Early life and career:
Reed was born John Robert Rietz, Jr. in Highland Park, Illinois. His parents were Helen (nee Teaverbaugh) and John Robert Rietz, Senior Reed spent much of his childhood in Muskogee, Okla., and later studied Shakespeare in college. He was educated at Northwestern University, where he was a member of Beta Theta Pi, and later transferred to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London.
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Robert Reed
