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René Auberjonois
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Director, Actor Born: July 1, 1940 in New York City, NY Biography:While his name might suggest a birthplace somewhere in France -- or at the very least Quebec -- actor "Rene Auberjonois" was born in New York City. However, his well-to-do parents were of noble European blood, thus French was the language of choice in his household. Despite his first-born-American status, Auberjonois was shunned by many of his schoolmates as a foreigner, and teased for having a "girl's" name. As a defense mechanism, Auberjonois became the class clown, which somehow led naturally to amateur theatricals. The influence of such neighborhood family friends as "Burgess Meredith" and "Lotte Lenya" solidified Auberjonois' determination to make performing his life's work. He was cast in a production at Stratford (Ontario)'s Shakespeare company by "John Houseman" -- another neighbor of his parents' -- and after moving with his family to England, Auberjonois returned to complete his acting... Full Biography
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