Craig Robinson
Birthdate: Oct 25, 1971
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Craig Robinson (birthname: Craig Phillip Robinson) is a beloved comic actor who established his talent for good-natured laughs and deadpan style in his long-running role as Darryl Philbin on NBC’s The Office. Learning his stand-up and improv chops while in college at the renowned Second City company in his native Chicago, Robinson nevertheless earned a Masters's in Education and worked as a Chicago schoolteacher. He worked his stand-up routine to the level where he won contests around the country and nabbed guest spots on Jimmy Kimmel Live and The Bernie Mac Show.
This soon led to his big break on The Office, but it was his close association with Seth Rogen that provided Robinson’s entry into feature films. A string of vivid turns followed with Rogen in Judd Apatow’s Knocked Up (2007), David Gordon Green’s Pineapple Express (2008), Kevin Smith’s Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2008), Rogen’s This is the End (2013) and the outlandish Sausage Party (2016).
Like many contemporary comic actors, Craig Robinson has taken advantage of the upswing in Hollywood’s animated feature filmmaking activity with numerous voice performances in both purely animated work (Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013) and The Bad Guys (2022)) and mixed animation and live-action (such as Dolittle (2020) with Robert Downey, Jr.).
Craig Robinson has skillfully expanded his range beyond comedy with his lauded starring role (including an Indie Spirit Awards nomination and a Special Jury Prize for Individual Performance in the Sundance Film Festival) in Chad Hartigan’s Morris From America (2016) and strong supporting turns in Tate Taylor’s James Brown biopic, Get On Up (2014), Craig Brewer’s Dolemite is my Name (2019) with Eddie Murphy and James Franco’s Zeroville (2019), again with Seth Rogen.
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Craig Robinson was raised on the South Side of Chicago by parents Marian and Fraser Robinson III. He has two brothers, Chris and Rob. Craig Robinson earned a BA degree in music from Illinois State University and a Master of Education degree from Saint Xavier University. His height is 6’ 1 ½”.
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- 2024 | Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks MovieasPa Cheeks
Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie
When Bikini Bottom is suddenly scooped out of the ocean, Sandy Cheeks and SpongeBob journey to Sandy's home state of Texas, where they meet Sandy's family and must save Bikini Bottom from the hands of an evil CEO
- 2024 | My Spy: The Eternal CityasConnelly
My Spy: The Eternal City
JJ, a veteran CIA agent, reunites with his protégé Sophie, in order to prevent a catastrophic nuclear scheme aimed at the Vatican, which disrupts a high school choir trip to Italy.
- 2022 | The Bad GuysasShark
The Bad Guys
To avoid prison, a gang of notorious animal criminals pretends to seek being rehabilitated, only for their leader to realize that he genuinely wants to change his ways.
- 2020 |
- 2020 |
- 2018 | An Evening with Beverly Luff LinnasBeverly Luff Linn
An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn
Lulu Danger's unsatisfying marriage takes a turn for the worst when a mysterious man from her past comes to town to perform an event called "An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn; For One Magical Night Only."
- 2017 | Tragedy GirlsasBig Al
Tragedy Girls
A twist on the slasher genre, following two death-obsessed teenage girls who use their online show about real-life tragedies to send their small mid-western town into a frenzy, and cement their legacy as modern horror legends.
- 2017 |
- 2015 | Hot Tub Time Machine 2asNick
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
When Lou's shot in the groin, Nick and Jacob drag him in the Hot Tub Time Machine to go back in time and save Lou. The three end up 10 years in the future, where they need to go to find the shooter.
- 2013 |
Some Facts About Craig Robinson
Music Man: Craig Robinson is practically a one-man band, having mastered three instruments: piano, drums, and guitar.
Late Bloomer: Robinson only began his career as a stand-up comic in his late 20s.
