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Robert Gerard Goulet Wiki Biography

Robert Gerard Goulet was born on the 26th November 1933, in Lawrence, Massachusetts USA, of French Canadian parents, and was an actor and singer, the winner of Grammy, Emmy and Tony Awards. Goulet was active in the entertainment industry from 1951 to 2007, when he passed away.

How much was the net worth of Robert Goulet? It has been reported by authoritative sources that the overall size of his wealth was equal to $10 million, converted to the present day. Acting and singing were the major sources of Goulet’s fortune.

Robert Goulet Net Worth $10 Million

Goulet’s breakthrough was the role of Lancelot in the stage production of the musical “Camelot” (1959), after which he was invited to appear or star in a number of series, including “The Ed Sullivan Show” (1962), “The Danny Thomas Show” (1962) and “The Jack Paar Show” (1962). Moreover, he won the Grammy Award in the category of the Best New Artist in 1962. In addition, he is also the winner of several Emmy Awards for starring in the television series “Brigadoon” (1966) as well as “Kiss Me Kate” (1968). It should also be said that Goulet won the Tony Award for the Best Actor in 1968, for the role he landed in the musical “The Happy Time”.

Regarding feature films, he appeared in the blockbusters “Beetlejuice” (1988) and “Scrooged” (1988). In 2000, he appeared as himself in the series “TV Funhouse”. The last time he appeared on the stage was in 2005, in the musical “La Cages aux Folles” and was again praised by critics.

As a singer, he participated in the recording of more than 30 studio albums. Many of them consisted of the songs sung in various musicals including “Annie Get Your Gun” (1963), “The Happy Time” (1969), “Brigadoon” (2014) and many others. It should be said that his personal studio album “My Love, Forgive Me” released in 1964, reached the 22nd position in the main music chart in Canada.

Finally, in the personal life of Robert Goulet, he was married to Louise Longmore from 1956 to 1963, and they had a child together. Then he married the actress Carol Lawrence, with whom he had two children, from 1963 to 1981. And finally from 1982 until his death, he was married to Vera Goulet. On the 30th September 2007, Goulet was hospitalized in Las Vegas with the diagnosis of idiopathic fibrous alveolite, an unusual condition that can be aggravated rapidly and can lead to death. After a few weeks, he was moved to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center when it became clear he would not survive without a lung transplant. On the 30th October 2007, he died, still waiting for the transplant.



Full Name Robert Goulet
Net Worth $10 Million
Date Of Birth November 26, 1933 Lawrence, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died October 30, 2007 (aged 73) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Height 6′ (1.83 m)
Profession Stage and Theatre Actor, Singer, TV show Personality, Entertainer
Education Victoria Composite High School, The Royal Conservatory of Music
Nationality American
Spouse Vera (Chochorovska Novak) Goulet (m. 1982-2007, his death), Carol Lawrence (m. 1963-1981), Louise Longmore (m. 1956-1963)
Children Nicolette Goulet (died 2008), Solange-Louise Goulet, Jordan Gerard Goulet
Parents Georges André Goulet, Jeanette Gauthier Goulet, If Ever I Would Leave You, Real Live Girl, This Is All I Ask
Siblings Claire Goulet
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/RobertGGoulet/
IMDB http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0332587
Allmusic https://www.allmusic.com/artist/robert-goulet-mn0000832341
Awards Grammy Award for Best New Artist (1963), Tony Award for Best Lead Actor in a Musical (1968), Grammy Hall of Fame (2006)
Albums “Annie Get Your Gun” (1963), “The Happy Time” (1969), “Brigadoon” (2014), “My Love, Forgive Me” (1964)
Nominations Canada’s Walk of Fame (2006)
Movies “Camelot” (1959), “Carousel” (1967), “Mr. Wrong” (1996)
TV Shows “The Ed Sullivan Show” (1962), “The Danny Thomas Show” (1962), “The Jack Paar Show” (1962), “An Hour with Robert Goulet” (1964), “Brigadoon” (1966), “Kiss Me Kate” (1968), “The Happy Time” (1968), “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (2003), “TV Funhouse”, “La Cages aux Folles…
Trademark
1 Rich baritone singing voice
Quote
1 One of the lines in “Man Of La Mancha” spoken of the Duke in the play by Cervantes/Don Quixote is, “He carries his self-importance as if afraid of breaking it”, amuses me immensely. No one should take himself that seriously.
2 It would be difficult to decide in my roller coaster existence, just when I had my ‘Best Day.’ Perhaps it was when I married my present wife, Vera. Or the day when my three children were born. Certainly the day I came away cancer-free from a prostate operation stands near the top. For now, everyday seems as if it should be the best day of them all. I like to think of them as such.
Fact
1 Inducted into the International Mustache Hall of Fame in 2015 (inaugural class) in the category Music & Arts.
2 When he had surgery on a split femur in the mid-1990s, he asked the surgeon if he would be able to dance afterward. The doctor said yes. Goulet replied: “That’s good, because I couldn’t dance before.”.
3 Recently began doing very unusual but funny television ad campaign for Emerald Nuts [May 2007]
4 He lived in Las Vegas, NV in his later years, until his death.
5 He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Recording at 6368 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California.
6 He had a daughter, Nicolette Goulet, with his first wife, Louise. He also had two sons, Christopher and Michael, with his second wife, Carol.
7 He had fallen ill while flying home to Las Vegas after performing a concert in Syracuse, NY, on September 20, 2007. Goulet was rushed to St. Rose Hospital in Las Vegas on September 30, 2007, where he was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. On October 13, 2007, he was transferred to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after it was determined he would not survive without an emergency lung transplant. He died at 10:17am, on October 30, 2007, at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, while awaiting a transplant. He was cremated in the night of November 9, 2007 and his ashes will remain in Las Vegas with his wife, Vera.
8 Was of French-Canadian extraction.
9 Longstanding rumor that his real name is Stanley Applebaum is false, although many web sites and even reference books continue to report this. The rumor results from an in-joke that Goulet tried to make to a group of reporters that wasn’t understood. Goulet tells the story behind the rumor on his web site.
10 Has been awarded a ‘Fellowship’ at the Royal Conservatory of Music, University of Toronto, Canada, his alma mater.
11 Had a cancerous prostate removed. [December 1993]

