René Auberjonois

René Auberjonois: Biography in Details

Who is René Auberjonois?

René Auberjonois was an American actor and singer. He was best known for the role of Odo on the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He also provided the voice for the character Louis in the 1989 Disney film The Little Mermaid.

René Auberjonois: Birth Facts, Family, and Childhood

Rene was born on 1 June 1940, in New York City, New York, USA. His nationality was American and he was of mixed ethnicity(Swiss-French, Russian, German, Italian).

His birth name was Rene Murat Auberjonois. His father, Fernand Auberjonois was a Cold War-era foreign correspondent and Pulitzer Prize-nominated writer.  His mother, Laure Louise Napoléone Eugénie Caroline Murat was a great-great-granddaughter of Joachim Murat. Auberjonois has a sister and a brother, and two half-sisters from his mother’s first marriage. His family moved to Paris, France after World War II. At an early age, René Auberjonois decided to become an actor. After a few years in France, his family moved back to the United States.

René Auberjonois: Education History

His school was in London. When he was in school, he was very active in music and arts. He attended the Carnegie-Mellon University, Institute of Technology, and graduated in 1962.

René Auberjonois: Professional Life and Career

After college, Rene began his acting career at theaters.  During his early career days, he traveled between Los Angeles, California, and New York, working in numerous theater productions.

He helped found the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music Repertory Company in New York.

In 1969, René Auberjonois appeared as Sebastian Baye in the theater production Coco, for which he earned a Tony Award for his performance.

He received Tony nominations for his roles in The Good Doctor in 1973. He first appeared in movies in 1970. His first movie role was as Father Mulcahy in M*A*S*H (1970).

Since then, René Auberjonois had roles in several hit movies including the gangster Tony in Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach (1988), and Reverend Oliver in The Patriot (2000).

René Auberjonois had appeared in numerous TV productions as well. His television movie credits include The Rhinemann Exchange, The Dark Secret of Harvest Home, Disney’s Geppetto, Gore Vidal’s Billy The Kid, the remake of A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, and Sally Hemings: An American Scandal (2000) miniseries. He has also worked as a voice artist.

René Auberjonois: Death, Networth

René Auberjonois had a net worth of $5 million when he passed away at 79 leaving all his lifetime earnings and family behind. December 8, 2019, will always be remembered as his death anniversary.

René Auberjonois: Rumors and Controversy

Currently, there were no desperate rumors regarding his personal and professional life. It seems he is doing his best job without harming others and has been a straight person in his life, for which he has not been in any controversy in his entire life.

René Auberjonois: Description Of Body Measurement

René Auberjonois has a tall height of 6 feet. His hair color is salt and pepper and his eye color is blue. Other information on his body measurements like weight, shoe size, etc. is unknown.

René Auberjonois: Social Media Profile

René Auberjonois is active in social media. He is active on Twitter but not on Facebook and Instagram. He has over 103.8k followers on his Twitter account.

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