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Robert Urich Biography

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  • Birth Name: Robert Michael Urich
  • Birth Place: Toronto, OH
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/19/1946, Sagittarius
  • Date of Death: 04/16/2002
  • Profession: Actor
Robert Urich Fast Facts:
  • Received a football scholarship from Florida State University but his athletic career was sidelined by a head injury.
  • Was discovered by fellow FSU graduate Burt Reynolds who helped Urich land a role as his younger brother in a stage production of The Rainmaker in 1972.
  • Met wife Heather Menzies on the set of a Libby's corned beef hash commercial in 1974 (she played Louisa von Trapp in the 1965 film The Sound of Music).
  • Was diagnosed with cancer in 1996; sued Castle Rock TV in 2000, claiming The Lazarus Man was canceled because of his illness. The suit was settled out of court.
  • Became spokesperson for the American Cancer Society in 1998.
    Robert Urich Relationships:
  • Tom Urich - Brother
  • Allison Grady Urich - Daughter
  • Barbara Rucker - Ex-wife
  • Cecilia Urich - Mother
  • Emily Urich - Daughter
  • Heather Menzies - Wife
  • John Urich - Father
  • Ryan Urich - Son

  • Robert Urich Awards:
  • 1980 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee
  • 1981 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama - Nominee

  • College:
  • Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL (BA in Radio and Television Communications, 1968); Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (MA in Broadcast Research and Management, 1971)
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