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Birthplace: West Covina, California, USA
Tim Robbins ranks among contemporary
cinema's most acclaimed and provocative voices; a multifaceted talent,
he has proved so adept at wearing the various hats of actor, writer, and
director that no less a figure than the legendary filmmaker Robert Altman
declared him the second coming of Orson Welles. Born October 16, 1958,
in West Covina, CA, he was the son of folk singer Gil Robbins; raised
in Greenwich Village, he made his performing debut alongside his father
on a duet of the protest song "Ink Is Black, Page Is White."
At the age of 12, Robbins joined the Theater for the New City, remaining
a member for the next seven years; he also joined his high school drama
club, an experience which afforded him his first opportunities to direct
for the stage. After briefly attending the State University of New York
at Plattsburgh, he relocated to Los Angeles to study at U.C.L.A.; there
he also joined the Male Death Cult, an intramural softball team comprised
of his fellow drama students. After graduating, the teammates reunited
to form the Actor's Gang, an avant-garde theater troupe noted for productions
of works by the likes of Bertolt Brecht and Alfred Jarry.
After guest starring on television series including Hill Street Blues and St. Elsewhere, in 1984 Robbins made his film debut with a bit part in the feature Toy Soldiers. His first starring role came in 1985's teen sex romp Fraternity Vacation. Small roles in hits including Top Gun and The Sure Thing followed before a breakout performance as a doltish fastballer in Ron Shelton's hit 1988 baseball comedy Bull Durham. An onscreen romance with co-star Susan Sarandon soon expanded into their offscreen lives as well, and the twosome became one of Hollywood's most prominent couples. A series of starring roles in films including 1989's misbegotten Erik the Viking and 1990's Jacob's Ladder followed, before Altman's 1992 showbiz satire The Player won Robbins Best Actor honors at the Cannes Film Festival. That same year, he wrote, directed, starred, and performed the music in Bob Roberts, a mock-documentary brutally parodying right-wing politics.
Upon appearing in Altman's 1993 ensemble piece
Short Cuts, Robbins enjoyed starring roles in four major 1994 releases:
The Hudsucker Proxy, I.Q., Ready to Wear (Prêt-à-Porter),
and the Oscar-nominated The Shawshank Redemption. However, his most acclaimed
project to date was 1995's Dead Man Walking, a gut-wrenching examination
of the death penalty, which earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Director;
Sean Penn, portraying a death row inmate, garnered a Best Actor nomination
while Sarandon won Best Actress honors. After a three-year hiatus from
acting, Robbins returned to the screen in 1997 with the comedy Nothing
to Lose; he soon announced plans to mount a film adaptation of Cradle
Will Rock, the Marc Blitzstein play first staged by Orson Welles six decades
earlier. The film, which examined the relationship between art and politics
in 1930s America, premiered at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. That same
year, audiences could view Robbins as a clean-cut suburban terrorist opposite
Jeff Bridges in Arlington Road. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide
Code 46 (2003)
Mystic River (2003) .... Dave
Truth About Charlie, The (2002) .... Mr. Bartholomew
New York at the Movies (2002) (TV) .... Himself
1 Giant Leap (2002) .... Himself
Who is Alan Smithee? (2002) (TV) (uncredited) (archive footage) .... Himself
Last Party 2000 (2001) .... Himself
Shawshank: The Redeeming Feature (2001) (TV) .... Himself
Human Nature (2001) .... Nathan Bronfman
... aka Human Nature (2001) (France) (USA)
AntiTrust (2001) .... Gary Winston
... aka Conspiracy.com (2001) (Europe: English title)
MTV Video Music Awards 2000 (2000) (TV) .... Himself
High Fidelity (2000) .... Ian Raymond
Mission to Mars (2000) .... Woodrow 'Woody' Blake
... aka M2M (2000) (USA: promotional abbreviation)
MTV Video Music Awards 1999 (1999) (TV) .... Himself (presenter)
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) .... The President
... aka Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) (USA: video title)
Cradle Will Rock (1999) (voice) .... Voice On Film Reel
Arlington Road (1999) .... Oliver Lang/William Fenimore
Nothing to Lose (1997) .... Nick Beam
Typewriter, the Rifle & the Movie Camera, The (1996) .... Himself
67th Annual Academy Awards, The (1995) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
I.Q. (1994) .... Ed Walters
Prêt-à-Porter (1994) .... Joe Flynn
... aka Ready to Wear (1994)
Shawshank Redemption, The (1994) .... Andy Dufresne
All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994) (TV) .... Himself
... aka Sesame Street's All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
(1994) (TV) (USA: complete title)
Hudsucker Proxy, The (1994) .... Norville Barnes
... aka Hudsucker - Der große Sprung (1994) (Germany)
Luck, Trust & Ketchup: Robert Altman In Carver Country (1993) ....
Himself
... aka Luck, Trust and Ketchup (1993) (USA: short title)
Short Cuts (1993) .... Gene Shepard
65th Annual Academy Awards, The (1993) (TV) (uncredited) .... Himself
Amazing Stories: Book Four (1992) (V) .... Tim's Phantom (segment "Mirror,
Mirror")
Bob Roberts (1992) .... Bob Roberts
Post No Bills (1992) .... Himself
Player, The (1992) .... Griffin Mill
Jungle Fever (1991) .... Jerry
Jacob's Ladder (1990) .... Jacob Singer
... aka Dante's Inferno (1990)
Twister (1990) .... Jeff
Cadillac Man (1990) .... Larry
Erik the Viking (1989) .... Erik
... aka Erik viking (1989) (Sweden)
Miss Firecracker (1989) .... Delmount Williams
Tapeheads (1988) .... Josh Tager
Bull Durham (1988) .... Ebby Calvin 'Nuke' LaLoosh
Five Corners (1987) .... Harry
Howard the Duck (1986) .... Phil Blumburtt
... aka Howard: A New Breed of Hero (1986)
Top Gun (1986) .... Lieutenant Junior Grade Sam "Merlin" Wells
Malice in Wonderland (1985) (TV) .... Joseph Cotten
... aka Rumor Mill, The (1985) (TV)
Fraternity Vacation (1985) .... Larry 'Mother' Tucker
Sure Thing, The (1985) .... Gary Cooper
Toy Soldiers (1984) .... Boe
No Small Affair (1984) .... Nelson
Quarterback Princess (1983) (TV) .... Marvin
Network (1976) (uncredited) .... Assassin
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