Robert Englund

Member of Actors' Equity Association (1968-), Screen Actors Guild (1973-), American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Directors Guild of America.

In 1973 he returned to the Academy of Dramatic Art to teach a stunts and stage fight class while appearing at the nearby regional professional Meadow Brook Theatre.

Auditioned for the part of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars (1977).

After failing to get the part of Luke Skywalker in Star Wars (1977), he suggested to a friend that he try out for the part. That friend was Mark Hamill.

He is a keen surfer, and has been shown on "Entertainment Tonight" (1981) talking about surfing.

His performance as Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) is ranked #51 on Premiere Magazine's 100 Greatest Movie Characters of All Time.

Wrote an unused treatment for A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987).

Married three times, the first occurred during his college heyday. His second wife, actress Roxanne Rogers, had a small part in the only movie he directed, 976-EVIL (1988), and his third wife, Nancy Booth, worked on the same movie as set decorator..

Is an avid "King of the Hill" (1997) fan.