Nathaniel Robert "Nat" Benchley is an American writer and actor who
has performed on stage, television, and film.Benchley is the son of
Marjorie (Bradford) and Nathaniel Goddard Benchley, an author. He is
the grandson of humorist Robert Benchley, a founding member of the
Algonquin Round Table. He is the brother of author Peter Benchley, who
wrote Jaws.Since 1996, Nat Benchley has been performing Benchley
Despite Himself, which he describes as "a compilation of Robert
Benchley's best monologues, short films, radio rantings and pithy
pieces as recalled, edited, and acted by his grandson, and combined
with family reminiscences and friends' perspectives." He has performed
it in Washington, D.C.; New York, New York; Boston, Massachusetts; and
other locations. The Washington Post called it "an engaging work that
breaks with the usual conventions of one-man plays. Rather than
inhabit the character of Robert Benchley the entire evening, Nat
Benchley blends his own observations with re-creations of the routines
and sketches that made his grandfather famous. The effect is at once
seductive and distancing, perhaps a bit like Robert Benchley, whose
humor often obscured his unhappiness."He has recorded two CDs of
Robert Benchley's monologues, Benchley on Benchley, Volumes 1 & 2. He
also does narration work for commercials and television documentaries
for the National Geographic Channel and the Discovery Channel.
has performed on stage, television, and film.Benchley is the son of
Marjorie (Bradford) and Nathaniel Goddard Benchley, an author. He is
the grandson of humorist Robert Benchley, a founding member of the
Algonquin Round Table. He is the brother of author Peter Benchley, who
wrote Jaws.Since 1996, Nat Benchley has been performing Benchley
Despite Himself, which he describes as "a compilation of Robert
Benchley's best monologues, short films, radio rantings and pithy
pieces as recalled, edited, and acted by his grandson, and combined
with family reminiscences and friends' perspectives." He has performed
it in Washington, D.C.; New York, New York; Boston, Massachusetts; and
other locations. The Washington Post called it "an engaging work that
breaks with the usual conventions of one-man plays. Rather than
inhabit the character of Robert Benchley the entire evening, Nat
Benchley blends his own observations with re-creations of the routines
and sketches that made his grandfather famous. The effect is at once
seductive and distancing, perhaps a bit like Robert Benchley, whose
humor often obscured his unhappiness."He has recorded two CDs of
Robert Benchley's monologues, Benchley on Benchley, Volumes 1 & 2. He
also does narration work for commercials and television documentaries
for the National Geographic Channel and the Discovery Channel.
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