Robert Goulet
His face was more famous than his voice, but Robert Goulet recorded a string of popular albums for Columbia during the 1960s, striking the pop charts with several hits and earning a 1962 Grammy Award. Born in 1933 in Lawrence, MA, Goulet was raised in Edmonton, Alberta, where he first studied acting and singing as a teenager. He appeared on Canadian television in the early '50s, but moved to New York and by the end of the decade was fit into a prime Broadway role: Sir Lancelot, in Lerner & Loewe's Camelot (with Julie Andrews and Richard Burton). A starring role in several films proved less than successful, however.
He began singing in the early '60s as well, and after an appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, Goulet signed to Columbia in 1962. His single "What Kind of Fool Am I?" became a modest hit later that year, and early in 1963 he won a Grammy for Best New Artist. Like many vocal artists of the day, however, Goulet became a bankable LP seller rather than a chart success, and though he made a surprise Top 20 showing of "My Love, Forgive Me (Amore, Scusami)" in 1964, it was his last hit. The album My Love Forgive Me reached number five and became a gold seller, and Goulet continued recording until 1970, when he moved into concert and television work.
In 1993, Goulet mounted a production of Camelot, this time trading roles to play the more aged King Arthur. That same year he appeared, in animated form, on an episode of The Simpsons. In 1996 he starred in the film Mr. Wrong and three years later he was the singing voice of Wheezy the Penguin in the animated feature Toy Story 2. The year 2000 found him in a revival of South Pacific and in 2005 he was back on Broadway starring in La Cage aux Folles. In 2006 he was given a spot on Canada's Walk of Fame. A year later he was featured in a bizarre and hilarious commercial for the Emerald Nut Company that aired during Super Bowl XLI. He died in late 2007 while awaiting a lung transplant for relief from a rare form of pulmonary fibrosis.
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Manhattan Tower
Jazz - Released by Columbia - Legacy on Dec 12, 2014
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What I Did For Love
Pop - Released by Jukebox Entertainment on May 12, 2009
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I Used To Play It By Ear (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, May 5, 1968)
Robert Goulet, Fred Waring and The Pennsylvanians
Pop - Released by SOFA - AV Catalog DD on Mar 7, 2022
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There's No Business Like Show Business with Robert Goulet, Vol. 2
Jazz - Released by Show Business on Mar 18, 2024
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This Christmas I Spend with Robert Goulet (Original Christmas Album)
Pop - Released by Christmas Time on Jan 1, 2014
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Robert Goulet - Vintage Sounds
Pop - Released by Retro Music Box on Jan 28, 2022
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Close To You
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by Applause on Feb 2, 2009
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Two Of Us / Begin To Love
Pop/Rock - Released by Columbia on Mar 28, 2003
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Another Time, Another Place
Pop - Released by Academia Royal on Sep 22, 2013
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The Very Best Of
Pop - Released by Master Classics Records on Mar 1, 2011
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If Ever I Would Leave You
Pop - Released by Carinco AG on Feb 16, 2007
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Anything You Can Do (From The "Easter at George" T.V. Advert)
Film Soundtracks - Released by MD NFM on Apr 14, 2015
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What I Did for Love
Pop - Released by Ten12 Entertainment on May 30, 2014
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Robert Goulet At His Best
International Pop - Released by StreamWorld Entertainment Classics on Jan 25, 2021
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The Two of Us...
Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred) - Released by Stage Door on Mar 7, 2013
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Live In Concert
Pop - Released by Master Classics Records on Mar 1, 2011
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Sound of the Movies
Film Soundtracks - Released by Music Manager on Aug 5, 2015
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