What is Robert Blake (actor)?
{{Infobox person | name = Robert Blake | image = Robert Blake Baretta 1977.JPG | caption = Blake in 1977 | birth_name = Michael James Gubitosi | birth_date = {{birth date|1933|09|18}} | birth_place = [[Nutley, New Jersey]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age|2023|03|09|1933|09|18}} | death_place = [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S. | death_cause = | spouse = {{ubl | {{marriage|Sondra Kerr<br>|1961|1983|end=divorced}} | {{marriage|[[Bonnie Lee Bakley]]<br>|2000|2001|end=murdered}} | {{marriage|Pamela Hudak<br>|2017|2019|end=divorced}}}} | children = 3 | other_names = {{ubl | Bobby Blake | Lyman P. Docker | Mickey Gubitosi }} | occupation = Actor | years_active = 1939–1997 | website = {{URL|http://robertbobbyblake.com}} }} '''Robert Blake''' (born '''Michael James Vincenzo Gubitosi'''; September 18, 1933 – March 9, 2023),<ref>{{Cite web|last=Haring|first=Bruce|date=2023-03-10|title=Robert Blake Dies: Actor In 'Baretta' And 'In Cold Blood' Was 89, Beat Real-Life Murder Rap|url=https://deadline.com/2023/03/robert-blake-dead-actor-in-baretta-in-cold-blood-was-89-beat-real-life-murder-rap-1235284339/|access-date=2023-03-10|website=Deadline|language=en-US}}</ref> was an American actor. In 1975, he won an [[Emmy Award]] and a [[Golden Globe Award]]. ==Early life== Robert Blake was born Michael James Gubitosi<ref>{{cite book |last=Blake |first=Robert |title=Tales of a Rascal: What I Did for Love |page=169 |year=2015|publisher=Black Rainbow Productions |isbn=978-0-61-559194-0}}</ref> in [[Nutley, New Jersey|Nutley]], [[New Jersey]], on September 18, 1933. His family were entertainers. His family moved to [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], in 1938 to focus on their career. Blake had an unhappy childhood in which he was abused by his [[alcoholism|alcoholic]] father. He said that he was [[physical abuse|physically]] and [[child sexual abuse|sexually abused]] by both of his parents whil