Biography of Robert Goulet

Robert Goulet is an American singer and actor of French-Canadian descent. He rose to stardom after playing Sir Lancelot in the Broadway musical Camelot opposite Broadway stars Richard Burton and Julie Andrews. Robert Goulet has won a Grammy Award and a Tony Award in his six-decade career.

Lifestyle and early life of Robert Goulet

Actor and singer Robert Goulet was born Robert Gérard Goulet on November 26, 1933 in Lawrence, Massachusetts, United States. He was born to father Georges Andre Goulet and mother Jeanette Gauthier Goulet. He had a sister Claire Goulet. Both parents worked in mills; His father was also a singer and amateur wrestler.

Goulet’s father died when he was only 13 years old. After the incident, he and his mother along with his sister Claire moved to Girouxville, Alberta, and spent the rest of their teenage years in Canada. After several years, he moved to Edmonton where he attended voice schools and later became a radio host for CKUA.

Goulet went on to compete on CBC Television ‘s Pick the Stars in 1952 where she became a semifinalist. Later, she appeared on shows like Singing Stars of Tomorrow, Juliette, and Opportunity Knocks among others.

Robert Goulet’s career

Robert Goulet got his breakthrough after meeting lyricist and librettist Alan Jay Lerner and composer Frederick Loewe, who cast him for Lancelot, the staging of the musical Camelot. His performance led to his landing the debut role of him in the Broadway production.

After spending several years on Broadway, Robert made his film debut in 1962 as a voice artist, voicing the character ‘Jaune-Tom’ in Gay Purr-ee. He also worked as an announcer on movies like The Dreamer and Taking the Fifth Grade.

Caption: Late American-Canadian actor Robert Goulet SOURCE: ReverbNation

In 1963, Goulet won the acclaimed Grammy Award for Best New Artist. He later won his first Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actor in 1968 for his portrayal of Jacques Bonnard in Happy Time , a musical by Kander and Ebb.

Goulet sang the Canadian National Anthem at the opening of WrestleMania VI at the SkyDome in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on April 1, 1990. Later in the late ’90s, he provided the voice of Wheezy the Penguin singing a new version from You’ve Got a Friend in Me in Toy Story 2.

Robert Goulet’s personal life

Renowned actor and singer Robert Goulet was married three times before his death in 2007. He was first married to Louise Longmore from 1956 to 1963. The couple had a daughter Nicolette who passed away on April 17, 2008.

After divorcing his first wife, he married Carol Lawrence with whom he shared two children; Christopher Goulet and Michael Goulet . He and actress Carol Lawrence divorced in 1981. A year later, he married his third wife, Vera Chochorovska Novak . The lovebirds remained married until the actor passed away in 2007. They did not have any children together.

Death

Goulet was hospitalized in Las Vegas on September 30, 2007, where he was diagnosed with fatal idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, a rare and rapidly progressive disease. It was determined that he would not survive without an immediate lung transplant, after which he was transferred to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on October 13.

On October 30, 2007, a month after being hospitalized, he died of pulmonary fibrosis at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. After his death, theater marquees in New York and across North America went dark in memory of him the day after his death.

Robert Goulet Net Worth

Robert Goulet was a great singer and actor who had a career spanning over forty years that brought him wide recognition and lucrative earnings. According to Celebrity Net Worth, Robert Goulet had an estimated net worth of $10 million at the time of his death.