Robert Benedetti

Robert “Beny” Benedetti (born February 27, 1939) is an American producer, actor, director, writer, and educator known for his film, television, and theater work. He has received several Emmy Awards, Humanitas Prizes, and a Peabody Award.

Benedetti has held academic positions at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Carnegie-Mellon University, the Yale Drama School, York University (Toronto), the University of California, Riverside, and the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), where he was Dean of the School of Theater. His film and television credits include Miss Evers’ Boys (1997), A Lesson Before Dying (1999), and The Canterville Ghost (1996). Benedetti is a co-founder of the New Mexico Actors Lab (NMAL), where he previously served as its artistic director and managing director. Provided by Wikipedia