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Robert Newman has earned legions of fans with his winning portrayal of Joshua Lewis on Guiding Light. The ever-popular actor, who first appeared on the CBS daytime drama in 1981, plays a character who has seen great joy and tragedy in his life. Josh has gone through the loss of his soul mate, Reva, after she rediscovered the life she had lived when she was gone for 5 years. He lost Lewis Oil which was started by his father, H.B. Lewis. He married his Executive Secretary, Olivia Spencer on the rebound. After a bumpy year of marriage with her cheating on him with his worst enemy, Alan Spalding, and getting Lewis Construction involved with the mob, Josh divorced her. Reva went on a time travel in order to help Josh, and Josh joined her in WWII Paris to rescue her. While they were there they discovered they still loved each other. They have become owners of Lewis Oil again. Josh and Reva will be married again for the third time in June. Robert was born in Los Angeles, CA, the youngest of seven children. He was born on June 27, 1958. Newman and his wife Britt Helfer were married on September 27, 1986, and they were blessed with a son, Connor...born 4/3/89 and a daughter, Kendal...born 5/13/92. Robert and Britt attribute the success of their marriage to God. They both have a strong faith in God. HOBBIES The brown-haired, blue-eyed actor enjoys golf, snow skiing and playing tennis. Robert participates in many celebrity charity events in these sports. SCHOOL Newman graduated from Birmingham High School in California, and then earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in theater from California State University at Northridge. His theatrical training began at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, and he has also studied with the Strasberg Institute and with Tom Troup, Malcolm MacDowell and Charles Nelson Reilly. |
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AWARDS Daytime Emmys: Nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor 2002 Soap Opera Digest: Outstanding Supporting Actor Nominee -- 1998 Soap Opera Weekly placed Robert Newman on their list of Soap Opera's 50 Most Beautiful People (3/3/98 issue). Soap Opera Weekly: Star of the Week -- September 8, 1997 Soap Opera Update: Best Actor Award -- 1997 Best Supporting Actor: Award from the Santa Monica Theater Guild -- 1980 for Veronica's Room .
THEATRE "A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC" Robert played Count Carl-Mangus Malcolm in this 2005 production of Stephen Sondheim's romantic musical comedy. Desperations, delights, flirtations abound as a trio of mismatched couples share an enchanted weekend in the country. Romantic attractions and outrageous mishaps move audiences to both laughter and tears in this musical celebration of love. The elegant score includes moving melodies such as "You Must Meet My Wife", "Soon", and the Grammy Award-winning hit "Send in the Clowns". NORTH SHORE MUSIC THEATRE NINE revolves
around Guido Contini, a film director in the Fellini mold. Having just
suffered through several box office flops, he attempts to write and
direct a new film but is unable to come up with a suitable plot.
Drifting towards a nervous breakdown, Guido finds himself examining his
past flawed relationships with the many women who have come through his
life and struggling to act his mature age of 40 as opposed to nine. This sophisticated and sexy musical was written by Arthur Kopit and
Maury Yeston, creators of Titanic, Grand Hotel and Phantom. Newman has worked extensively in the Los Angeles theater playing leading roles in the following musicals: "BYE, BYE, BIRDIE" Rock star, Conrad Birdie has been drafted into the Army, thus meaning the end of his career, as well as that of his manager/songwriter Albert Peterson. But Albert's long-suffering girlfriend/secretary Rose Alvarez has an idea. Choose a fan at random, and have Conrad give her a "good-bye kiss" live on television just before he goes. "GUYS AND DOLLS" Based on Damon Runyon's short story, "THE IDYLL OF MISS SARAH BROWN", GUYS AND DOLLS revolves around Nathan Detroit, the organizer of the oldest established permanent floating crap game in New York, who bets the fellow gambler Sky Masterson that he can't make the next girl fall in love with him. The next girl he sees happens to be Miss Sarah Brown, a pure at heart Salvation Army type reformer, and the stage is set for a hilarious evening of complications. "THE ROBBER BRIDEGROOM" Legendary figures of Mississippi's colorful past--keel-boatman Mike Fink and the dread Harp brothers--along with characters from Eudora Welty's own delightful imagination people this rollicking fantasy set along the Natchez Trace. Berry-stained bandit Jamie Lockhart steals pioneer wilderness planter Clement Musgrove's beautiful daughter, Rosamond, away from a home dominated by his ugly, evil second wife, Salome. These and other characters are gathered together in a tale at once acid and gentle, wise and lighthearted, woven as much from the rough homespun of American history as the gossamer thread of fairy stories. "VERONICA'S ROOM" Susan Kerner and Larry Eastwood are invited to the Brabissant mansion by the Mackeys who are struck by Susan's resemblance to Veronica Brabissant, long-dead daughter of the family for whom they work. Susan goes along with the charade to comfort Veronica's only living relative. But once dressed in Veronica's clothes, Susan finds herself herself locked in the role - and locked in Veronica's room. Or is she Veronica, in 1935, pretending to be an imaginary Susan? "THE RAINMAKER" In this touching American fairy tale, H.C. Curry's farm is starved for water and his spinster daughter, Lizzie, is starved for love. All that changes when Bill Starbuck, a con man in love with his own con, blows into town. "THE FANTASTICKS" In this musical, written by Tom Jones, two fathers plot to unite their son and daughter -- by keeping them apart. Based on Edmond Rostand's "LES ROMANESQUES" Robert Newman played El Gallo in this play in Sullivan, Ill. Robert was seen off-Broadway at the Orpheum in QUIET ON THE SET and in BETTY THE YETI at Stamford Theatreworks in Stamford, CT.
