadway for over four decades and is perhaps best known for his work in a string of Woody Allen films.
Roberts was born on October 22, 1939 in New York City, New York to Norma and Kenneth Roberts, who was a radio announcer for CBS and the founding member of the AFTRA. He has one sister, Nancy Roberts. Roberts attended the High School of Music and Arts where he majored in theater. In 1961, Roberts graduated with a BS degree in drama from Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois .
In 1962, Roberts made his debut on Broadway in Something About a Soldier. By 1968, Roberts had become highly successful on stage and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actor in 1968 thanks to his performance in How Now Dow Jones. The following year he was nominated for a second Tony Award for his performance in Play it Again, Sam.
On December 14, 1969 Roberts married Jennifer Lyons. Shortly afterward their daughter, Nicole Roberts was born. Nicole later became an actress herself. Lyons and Roberts divorced in 1975. Since then Roberts has maintained a long term relationship with Pamela Jordan.
Roberts has starred in a series of Woody Allen films including: Annie Hall (1977) co-starring Christopher Walken, Woody Allen, and Diane Keaton, Radio Days (1987) opposite Mia Farrow, Stardust Memories (1980) co-starring Charlotte Rampling, and A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy (1982) also starring Mia Farrow.
Roberts has also landed many roles on the small screen, most notable on The Carol Burnett Show, Matlock, and on Law & Order. Other than that he has had dozens of roles on television series that were short-lived and failed to create an interest. Some of the series he worked on included: Rosetti and Son (1977), The Four Seasons (1984), and The Lucie Arnaz Show (1985). He also continued to work steadily throughout the 1990’s even if he never became highly recognizable or sought after for his work.
Roberts also starred opposite Julie Andrews in her TV movie debut with Our Sons (1991) which aired on ABC. He later starred with Andrews in the play Victor/Victoria which was based on a film.
Other than television, Broadway, and film, Roberts was also a regular performer on CBS Radio Mystery Theater. He also lent his voice to a couple documentaries including Buckminster Fuller: Thinking Out Loud (1996) and The Trial of Adolph Eichmann (1997). |
