Check out Robby's entire interview at FOX.com -- from Ice Castles to Beauty and the Beast 3D and the genius of the Alan Menken, Howard Ashman, and the brilliant animators; Robby's love of music and the love of his life, Karla DeVito, and the new project of which he's most proud, producing Lyric Benson's debut album LYRIC'S LOVE LIGHT REVOLUTION! Now Available on iTunes.
Robby had a great time having dinner at Charlie Sheen's the other night to discuss the possibly of directing his new show. He thinks Charlie is a great guy with a terrific soul! Robby just happened to have a copy of LYRIC'S LOVE LIGHT REVOLUTION to give him (hey -- this IS a grass roots music endeavour -- Robby produced, arranged and engineered Lyric's debut album!) and Charlie absolutely LOVED it -- played it a top volume for all his guests and said: "I LOVE this f***ing record!!!! I LOVE her!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
He actually took a picture holding the album and tweeted about it today:
charliesheen Miami bound. I know what I'll be listening to. Nora... Step aside for Lyric Benson "Love Light Revolution" is upon us!… http://t.co/o8qSLZVi
Charlie Sheen on WhoSay
EXTRA TV picked up Charlie with Lyric's CD as a Top 3 story on their home page today!!!
http://www.charliesheen.com/photos/119173 via @charliesheen
(if you don't tweet you can just go to the link above to see the photo!)
Robby discusses all things BEAST 3D and his absolutely fave project: LYRIC'S LOVE LIGHT REVOLUTION the debut album by Lyric Benson!!!
Click here: Hear Robby's Light Rock 105 with Heather in Hollywood interview now!
Robby found out Heather's dad is Jeff Ringler. Jeff was the head of SVS the precursor to SONY Pictures, and he was responsible for green-lighting MODERN LOVE (SVS/Sony 1990) written, produced and directed by Robby and starring Benson, Karla DeVito, Burt Reynolds, Rue McClanahan, Louise Lasser, Frankie Valli, Cliff Bemis, and introducing LYRIC BENSON!
This was taken by Karla while Lyric was recording her album on Cape Cod.
Check out Lyric's website for the latest!
Robby Benson - twenty years later and recording up a storm in his studio with his Sweetwater Creation Station! (Benson LOVES Sweetwater!!! He used all Sweetwater gear to produce and engineer Lyric's entire 10 song debut album LYRIC'S LOVE LIGHT REVOLUTION!) Join the revolution!
It's not in 3D, but here's Lyric Benson's first video:
directed beautifully by Robby's former NYU film students Jared Zeizel and Kyle O'Tain on a budget of nothing...(ok, on a very low budget, plus soup and Cape Cod soft shell crab sandwiches!!!)
Robby Benson's mom the beautiful and funny Ann Benson is a series regular in the new comedy show for NBC!
Click below to see the preview:
Betty White's Off Their Rockers
The show debuts on NBC January 16th after Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl.
Ann (with members of the cast photographed here) has shot segments all across America, searching for the perfect younger people to prank!
Ann Benson recently appeared in the much talked about Chevrolet 2011 Mofilm Tribeca commercial winner:
The Pick Up.
Robby Benson will be at the LA press preview of Disney's Beauty and the Beast 3D held at the El Capitan Theatre at 10:00 am on Saturday Jan. 7th, 2012. He will be accompanied by his daughter, recording artist Lyric Benson. The two Benson's collaborated on her just released debut album Lyric's Love Light Revolution.
The last time Lyric saw Beauty and the Beast, she was sitting on the lap of her father - the voice of Beast, when it was originally released twenty years ago. (This time Lyric will be in her own seat!)
You don't need 3D glasses to view the trailer below:
Beauty and the Beast 3D
Moshe Elimelech, who designed the beautiful heart used for Robby Benson's musical Open Heart, will have an Opening Reception on January 7th from 6-9 pm for the showing of his latest works: Geometric Geographics at L2Kontemporary Gallery in LA. "There is a musicality, both in the rhythmic structuring and the pacing of the horizontal and the vertical elements..." says Art Critic Ezrha Jean-Black. L2Kontemporary Gallery is located in Chinatown at 990 N. Hill Street, Los Angeles, CA. Through February 11, 2012.
Moshe is married to Robby's sister and fashion designer, Shelli Segal.
The musical collaboration of Lyric and Robby Benson, LYRIC’S LOVE LIGHT REVOLUTION brings the poetry of cosmic consciousness to Earth with the power of modern rock — flaming guitar, eco-psychedelic hip-pop, atmospheric electronica, and a fat bottom. Play it loud, bring your air guitar, and plan on singing along. Dance if you want to.
IMDB trivia says: "Robby Benson has worked in television or on a movie every year of his life from 1971-2004." So when Robby says, "I have never had more fun working in front of or behind the camera than with Peter and Leslie Tolan" -- that's saying something! Brave New World did not make it onto NBC's fall 2011 schedule -- but a great time was had by all!
Robby Benson has been chosen as a key note speaker for the 2nd Annual Cleveland Clinic Patient Experience: Empathy and Innovation Summit on May 22-24 in Cleveland, Ohio.
Benson has had four open-heart surgeries at four different hospitals over the past 27 years for a congenital valve defect. In May of 2010 he had a successful reverse Ross Procedure at The Cleveland Clinic by the only man in the world who performs them, Dr. Gosta Pettersson.