Robert Goulet

Robert Goulet (born November 26, 1933) was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, as the only son of French Canadian parents Joseph and Jeannette Goulet. He began singing when he was five years old. At one family gathering, Goulet's aunts and uncles blacked out his face with a burnt cork, put on his mother's white gloves and he entertained everyone with an Al Jolson impersonation. The applause terrified him, and for many years left him with a fear of performing. He would later move to Edmonton, Alberta with his mother where he attended St. Joseph's High School and began studying at Herbert G. Turner’s famous voice school in Edmonton and then later studied at Jean Letourneau’s music school. Soon after, Goulet became a radio announcer for CKUA. Goulet won a scholarship to Toronto's Royal Conservatory of Music, where he studied acting and singing.

Goulet continued voice training through 1952-1954 with famed oratorio baritone George Lambert and Ernesto Vinci on a Royal Conservatory Of Music scholarship.

He became a semi-finalist in 1952 on CBC-TV’s Pick The Stars which led to other network appearances on shows like Singing Stars Of Tomorrow and Opportunity Knocks.

In 1959, Goulet was introduced to librettist Alan Jay Lerner and composer Frederick Loewe, who were having difficulty casting the role of Lancelot in their stage production Camelot. Lerner and Loewe, impressed by Goulet's talent, signed the virtual newcomer to play the part, opposite Richard Burton's King Arthur and Julie Andrews' Queen Guinevere. In October of 1960, Camelot opened in Toronto, briefly ran for a four-week engagement in Boston, and finally opened on Broadway in December of that year. Goulet received favorable reviews, most notably for his show-stopping romantic ballad "If Ever I Would Leave You".

After Camelot's run, Goulet was booked on The Danny Thomas Show and The Ed Sullivan Show, which made him a household name among American audiences.

Goulet began a recording career with Columbia Records in 1962 which resulted in more than 15 albums.

Goulet began working in films in 1962, providing the singing voice of one of the characters in the animated feature "Gay Purr-ee". His first acting role was in His and Hers (1964), but it was not until an appearance as a singer in Louis Malle's Atlantic City (1981) that Goulet was given critical acclaim. He recorded the song "Atlantic City (My Old Friend)" for Applause Records in 1982. He was absent from the screen for seven years until he was cast by Tim Burton as a houseguest blown through the roof by Beetlejuice and also played himself in Bill Murray's Scrooged (both 1988). In 1991, Goulet starred, along with John Putch and Hillary Bailey Smith, in the unsold television series pilot Acting Sheriff. In 1993, he played himself in the Simpsons episode "$pringfield." In that episode, he sang the well-known "Jingle Bells (Batman Smells)" although he has yet to record the song commerically. In 1996, he appeared in Ellen DeGeneres' first starring vehicle, "Mr. Wrong", as an insecure TV host.

Goulet remains popular in Las Vegas and performs in hotels and in concerts around the world. He has gained popularity with younger generations thanks to comedian Will Ferrell's recurring over-the-top impersonation of him on Saturday Night Live.

The longstanding report, repeated in many reference books, that Goulet's real name is Stanley Applebaum is false. The error resulted from an offhand remark Goulet made to a group of reporters when he first became famous.

Album Discography

  • Columbia Records (except as noted):
  • Always You, 1962
  • Two of Us, 1962
  • Sincerely Yours, 1962
  • The Wonderful World of Love, 1963
  • Annie Get Your Gun, studio cast, with Doris Day, 1963
  • In Person, 1963
  • This Christmas I Spend with You, 1963
  • Without You, 1964
  • Manhattan Tower, 1964
  • My Love, Forgive Me, 1965
  • Summer Sounds, 1965
  • On Broadway, 1965
  • I Remember You, 1966
  • On Broadway Volume 2, 1967
  • Hollywood Mon Amour, 1967
  • Woman, Woman, 1968
  • Today's Greatest Hits, 1970
  • I Never Did as I Was Told, MGM Records, 1976
  • Close to You, Applause Records, 1982

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The error resulted from an offhand remark Goulet made to a group of reporters when he first became famous. His most recent work, Before Sunset, is a continuation of the earlier Before Sunrise. The longstanding report, repeated in many reference books, that Goulet's real name is Stanley Applebaum is false. They separated in 2004 amid tabloid rumours of a relationship between Thurman and Quentin Tarantino on the set of Kill Bill and his own infidelity with an unknown woman. He has gained popularity with younger generations thanks to comedian Will Ferrell's recurring over-the-top impersonation of him on Saturday Night Live. On May 1, 1998 he married actress Uma Thurman with whom he has two children, daughter Maya Ray (born July 8, 1998) and son Levon (born January 15, 2002). Goulet remains popular in Las Vegas and performs in hotels and in concerts around the world. Hawke has recently directed Chelsea Walls and has written two novels, The Hottest State (1996) and Ash Wednesday (2002).

