A butler with the sass and charm of Robert Guillaume on “Soap”. Tough to find these days, after Robert passed on Tuesday. He had a really great career.
Robert won two Emmys and a Grammy, and was nominated for a Tony. He voiced a character in The Lion King. But my favorite role of all was Isaac Jaffe on the TV show “Sports Night”.
Isaac was the executive producer of an ESPN-type sports channel. Early in the show’s first season, one of his new employees had a breakdown and was hospitalized after being asked to produce an episode of a hunting show. Robert really came through on a great monologue:
