Turner and Jean Létourneau, and later became a radio announcer for radio station CKUA. There, he attended the voice schools founded by Herbert G.

Īfter living in Girouxville for several years, they moved to the provincial capital of Edmonton to take advantage of the performance opportunities offered in the city. Shortly after his father's death, 13-year-old Goulet moved with his mother and sister Claire to Girouxville, Alberta, and he spent his formative years in Canada. His parents were French Canadian, and he was a descendant of French-Canadian pioneers Zacharie Cloutier and Jacques Goulet. Both of his parents worked in the mills, but his father was also an amateur singer and wrestler. He was the only son of Jeanette (née Gauthier) and Joseph Georges André Goulet. Goulet was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts, on Haverhill Street, where he also lived. In 1968, he won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical for The Happy Time, a musical about a French-Canadian family set in Ottawa. He starred in a 1966 television version of Brigadoon, a production which won five primetime Emmy Awards.

A Grammy Award winner, his career spanned almost six decades.

His debut in Camelot marked the beginning of a stage, screen, and recording career. Cast as Sir Lancelot and originating the role in the 1960 Broadway musical Camelot starring opposite established Broadway stars Richard Burton and Julie Andrews, he achieved instant recognition with his performance and interpretation of the song 'If Ever I Would Leave You', which became his signature song.

Goulet was born and raised in Lawrence, Massachusetts until age 13, and then spent his formative years in Canada. Robert Gérard Goulet (Novem– October 30, 2007) was an American and Canadian singer and actor of French-Canadian ancestry.

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