Robert Goulet, on Camelot, South Pacific, his wife Vera and more!
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- He had a "God given voice" and made the most of it! Goulet was born and raised in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Cast as Sir Lancelot and originating the role in the 1960 Broadway musical Camelot starring opposite established Broadway stars Richard Burton and Julie Andrews, he achieved instant recognition with his performance and interpretation of the song "If Ever I Would Leave You", which became his signature song. His debut in Camelot marked the beginning of an award-winning stage, screen, and recording career. A Grammy, Tony, and an Emmy award winner, his career spanned almost six decades.
In 2005 at age 71, he took to the Broadway stage for the last time as a mid-run replacement in "La Cages aux Folles" and found critical success once again. Clive Barnes of The New York Post wrote of his performance:
Goulet's still radiant grin is in better shape than his joints, giving his movements rather less grace than before. But when he sings, or even speaks, the years fall away. His gorgeous voice seems untouched by time, and his dapper presence fills the stage... With Robert Goulet's new, expansively embracing Georges, Beach seems revitalized, appearing to find a passion and pathos in the role previously eluding him.
In 2016, Goulet was portrayed by Broadway star Matt Bogart in episode 4 of HBO's Vinyl as an act for American Century. In the episode, he goes to the studio to record a Christmas album with the suggestion of performing a song of his own about the day after Christmas stating that it's an "untouched market". The song, Christmas You Go So Fast which is sung by Bogart, is an original piece written specifically for the show. Robert died in 2007 at age 73.
As a young child, I saw him many times on Ed Sullivan! His voice and songs transcend time. Great talent! Camelot will forever be one of Broadway’s best shows. Thank you Robert Goulet for sharing your gift with the world. May God rest your soul!🙏💕🇨🇦🇺🇸
What a loss to the music industry! What a fabulous voice, clear and strong! I still listen to him almost daily! Also a charming, handsome man....bless you Mr. Goulet for the hours of pleasure you have given me with your gift of voice!
What a talent. I loved him and his voice for many years. I still listen to him every night.
Fell in love with his amazing voice and the songs I heard from him when I was a child. There was So Much Talent in that Man!
An amazingly talented man and a gentleman to boot. Greatly missed.
I met Robert Goulet in Detroit, circa late 80's. On an elevator in ren cen hotel downtown, He was in town doing South Pacific. He was nice.
I miss him, hard to believe he's been gone 11 years. He was a wonderful man and a great hugger !
He aged well leader of the pack he was in naked gun 2 rip funny guy
I had the privilege of seeing Robert Glade live in person at the frontier Hotel in Las Vegas along with Foster Brooks Two great talents both greatly missed
Good, quick interview.
Robert Goulet was not only handsome and talented but extremely humble.
What a great singer, I miss him so much, They don't make men like Robert any more.
His voice was just so awesome. Would never have thought that such a tremuondous voice could ever come out of such a small and beautiful mouth.
i love Goulet!
Goulet was the revelation of the show (not the star), as Julie had been in The Boy Friend. It's about finding new talent always.
A gorgeous voice. Can you think of ANY current "singers" who can compare to him???? ..!
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Mary Smith no, none
Though I wouldn't dare to compare him to any great Broadway baritones of the past, Marc Kudisch has been doing a great job of upholding the tradition of the old-school 'legit' leading-man voices.
Johnny Mathis?
What a voice and an interesting man.
Goulet was right of course. Goulet only sang two numbers, one in each act. Andrews and Burton were the stars of Camelot, but the real reason to buy a ticket initially, was the tried and true formula from My Fair Lady: Lerner and Lowe with Moss Hart directing, plus Andrews and a great British stage actor and a book based on a familiar story. What could go wrong? As for Goulet, he made the absolute most out of the role and gave people yet another reason to buy that ticket, once the reviews and word of mouth got out. But let's be honest, its not as though there were not plenty otherwise. Lancelot is a major role in the musical, because Goulet made it into one! It put him on the map.
@Brian Turner
Other actors auditioned for the role of Lancelot (Christopher Plummer for example, in a failed attempt to work with Andrews), it's obvious because Goulet got it. I would say that Andrews was not a "plus". She was part of the formula: Lerner & Lowe-Hart-Andrews. She had already triumphed in My Fair Lady and they made Camelot with Andrews in mind, at all times. Even the song The Lust of May was written at the last moment, and when Lowe told Lerner that there was no time for Julie to learn it, he said: she can. That same afternoon she rehearsed the song as if she had been learning it for months. Burton was a consecrated dramatic actor, being the bet to complement Andrews, as Rex Harrison had done in My Fair Lady.
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oh how times have changed, women are not the same, people don't speak proper English (whose mother tongue is English, that is) and Robert Goulet is gone. Sad.
"Vera said that?"
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"Richard Burton and Julie Andrews were the stars." Oh, Robert, you're just being modest.
And so classy. It was obscene that he was not nominated for a Tony.
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