Welcome to the Robby Benson Website

More than a mere heartthrob in Ice Castles, Ode to Billy Joe, and his own screenplay for the Warner Bros. basketball classic, One on One, Robby Benson is a three time Golden Globe nominated actor and star of projects with Paul Newman, Jack Lemmon, Burt Reynolds, Gene Hackman, Ossie Davis, Lee Remick, George Burns, Maximillian Schell and Rod Steiger. Director of Film and over 100 television episodes/pilots. Producer of Film and Television. Broadway Star. Gold Records for songwriting. Film soundtrack composer. Voice of Beast in Disney's Beauty and the Beast, the only animated feature ever to receive a Best Picture Academy Award Nomination. Samuel French, Inc. published his musical "Open Heart" in November 2006. Nominated for NYU's Distinguished Teaching Award as Professor at Tisch School of the Arts in the Maurice Kanbar Institute of Film and Television in 2006-2007...Robby Benson has added yet another hyphenate to his career list: Author.

“Who Stole the Funny?” by Robby Benson

“A Hollywood insider draws from his four decades of experience to create a scathingly brilliant and caustically comedic birds-eye view behind the scenes of comedy television.”

Order Robby’s new novel online now or at your local bookstore.

View Robby's New Video Bio

View the video Robby's NYU students posted on YouTube

- Robby's Personal Appearances
- Recent Press

 

Cupid's Cup 5k Run and Fitness Walk

Robby Benson is the Honorary Chair for the annual Cupid's Cup 5k Run and Fitness Walk, benefiting needy heart patients at Carolinas Medical Center. The event is on Saturday February 9th in Charlotte, NC.

Robby was born with a congenital valve defect and the kind and dedicated doctors and surgeon from the Sanger Clinic at Carolinas Medical Center repaired Robby's heart beautifully in 2004 -- they touched his heart in more ways than one. This is our chance to help raise funds for their patients who do not have the insurance coverage nor money to get the care they need. 

If you cannot come and run with us on February 9th, please go to the link below and sponsor him. ANY amount no matter how small would be very much appreciated by the program at Carolinas Medical Center! 

Click here to sponsor Robby on his Open Hearts team page

 

Robby's on the Los Angeles Times Bestsellers List

Paperbacks - Fiction
Los Angeles Times Bestsellers
September 16, 2007
9. Who Stole the Funny? by Robby Benson