Timothy Francis Robbins

@University Of California, Los Angeles, Family and Childhood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Tim Robbins is an Academy Award winning actor best known for his role as Dave Boyle in ‘Mystic River’ California American University Of California, Los Angeles Film & Theater Personalities Actors Libra Celebrities Timothy Francis "Tim" Robbins is an actor cum producer who is as famous for his acting talents as he is for his activism. A man with liberal political views, he often chooses films that promote liberty and civil rights for all. He is known to act in movies that highlight social and political issues such as capital punishment, child sexual abuse and libertarian politics. The son of an actress and a musician, he developed an early interest in show business. He was a member of his school drama club and started doing theatre when he was 12. As a teenager he spent many years in the Annual Summer Street Theater at Theater for the New City and played the leading role in a musical adaptation of ‘The Little Prince’. He began his professional acting career as a television actor and appeared as a domestic terrorist in the program ‘St. Elsewhere’. Gradually he set his eyes on entering Hollywood and started doing minor roles in films. His portrayal of a likeable baseball player in the movie ‘Bull Durham’ got him noticed and helped to propel his career to great heights. Famous for his slender frame and mellow voice, Robbins is especially talented at playing soft-spoken and sensitive characters on screen.

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Birthday: October 16, 1958 Nationality: American Famous: University Of California, Los Angeles, Film & Theater Personalities, Actors City/State: California Spouses: Susan Sarandon Siblings: Adele Known as: Tim Robbins Information Detail Birthday October 16, 1958 Nationality American Famous University Of California, Los Angeles, Film & Theater Personalities, Actors City/State California Spouses Susan Sarandon Siblings Adele Known as Tim Robbins Childrens Jack Henry Robbins, Miles Robbins Universities University Of California, Los Angeles Stuyvesant High School UCLA Film School Notable Alumnis University Of California Los Angeles Birth Place West Covina, California, United States Political Ideology liberal Religion Catholic Height 196cm Gender Male Father Gil Robbins Mother Mary Bledsoe Robbins Net Worth $45 million January 5,2017 Sun Sign Libra Born in West Covina, California, United States Famous as American actor

West Covina, California, United States

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He was in a relationship with actress Susan Sarandon from 1988 till 2009 and has two sons. Unsplash Personal Life

He is the son of Mary Cecelia, an actress, and Gilbert Lee Robbins, a folk musician and actor. He has two sisters and a brother. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Exposed to drama and films at an early age, he started doing theater when he was 12 years of age. He went to Stuyvesant High School where he joined the drama club. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He enrolled at the UCLA Film School from where he graduated in 1981. He then founded an experimental theater group, The Actor’s Gang, in Los Angeles. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He began his acting career as a television actor in 1982. He played the role of the domestic terrorist Andrew Reinhardt in three episodes of the television show ‘St. Elsewhere’. He also did guest appearances in television programs. Unsplash Career

During the mid 1980s he started doing minor roles in films like ‘Toy Soldiers’, ‘Fraternity Vacation’ (1985), ‘Top Gun’ (1986), etc. His first major role was in the highly forgettable, flop film ‘Howard the Duck’ in 1986 which almost threatened to end his career. Unsplash Career

He first got noticed for his performance in the romantic sports comedy ‘Bull Durham’ in 1988 in which he played the character of the rookie pitcher Nuke. The movie was a commercial as well as critical success. Unsplash Career

He turned director and screenwriter with his 1992 film ‘Bob Roberts’. The film was a satirical mockumentary about the life of Bob Roberts, a right-wing conservative politician who is running for the U.S Senate election. The film was based on a short segment of the same name that Robbins had did earlier for the ‘Saturday Night Live’. Unsplash Career

He starred along with Morgan Freeman in the drama film ‘The Shawshank Redemption’ in 1994. The movie was adapted from the novella ‘Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption’ by Stephen King and tells the story of an innocent man who is wrongly accused of the murder of his wife and lover. The movie received highly positive reviews. Unsplash Career

His role in ‘Mystic River’ was highly appreciated and he won several awards and accolades for this. He portrayed a victim of childhood sexual abuse who is haunted by his experiences even after he grows up into a seemingly normal adult. Unsplash Major Works

He produced and directed the critically acclaimed crime drama film ‘Dead Man Walking’ which told the story of a prisoner on death row who is accused of killing a teenage couple and the profound relationship he forms with Sister Helen Prejean. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	October 16, 1958
Nationality	American
Famous	University Of California, Los Angeles, Film & Theater Personalities, Actors
City/State	California
Spouses	Susan Sarandon
Siblings	Adele
Known as	Tim Robbins
Childrens	Jack Henry Robbins, Miles Robbins
Universities	University Of California, Los Angeles Stuyvesant High School UCLA Film School
Notable Alumnis	University Of California Los Angeles
Birth Place	West Covina, California, United States
Political Ideology	liberal
Religion	Catholic
Height	196cm
Gender	Male
Father	Gil Robbins
Mother	Mary Bledsoe Robbins
Net Worth	$45 million January 5,2017
Sun Sign	Libra
Born in	West Covina, California, United States
Famous as	American actor

Timothy Francis Robbins

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Oct 16, 1958

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West Covina, California, United States