AUGUSTA
BARN THEATRE "SYLVIA" A.R. Gurney's comedy about a couple and a dog that adopts them. Robert and his wife, Britt performed opposite each other. Robert directed this play. "DAMN YANKEES" Based on Douglas Wallop's The Year The Yankees Lost the Pennant, gives a new twist to the legend of Faust when a middle-aged baseball fan sells his soul to the devil, aka Mr. Applegate, for the chance to play the Washington Senators. Transformed into a young man, this over eager fan's dreams are soon fulfilled when he finds himself leading the team in both hitting and pitching, but Damn Yankees keeps the story interesting, for there is a price to be paid, and the Devil and his seductive assistant Lola (Gwen Verdon) are waiting to collect. "CAROUSEL" A haunting romantic tragedy blossoms into an inspirational fantasy. This is the story of a young Carny Barker and a factory worker who fall in love and marry. Music by Richard Rogers and lyrics and book by Oscar Hammerstein II. "BAREFOOT IN THE PARK" A couple in their first few days of married life kiss, quarrel and make up in a five story walk-up in Manhattan, New York. The bride's mother and an aging connoisseur complete the formula for side splitting laughs. Robert's wife, Britt, performed the female lead in this play opposite him. "MY FAIR LADY" Musical version of George Bernard Shaw's Pygmillion. It is the famous story of Henry Higgins, the language expert who tries to pass a poor uneducated flower girl off as a member of stuffy British nobility. It is a lovely musical with a lot of comedy and a classic love story. "PICNIC" A hunky drifter who rides the rails into a small Midwest town with dreams of landing a "respectable job" with his rich college buddy. Britt Helfer starred with her husband. "THE ELEPHANT MAN" Based on the true story of John Merrick, a man born so horribly disfigured that he was put in a carnival freak show, where he got the nickname, "Elephant Man". Assumed to be a complete imbecile and exploited by the freak show owner, his plight was ignored until he was taken to the hospital for beatings from his owner. It was there that Dr. Frederick Trieves discovered that Merrick was in fact quite intelligent and could hold conversations like anyone else, painfully aware of his own humiliation, he had always been afraid to speak. "ROMANTIC COMEDY" by Bernard Slade Robert and his wife, Britt, played the leads in this play.
AUDIO BOOK "MOONLIGHT" Starring: Robert Newman Kim Zimmer
TELEVISION "GUIDING LIGHT" Robert originated the role of Joshua Lewis, youngest son of oil tycoon H.B. Lewis in 1981. Left the series in mid 1983, then returned to the role in October 1986. Newman returned to the show for the third time in August 1993 and is thriving in that role today. Josh Lewis has co-starred with Kim Zimmer for the majority of the time he has been on GL. They are considered one of the most outstanding super couples in Daytime TV. Robert was seen in short-term roles on SANTA BARBARA in 1984 as Kirk Cranston and GENERAL HOSPITAL in 1995 as Prescott Harrell. Robert was featured in the pilot, "DESTINATION AMERICA" for Stephen Cannell Productions. Robert guest-starred on the two-part season finale of "HUNTER" in 1990...as Stepfanie Kramer's bridegroom. "CLASS OF '61" ABC Civil War Epic 1993 Steven Spielberg's Amblin Productions. The movie succeeds in humanizing both sides of that terrible war, by giving you characters on both sides to root for. Rather than rooting for the North or the South, you instead find yourself rooting desperately for peace so the lives of the men and women involved will not be destroyed. Though many important issues are involved in the plot, the movie is about the characters, not about the issues. The acting is superb, especially for a TV movie. The movie, on the whole, is very worth watching despite its depressing end.
Helen Hayes Performing Arts Center - Play Readings "THE GLASS MENAGERIE" A READING BY TENNESSEE WILLIAMS Starring:
Robert Newman - Producer "PERIOD OF ADJUSTMENT" Starring: Robert NewmanMaureen Garrett Thom Christopher Liz Keifer Maeve Kinkead Jay Hammer "SWEET BIRD OF YOUTH" by Tennessee Williams Bobby
Convertino "The SEAGULL" by Anton Chekhov Beth
Chamberlin
Guiding Light Actors' Workshop Readings "VENDLER'S TELEVISION
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Biography written by Rosie Casey