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Main Movie Roles 2011 - Green Lantern 2008 - City of Ember 2008 - The Lucky Ones 2007 - Then She Found Me 2006 - Catch a Fire 2005 - The Secret Life of Words 2005 - War of the Worlds 2005 - Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny 2005 - Zathura: A Space Adventure 2004 - WMD: Weapons of Mass Deception 2004 - Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy 2003 - Mystic River 2003 - Code 46 2002 - The Truth About Charlie 2001 - Antitrust 2001 - Human Nature 2000 - Mission to Mars 2000 - High Fidelity 1999 - Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 1999 - Arlington Road 1997 - Nothing to Lose 1994 - The Shawshank Redemption 1994 - Prêt-à-porter 1994 - I.Q. 1994 - The Hudsucker Proxy 1993 - Short Cuts 1992 - Bob Roberts 1992 - The Player 1991 - Jungle Fever 1990 - Jacob's Ladder 1990 - Cadillac Man 1989 - Erik the Viking 1988 - Bull Durham 1988 - Tapeheads 1986 - Top Gun 1986 - Howard the Duck 1985 - The Sure Thing 1985 - Fraternity Vacation 1976 - Network

BIOGRAPHY:

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 (I). Robbins studied drama at UCLA, where he graduated with honors in 1981. That same year, he formed the Actors' Gang theater group, an experimental ensemble that expressed radical political observations through the European avant-garde form of theater. He started film work in TV movies in 1983, but hit the big time in 1988 with his portrayal of dim-witted fastball pitcher "Nuke" Laloosh in Bull Durham (1988). Tall with baby-faced looks, he has the ability to play naive and obtuse (Cadillac Man (1990) and The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)) or slick and shrewd (The Player (1992) and Bob Roberts (1992)).


TRIVIA:

• (October 1997) Ranked #60 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" list.
• During an interview with 'Charlie Rose (II)' (qv) regarding the 10-year anniversary of _The Shawshank Redemption (1994)_ (qv), he said he regarded that film, _Bull Durham (1988)_ (qv), _Dead Man Walking (1995)_ (qv), and _Mystic River (2003)_ (qv) as the highlights of his career so far.
• Was considered for the role of Charles Van Doren in _Quiz Show (1994)_ (qv), when 'Steven Soderbergh' (qv) was offered the opportunity to direct it.
• Attended anti-war rally in London on 15th February 2003.
• By age 12, he was already a member of the Theater for the New City, an avant-garde acting troupe.
• Admits that he only did _Howard the Duck (1986)_ (qv) for the money.
• After the September 11 attacks, he tried to fly out of New York City to be with 'Susan Sarandon' (qv) and their children in Hollywood. Upon finding out that all flights were grounded, he and a friend drove from New York City to Los Angeles in a 56-hour trip that began on the morning of September 12, 2001.
• (1995) Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#94).