Glenn Maxwell Robbins (born 30 December 1957) is an Australian comedian, writer, actor, television and radio presenter. He is best known for The Comedy Company, portraying Kel Knight in Kath & Kim and adventurer Russell Coight in All Aussie Adventures. Robbins has appeared on The Panel, Thank God You're Here and Have You Been Paying Attention?.
Glenn Robbins | |
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 Robbins in character as Kel Knight at Kath & Kimderella film premiere, August 2012 | |
| Born | Glenn Maxwell Robbins 30 December 1957 |
| Occupations |
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| Years active | 1984–present |
| Television | |
| Spouse | Selina Robbins |
Early life
editRobbins attended Strathmore High School[1] and graduated in 1975. He later studied drama and media at the Melbourne State College and graduated with a Bachelor of Education degree in 1979. He first moved into performing in 1981.[2]
Career
editTelevision
editRobbins began his acting career in 1984, appearing in two episodes of Prisoner and one episode of Special Squad. In 1985 he appeared on the sketch show The Eleventh Hour. He shot to fame in 1988 when he starred in another sketch show, The Comedy Company, in which one of his characters, "Uncle Arthur", became very popular. In 1991 he joined the team of Fast Forward for two seasons. Other sketch shows in which he has appeared include Full Frontal (1993), Jimeoin (1994–95) and Something Stupid (1998).
In 1998, Robbins became a panellist on the weekly television show The Panel. This aired on Network Ten. The show lasted eight seasons, going into hiatus in 2005.
Robbins played Australian adventurer Russell Coight in All Aussie Adventures from 2001 until 2002 and again in 2018 on Network Ten, as well as the 2004 telemovie.[3][4][5]
From 2002, he played the role of Kel Knight in the television comedy series Kath & Kim. He also appeared in the Da Kath & Kim Code telemovie in 2005. The series ended in 2007.[6][7][8]
In 2006, Robbins appeared in two episodes of Network Ten's Thank God You're Here. He is executive producer of the Network 10 sketch comedy show The Ronnie Johns Half Hour.[9] In 2008, he launched a new game show on the Seven Network entitled Out of the Question.[10] In 2011 he was the guest on the fourth episode of the comedy program The Joy of Sets on the Nine Network.
From 2013, Robbins has appeared in the ABC comedy series Upper Middle Bogan as Wayne Wheeler, and has a semi-regular guest spot on Have You Been Paying Attention?.
Film
editIn 2001, Robbins played the role of Pete O'May in the award-winning Australian film Lantana. In 2006 he co-starred with Mick Molloy in the comedy feature BoyTown as an '80s pop-star called "Benny G.". In 2011 he appeared in the comedy Scumbus. In 2012 he reprised his role of Kel Knight in the movie Kath & Kimderella.[11]
Radio
editRobbins has a weekly one-hour radio segment on Melbourne radio station 3AW as part of The Weekend Break with Grubby and Dee Dee Sunday edition.[12]
Awards
editRobbins has been nominated at the Logies several times. He was nominated for Most Popular Actor in 2003 and 2004 for his role in Kath & Kim and again nominated in 2005 for his role in the telemovie Da Kath & Kim Code.
Personal life
editThe third son of Arthur and Gwen, Robbins is married to Selina,[13] who is a nurse, and currently lives in Melbourne.[12]
Filmography
editFilm
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | The Bit Part | Man #2 | |
| 1988 | Rikky and Pete | Newspaper Foreman | |
| Evil Angels | Young Father | ||
| 2001 | Lantana | Pete O'May | |
| 2006 | The Deal | Mike | Short film |
| BoyTown | Benny G | ||
| 2012 | Kath & Kimderella | Kel Knight | |
| Scumbus | Brett Chester |
Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Prisoner | Detective / Husband | 2 episodes |
| 1985 | A Thousand Skies | Hudson Fysh | Miniseries |
| The Eleventh Hour | Various roles | also writer | |
| Special Squad | 1 episode: "A Wild Oat" | ||
| The Video Comedy Show | Himself | ||
| 1986 | The Flying Doctors | Mac | 1 episode: "Acceptance" |
| While You're Down There | Various characters | also writer (5 episodes) | |
| 1987 | Theatre Sports | Himself | |
| 1988–90 | The Comedy Company | Uncle Arthur / Gary Dare / Darren (1988–89) | also writer |
| 1990 | Tonight Live with Steve Vizard | Himself | also writer |
| 1991–92 | Fast Forward | