RIP: Robert Prosky, 77
December 10th, 2008 by Menachem Wecker
The actor, whose most recent performance was at Theater J (see my review here), has died. AP story here.
Theater J “In Memoriam” here.
Here’s a quote from Prosky from Post:
“This hair and this gut are the two reasons I got started as an actor. I could play men 50 when I was 30, maybe 25. I could always play the funny fat man.” … Looking back on his career, Mr. Prosky told The Post: “Survival is of utmost importance for an actor in this society. I remember doing a commercial with Arena actors Terrence Currier and Mark Hammer. We played bugs in tights and leotards, with wings pinned on our backs and a sequined number on our fronts. We were the price of the television set and we did a tap dance. When my eldest son saw it, he said, ‘Dad, do we need the money that badly?’
“At the time, I recall, I was performing Willy Loman in the evenings.”