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Charles Robert Redford Jr. , better known as Robert Redford, is an American actor, film director, producer, businessman, environmentalist, philanthropist, and a founder of the Sundance Film Festival.

Born: August 18, 1937 (age 77), Santa Monica, California, USA
Nationality: United States of America
Height: 5' 10" (1.79m)
Spouse: Sibylle Szaggars (m. 2009-present), Lola Van Wagenen (m. 1958-1985)
Partner: Sibylle Szaggars (1996-2009)
Parents: Martha Hart, Charles Robert Redford
Children: Scott Anthony Redford, James Redford, Amy Redford, Shauna Redford

Mini Biography:
Charles Robert Redford, Jr. was born on August 18, 1936, in Santa Monica, California, to Martha (Hart), from Texas, and Charles Robert Redford, an accountant for Standard Oil, who was originally from Connecticut. He is of English, Irish, and Scottish ancestry.

Robert's mother died in 1955, the year after he graduated from high school. Robert was a scrappy kid who stole hubcaps in school and lost his college baseball scholarship at the University of Colorado because of drunkenness.

After leaving UoC, he spent some time drifting across America, spending a time working in the California oil fields. Having saved enough he moved to Europe studying art in Paris and Florence.Back in the States he decided on a career as a theatrical designer in New York.

Enrolling at the American Academy of Dramatic Art he turned to acting making his stage debut in 'Tall Story'. In 1962 he was signed for the stage production of 'Barefoot in the Park' which was a smash hit but it wasn't until 5 years later when it was filmed that he became an important star.

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