Tony Roberts, a versatile, Tony Award-nominated theater performer at home in both plays and musicals and who appeared in several Woody Allen movies β often as Allen's best friend β has died. He was He also was in the campy, roller-disco "Xanadu" in and "The Royal Family" in I've never hit a jackpot.
Roberts also appeared on Broadway in the Woody Allen comedy "Don't Drink the Water," repeating his role in the film version, and in Allen's "Play It Again, Sam" , for which he also made the movie. One of Roberts' biggest Broadway successes was Charles Busch's hit comedy "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife" , in which he played the title character's husband.
In that era there was a lot more going on that seemed to have high quality about it and great conviction," he told Broadway World in Roberts was born in New York on Oct. My father's friends were mostly actors. I'm sure that in some way I needed to prove myself in their eyes. His marriage to Jennifer Lyons ended in divorce. He is survived by his daughter, the actor Nicole Burley. He first met Allen backstage when he was starring in "Barefoot in the Park," having replaced Robert Redford.
Roberts had unsuccessfully auditioned four times for Allen's first Broadway play, "Don't Drink the Water. According to his memoir, Allen told him, "You were great. How come you're such a lousy auditioner? Broadway and film actor Tony Roberts dies at Featured Local Savings. More from CBS News. Flaco the owl gets his own exhibit at The New York Historical. DOGE blocked from accessing Treasury records after lawsuit. Chrome Safari Continue. Be the first to know. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting.
