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- Jo – Are those jazz shoes?
- Robert – They're just shoes; I'm the jazz.
Robert Hanson is a retired divorce lawyer and the husband of Sol Bergstein. He is the ex-husband of Grace Hanson.
Biography[]
Robert Hanson was born in 1944[2] to a Mr. Hanson and Barbara Hanson. He has one younger sister named Lydia. On his mother’s side he is Irish.[3] He is a divorce lawyer. Around 1975 he married Grace Hanson.[4] Together they have two children: Brianna Hanson and Mallory Hanson.
In 1995, Sol kissed Robert in an elevator on their way to a hotel. This was the start of a twenty year affair, that they finally confessed to in 2015.[5][6] He told Sol he loved him for the first time in London.[7]
Quotes[]
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- I waited twenty years for you. I'd wait another twenty if I had to. There is no one else for me.
- —Robert to Sol[src]
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- Couldn't we fight for the right to masturbate after lunch?
- —Robert to Grace[src]
Trivia[]
- Robert is a given name of German origin. It is rooted in the ancient Germanic name Hrodebert and it means "bright fame” and “bright glory”.
- Hanson is a surname of Scandinavian, German and Dutch origin. It is an Anglicized form of Hansen, Hanssen or Hansson. It means “son of Hans.”
- He likes to eat unhealthy and greasy food.
- Robert is Irish.[8]
- He’s a practicing Catholic and he goes to mass every week.[9]
- Two cities hold a special place in his heart.
- He is a big fan of musical theatre. His favorite musical is 1776.[12]
Photos[]
References[]
- ↑ Robert mentions he came out at 70 in The Goodbyes
- ↑ The Goodbyes
- ↑ The Credit Cards
- ↑ The End
- ↑ The End
- ↑ The Elevator
- ↑ The Chicken
- ↑ The Apology
- ↑ The Confessions
- ↑ The Earthquake
- ↑ The Chicken
- ↑ The Focus Group