Newman has worked extensively in the theater world, playing leading roles in the musicals The Robber Bridegroom, Guys and Dolls, Bye Bye Birdie, and The Fantasticks, as well as roles in such diverse plays as Veronica's Room, Titus Andronicus, The Owl and the Pussycat, Medea and The Rainmaker. He was seen off-Broadway at the Orpheum Theater in Quiet on the Set and in Betty the Yeti at Stamford Theatreworks in Stamford, CT. In addition, Newman and his wife, actress Britt Newman, (ex-Lily Slater, Loving,) have performed opposite each other in a number of plays, including Picnic, Barefoot in the Park, Romantic Comedy, Sylvia, (which Robert also directed), and The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. Newman has also recently performed at North Shore Music Theater in Beverly, Mass as Guido Contini in NINE, and at Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera as Carl Magnus in A Little Night Music and as Harold in The Full Monty. He has just returned from a successful run as Charlie Anderson in Shenandoah at The Barn Theater in Augusta, Mi. Newman originated the role of Josh on GUIDING LIGHT in October 1981, left the series in mid-1983, then returned to the role in October 1986. In the interim, he was seen in short-term roles on General Hospital and Santa Barbara. During that time he also played the recurring role of Dr. Alex Turnan in the cop show, Hunter, and was featured in the pilot Destination America, both for Stephen Cannell Productions. Newman left Guiding Light again in 1991, only to return for a third time in August 1993 after starring in the ABC civil war epic Class of ‘61 for Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Productions. |
Robert Newman has earned legions of fans with his winning portrayal of Joshua Lewis on GUIDING LIGHT. The ever-popular actor, who first appeared on the CBS daytime drama in 1981, plays a character that has seen great joy and tragedy in his life with his soul mate, Reva Shayne. In 2002 and 2006, Newman received a nomination for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.