Samuel Prideaux Robards (born December 16, 1961) is an American actor. The son of actors Jason Robards and Lauren Bacall, he is best known for his role as Henry Swinton in the film A.I. Artificial Intelligence, based on the science fiction short story "Supertoys Last All Summer Long" by English writer Brian Aldiss.
Early life and education
Robards was born in New York City, the son of actor Jason Robards, Jr. (1922–2000) and actress Lauren Bacall (1924–2014). He is the only child from their marriage, though he has seven half-siblings; five through his father (three elder, two younger), and through his mother's marriage to Humphrey Bogart, half-siblings Stephen Humphrey and Leslie Bogart. Robards was seven when his parents divorced, which Bacall later blamed on the elder Robards' alcoholism. Robards recalled he was devastated by the divorce, and said he was raised "basically alone." Afterwards, he resided with his mother in New York. Several years after the divorce, Sam moved to Europe with his mother and for a time lived in London, where he attended the American School in London, later returning to New York City where he attended Collegiate School.
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