Tony robinson actor biography
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Tony Robinson
English actor, author and campaigner (born )
For other people named Tony Robinson, see Tony Robinson (disambiguation).
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Born | Anthony Robinson () 15 August (age78) Homerton, London, England |
Almamater | Central School of Speech and Drama |
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Yearsactive | –present[1] |
Political party | Labour (–, –present) |
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Children | 2 |
Sir Anthony Robinson (born 15 August ) is an English actor, author, broadcaster, and political activist. He played Baldrick in the BBC television sitcom Blackadder and has presented many historical documentaries, including the Channel 4 series Time Team and The Worst Jobs in History. He has written 16 children's books.
As a member of the Labour Party, Robinson was knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours for his public and political service.
Early life
[edit]Robinson was born on 15 August in Homerton, London, to Phyllis (–) and Leslie Robinson (–).[3] His parents were from working-class Hackney
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Tony upfront various supervisor appearances in the past getting his big break in splashdown the imprison of Baldric in Blackadder.
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Sir Tony Robinson (born 15 August ) is an English actor, comedian, author, broadcaster and political campaigner. He is best known for playing Baldrick in the BBC television series Blackadder, and for hosting Channel 4 programmes such as Time Team and The Worst Jobs in History. Robinson is a member of the Labour Party and has served on its National Executive Committee. He has also written many children's books.
Biography (Blackadder)[]
Robinson came to prominence in for his role in the British historical sitcom Blackadder, as Edmund Blackadder's dogsbody Baldrick. In the first series, broadcast as The Black Adder, he was quite astute, while his master was an idiot. Later series (Blackadder II, Blackadder the Third, Blackadder Goes Forth) moved the duo through history and switched the relationship: the Edmund Blackadder of Blackadder II was a brilliant schemer, whereas Baldrick had devolved into a buffoon whose catchphrase was "I have a cunning plan" (which he almost never had).
In , Robinson returned to star in a one-off Blackadder short film to celebrate the millennium, entitled Blackadder: Back & Forth. This short film was shown in the Millennium Dome throughout and was later aired on BBC One in
Roles In Blackadder[]
The Black Adder:Baldric