Robert Westenberg

Biography

Robert Westenberg is an American stage actor, singer and acting teacher who was born in Miami Beach, Florida, and raised in Fresno, California. His Broadway debut came in the 1983 revival of Zorba, where he played Nikos and won a Theatre World Award. He appeared in Sunday in the Park with George (1986) as a Soldier and Alex before taking over the leading roles of Georges Seurat and George. In Into the Woods (1991) he played Cinderella's Prince and the Wolf, earning a Tony Award nomination and a Drama Desk Award. He later starred as Inspector Javert in Les Misérables and as Dr. Neville Craven in The Secret Garden. He taught at Missouri State University and is a lecturer at the University of Colorado Boulder.

73years old

Turns 74 on October 26in 350 days

Born October 26, 1953Miami Beach
Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21

Movie Career

Films: 3
Career span: 9 years1986 to 1995

Every film, newest first

1995The Stars Fell on HenriettaIMDb rating 6.4
1991Into the WoodsIMDb rating 8.7
1986Sunday in the Park with GeorgeIMDb rating 8.3

Genres

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First role
Westenberg's first Broadway role came in 1983, playing Nikos in the revival of Zorba. His work in that part earned him the Theatre World Award.
A role that slipped away
Westenberg played a Soldier/Alex in Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George and understudied Mandy Patinkin. He later took on Patinkin's leading parts, Georges Seurat/George, opposite Bernadette Peters, from September of that year until April 1985.
Behind the camera
Westenberg directed a 2020 production of The Secret Garden at Missouri State University, where he headed the Musical Theatre department until he joined the University of Colorado Boulder faculty in 2023.