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Robert Osborne
  • Birth Name:
    Robert Jolin Osborne
  • Date of Birth:
    May 3, 1932
  • Zodiac Sign:
    Taurus
  • Place of Birth:
    Colfax, Washington, USA
  • Sex:
    Male
  • Nationality:
    American
  • Education:
    University of Washington's School of Journalism

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    • In 2008, he received the National Board of Review's William K. Everson Award.
    • He was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006.
    • In 2005, he received an honorary doctorate from the Academy of Art University.
    • Osborne won the Publicists Guild of America 1984 Press Award.
    • He also interviewed directors Sidney Lumet, Stanley Donen and Norman Jewison.
    • He has had interview shows with many familiar actors and actresses.
    • Osborne has been writing a column for The Hollywood Reporter since 1982. In 2008, Abbeville Press published his book 80 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards.
    • As an actor, Osborne appeared in small roles in such shows as The Californians and in the pilot episode of The Beverly Hillbillies.
    • Osborne began his career working as a contract actor for Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball's Desilu Studios.
    • He formerly hosted films on cable television's The Movie Channel.

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