Robbie Benson is 69 years old

That was a fun role in Severance!

Clearasil is the most serious kind of acne blemish medicine you can get without a prescription. PASS. IT. ON

And he played a tragic gay character in Ode to Billy Joe.

[quote] Let that sink in.

What about it do I need to let 'sink in'?

Are you saying he looks young for 69? Then say it.

There are people who look young and old to you at 69.

We include reference links in posts such as this, OP.

Should he be dead, OP?

What OP is really saying with his post: "I had no idea I am now so old that someone I always think of as still a teen star is now sixty-nine!"

OP, I am sorry you're so old. But it's not that surprising, frankly.

Don’t forget when Robbie did the hustle with Bonnie Franklin in 1976.

Robby has had a whopping FOUR open-heart surgeries at this point in his life. I was born with the same valve defect he was, and I underwent a mechanical valve replacement 6 years ago along with an aortic root graft to repair the problem. Robby had a bovine valve implanted in the '80s which failed, then underwent the Ross procedure to swap the bad aortic valve with a pulmonary one. When that surgery was found to be botched, he had a third operation, followed by a fourth in 2010. He is lucky to be alive. One open-heart surgery was enough for me, and in theory my mechanical valve should outlive me. I cannot imagine having to go through that four times.

[quote] Clearasil is the most serious kind of acne blemish medicine you can get without a prescription. PASS. IT. ON

I happen to have a blemish!

[quote]Robbie Benson

Oh, dear.

OP, what is your point?

I met him, looked amazing, I have "Beauty & The Beast" Steelbook signed, thanks CHILLER!

What he throws off the Tallahatchie Bridge..

But how old is ROBBY Benson?

Robby Benson born Robin David Segal; January 21, 1956 in Dallas, Texas

Benson made his film debut with an uncredited role in Wait Until Dark (1967) as the Boy Tossing Ball and his Broadway debut in the play Zelda followed by the musical The Rothschilds (1970). Benson had an early role on the daytime soap Search for Tomorrow (1971–1972). As a film actor, Benson was well known for teenage roles in coming of age films, such as 1972's Jory, 1973's Jeremy, and as Billy Joe McAllister in 1976's Ode to Billy Joe. He had an appearance in a 1973 commercial for Reese's Peanut Butter Cups alongside Donny Most who would later co-star in Happy Days.

Benson has been married to singer and actress Karla DeVito since July 11, 1982. The pair met while starring together in The Pirates of Penzance. Together they have two children, daughter Lyric (b. 1983) and son Zephyr (b. 1992). He practices Transcendental Meditation.

Robby Benson is reportedly worth $2 million.

Health problems and activism

While a teenager, Benson was diagnosed with a heart murmur caused by a bicuspid aortic valve defect.[21] He began experiencing symptoms such as dizziness and losing consciousness in his late twenties, and subsequently underwent open-heart surgery in October 1984 to repair the valve defect. He received a bovine valve transplant, which lasted fifteen years. After the bovine valve failed, Benson had a second surgery in 2000, during which he underwent the Ross procedure. For six years after his second surgery, Benson had consistent struggles breathing. He subsequently underwent a third open-heart surgery, during which it was discovered that his breathing problems were caused by the previous procedure causing his aortic valve to buckle and close. In 2010, Benson received a delicate fourth surgery known as the "reverse Ross procedure" to correct damage to his heart.

Benson is an activist and fundraiser for heart research, which, in 2004, led him to write the book, lyrics and music for an original Off-Broadway play called Open Heart, in which he also starred. Benson also has spoken about his dealing with post-surgical cardiac depression

He was creepy as fuck in severance

He proves that he still got it in Severance. I hope he gets an Emmy nomination.

I haven’t thought of Robbie since I left the cinema after watching Harry & Son back in 1984.