Date of birth
28. February 1969, Westwood, New Jersey, USA
Birth Name
Robert Lawrence Leonard
Nick Name
Bobby
Height
6' (1.83 m)
Hair color
Brown
Eye color
Dark brown
Martial status
married with Gabriella Salick since August 2008, one daughter
Pets
2 dogs (Bradley and Happy)
Friends
Bryan Singer (Producer)
Jason Blum (Producer)
Ethan Hawke (Actor)
Cynthia Nixon (Actress - Sex and the City)
Hugh Laurie (Actor)
Casper van Dien (Actor)
This & This
Robert is Left hand
Robert's Astrological sign is Pisces
Robert's Chinese sign is Rooster
Took his brother's first name (Sean) as his middle name.
He co-founded a theater company called Malaparte with Ethan Hawke, Frank Whaley and Steven Zahn
Robert educated 5 years at the Fordham University
Attended the Columbia University school of General Studies and Continuing Education.
He started with his stage career with 11 years
His favorite writer is Rupert Brooke
Awards
1993 Tony: Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play - Nominee
2001 Tony: Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play - Winner
2003 Tony: Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play - Nominee
How did he come to the role of Wilson?
It worked out mostly because [House executive producer] Bryan Singer directed the pilot. He went to school with Ethan Hawke. I met Bryan when I was 19. We were in L.A. and Ethan and I had just done Dead Poets Society and Bryan was directing a little 20-minute film with Ethan in it. I helped him out. He ran out of money. I think we got like $25,000 for Dead Poets or something. When you're 19, you think, ''Oh, I have $17,000,'' you can't believe it. And if your friend needs $2,000, you think, ‘Well, I have 17...'' So I think I gave him a thousand or two. So anyway, karma, because 25 years later or whatever, I walked in and went, ''Oh my God, Bryan!'' And I hugged him. I auditioned for the pilot. I don't think Fox was too nuts about me, but I think Bryan went to battle to get me the part. So I could never prove it, but I'm pretty sure I owe my job to Bryan. I don't think I was the favorite.
Quotation:
When I auditioned, Bryan Singer - who directed the pilot - said Fox wasn't sure if they wanted me, because I was "not warm enough." I was too sarcastic and prickly. In the waiting room, I said, "I don't want to be like a teddy bear because House wouldn't waste his time with that kind of guy." Bryan agreed but said, "Go in there and smile more and get the part." So I smiled more, miraculously got the part and in the end, we were right. The more we worked on it, the more prickly Wilson got and the better the relationship.
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