Actor

Title Year Status Character
My Gym Partner’s a Monkey 2008 TV Series Asst. Coach Ferret
The King of Queens 2006 TV Series Robert Goulet
Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street 2001 Video Mikey Blumberg (singing voice)
Recess: School’s Out 2001 Mikey Blumberg (singing voice)
G-Men from Hell 2000 The Devil
Recess 1998-2000 TV Series Mikey Blumberg
The Last Producer 2000 Henry Moore
Toy Story 2 1999 Wheezy the Penguin (singing voice, uncredited)
Mr. Wrong 1996 Dick Braxton
Burke’s Law 1995 TV Series Earl Rankin
Get Smart 1995 TV Series Agent 0 / Himself
Based on an Untrue Story 1993 TV Movie Remo
In the Heat of the Night 1992 TV Series Eddy Larren
The New WKRP in Cincinnati 1992 TV Series Prince Reynaldo
Acting Sheriff 1991 TV Movie Sheriff Brent McCord
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear 1991 Quentin Hapsburg
Mr. Belvedere 1986-1990 TV Series Robert Goulet
Scrooged 1988 Robert Goulet
Beetlejuice 1988 Maxie Dean
Finder of Lost Loves 1985 TV Series Gabe McGuire
Murder, She Wrote 1985 TV Series Willard Kaufmann
Glitter 1984 TV Series
Fantasy Island 1980-1983 TV Series Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin / Frank Miller / Avery Williams / …
Matt Houston 1983 TV Series Johnny Foster
Police Squad! 1982 TV Series Executed Man
Atlantic City 1980 Singer
The Dream Merchants 1980 TV Series Craig Warren
Flying High 1978 TV Series Reggie
The Love Boat 1978 TV Series Charlie Godwin
Police Story 1977 TV Series Glenn Talbot
Police Woman 1975 TV Series Eddie Diamond
Cannon 1973 TV Series Capt. Mel Danvers
The Couple Takes a Wife 1972 TV Movie Randy Perkins
Mission: Impossible 1972 TV Series Joe Epic
Underground 1970 Dawson
The Name of the Game 1969 TV Series Dr. Claude Evenhauer
The Bob Hope Show 1968 TV Series Pilot
That’s Life 1968 TV Series
The Lucy Show 1967 TV Series Chuck Willis
Carousel 1967 TV Movie Billy Bigelow
The Big Valley 1967 TV Series Brother Love
The Jackie Gleason Show 1967 TV Series Ace Fargo
The Red Skelton Hour 1965-1966 TV Series Nathan Nothing / Harry Handout
I Deal in Danger 1966 David March
Brigadoon 1966 TV Movie Tommy Albright
The Daydreamer 1966 The Singer (voice)
Blue Light 1966 TV Series David March
The Patty Duke Show 1965 TV Series Gregory Noble
Kraft Suspense Theatre 1964 TV Series Private LeRoy Brubaker / James O. Vitelli
I’d Rather Be Rich 1964 Paul Benton
Honeymoon Hotel 1964 Ross Kingsley
The Jack Benny Program 1963 TV Series Robert Goulet
Gay Purr-ee 1962 Jaune-Tom (voice)
The Enchanted Nutcracker 1961 TV Movie Johnny
First Person 1960 TV Series
Startime 1960 TV Series The Traveller / Prince Zorn
The Wayne and Shuster Hour 1959-1960 TV Series
Encounter 1955-1960 TV Series Jim Mercer / Laz / Frank Taylor / …
The Unforeseen 1959 TV Series
Folio 1955-1958 TV Series Jeff
On Camera 1957 TV Series Michael
Scope 1954-1955 TV Series Mal Tompkins
Howdy Doody 1954 TV Series Trapper Pierre

