Tim Robinson (born May 23, 1981[1]) is an American comedian and actor. He first became known as a writer and performer on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2012 to 2016, before gaining wider recognition as the co-creator, co-writer and star of the comedy series Detroiters (2017–2018) and I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (2019–present).
Tim Robinson | |
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| Born | May 23, 1981 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 2011–present |
| Spouse |
Heather Robinson (m. 2006) |
| Children | 2 |
Early life
editRobinson was born in Detroit, Michigan,[2] and raised in the nearby cities of Clarkston and Waterford Township.[3] He is the son of a mother who worked for Chrysler and a father who worked in construction,[4] who later divorced, and he has said that he "kind of grew up with two dads" because his stepfather was Jewish and celebrated Hanukkah with him.[5] He graduated from Clarkston High School in 2000.[6][7] He saw a live Second City comedy performance in Chicago as a teenager,[3] and soon began taking weekend improv classes at its Detroit branch.[3] While pursuing a comedy career, he supported himself by working in a toy store and teaching improv classes.[8]
Career
editRobinson toured with Second City Detroit's touring company, then joined Second City Chicago.[3] He has also performed at the iO Theater and Just for Laughs.[9][10] He filmed a 2011 television pilot for Comedy Central called My Mans, but the show was not picked up by the network.[11][12] In 2012, he was cast as a series regular in the unaired CBS sitcom Friend Me.[13] In September 2012, he made his debut as a featured performer on Saturday Night Live.[14][15][16] A year later, it was announced that he would work on the writing staff rather than continue being a performer, making him the second SNL cast member (after Brian Doyle-Murray) to go from performer to staff writer and the first SNL performer to become a writer after originally being cast solely as a performer.[17] His celebrity impressions on the show included Ben Bailey and Bill Cowher, and he also portrayed the recurring character Carl, an elderly retail worker who would always get insulted by Niff (Bobby Moynihan) and Dana (Cecily Strong).[9]
Robinson has appeared twice on late-night NBC talk show Late Night with Seth Meyers as Dale, who acts as host Seth Meyers' "emergency sidekick." His first appearance was during the "Next Week's News" sketch on February 28, 2014, and his second appearance was during the "Celebrity Drunk Texts" sketch on April 8, 2014. In 2016, he wrote and appeared in his own episode of the sketch comedy show Netflix Presents: The Characters.[18] He is also the co-creator and co-star of Detroiters, along with fellow Detroit native and best friend Sam Richardson. The show premiered on Comedy Central in February 2017. In April 2017, he guest starred on Fox's Making History as Al Capone.
In 2018, Netflix green-lit I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, a sketch comedy series created by and starring Robinson and produced by the members of The Lonely Island.[19][20] It premiered in April 2019 and received critical acclaim,[21][22][23][24] as did its second season, which premiered in July 2021.[25][26] The series was renewed for a third season in May 2022, which premiered on May 30, 2023.
In 2022 and 2023, Robinson won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actor in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series for his work on I Think You Should Leave.[27]
Later in 2022, Robinson lent his voice to the first-person shooter video game, High On Life, playing the role of Creature, the grenade launcher.[28]
Personal life
editAs a teenager, Robinson began dating his schoolmate, Heather, who now works as an electrical engineer for Chrysler.[8][29] They were married in September 2006.[8] They live in Los Angeles with their son and daughter.[8][30]
Robinson became an avid skateboarder during high school and continues to skateboard in his spare time.[5] He is a vegetarian[31] and suffers from claustrophobia.[31] He has said that he believes in the existence of aliens but not ghosts.[31] His favorite film is Alfred Hitchcock's Strangers on a Train (1951).[31] He is a fan of his hometown Detroit Lions and Detroit Pistons.[31] He is a lifelong fan of professional wrestling, which is occasionally featured on his shows alongside cameo roles by wrestlers such as Brody King,[32] Kevin Nash,[33] Ryan Nemeth,[34] Erick Rowan,[35] and Aron Stevens.[36]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Brother Nature | Ben Franklin | |
| 2020 | An American Pickle | Prosecuting Attorney | |
| 2022 | Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers | Ugly Sonic (voice) | |
| Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm | Fraptaculan Tim (voice) | ||
| 2023 | Scream VI | Quinn's Hookup | Uncredited |
| 2024 | Friendship | Craig Waterman |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Friend Me | Sully | Unaired pilot |
| 2012–2016 | Saturday Night Live | Various characters | Featured player; 21 episodes Writer |
| 2013–2014 | The Awesomes | Various characters | 2 episodes |
| 2014 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Al Sorbinstein | Episode: "Craig Robinson Wears a Bordeaux Button Down & Dark Jeans" |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Dale / Timmy the Late Night Superfan | 3 episodes Uncredited | |
| 2015–2019 | Documentary Now! | Young Barnabas Scott / Rick Kenmore | 2 episodes |
| 2016 | Netflix Presents: The Characters | Various characters | Episode: "Tim Robinson" |
| 2017 | Man Seeking Woman | Paranormal Investigator | Episode: "Popcorn" |
| Michael Bolton's Big, Sexy Valentine's Day Special | Chef Roy | Variety special | |
| Making History | Al Capone | 2 episodes | |
| 2017–2018 | Detroiters | Tim Cramblin | 20 episodes Co-creator, co-writer, executive producer |
| 2019 | Your Pretty Face Is Going to Hell | Lip Licker | Episode: "Five-Card Duds" |
| 2019–2020 | Our Cartoon President | Brett Kavanaugh (voice) | 8 episodes |
| 2019–present | I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson | Various characters | 18 episodes Co-creator, co-writer, executive producer |
| 2020 | Star Trek: Lower Decks | Ensign Fletcher (voice) | Episode: "Terminal Provocations" |
| 2020–2022 | Big City Greens | Gregly (voice) | 5 episodes |
| 2021 | Solar Opposites | Peter (voice) | Episode: "The Apple Pencil Pro" |
| 2021-2023 | Teenage Euthanasia | Uncle Pete (voice) | Main role |
| Ten Year Old Tom | Plumber (voice) | 4 episodes | |
| 2022 | Human Resources | Doug Fredrick (voice) | 3 episodes |
| Middlemost Post | Gum (voice) | Episode: "Inside Angus" | |
| 2023 | Digman! | Swooper (voice) | Main role |
| The Simpsons | Mercer (voice) | Episode: "Homer's Adventures Through the Windshield Glass" | |
| Krapopolis | Cyclops (voice) | Episode: "Prometheus" | |
| 2024 | Invincible | Filip Schaff (voice) | Season 2[37] |
References
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- ^ "Tim Robinson Biography". AAS.
