Robert Osborne
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- born: 03/May/1932 (Colfax, Washington, USA)
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Biography
Robert Joline Osborne is an American actor and film historian best known as the host of the Turner Classic Movies network since its inception in 1994. As of 2006, he and Molly Haskell co-host TCM's "The Essentials".
Osborne graduated from the University of Washington's School of Journalism, and began his career working as an actor for Desi Arnaz and Lucille Ball. Ball suggested to Osborne that he should combine his love of film with his abilities as a journalist. Osborne took this advice, though he has had a number of small parts in television and film, including an appearance parodying his TCM hosting job on "Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law".
Osborne has been writing a column for The Hollywood Reporter since 1982. In 2003, Abbeville Press published "75 Years of the Oscar: The Official History of the Academy Awards" by Osborne.
Documentaries
He has appeared in the following Hitchcockian documentaries...
Discography
Robert Osborne has contributed to a number of DVDs released by Warner Brothers, including:
- Strangers on a Train (1951) - Warner Brothers (USA, 2004)
- The Wrong Man (1956) - Warner Brothers (USA, 2004)
- Mr and Mrs Smith (1941) - Warner Brothers (USA, 2004)