Robert Redford is an American actor, director, producer and businessman who has been a respected actor and true Hollywood icon for many decades. He is known for starring in some of the best classic films in history. His pursuits have always been in the arts and he has also found success behind the camera as a director. Aside from his Hollywood career, he is known for single-handedly spurring interest in independent films by providing a global platform for new talented directors through the Sundance Film Festival .

Born name

Charles Robert Redford Jr.

nickname

Bob

Sun sign

Lion

Place of birth

Santa Monica, California, USA

Residence

Sundance, Utah, USA

nationality

training

Robert attended Van Nuys High School , alongside baseball pitcher Don Drysdale, and graduated in 1954. He later attended the University of Colorado Boulder but was not expelled until a year and a half later because of his alcohol addiction. He also lost his college baseball scholarship as a result.

He also studied painting at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and also took classes at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City.

occupation

Actor, director, producer, businessman

family

• Father – Charles Robert Redford Sr. (Accountant)
• Mother – Martha W. (née Hart) (died 1955)
• Siblings – None
• Others – William Redford (Stepbrother), Charles Elisha/ Elijah Redford (Paternal Grandfather), Lena Taylor (Paternal Grandmother), Archibald Woodruff Hart (Maternal Grandfather), Sallie / Sally Pate Green (Maternal Grandmother)

Manager

Robert Redford is represented by the Sundance Institute.

To build

Average

Height

179 cm (5 ft 10½ in)

weight

77 kg or 169.5 lbs

girlfriend/spouse

Robert Redford dated –

1. Lola Van Wagenen (1958-1985) – Redford married Lola Van Wagenen,English: emagazine.credit-suisse.com/app/art…1007&lang=en had dropped out of university on September 12, 1958 to marry him . Together they had four children – Scott Anthony Redford (born 1959) (died of cot death at the age of two and a half months and buried in Provo City Cemetery in Utah), Shauna Jean Redford (born November 15, 1960) (their first daughter ; painter), David James Redford (born May 5, 1962) (writer and producer) and Amy Hart Redford (born October 22, 1970) (actress, director and producer). The couple were married for 27 years before filing for divorce in 1985.
2. Sônia Braga (1987-1988) – After his marriage to his first wife broke up in 1985, Robert began dating Brazilian actress Sônia Braga in 1987. They were together for a short time until 1988. The Milagro Beanfield War (1988).
3. Lena Olin (1989-1990) – Swedish actress Lena Olin and Robert were in a relationship from 1989 to 1990. Havana, in 1990.
4. Kathy O’Rear (1990-1995) – Redford and costume designer Kathy O’Rear dated 1990-1995 in the ’90s.
5. Sibylle Szaggars (1996-Present) – German artist Sibylle Szaggarsund Redford started dating in 1996 after meeting at the Sundance Film Festival. Despite the couple having a 19-year age difference, it was over a decade before they wed in July 2009. The wedding took place at the Louis C. Jacob Hotel in Hamburg. The couple have lived together on a 5,500-acre eco-friendly ranch in Sundance, Utah, since the 1990s.

race/ethnicity

White

He is of English, Scottish, Irish, Cornish and Scots-Irish ancestry.

hair colour

Blond

eye color

Blau

sexual orientation

Just

distinguishing features

• big smile
• Charismatic personality

brand promotion

Redford has done endorsement work for the following brands –

• make a hero
• Fathom Events (2016)
• Esquire Magazine (2013)
• Xfinity
• Honda CR-V (2017)
• Burger King
• Stop Pebble Mine (Voice-over)
• United Airlines (Voice-over)
• Natural Resources Defense Council

Known for

• Become one of Hollywood’s original icons after getting great performances in films like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), Jeremiah Johnson (1972), The Sting (1973) and All the Men of the President (1976), all hallmarks of his career
• His successful directing career as his first venture Ordinary People (1980) won him his first Academy Award in the Best Director category
• Founder of the Sundance Institute and the Sundance Film Festival, named after his famous film character, the Sundance Kid

first movie

Robert made his big screen debut as a basketball player in the 1960 romantic comedy film. big story . However, his role was uncredited.

In 1962, he made his film debut in the film. War Jagen , in which he played the character of Private Roy Loomis.

First TV show

He made his first television appearance as Jimmy Coleman in the Iron Hand episode of the comedy series Loner in 1960.

Robert Redford favorite things

• Filmrolle – “Sundance Kid” in Butch Cassidy und das Sundance Kid (1969)
• Phrase – It’s just trying. (by TS Eliot)
• Film – Jeremiah Johnson

Robert Redford Facts

1. According to Redford, he was a bad student and used to steal hubcaps. He was more interested in art and sports than in studying.
2. He used to hit tennis balls with one of the greatest tennis players in history, Pancho Gonzales, at the Los Angeles Tennis Club to warm him up.
3. While attending the University of Colorado Boulder, he was a member of the Kappa Sigma fraternity.
4. While studying at university he worked at the restaurant/bar, The Sink . The place has received a painting of its likeness in the bar’s murals.
5. Redford used his proceeds to purchase a Utah ski resort originally named Timp Haven and renamed Sun Dance, after its famous movie character. The place has been his residence since 1963.
6. His love of independent films led him to the Sundance Institute for aspiring filmmakers. Over the years, the annual film festival has grown into one of the most anticipated and influential film festivals in the world.
7. He also premiered the Sundance Channel This is a 24-hour cable television channel scheduled to air independent films on February 29, 1996.
8. Redford received the 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom, the United States’ highest civilian honor.
9. In April 2014, he was included in Zeit magazine’s Zeit 100 list as one of “The Most Influential People Alive” . He also became the “Godfather of Indie Film”.
10. He had a longtime friendship with actor Paul Newman, whom he met on the set of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in 1969 . Their camaraderie lasted until Newman died of cancer in 2008.
11. Redford had suffered from a mild case of polio as a child.
12. He announced his retirement from office in 2018 by declaring that The Old Man and the Gun would likely be his final acting job.
13. Irish novelist Michael Feeney Callan penned Robert Redford: The Biography The book, edited by Alfred A. Knopf, took 15 years to complete and collect contributions from his personal papers and diaries.
14. He is also the owner of Wildwood Enterprises Inc. which has produced films such as A River Runs Through , The Motorcycle Diaries , and Lions for Lambs .
15. Robert has used his fame to support many social causes including LGBT rights, environmental protection, Native American rights and the arts.
16. Robert Redford does not have a confirmed page on any of the social media channels.