- Robert Joy
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birthdate = Birth date and age|1951|8|17|df=y
birthplace =Montreal ,Quebec Canada
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occupation =Film ,television actor
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spouse =Robert Joy (born
August 17 ,1951 ) is a Canadian actor.Joy was born in
Montreal ,Quebec , the son of Flora Louise (née Pike) and Clifton Joseph Joy. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/18/Robert-Joy.html Robert Joy Biography (1951-) ] ] [ [http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800017436/bio Robert Joy Biography - Yahoo! Movies ] ] He attendedOxford University andMemorial University of Newfoundland .Joy played Madonna's punk musician boyfriend Jim in 1985's "
Desperately Seeking Susan ". In 1998, Joy appeared inGregory Hoblit 's thriller "Fallen", where he fit into the all star cast that includedDenzel Washington ,Donald Sutherland ,James Gandolfini andJohn Goodman . In 2004, Joy made an appearance on an episode of "Everybody Loves Raymond " entitled "Ally's F" as Ally's math teacher, Mr. Putnam [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0431451/ Robert Joy (I) ] ] .Starting in fall 2005, he joinedNBC television show, "E-Ring " and is now a regular on "". Joy recently had a lead role as the simple-minded sharpshooter Charlie in George A. Romero's latest zombie movie, "Land of the Dead ". He last appeared onscreen inAlexandre Aja 's remake of "The Hills Have Eyes" where he portrays a mutant named Lizard. He also starred as Ted Bedworth, father ofSamaire Armstrong 's character Nell Bedworth, in the 2006 romantic comedy "It's a Boy/Girl Thing ". He appeared as Dr.Stephen Hawking in the film comedy,Superhero Movie in 2008.He played the character of Colonel Stevens in "".
In addition to his acting, Joy was frequently associated with
CODCO , working with the comedy troupe on many of their pre-television stage shows and appearing as a guest performer in the series. He also co-starred in the 1986 Andy Jones film, "The Adventure of Faustus Bidgood ", the only film that features the entire cast ofCODCO .Filmography
Television
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External links
*imdb name|id=0431451|name=Robert Joy
* [http://community.livejournal.com/robert_joy/ Robert Joy LiveJournal Community]
* [http://69.50.211.117/~yvigpfed/interviews/interview-RobertJoy.html Robert Joy interview at Fan Girl Magazine]
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