Robert Joy

About Robert Joy

Who is it?: Actor, Producer, Writer
Birth Day: August 17, 1951
Birth Place:  Montréal, Québec, Canada
Birth Sign: Virgo
Occupation: Actor
Years active: 1974–present
Known for: Dr. Sid Hammerback (CSI: NY) Charlie Houx (Land of the Dead)
Spouse(s): Mary Joy (1979–?: divorced)
Partner(s): Henry Krieger (1995–present)
Children: 1

Robert Joy Net Worth

Robert Joy was born on August 17, 1951 in  Montréal, Québec, Canada, is Actor, Producer, Writer. Robert Joy was born on August 17, 1951 in Montréal, Québec, Canada. He is an actor and producer, known for Land of the Dead (2005), AVPR: Aliens vs Predator - Requiem (2007) and The Hills Have Eyes (2006).
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💰Robert Joy Net worth: $18 Million

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Biography/Timeline

1985

Joy played Madonna's punk musician boyfriend Jim in 1985's Desperately Seeking Susan, and the Dutch-Israeli Hans in the 1986 Alliance/CTV production Sword of Gideon, an adaptation of George Jonas's book Vengeance.

1986

In addition to his acting, Joy was frequently associated with the Newfoundland-based 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 of CODCO.

1994

Joy is divorced from Actress Mary Joy. They have one daughter, Ruby Joy, who is an Actress. In the summer of 2011 Joy and his daughter performed together in Shakespeare's The Tempest. Joy was formerly the partner of actor william Duff-Griffin, who passed away from prostate cancer on November 13, 1994, and has been in a relationship with Broadway Composer Henry Krieger since 1995.

1998

In 1998, he appeared in Gregory Hoblit's thriller Fallen, where he fit into the all-star cast that included Denzel Washington, Donald Sutherland, James Gandolfini, and John Goodman. In 2005, he had a lead role as the simple-minded sharpshooter Charlie Houx in George A. Romero's zombie movie Land of the Dead.

2005

In the fall of 2005, Joy joined the CBS television show, CSI: NY, during its second season as a recurring character, Dr. Sid Hammerback, the Chief Medical Examiner, and became a main cast member in season five. Joy stated, "I basically read the script and then look up everything on Wikipedia that I don't know, and try to find out how to pronounce all the long words and get my head around actually what it is that I'm conveying, because often my character has a lot of explaining to do."

2006

In 2006 Joy appeared onscreen in Alex Andre Aja's remake of The Hills Have Eyes where he portrays a mutant named Lizard. He also starred as Ted Bedworth, father of Samaire Armstrong's character Nell Bedworth, in the 2006 romantic comedy It's a Boy Girl Thing. In 2007 Joy played the character of Colonel Stevens in Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem. He appeared as Dr. Stephen Hawking in the comedy, Superhero Movie in 2008.

2012

He appeared as himself in the 2012 documentary film That Guy... Who Was in That Thing.

2017

Joy has had on-going stage engagements on Broadway and throughout US, most recently appearing as Charles in King Charles III at Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington, DC (Feb 7 - Mar 18, 2017).