American actor (1955-2022). He was born in Westbury, New York, and moved to Westport, Connecticut when he was 11. Conroy's father was an alcoholic who attempted suicide while Kevin was a teenager, and his brother struggled for much of his life with schizophrenia. Kevin lived with a friend during his last year in high school. He moved to New York City in 1973 and earned a scholarship to attend the drama division at Juilliard. He studied under John Houseman and roomed with Robin Williams. (And he could have roomed with Christopher Reeve, but the rent was too high.)
After graduating from Juilliard in 1978, Conroy toured with The Acting Company, a professional theater group founded by Houseman, and later went on a national tour of Ira Levin's comic thriller "Deathtrap." Conroy and his co-star Brian Bedford disliked each other and actually got into a fight on-stage during their opening night performance at the Kennedy Center. During the
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