Wrong", as an insecure TV host. In 2001 he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in Training Day. In 1996, he appeared in Ellen DeGeneres' first starring vehicle, "Mr. He left school and appeared in A Midnight Clear, Alive, Reality Bites, Before Sunrise, Gattaca, The Newton Boys, Great Expectations and in many other movies. In 1993, he played himself in the Simpsons episode "$pringfield." In that episode, he sang the well-known "Jingle Bells (Batman Smells)" although he has yet to record the song commerically. In 1988, Hawke was offered a role in Peter Weir’s Dead Poets Society and his part as Todd Anderson was his breakthrough. In 1991, Goulet starred, along with John Putch and Hillary Bailey Smith, in the unsold television series pilot Acting Sheriff. He has twice enrolled in New York University's English program and is one of the founding fathers and artistic director of Malaparte, a New York City theatre company.

He was absent from the screen for seven years until he was cast by Tim Burton as a houseguest blown through the roof by Beetlejuice and also played himself in Bill Murray's Scrooged (both 1988). At the age of fourteen he made his feature film debut in Explorers (1985). Afterwards Hawke studied acting at the British Theatre Association in England and at the Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. He recorded the song "Atlantic City (My Old Friend)" for Applause Records in 1982. in George Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan. His first acting role was in His and Hers (1964), but it was not until an appearance as a singer in Louis Malle's Atlantic City (1981) that Goulet was given critical acclaim. He first appeared in various high school performances, e.g. Goulet began working in films in 1962, providing the singing voice of one of the characters in the animated feature "Gay Purr-ee". Born in Austin, Texas, Hawke moved to Princeton, New Jersey at an early age, where he took acting classes at the McCarter Theatre.

Goulet began a recording career with Columbia Records in 1962 which resulted in more than 15 albums. Ethan Metzger (born November 6, 1970) is an American actor, writer and film director. After Camelot's run, Goulet was booked on The Danny Thomas Show and The Ed Sullivan Show, which made him a household name among American audiences. Explorers (1985). Goulet received favorable reviews, most notably for his show-stopping romantic ballad "If Ever I Would Leave You". Dad (1989). In October of 1960, Camelot opened in Toronto, briefly ran for a four-week engagement in Boston, and finally opened on Broadway in December of that year. Dead Poets Society (1989).

Lerner and Loewe, impressed by Goulet's talent, signed the virtual newcomer to play the part, opposite Richard Burton's King Arthur and Julie Andrews' Queen Guinevere. Mystery Date (1991). In 1959, Goulet was introduced to librettist Alan Jay Lerner and composer Frederick Loewe, who were having difficulty casting the role of Lancelot in their stage production Camelot. White Fang (1991). He became a semi-finalist in 1952 on CBC-TV’s Pick The Stars which led to other network appearances on shows like Singing Stars Of Tomorrow and Opportunity Knocks. A Midnight Clear (1992). Goulet continued voice training through 1952-1954 with famed oratorio baritone George Lambert and Ernesto Vinci on a Royal Conservatory Of Music scholarship. Waterland (1992).

Goulet won a scholarship to Toronto's Royal Conservatory of Music, where he studied acting and singing. Alive (1993). Soon after, Goulet became a radio announcer for CKUA. Rich in Love (1993). Turner’s famous voice school in Edmonton and then later studied at Jean Letourneau’s music school. Reality Bites (1994). Joseph's High School and began studying at Herbert G. Floundering (1994).

He would later move to Edmonton, Alberta with his mother where he attended St. Before Sunrise (1995). The applause terrified him, and for many years left him with a fear of performing. Search and Destroy (1995). At one family gathering, Goulet's aunts and uncles blacked out his face with a burnt cork, put on his mother's white gloves and he entertained everyone with an Al Jolson impersonation. Gattaca (1997). He began singing when he was five years old. Great Expectations (1998).

Robert Goulet (born November 26, 1933) was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, as the only son of French Canadian parents Joseph and Jeannette Goulet. The Newton Boys (1998). Close to You, Applause Records, 1982. The Velocity of Gary (1998). I Never Did as I Was Told, MGM Records, 1976. Joe the King (1999). Today's Greatest Hits, 1970. Snow Falling on Cedars (1999).

Woman, Woman, 1968. Hamlet (2000). Hollywood Mon Amour, 1967. Tell Me (2000). On Broadway Volume 2, 1967. Waking Life (2001). I Remember You, 1966. Tape (2001).

On Broadway, 1965. Training Day (2001). Summer Sounds, 1965. The Jimmy Show (2001). My Love, Forgive Me, 1965. Chelsea Walls (2001). Manhattan Tower, 1964. Corso: The Last Beat (2002).

Without You, 1964. Before Sunset (2004). This Christmas I Spend with You, 1963. Assault on Precinct 13 (2005). In Person, 1963. Annie Get Your Gun, studio cast, with Doris Day, 1963.

The Wonderful World of Love, 1963. Sincerely Yours, 1962. Two of Us, 1962. Always You, 1962.

Columbia Records (except as noted):.