*Bobby Breen* (born November 4, 1927) is a [Canadian|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada|Canada]-born actor and singer of the 1930s. He made his professional debut at age four in a night club in [Toronto|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto|Toronto] and was an immediate sensation. He made his radio debut soon after. He played in [vaudeville|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaudeville|Vaudeville] and his sister paid for his musical education. Breen went to [Hollywood|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood|Hollywood] in 1935. His first major appearance was on [Eddie Cantor|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Cantor|Eddie Cantor]'s weekly radio show in 1936, and he soon became the leading child star at [RKO Studios|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RKO_Pictures|RKO Pictures]. He is best remembered today for his films, and for the fact that he was a [boy soprano|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boy_soprano|Boy soprano]. His first film was [Let's Sing Again|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%27s_Sing_Again|Let's Sing Again] (1936), followed by eight more, including [Rainbow on the River|http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rainbow_on_the_River&action=edit&redlink=1|Rainbow on the River (page does not exist)] (1936), [Make a Wish|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_a_Wish_%28film%29|Make a Wish (film)] (1937), [Way Down South|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Way_Down_South_%28film%29|Way Down South (film)] (1939), and his last film, [Johnny Doughboy|http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Johnny_Doughboy&action=edit&redlink=1|Johnny Doughboy (page does not exist)] (1942).
He continued working as a singer in nightclubs and a musical performer in stock theatre, later serving as a guest pianist for the NBC Symphony Orchestra on radio, and hosting a local TV show in New York. He also recorded briefly for the [Motown|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motown_Records|Motown Records] label, singing on two singles and an unreleased album in 1964.^[Motown|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Breen#cite_note-0]^^[Motown|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobby_Breen#cite_note-1]^ In 1953, Breen appeared on [ABC|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Broadcasting_Company|American Broadcasting Company]'s [reality show|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reality_show|Reality show], [The Comeback Story|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Comeback_Story|The Comeback Story], to explain how his career nose-dived as he entered his teen years and how he fought to recover.
As of 2002^[[update]|http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bobby_Breen&action=edit]^, Breen was living in [Tamarac|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamarac,_Florida|Tamarac, Florida], [Florida|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida|Florida], as owner/operator of Bobby Breen Enterprises, a talent agency.