Robert Sean Leonard: Two of my favorite movies are The Misfits and All The President's Men. Man, there's a lot of testosterone in those two films. I pick Misfits because you rarely get to hear lines like when Marilyn Monroe asks Gable how they're going to get home and he answers: 'Just head for that big star straight on...It'll take us right home.' And President's Men because of when Hoffman lights up in an elevator and Redford says to him, 'Do you smoke everywhere?"
Robert is in the book entitled Conversations In The Wings, edited by Roy Harris which is a book of 13 actors who address questions about technique and preparation for plays.
Robert began his acting career at age twelve on the stage.
Robert understudied three roles in Alberto Innaurato's Coming of Age in Soho at the New York Shakespeare Festival's Public Theatre
Robert's Astrological sign is Pisces.
In 1985 Robert appeared Off-Broadway in Sally's Gone, She Left Her Name (credited as Robert Leonard)
Robert's father's name is Robert Howard Leonard and his mother's name is Joy P. Leonard.
Robert's nickname is Bobby.
Robert's middle name (Sean) was taken by him from his brother (it is his first name).
Robert was nominated for a Tony (best actor in a Featured Role - Play) in 1993, for a revival of
Robert received the 2001 Tony award for best featured actor for his portrayal as A. E. Housman in
Robert has a theatre company in New York called Malaparte he started the company with friends.
Robert plays a young man, in the film Dead Poets Society, who eventually commits suicide because his father is forcing him to to study medicine and become a doctor. RSL later goes on to play the role of Dr. James Wilson a very talented doctor who is head of oncology.
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