Born in West Covina, California, but raised in New York City, Tim Robbins is the son of former The Highwaymen singer Gil Robbins and actress Mary Robbins. Robbins studied drama at UCLA, where he graduated with honors in 1981. That same year, he formed the Actors' Gang theater group, an experimental...See full bio »
1992Bob Roberts
(music: "What Did The Teacher Tell You", "Complain", "My Land", "Times Are Changing' Back", "Wall Street Rap", "Retake America", "Prevailing Tides", "I Want To Live", "Drugs Stink", "This World Turns", "Beautiful Girl", "We Are Marching", "The Voting Song" / lyrics: "What Did The Teacher Tell You", "Complain", "My Land", "Times Are Changing' Back", "Wall Street Rap", "Retake America", "Prevailing Tides", "I Want To Live", "Drugs Stink", "This World Turns", "Beautiful Girl", "We Are Marching", "The Voting Song")
1988Tapeheads
(writer: "Repave Amerika" / performer: "Now That You're Gone" / performer: "Repave Amerika" / as Bob Roberts)
1993The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards
(TV movie)
Himself - Winner: Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical & Nominee: Best Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical
All baddies are complex characters with redeeming qualities. When I played an Afrikaner police officer in
Catch a Fire, I had to throw my beliefs aside and look into the humanity of people who've done terrible things. It's when you meet these people and break bread with them that you start to empathise...
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By age 12, he was already a member of the Theater for the New City, an avant-garde acting troupe.
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Films often reflect his liberal political views
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