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Robert O'Neil Lee
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Self Employed Musician and Opera Singer - June 1985 - Present

  • Performances in US, Canada, and Europe

  • Appeared at Carnegie Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Academy of Music, Canadian International Music Festival

  • Off-Broadway touring performances "The Desert Song" (Romberg)  (NY, PA, MI, MA, ME)

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Television/Commercial Ads 

  • Shark Tank Christmas Episode - Santa 

  • PC Richards TV Christmas Commercial - Santa 

  • Mare of Easttown HBO - Background Van Driver 

  • The Time Traveler's Wife - HBO  Featured Homeless Man

  • Roach Energy- Santa Delivery Man

  • Rybelsis - Diabetic Patient- Manhattan 

Film/Movies

Squatter (Homeless Man) Aidan C Guynes, Filmmaker

Tender Days (Elderly Man) NuVu Productions 

Human Hibachi II (Uncle Bob)  Mario Cerrito, Dir. 

The Unhoused - Homeless Man Artgrid Films 

Mother Goose Playhouse (Santa)    Sockeye Media                                             

BIOGRAPHY

Robert Lee made his stage debut as an opera singer back in 1983. He soon thereafter appeared  in Des Moines as the Ballad Singer in "Of Mice and Men."His career would eventually lead to appearances at Alice Tully Hall, Carnegie Hall, The Academy of Music (Philadelphia), and in concert at the Festival de Lanaudière (Montreal Canada). He made his debut as Santa for the 2019 holiday season, although his love for Christmas and for children is previously well documented. Within his first season, he was offered major retail appearances in New York City, an appearance on national television, and serves as the official Santa of the Trenton Thunder and Villanova University.
     As Santa, he has  been featured on "Shark Tank", has done extensive commercial work ("PC Richard and Sons", Roach Energy NYC Jingle Ball) and special appearances (Saks 5th Avenue Light Show, Villanova Tree Lighting and Christmas Basketball Game, Short Hills and Cherry Hill Malls, Trenton Thunder Christmas in July).

     As a character actor, Mr. Lee quite often appears as a character actor in commercials, on TV, and in theater.

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PRESS

"He is the best Santa I have ever seen" - J.J.  Short Hills Mall
"An excellent tenor voice. He sang with clarion clarity" - M.C. Philadelphia Inquirer
"He is cute as a button...you're gonna love him" - D.P.  Cherry Hill Programs
"Of course, Santa throws out the opening pitch!" - B. M.
"Santa was wonderful to work with. I would adore doing another special event with him!" - K. L. - Owner - Hammer & Stain, Haddon Township, NJ
"My kids had an amazing time painting for Christmas in July and Santa was just phenomenal" - M. W. @ Hammer & Stain
"Absolutely adorable!" - A.M. - Palm Beach , Florida hammer & Stone
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