Robert Redford was born in 1937, in Santa Monica, California (USA).
Like most young pre-teens, he was not one of the most diligent students, and was more interested in drawing and baseball.
Thanks to this sport, he is worthy of a scholarship that gives him place at the University to study Art, but he would only last two years in the academic world.
With a lot of effort he made money with temporary jobs and went to Europe, with the aim of becoming a painter.
There he studies art in Paris and Florence.
He did so, but came back unsuccessful so he was forced to work again away from the artistic environment.
He managed to enter the world again, in the construction of sets for some plays, from his place he tried his luck in some tests for small roles.
He managed to intervene in various television series, without much significance, as did his first steps on celluloid, which came shortly after.
On “Sunday in New York” plays her first leading role in Brodway.
This one was succeeded “Barefoot in the Park” (of course in its theatrical version).
Some time later he would perform, together with Jane fonda, the film version of “Barefoot in the park” (Brodway’s work) with which she managed to attract the attention of the entire female audience.
After that instance would come success, along with world fame and recognition, which Robert took time to assume.
“The man who whispered to horses” It is the first film that he directs and stars simultaneously.
He earned a nomination for Oscar What Best Actor for his performance in the film “The hit” and as a director, he won a statuette for “Ordinary people”.
He lived a marriage for many years, which made him the father of several children.
They would separate years later. Since then he has known some romances.
Redford founded the Sundance Festival, for new values, as a result of a cultural interest, which also led him to participate in first-line environmental movements and organizations, among other things.