Robert Merrill

About

Operatic baritone who won critical and popular acclaim, including the National Medal of Arts in 1993. He appeared in movies like Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick.

Before Fame

He would stutter while talking but not while singing.

Trivia

Starting off his career as a crooner named Moishe Miller, he used to sing at Jewish festivities.

Family Life

He married Roberta Peters in 1952 and, after their divorce in 1952, he married Marion Machno in 1954.

Associated With

He is a famous opera singer like Beverly Sills.