Robert Bannon

Starting his education in Musical Theater under Bertin Rowser at Julliard Prep, Robert Bannon has performed throughout the country. He is a graduate of the two year conservatory program at WIlliam Esper Studio under Barbara Marchant. He has also studied with Matt Gould and Linda Benanti at the Harbor Conservatory. At age 14, Robert stopped performing due to Meningitis and was home schooled for 4 years. He then got his Teachers Certification Masters in Reading & Education Leadership. Then, after a decade of teaching 5th grade in New Jersey and having the chance to meet with Matt Gould (Witness Uganda, Lempicka) and Griffin Matthews (Dear White People), it changed the course of his life- and he began his one man show, "Unfinished Business", performing at 54 Below in NY, NJ, LA, etc. He appeared in various commercials and in musical productions such as the tour of "My Big Gay Italian Wedding", "The Music Man" at the Sharon Playhouse, Roger in "Rent", "My Way," Glen in "The Wedding Singer" , Galileo in "We Will Rock You,""Grease", "Bye Bye Birdie", and "Guys and Dolls". He has been fortunate enough to perform with Patti LaBelle at the Beacon Theatre with Roseanne Cash, Whoopi Goldberg, George Benson, Rosie O'Donnell, and more. He has performed for Sec. Hillary Clinton, Gov. George Pataki, etc. and at such venues as Madison Square Garden, The Beacon Theater, and the Brooklyn Academy of Music. He has been a principal on "Saturday Night Live" the past three seasons including sketches such as "Electric Shoes" & "TSA PSA."