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 ROBERT MONTANO was born in Bayside, Queens, not too far
from Belmont Racetrack where he started his first
professional career as a Racehorse Jockey at age 16. He
rode with the best (Angel Cordero, Steve Cauthen, etc...) at
Aqueduct, Saratoga and various tracks throughout the
country before Mother Nature caught up with him. By age
18, he literally outgrew his jockey silks and could not
make the strict weight requirements. He then became an
exercise rider at Hialeah Racecourse where they were
filming Franco Zefferelli’s “The Champ.” Between that
moment of watching the filming of “The Champ” and the
excitement of “Saturday Night Fever,” Robert was determined
to work in film and theatre. Never having danced before,
he then traded his riding boots for ballet shoes and began
at age 20 at Adelphi University where he earned a
scholarship and a BFA. One week before he graduated he
booked his first professional theatre job, “CATS,” in
Vienna, Austria, singing Andrew Lloyd Weber’s score in
“German.” He later made his way back home to join the
Broadway Company to sing it in his native tongue.
Broadway / Off-Broadway: “Fabulation,” “One Shot, One
Kill,” “On The Town,” “Kiss Of The Spiderwoman,” “Chita
Plus Two,” “Cats,” “Legs Diamond,” and “Da Spanish Mob.”
Regional: “Marty” at the Huntington, originated two of Jose
Rivera’s plays, Benito in “References To Salvador Dali Make
Me Hot” at SCR, and Anibal in “Cloud Tectonics” at Humana
Festival. At ATL, Cal in “East of Eden” and “Comedy of
Errors.” Television: Undefeated, Sex And The City, Third
Watch, Law & Order, NY Undercover, and Law & Order-SVU. He
has done numerous Soaps & Commercials. Film credits:
Chicago, The Yards, Center Stage, It Runs In The Family,
Second Best, Passionada, & Fresh Cut Grass. Upcoming
projects this summer on Broadway, “The Mambo Kings,” and
later in the year, “Marty” with John C. Reilly. Film: “The
Producers,” with Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick. Robert
is also writing a screenplay based on his experiences as a
Jockey, titled “Under The Wire.”
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