- ^ a b "Comedy And Skateboarding With Tim Robinson". CCS. April 23, 2020.
- ^ "Michigan native joins 'Saturday Night Live' cast in Saturday season-opener". Detroit Free Press. September 10, 2012. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ Laine, Chris (September 13, 2012). "Clarkston grad Tim Robinson newest addition to 38th season of 'Saturday Night Live'". The Source. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 11, 2019.
- ^ a b c d VanArendonk, Kathryn (July 6, 2021). "Tim Robinson Is Sorry for Yelling". Vulture. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ a b "Tim Robinson". Saturday Night Live. NBC. Archived from the original on September 14, 2012. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ McCarthy, Sean L. (September 7, 2012). "From Second City to SNL: Aidy Bryant, Tim Robinson set to join cast of Saturday Night Live". The Comic's Comic.
- ^ Thomas, Mike (September 10, 2012). "'SNL' hires three new actors, all trained in Chicago". Chicago Sun-Times.
- ^ Goldberg, Lesley (September 7, 2012). "NBC Near Deals for Two New 'Saturday Night Live' Cast Members". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ "Tim Robinson". IMDb. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ Levin, Gary (September 10, 2012). "'Saturday Night Live' adds three new cast members". USA Today.
- ^ Yahr, Emily (September 10, 2012). "'Saturday Night Live' adds three new cast members". The Washington Post. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012.
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Wezerek, Gus (December 14, 2019). "The 'S.N.L.' Stars Who Lasted, and the Ones Who Flamed Out". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 14, 2019. Retrieved December 16, 2019.
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- ^ "30 Under 30: Comedians to Watch". Tim Robinson. spashlife. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved September 14, 2012.
- ^ Rose, Lacey (February 1, 2016). "Netflix Orders Innovative Sketch Series 'The Characters' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
- ^ "Netflix Brings Back 'Detroiters' Co-Star Tim Robinson In A Zany Comedy Series". DeadlineDetroit.
- ^ Nero, Dom. "The New Golden Era of Sketch Comedy Embraces Diverse Voices and Weirdness". Esquire.
- ^ Hoepfner, Fran (April 25, 2019). "Tim Robinson's Netflix Sketch Show Is Comedy Perfection". Vulture.
- ^ Han, Karen (April 24, 2019). "The best way to spend 15 minutes on Netflix: Tim Robinson's new sketch show". Polygon.
- ^ Travers, Ben (April 23, 2019). "'I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson' Review: Netflix's Demented Sketch Show Is Pretty Great". IndieWire.
- ^ Fox, Jesse David. "I Think You Should Leave's 'Focus Group' Sketch: An Oral History". Vulture. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
- ^ "I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson: Season 2". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved July 9, 2021.
- ^ Rubin, Peter (April 23, 2021). "I Think You Should Leave Was Right About Everything". Wired.
- ^ "Awards Nominees and Winners". Emmys. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
- ^ Hinton, Chris (December 22, 2022). "High On Life: 10 Voice Actors You Might Recognize". TheGamer. Retrieved March 7, 2024.
- ^ "Does Tim Robinson have kids? Family of I Think You Should Leave creator explored". July 7, 2021.
- ^ "History - Alumni". The Second City. Retrieved September 27, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Wolf, Cam (November 21, 2023). "12 Definitely True Facts About Tim Robinson". GQ. Retrieved November 26, 2023.
- ^ Minsker, Evan. "Interview: Brody King on Becoming I Think You Should Leave's Enforcer". Fanbyte. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ Hinds, Julie. "Pro wrestling star Kevin Nash guests on 'Detroiters' as Big Hank". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
- ^ Nash, Anthony (May 25, 2023). "I Think You Should Leave Trailer Features Erick Redbeard, Aron Stevens, More". Yahoo! Entertainment. Retrieved July 3, 2023.
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- ^ "Invincible Season 2: Release Date, Trailer, Cast & More". Retrieved September 11, 2023.