Robbie Reilly(II)
- Actor
- Director
- Producer
Filmmaker Robbie Reilly lives and breathes in Tokyo, Japan. When not working on a film project, he spends his time as a writer, artist, photographer, model, TV host, contest judge, student and teacher.
- A lover of classic films and television, when asked about his favorite movie, Robbie will happily dive into an hour-long discussion on a variety of films ranging from 'Casablanca' and 'It's a Wonderful Life' to 'The Last Wave', 'Duck Soup' and 'Jaws'. At other times, he can be heard defending, with alacrity, why the original theatrical release of 'Blade Runner' is the absolute best version, his passionate feelings about movies as a communal experience, why actors can never fully enjoy a film as much as the audience, and how 'Fun with Dick and Jane' almost took his life and how 'Raiders of the Lost Ark' actually saved it.
- A fan of old time radio, he lists X-Minus One, Suspense, Dimension X, Philip Marlowe and Lux Radio Theater as his favorite vintage radio programs. His favorite TV shows growing up were Get Smart, The Twilight Zone, Star Trek, Lost in Space, Happy Days, Mary Tyler Moore, Barney Miller, MASH, The Brady Bunch, Columbo and Cheers, to name a few. For Robbie, the Variety Show holds a special place in his heart, too, with programs like The Carol Burnett Show, The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour, The Bob Hope and Andy Williams Christmas specials, because it was a time when three generations of his family would gather together in the living room to enjoy the same program.
- Robbie's siblings, who were subjected to his mediocre impressions of actors and reenactments of famous movie scenes at the dinner table, usually playing all the parts, now work in the fields of journalism, finance, building and design, and the arts.
- Robbie Reilly (aka Rye Dano) grew up in the hamlet of Green Village located on the borders of Harding and Chatham Township, New Jersey. Of Irish, English and Italian heritage, Robbie is the eldest son of Robert and Marguerite. He credits his parents for instilling in him a great love for the arts, music, and beauty, as well as an insatiable appetite for learning.