Robert Urich

Robert Urich (December 19, 1946 - April 16, 2002) was an Emmy-winning actor, best known for playing private investigators on the television series ' (1985-1988) and Vega$ {1978-1981). He also starred in numerous other television series over the years.

Early years

He was born and raised in the small town of Toronto, Ohio. Due to the similarity in names with Toronto, Ontario, many sources list him as being a Canadian. His second wife is from the latter city.

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Toronto, Ohio - Toronto, Ontario - Canadian

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Urich went to Florida State University on a football scholarship. In 1968 he earned a bachelor's degree in Radio and Television Communications. He went on to Michigan State University after working in Ohio to earn an master's in Broadcast Research and Management.

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Florida State University - Michigan State University

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