Soundtrack

Title Year Status Character
Timeshift 2012 TV Series documentary performer – 1 episode
My Gym Partner’s a Monkey 2008 TV Series performer – 1 episode
The King of Queens 2006 TV Series performer – 1 episode
The 59th Annual Tony Awards 2005 TV Special performer: “La Cage aux Folles”
Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street 2001 Video performer: “Jingle Bells”
Great Performances 2001 TV Series performer – 1 episode
Recess: School’s Out 2001 performer: “Nessun Dorma”, “Green Tambourine”
Toy Story 2 1999 performer: “You’ve Got a Friend in Me”
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas 1998 performer: “My Love, Forgive Me Amore Scusami”
Mr. Wrong 1996 performer: “PLEDGING MY LOVE”
The Simpsons 1993 TV Series performer – 1 episode
Mr. Belvedere 1986-1990 TV Series performer – 3 episodes
The Epic of Detective Mandy: Book One – Satan Claus 1989 TV Short performer: “Ave Maria”
Scrooged 1988 performer: “Silver Bells”
The 38th Annual Tony Awards 1984 TV Special performer: “The Happy Time”, “I Don’t Remember You”, “The Best of Times”, “Milk and Honey”, “Shalom”, “Hello, Dolly!”, “Mame”
The 36th Annual Tony Awards 1982 TV Special performer: “Mounties”, “Rose Marie”, “Indian Love Call”, “Speak Low”, “Standing on the Corner”, “They Say It’s Wonderful”, “It’s a Lovely Day Today”
The 35th Annual Tony Awards 1981 TV Special performer: “There Is Nothing Like a Dame”, “Mary Is a Grand Old Name”, “Bloody Mary”, “Fanny”, “Mame”, “Hello, Dolly!”
Atlantic City 1980 “Atlantic City, My Old Friend”
The Pearl Bailey Show 1971 TV Series performer – 1 episode
The 22nd Annual Tony Awards 1968 TV Special performer: “The Happy Time/A Certain Girl”
Carousel 1967 TV Movie performer: “Bench Scene” including “If I Loved You”, “Blow High, Blow Low”, “Soliloquy”, “The Highest Judge of All”, “If I Loved You” reprise
The Big Valley 1967 TV Series performer – 1 episode
Brigadoon 1966 TV Movie performer: “I’ll Go Home With Bonnie Jean”, “The Heather On The Hill”, “Almost Like Being In Love”, “There But For You Go I”, “From This Day On”
The Ed Sullivan Show 1966 TV Series performer – 1 episode
The Daydreamer 1966 performer: “Daydreamer”
The 38th Annual Academy Awards 1966 TV Special performer: “The Sweetheart Tree”
The Danny Kaye Show 1966 TV Series performer – 1 episode
I’d Rather Be Rich 1964 performer: “I’d Rather Be Rich”
The Jack Benny Program 1963 TV Series performer – 1 episode
The 35th Annual Academy Awards 1963 TV Special performer: “Days of Wine and Roses”, “Love Song from Mutiny on the Bounty Follow Me”, “Song from Two for the Seesaw Second Chance”, “Tender Is the Night 1962”, “Walk on the Wild Side”
Gay Purr-ee 1962 performer: “Mewsette”, “Bubbles”, “Little Drops of Rain Reprise”, “The Mewsette Finale”
The Jack Paar Program 1962 TV Series performer – 1 episode

Thanks

Title Year Status Character
My Gym Partner’s a Monkey 2008 TV Series in memory of – 1 episode
No Day But Today: The Story of ‘Rent’ 2006 Video documentary special thanks

