Biography
World fond came to the American actor Robert Sean Leonardu with the role of Dr. James Wilson in the Megapopular television series "Dr. House", which, according to statistics of 2013, looked at 80 million TV viewers. The medical drama fell into the "Guinness Book of Records", and all the artists who starred in it became stars. Robert Sean Leonard, who appeared in all eight seasons of the series in the lead role, woke up famous.
Not to all fans of the series and artist are known that the main in the creative biography of Robert Sean Leonard is not a cinema, but theater. The name of American made on the Broadway Snaps, and shooting in "soap operations" for the theater stars - a bad tone. But after the appearance on the screens about the existence of the artist, the TV viewers of America, Europe and Russia were recognized.
Childhood and youth
Robert Lawrence Leonard - so the actor's real name sounds like this - born in February 1969 in the North-East of America, in the state of New Jersey. He grew up in a family where neither parents nor distant relatives had a relationship with a hypocrical and any other kind of art. Mom worked as a nurse, his father taught the children with Spanish.
A future artist was born in Westwood, but Robert's childhood was held in Ridgewood, suburb of New York. Here Robert Sean Leonard graduated from high school and became a student of a private Fordhanm University, but soon I was transferred to the prestigious Colombian University in America, choosing the general educational department.
The actor of Bobby is so called Robert relatives and friends - carried away, being a teenager. From 12 years old, Bobby Leonard appeared on the stage of Broadway theaters, and in the 16th name of the talented actor, American theatrians knew well. For Leonard, the game became the main occupancy in life, so after receiving a diploma of Columbia University, Robert focused on the theater.
Films
Conquered the name on the stage, Robert Sean Leonard tried the strength in the cinema. The theater artist was hit by the effects of Kasper's childhood friend Wang Dean, the famous role of Johnny Rico in the fantastic fighter of the floor of the Vervenev "Star landing".
Cinema in cinema 17-year-old Leonard, like most young colleagues, began episodic roles in low-budget projects. Debuted in the fantastic Comedy "Manhattan Project", published in 1986. Then there were episodes in the comedy tape "My best friend - the vampire" and the sci-fi series "Twilight zone".
Good luck was waiting for Robert Sean Leonard two years after the debut in the Drama Peter Uir "Society of the Dead Poets," where he was offered to play a varying student Neil Perry, who ended with suicide. The tape became a cult for the intellectuals of America and Europe and nominated for the Oscar and Golden Globe Prize. Robin Williams, Itan Hawk and Josh Charles starred in Drama. In this star company, Leonard played the main character of the film.
The decade that followed the loud triumph of the drama did not bring Robert Sean or loud success or annoying defeats. In the early 1990s, Leonard starred in the Mister and Mrs. Bridge drama, tragicomedia "and in the mountain, and in joy" and the musical melodrama of Thomas Carter "Children's Swing", where appeared in the company of Christian Bale and Frank Wayley. To avoid coincidence with the name of colleagues, Leonard replaced the second name Lawrence for Sean. Robert borrowed him from his brother.
In 1993, the premiere of the comedy tape director Kenneth Brana "Many noise from nothing" took place. This film version of the plays of William Shakespeare in Reading Brane, where Robert Sean Leonardu got the role of Claudio. In the comedy starred the constellation of actors. Benedict played Kennet Brand himself, and the role of Beatrice directed by Emma Thompson. The key characters went to Keanu Rivzu, Kate Beckinsale and Denzel Washington.
Another significant role played by an artist after 3 years in the drama "Killer: Diary of the murders." Leonard 1990 completed work in the action of the Earth's control militant, where he played the main character. In early 2000, the American actor starred in the sci-fi series of antholiology "Beyond the Possible", Melodrame "Film", in the lead role of which he shone the mind of Turman, and the Drama "Racer" with Sylvester Stallone.
All these years, Robert Sean Leonard did not stop going to theatrical stage and achieved noticeable success: In 2001, the artist was awarded the Tony Award for the work in the performance of the "invention of love" on the play of the Stoppard volume. Glory was waiting for the actor in 2004. David Shor decided to remove the medical drama about the genius doctor-diagnostic, the key idea of which was, as in History with Sherlock Holmes, the search for a killer, in this case of the disease.
The first to the role approved Robert Sean Leonard. Soon, Hugh Laurie appeared in the project, whom the director saw in the form of the doctor-genius. Chief doctor of the Clinic and Haws Assistants played Lisa Edelstein, Jesse Spencer, Omar Epps and Olivia Wilde. All eight seasons Robert Sean Leonard appeared as a better friend of Haus - Oncologist James Wilson.
Dr. Wilson is a character with a delicate and at the same time strong character. He alone is not afraid to object to authoritarian genius and speak uncomfortable truth. Spectators saw in Duet House Hawa-Wilson an example of real male friendship, harsh and touching at the same time.
Contrary to skeptical forecasts, the series became a bestseller and lasted eight seasons - from 2004 to 2012. Millions of the worldwide TV viewers became fans of ribbons, directors shot similar serials. Robert Sean Leonard and his older for 10 years Hugh Laurie over the years of filming turned into friends.
The first seasons "Dr. House" brought Leonard world famous. After the completion of the filming in the series, the American starred in the series "Crashing Heaven", "Black List" and "Butla Creek". None of the projects had such success as Dr. House. In the theater, the artist was nominated three times on the Tony Prize.
Personal life
In the mid-1990s, Robert Sean Leonard met athlete Gabriella Salik. The broken novel was crowned with a marriage in 18 years, before that the couple did not hurry to put stamps in passports. To legalize Robert and Gabriel's relationship in 2008, and a year later, Eleanor's daughter was born. Today, spouses raise two daughters: Eleonora Leonard and Claudia Leonard.
Leonard growth 1.83 meters. Actor - Lefty. In addition to Hugh Laurie, he is friends with Itan Hawk, who met on the set of "Society of Dead Poets". Together with Hawk, Robert Sean Leonard founded the theater company.
Robert Sean Leonard now
The artist continues to go to Broadway theatrical stage and is filmed in the cinema. From September 2009 to May 2016, the TV series "Good Wife" was broadcast on the CBS channel, in which Leonard appeared.
The legal drama liked the TV viewers so much that in 2015 the authors, Robert and Michel King, extended the project on the seventh season.
In February 2017, the premiere of the spin-off tape called "Good struggle" took place. Robert Sean Leonard is not a fan of communication in social networks. Pages in "Instagram" and "Twitter" are most likely fake.
Filmography
- 1986 - "Manhattan Project"
- 1988 - "My friend is a vampire"
- 1988-1989 - "Twilight Zone"
- 1989 - "Society of Dead Poets"
- 1990 - "Mr. and Mrs. Bridge"
- 1993 - "Children of Swing"
- 1993 - "Many noise from nothing"
- 2001 - "Tape"
- 2001 - "Racer"
- 2004-2012 - "Dr. House"
- 2014 - "Black List"
- 2015 - "Battle Creek"
- 2009-2016 - "Good Wife"