Robert Torti

Biography

Robert Torti is an American actor who has worked on Broadway, in film and on television. His Broadway debut, playing Greaseball in Starlight Express, brought a Tony Award nomination for Best Featured Actor in a Musical, and he later played the Pharaoh in a 1993 Broadway revival of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, reprising the part in the 1999 film. He was the first to play Jesus and Jack in the Los Angeles and New York stage productions of Reefer Madness, and he won an Ovation Award for that performance. He also received a Drama-Logue Award for Godspell. His screen credits include the singer Freddy Fredrickson in That Thing You Do! (1996), along with Who's Your Daddy, Submerged and Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical (2005). On television he has had regular and recurring roles on The Drew Carey Show, Generations, The Young and the Restless, and The Suite Life of Zack & Cody and The Suite Life on Deck.

64years old

Turns 65 on October 22in 9 days

Born October 22, 1961Van Nuys
Star sign: LibraLast day of the sign, on the Scorpio cusp
Also credited as Robert Felix Torti

Movie Career

Films: 6
Career span: 23 years1984 to 2007

Genres

Comedy67%, 4 films
Drama33%, 2 films
Family33%, 2 films
Action17%, 1 film
Crime17%, 1 film

First and latest

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First role
Torti's first Broadway role was Greaseball in Starlight Express in 1984, and that performance brought him a Tony Award nomination.
A first
In the musical Reefer Madness, Torti was the first to play both Jesus and Jack. He did so in the Los Angeles stage production in 1998 and the New York City one in 2001.

Robert Torti movies on Netflix

The Game Plan2007IMDb rating 6.2as Samuel Blake, Jr.
She's the Man2006IMDb rating 6.4as Pistonek
Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical2005IMDb rating 7.1as Jesus
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat1999IMDb rating 7.3as Pharaoh
That Thing You Do!1996IMDb rating 7.0as Freddy Fredrickson
Alley Cat1984IMDb rating 5.3as Johnny

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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The Game Plan2007 Comedy, Family, Sportas Samuel Blake, Jr.
IMDb rating 6.2105K votes
She's the Man2006 Comedy, Romanceas Pistonek
IMDb rating 6.4197K votes
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat1999as Pharaoh
IMDb rating 7.35.4K votes
Alley Cat1984as Johnny
IMDb rating 5.31.3K votes
That Thing You Do!1996as Freddy Fredrickson
IMDb rating 7.079K votes
Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical2005as Jesus
IMDb rating 7.17.3K votes

Worked with

Robert Torti shares two films with Lynda Boyd, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Lynda Boyd

Tom Hanks

Kevin Pollak

Steve Zahn

Vinnie Jones

Charlize TheronAndy FickmanDirector, 3 films

Films together

Lynda Boyd2 films together, 2005 to 2006
Lynda Boyd's page
- She's the Man2006IMDb rating 6.4Torti as PistonekBoyd as Cheryl
- Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical2005IMDb rating 7.1Torti as JesusBoyd as Mrs. Deirdre Greevey
Tom Hanks1 film together, 1996
Tom Hanks's page
- That Thing You Do!1996IMDb rating 7.0Torti as Freddy FredricksonHanks as Mr. White
Kevin Pollak1 film together, 1996
Kevin Pollak's page
- That Thing You Do!1996IMDb rating 7.0Torti as Freddy FredricksonPollak as Boss Vic Koss
Steve Zahn1 film together, 1996
Steve Zahn's page
- That Thing You Do!1996IMDb rating 7.0Torti as Freddy FredricksonZahn as Lenny Haise
Vinnie Jones1 film together, 2006
Vinnie Jones's page
- She's the Man2006IMDb rating 6.4Torti as PistonekJones as Dinklage
Charlize Theron1 film together, 1996
Charlize Theron's page
- That Thing You Do!1996IMDb rating 7.0Torti as Freddy FredricksonTheron as Tina
Andy FickmanDirector, 3 films, 2005 to 2007
All films by Andy Fickman
- The Game Plan2007IMDb rating 6.2Torti as Samuel Blake, Jr.
- She's the Man2006IMDb rating 6.4Torti as Pistonek
- Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical2005IMDb rating 7.1Torti as Jesus

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