Self

Title Year Status Character
My Music: 50s Pop Parade 2007 TV Movie documentary Himself – Host
Las Vegas 2005 TV Series Himself
Great Performances 1989-2005 TV Series Himself / Himself – Host
The Tony Danza Show 2005 TV Series Himself
The 59th Annual Tony Awards 2005 TV Special Himself – Performer
50th Annual Drama Desk Awards 2005 TV Special Himself – Presenter
Live with Kelly and Michael 1988-2005 TV Series Himself
Radio Worth Fighting For 2004 TV Movie documentary Himself
Howard Stern 1996-2004 TV Series Himself
‘Weird Al’ Yankovic: The Ultimate Video Collection 2003 Video Himself (You Don’t Love Me Anymore) (uncredited)
Gary the Rat 2003 TV Series Himself
Broadway: The Golden Age, by the Legends Who Were There 2003 Documentary Himself
Seitenblicke 2002 TV Series documentary Himself
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts 2001 TV Special Himself
Larry King Live 2001 TV Series Himself
Nikki 2001 TV Series Himself
The 10th Annual Ella Award Presented a Salute to Julie Andrews 2001 TV Movie Himself – Speaker
TV Funhouse 2001 TV Series Himself
Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place 1999-2000 TV Series Himself
The Howard Stern Radio Show 1999 TV Series Himself
Just Shoot Me! 1999 TV Series Himself
The Rosie O’Donnell Show 1998 TV Series Himself
George & Leo 1998 TV Series Himself
Politically Incorrect 1998 TV Series Himself – Guest
Biography 1995-1997 TV Series documentary Himself
The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story 1996 Documentary Himself
The 50th Annual Tony Awards 1996 TV Special Himself – Previous Winner
ESPY Awards 1996 TV Special Himself
Crook & Chase 1996 TV Series Himself
Boy Meets World 1995 TV Series Himself
Alapalooza: The Videos 1994 Video short Himself (You Don’t Love Me Anymore) (uncredited)
The Simpsons 1993 TV Series Himself
One on One with John Tesh 1992 TV Series Himself
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special 1992 TV Movie Himself
The 8th Annual American Cinema Awards 1991 TV Special Himself
America This Morning 1990 TV Series Himself
WrestleMania VI 1990 TV Special Himself
Richard Lewis: I’m Doomed 1990 TV Movie Himself
Songs from the Heart 1990 TV Movie Himself
Lerner and Loewe: Broadway’s Last Romantics 1988 TV Movie Himself
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson 1964-1988 TV Series Himself – Guest / Himself / Himself – Musical Guest / …
Late Night with David Letterman 1987 TV Series Himself
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood 1987 TV Special documentary Himself
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts 1985 TV Special Himself
The 38th Annual Tony Awards 1984 TV Special Himself – Performer & Presenter: Best Scenic Design
The 40th Annual Golden Globe Awards 1983 TV Special Himself – Presenter
The 36th Annual Tony Awards 1982 TV Special Himself – Presenter
All-Star Birthday Party at Annapolis 1982 TV Movie Himself
The 35th Annual Tony Awards 1981 TV Special Himself – Performer
The Mike Douglas Show 1966-1980 TV Series Himself – Co-Host / Actor / Himself – Vocalist / …
Alice 1980 TV Series Himself
Horas doradas 1980 TV Series Himself
All-Star Family Feud Special 1980 TV Series Himself – Celebrity Contestant
A Special Lady 1980 TV Movie Himself
Good Morning America 1979 TV Series Himself
The Merv Griffin Show 1962-1978 TV Series Himself / Himself – Guest
The Hollywood Squares 1973-1977 TV Series Himself – Panelist
Dinah! 1974-1977 TV Series Himself
Happy Birthday, Las Vegas 1977 TV Special Himself
The People’s Command Performance: ’77 1977 TV Movie Himself
Vegas! Vegas! Vegas! 1977 TV Movie Himself
Andy 1976 TV Series Himself
The Gladys Knight & the Pips Show 1975 TV Series Himself
The 1974 Annual Las Vegas Entertainment Awards 1974 TV Special Himself – Presenter
The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour 1972-1974 TV Series Himself / Various Characters
Flip 1970-1973 TV Series Himself
NBC Follies 1973 TV Series Himself
Jack Paar Tonite 1973 TV Series Himself
Laugh-In 1972-1973 TV Series Himself / Himself – Guest Performer
The Julie Andrews Hour 1972-1973 TV Series Himself
Love is… Barbara Eden 1972 TV Movie Himself
The Ken Berry ‘Wow’ Show 1972 TV Series Himself
Bing Crosby and the Sounds of Christmas 1971 TV Movie Himself
The Bob Hope Show 1963-1971 TV Series Himself / TV Doctor
The David Frost Show 1971 TV Series Himself
Changing Scene IV 1971 TV Special Himself
The Pearl Bailey Show 1971 TV Series Himself
The Jim Nabors Hour 1971 TV Series Himself
The Carol Burnett Show 1969-1970 TV Series Himself
The Kraft Music Hall 1969-1970 TV Series Himself / Himself – Host
The Many Sides of Don Rickles 1970 TV Special Himself
Playboy After Dark 1970 TV Series Himself
The Bob Goulet Show 1970 TV Movie Himself – Host / Performer
This Is Tom Jones 1970 TV Series documentary Himself
Jimmy Durante Presents the Lennon Sisters 1969 TV Series Himself – Cameo / Himself
Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Bee 1969 Documentary Himself
The Joey Bishop Show 1967-1969 TV Series Himself
The Jackie Gleason Show 1969 TV Series Himself – Musical Guest
The Hollywood Palace 1965-1969 TV Series Himself – Host / Himself
The Ed Sullivan Show 1961-1968 TV Series Himself – Singer / Himself / Himself – Comedian
The 22nd Annual Tony Awards 1968 TV Special Himself – Performer and Winner: Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Musical
Spotlight 1967 TV Series Himself
Gypsy 1967 TV Series Himself
The Andy Williams Show 1964-1967 TV Series Himself
Hollywood Backstage 1966 TV Series Himself
The Dean Martin Show 1965-1966 TV Series Himself / Himself – Guest
The Match Game 1966 TV Series Himself – Team Captain
I’ve Got a Secret 1963-1966 TV Series Himself – Celebrity Guest / Himself – Guest
The 38th Annual Academy Awards 1966 TV Special Himself – Performer
The Danny Kaye Show 1966 TV Series Himself
The Jack Paar Program 1962-1965 TV Series Himself
What’s My Line? 1962-1965 TV Series Himself – Mystery Guest
The Bell Telephone Hour 1962-1965 TV Series Himself – Host
Val Parnell’s Sunday Night at the London Palladium 1964 TV Series Himself
An Hour with Robert Goulet 1964 TV Special Himself
On Broadway Tonight 1964 TV Series Himself
The 18th Annual Tony Awards 1964 TV Special Himself – Presenter
The Joey Bishop Show 1964 TV Series Himself
World Heavyweight Championship Bout: Charles ‘Sonny’ Liston vs. Cassius Clay 1964 Himself
The Jerry Lewis Show 1963 TV Series Himself
The 35th Annual Academy Awards 1963 TV Special Himself – Performer
Judy and Her Guests, Phil Silvers and Robert Goulet 1963 TV Movie Himself
Playdate 1961-1963 TV Series Himself – Host
The Jack Paar Tonight Show 1962 TV Series Himself
Talent Scouts 1962 TV Series Himself
Password All-Stars 1962 TV Series Himself – Celebrity Contestant
The Garry Moore Show 1961-1962 TV Series Himself
The 16th Annual Tony Awards 1962 TV Special Himself – Presenter
The Broadway of Lerner and Loewe 1962 TV Movie Himself / Lancelot Du Lac
The 15th Annual Tony Awards 1961 TV Special Himself – Presenter
Omnibus 1961 TV Series Himself
Cross-Canada Hit Parade 1955 TV Series Regular
The Big Revue 1952 TV Series Performer (1952)
The Leslie Bell Singers 1952 TV Series Co-host (1955–1959)

