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Robert Sean Leonard
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February 28, 1969 in Westwood, NJ
Biography:In 1986, clean-cut American actor Robert Sean Leonard made his Broadway debut in Brighton Beach Memoirs and his film debut in The Manhattan Project. His first starring film role was as a high-school vampire in the '80s teen comedy My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1988). But Leonard's chiseled features and dark brown eyes made him perfect for the role of Neil Perry, the sensitive prep-school student whose acting aspirations are crushed by his wealthy father in the much-loved drama Dead Poets Society (1989). His next few films were period pieces: the Merchant-Ivory production Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990), Kenneth Branagh's Much Ado About Nothing (1993), and Martin Scorsese's The Age of Innocence (also 1993). Leonard also earned a Young Artist award for his performance in the WWII-era musical Swing Kids in 1993 and earned his first Tony nomination that same year for a revival of Candida. Though he often chose the... Full Biography
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Actors Robert Sean Leonard and Hugh Laurie arrive at the 35th Annual People's Choice Awards held at...
Robert Sean Leonard (right) and guest
Robert Sean Leonard (right) and guest
Robert Sean Leonard
Jesse Spencer, Robert Sean Leonard, Lisa Edelstein, Jennifer Morrison and Omar Epps
Jesse Spencer, Robert Sean Leonard, Lisa Edelstein, Jennifer Morrison and Omar Epps
Jesse Spencer, Robert Sean Leonard, Lisa Edelstein, Jennifer Morrison and Omar Epps
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