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Robert Peter Williams Wiki Biography

Robert Peter Williams was born on 30 November 1927, in St. Louis, Missouri USA, and is an actor, best known for being a part of the series “Soap” as the character Benson; he also reprised the role on the spin-off series “Benson”. All of his efforts have helped put his net worth to where it is today.

How rich is Robert Guillaume? As of early-2017, sources inform us of a net worth that is at $5 million, mostly earned through success as an actor. He is the voice of Rafiki in the animated film “The Lion King”. He’s gotten numerous awards and nominations over the course of his career. All of these achievements ensured the position of his wealth.

Robert attended Saint Louis University and later Washington University. After his studies, he served in the US Army, and would then pursue an acting career.

One of Guillaume’s first endeavors was on stage, joining the Karamu Players in Cleveland, performing in opera as well as musical comedies. He toured around the world as part of the cast of the Broadway musical “Free and Easy”, then two years later he became a part of “Kwamina”. More stage productions would be offered to him, and he became a part of “Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris”, “Tambourines to Glory”, and “Guys and Dolls” which earned him a Tony Award nomination. In 1964, he appeared in “Porgy and Bess” as Sportin’ Life,. and was also a member of the Robert de Cormier singers, a group that performed in concerts. Later, he was featured on “The Tonight Show” as a solo singer, leading to an LP record entitled “Just Arrived”. He also became a member of The Pilgrims and played folk music. His net worth was certainly well established.

While doing all of these projects, he also made regular appearances in numerous television shows, including “The Jeffersons”, “Saved by the Bell: The College Years” and “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”. He found popularity when he became part of the series “Soap”, as the butler Benson, which significantly helped increase his net worth. In 1985, he was cast in the mini-series “North and South”, portraying Fredrick Douglass, and other shows that he was a part of include “The Robert Guillaume Show”, “Pacific Station”, and “Sports Night”.

Aside from acting, he has also done a lot of voice work, most notably in “The Lion King”. Other projects have included the video game “Half-Life 2”, and the film “The Land Before Time VIII: The Big Freeze”. All of these projects helped raise Robert’s net worth to a high point.

For his performance in “Soap”, he was awarded the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He also won another Primetime Emmy Award, this time for Lead Actor thanks to his performance in “Benson”. In 1995, he received a Grammy Award for being a part of “The Lion King” read-along book. He’s also received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and on the St. Louis Walk of Fame.

For his personal life, it is known that Robert is married to Donna Brown Guillaume. Philanthropically, he’s helped various institutions and organizations, which include Sickle Cell Disease Association of America, AmFar, and Artists for a New South Africa.

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Robert Peter Williams Important Facts

• $20,000 per 1/2 hour episode
• He was awarded a Star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame on May 16, 1999.
• He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6675 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on November 28, 1984 (two days before his 57th birthday).
• Acting mentor and friends with Missy Gold and Ethan Phillips.
• Friends with: Marla Gibbs, Isabel Sanford, Sherman Hemsley, Charlotte Rae, Bea Arthur, Redd Foxx, Danny Thomas, James Garner, James Earl Jones, Bill Cosby, Norman Lear, Paul Junger Witt, Inga Swenson, Rene Auberjonois, Katherine Helmond, Richard Mulligan, James Noble, Whoopi Goldberg, Georg Stanford Brown and Diahann Carroll.
• Is the first African-American actor to win the Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series and Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. As of 2016, he is the only African-American to win any of these two awards, let alone winning both of them.
• Best known by the public for his starring role as the title character on Benson (1979).
• Remains good friends with Missy Gold during and after Benson (1979).
• He was nominated for a 1977 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for his performance in “Don Juan” at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
• He was nominated for a 1976 Joseph Jefferson Award for Actor in a Principal Role in a Play for “Benito Cereno” at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.
• Along with James Garner, he was among the original cast for The Powers That Be (1992) in the TV Guide Fall Preview.
• He was the producers first choice for the role of Tuvok on Star Trek: Voyager (1995), which eventually went to Tim Russ.
• Robert Guillaume was born as Robert Peter Williams (Guillaume is the French translation of William).
• Was nominated for Broadway’s 1977 Tony Award a Best Actor (Musical) for a revival of “Guys and Dolls”.
• Biography in: “Who’s Who in Comedy” by Ronald L. Smith, pg. 198. New York: Facts on File, 1992. ISBN 0816023387
• Father of Kevin Guillaume and Rachel Guillaume (born 1990).
• Was once engaged to actress Fay Hauser.
• Attended Saint Louis University and Washington University.
• Suffered a mild stroke on the set of his television series Sports Night (1998) on January 14, 1999.
• His stroke was paralleled on his television series where his character, boss Isaac Jaffe also was shown to have suffered a stroke, and where he was also shown to be missed and idolized by his television-staff colleagues.
• There was some controversy when he replaced the original Phantom (Michael Crawford) in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical “The Phantom of the Opera”. Some tickets were returned to protest his selection as lead actor even before his first performance. His run was none the less popular with audiences and critics.

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