- Nacimiento
- Fallecimiento16 de diciembre de 2011 · Toluca Lake, Los Ángeles, California, Estados Unidos (causas naturales)
- Nombre de nacimientoRobert Easton Burke
- Apodos
- Bob
- The Henry Higgins of Hollywood
- Altura1,94 m
- Robert Easton nació el 23 de noviembre de 1930 en Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Estados Unidos. Fue un actor y escritor, conocido por Aquel país desconocido (1991), Armas de mujer (1988) y La invasión de las arañas gigantes (1975). Estuvo casado con June Bettine Grimstead. Murió el 16 de diciembre de 2011 en Los Ángeles, California, EE.UU..
- CónyugeJune Bettine Grimstead(18 de marzo de 1961 - 2 de abril de 2005) (su muerte, 1 niño)
- Towering height and menacing frame
- Rich, aristocratic, mellow voice
- His parents divorced when he was about 7 years old. He moved with his mother to San Antonio, Texas where he was first aware of regional dialect. He had a childhood stutter problem.
- Coached actor Forest Whitaker to an Oscar and Golden Globe with his Ugandan dialect as Idi Amin in El último rey de Escocia (2006).
- After his marriage to June Grimstead, an English woman, he lived for several years in England and studied phonetics at University College in London, England.
- Was known as the "Henry Higgins of Hollywood," a master of dialects who frequently coached other actors.
- He appeared in the original Los nuevos ricos (1962) TV series, as well as the movie version (Rústicos en Dinerolandia (1993)).
- [on his childhood stuttering] When you have a big problem like that you overcompensate. I found it easier to do voices other than my own.
- [on being typecast as a Texan] dopey deputy and half-wit hayseed.
- [on not helping Meryl Streep with her accents] No it wasn't me. But I wished it was.
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