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"At the time, before reviews were published, Robert Goulet was entirely unknown in New York," Kreuger told The Times. "When he appeared early in the show to sing 'C'est Moi' and swept his huge cape with a glorious flourish, the entire audience, male and female, gasped at the presence of this striking young man with a powerful, beautifully modulated baritone.
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After a brief stint as a radio disc jockey, Goulet won a scholarship to Toronto's Royal Conservatory of Music, where he studied acting and singing. In 1954, he prematurely traveled to New York in hopes of making it on Broadway. However, the only work Goulet found was as a stationary salesman in Gimbel's department store. Somewhat disillusioned, he returned to Toronto, where the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation cast him in a leading role in the TV production Little Women. Goulet maintained his small screen success with a three year run as host of the variety series General Electric's Showtime. Throughout the late 1950s, he enjoyed steady work in theater productions, and was befittingly labeled 'Canada's first matinee idol' by the age of 24.
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A few years ago, VINCENT SARDI Jr. had to tell ROBERT GOULET that a caricature of him, drawn in 1960 by Don Bevan when Mr. Goulet first opened in "Camelot," had disappeared from the walls of Sardi's. After the actor finishes tonight's performance in the current Broadway production of "Camelot" at the Gershwin Theater, the restaurant will present him with a new portrait by Richard Baratz, who has been the resident caricaturist at Sardi's for the last 17 years.
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Garfield's four-star review of the Emerald spot reads: "At 3 p.m., when your blood sugar is low, Robert Goulet sneaks into your cube and messes with your stuff -- so eat nuts at 3 p.m. every day. Robert Goulet! Putting aside the absurd genius of the premise, here's an ad that creates not just a USP but an entire new market. Hilarious and brilliant."
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With increased TV exposure in Canada, Goulet moved to weightier stage productions, including "Thunder Rock," "Visit to a Small Planet" and "The Bells Are Ringing." During this period, he auditioned for Lerner and Loewe for Sir Lancelot in New York, impressing the duo when they had given up on finding a suitable performer. Playing opposite Richard Burton and Julie Andrews, Goulet became a stage star.
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In 1959, Goulet was introduced to librettist Alan Jay Lerner and composer Frederick Loewe, who were having difficulty casting the role of Lancelot in their stage production Camelot. Lerner and Loewe, impressed by Goulet's talent, signed the virtual newcomer to play the part, opposite Richard Burton (King Arthur) and Julie Andrews (Queen Guenevere).
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