Robert Eigen
- Actor
Born in Milwaukee and raised in the Village of Shorewood, Wisconsin.
Has appeared in over 60 Off-Broadway and Off-Off Broadway stage productions including the works of Shakespeare, Shaw, Simon, Pinter, Chekov, Moliere, Ionesco, and Tennessee Williams.
A Solo Show Countless Voices: The Forgotten Souls of 911 in which he played Lido, Jacob, Gloria, and Joaquin. At The House of Tribes and The Hudson Guild Theatre in New York. And the One-Act Play festival winner Like Yesterday in which he played Sam a holocaust survivor suffering from early-stage Alzheimer's. Written by his wife Awilda Bravo and available on Amazon. Studied with William Hickey, Earle Hyman, Ann Meara . Last appeared on stage Off-Broadway in Chasing Jack as the comic Judge Jason Boyer at The jerry Orbach Theater 50th and Broadway. He's done commercials and voice work for Heineken, ESPN, Nascar, Showtime, The History Channel, Dryel, Urge Music, Axe, and the WWE. Before pursuing an acting career he obtained a degree from The University of Wisconsin majoring in History and Political Science.
Studied for two summers with Richard Leacock and his MIT documentary film unit at Hampshire College in Amherst, MA. Intending to be a documentary filmmaker. Then worked in political polling and research for many years in New York City while studying for his Masters of Arts in Media Studies at The New School For Social Research. He continues to have a real love for Acting.