Robert Gerard Goulet (November 26, 1933 – October 30, 2007) was an American Grammy- and Tony Award- winning entertainer. He rose to international stardom in 1960 as Lancelot in Lerner and Loewe's hit Broadway musical Camelot. His long career as a singer and actor encompassed theatre, radio, television and film. Enjoying most of his career in the United States, he would later reside there permanently (Goulet was an American citizen, having been bo...
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Robert Gerard Goulet (November 26, 1933 – October 30, 2007) was an American Grammy- and Tony Award- winning entertainer. He rose to international stardom in 1960 as Lancelot in Lerner and Loewe's hit Broadway musical Camelot. His long career as a singer and actor encompassed theatre, radio, television and film. Enjoying most of his career in the United States, he would later reside there permanently (Goulet was an American citizen, having been born in Massachusetts and raised in the United States until the age of 13). He unsuccessfully sought Canadian citizenship later in life, owing to his parentage.
Goulet was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, the only son of French Canadian parents Jeanette (née Gauthier) and Joseph Georges André Goulet, a laborer. Shortly after his father's death, 13-year-old Robert moved with his mother and sister Claire to Girouxville, Alberta, and he spent his formative years in Canada.
Goulet's rise to fame started at the age of five when his aunts and uncles...
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