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NAME:	Tim Robbins
PROFILE:	Name: Tim Robbins Birth Name: Timothy Francis Robbins Height: 6' 5" Sex: M Nationality: American Birth Date: October 16, 1958 Birth Place: West Covina, California, USA Profession: actor, director, producer Education: Stuyvesant High School in New York, New York State University of New York in Plattsburgh University of California at Los Angeles (majored in Theater) Theatre du soleil (studied acting with Georges Bigot) Relationship: Susan Sarandon (actress; born on October 4, 1946; met on the set of Bull Durham in 1988) Father: Gil Robbins (folk-singer, nightclub manager) Mother: Mary Robbins (publishing executive) Sister: Adele Robbins (actress; older), Gabrielle Robbins (cabaret artist; older) Brother: David Robbins (composer; born on January 29, 1955) Son: Miles Robbins (born on May 5, 1992), John Henry Robbins (born in May 1989) Step daughter: Eva Maria Livia Amurri (born on March 15, 1985; father: Franco Amurri - Italian director) Claim to fame: as Ebby Calvin Nuke LaLoosh in Bull Durham (1988) Contact: Click here
GOSSIP:	Was stunned when he won his Oscar for his supporting role in MYSTIC RIVER because he assumed his outspoken political views would hinder his chances. (March 3, 2004) Has publicly apologized for using the terms chicken hawks when describing the administration of George W Bush earlier this year. (December 15, 2003) Robbins led Hollywood celebrities to call on Gov. Gray Davis not to slash funding for public arts programs, saying children would suffer most and the money would scarcely make a dent in closing the state's $38.2 billion budget deficit. (June 25, 2003) The backlash to Robbins anti-Iraqi war comments was so fierce the actor had to hire a Public Relations firm to help him cope -- Robbins angered many Americans and split Hollywood after denouncing the US-lead attack on Saddam Hussein's regime. (May 1, 2003) Is honored by California university UCLA after he was blasted by America's right wingers for their anti-war stance at the Academy Awards last month -- UCLA scholars recognized former student Robbins and bestow the Alumnus of The Year Award on him. (April 22, 2003) The vocal antiwar stance of Susan Sarandon and Tim Robbins has prompted organizers of the Baseball Hall of Fame to cancel a 15th anniversary celebration of BULL DURHAM that was to have included the movie's costars and director -- Hall prez Dale Petroskey fired off a letter to Robbins and Sarandon on Tuesday telling them the April 26 and 27 festivities were nixed because of critical remarks made by the activist-minded thesps. (April 11, 2003) Robbins is doing his part to help buy Christmas presents for children in state care -- the actor and director handed an $11,000 check Friday to the Children's Holiday Gift Fund, run by the Social Services Department, on behalf of nonprofit organizations that helped raise the money. (November 4, 2002) A long-time Green Party member (along with wife Susan Sarandon), he was repeatedly criticized by other Hollywood stars for voting Ralph Nader during the controversial 2000 election. He wrote a small essay about why he made the choice in the August edition of The Nation, a monthly progressive magazine. (August 2001) As co-presenters of the Academy Awards in 1993, Tim and his partner, Susan Sarandon, seized a chance to bring public attention to the plight of a few hundred Haitians with Aids who had been interned in Guantanamo Bay. Has played in the Hero's of Hockey game at the National Hockey League's All-Star Game. First met Susan Sarandon on the set of BULL DURHAM (1988). Eventually, they fell in love. Robbins would later go on to direct Sarandon to an Oscar in DEAD MAN WALKING. Was kicked off his high school hockey team for fighting. For CRADLE WILL ROCK (1999) he (director) co-wrote the song Cobbler in Despair and co-produced the song Croon Spoon. Croon Spoon was sung by 'Sarandon, Susan' and Eddie Vedder (from Pearl Jam). Writer/Director/Actor of BOB ROBERTS (1992) he wrote a song called Revape Amerika for TAPEHEADS (1988). It was perfomed by Robbins, credited as Bob Roberts. Robbins reworked the song into Retake America, used in this film. On the wall in Andy Dufresne's cell in THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (1994) is a picture of Albert Einstein. Tim Robbins, who portrayed Andy Dufresne also played in the fictional movie of Albert Einstein, I.Q. MORE TIM ROBBINS TRIVIA
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