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Robert David Hall
February 25th, 2010 by Lynn DeVries

Robert David Hall: Plays Dr. Albert Robbins

Full Name: Robert David Hall

[Photo: ©2010 CBS Broadcasting Co.]
Birth Date: November 9, 1947
Astrological Sign: Scorpio
Birth Place: East Orange, NJ
Spouse(s):
  • He is currently married to Judy Sterns (from 1999 to present).
  • He has a son, Andrew, (born 1981), by his second wife Connie Cole to whom he was married from 1979 until their divorce in the 1980s.
  • He was earlier married to Susan Petroni from 1971 until their divorce in 1974.
College:
  • UCLA, Los Angeles, CA (BA in English Literature, 1971)
Awards:
  • Screen Actors Guild Awards

    • 2005 Won Actor Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for: "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000)
      Shared with: Gary Dourdan, George Eads, Jorja Fox, Paul Guilfoyle, Marg Helgenberger, William Petersen, Eric Szmanda
    • 2004 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for: "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000)
      Shared with: Gary Dourdan, George Eads, Jorja Fox, Paul Guilfoyle, Marg Helgenberger, William Petersen, Eric Szmanda
    • 2003 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for: "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000)
      Shared with: Gary Dourdan, George Eads, Jorja Fox, Paul Guilfoyle, Marg Helgenberger, William Petersen, Eric Szmanda
    • 2002 Nominated Actor Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series for: "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (2000)
      Shared with: Gary Dourdan, George Eads, Jorja Fox, Paul Guilfoyle, Marg Helgenberger, William Petersen, Eric Szmanda
Fast Facts:
  • After college, worked as a disc jockey, copywriter and rock guitarist before turning to acting.
  • Was in a serious car accident in 1978 that resulted in burns over 65 percent of his body and the amputation of both legs. He spent six months at University of California-Irvine’s Regional Burn Center and several years in physical therapy.
  • While still working as a DJ, he began auditioning for film and TV roles, landing his first part in the 1983 Chevy Chase movie Deal of the Century.
  • Volunteers with burn victims and amputees; serves on the board of directors of the National Organization on Disability.
  • He is 5′7½" (1.71 m) tall.
  • He plays the guitar, piano and mandolin. When he was younger he played the flute and French horn.
Quotes:
  • I want to teach others to switch as I had to do from being a victim to being a survivor.
  • I fought the odds – and won. I don’t consider myself that courageous, but I am stubborn.
  • In the real world, disabled people are holding down all kinds of jobs.
  • Just because I’m a person with a disability, that shouldn’t limit me.
  • It’s about your ability, not your disability.
  • On ‘CSI,’ Dr. Robbins is an equal to the other people on the team. I’m passionate about doing my work well, just as the characters out in the field are.
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