Archive Footage

Title Year Status Character
Mike Douglas: Moments & Memories 2008 Video Himself
Who Killed the Electric Car? 2006 Documentary Quentin Hapsburg
Jack Paar: Smart Television 2003 TV Movie documentary Himself
American Masters 1997 TV Series documentary Himself
‘Weird Al’ Yankovic: The Videos 1996 Video Himself (You Don’t Love Me Anymore)
Great Books 1996 TV Series documentary Himself
Kelsey Grammer Salutes Jack Benny 1995 TV Movie documentary Himself
Jack Paar Comes Home 1986 TV Movie documentary Himself
Great Performances 1985 TV Series Himself
Texaco Presents: A Quarter Century of Bob Hope on Television 1975 TV Special Himself
The Ed Sullivan Show 1963-1969 TV Series Himself – Singer / Singer / Scene From Camelot
Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age 2016 Documentary post-production Himself

Won Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
1975 Star on the Walk of Fame Walk of Fame Recording Awarded on June 11, 1975 at 6368 Hollywood Blvd.
1975 Star on the Walk of Fame Walk of Fame Recording Awarded on June 11, 1975 at 6368 Hollywood Blvd.

Nominated Awards

Year Award Ceremony Nomination Movie
1965 Golden Laurel Laurel Awards New Faces, Male 5th place.

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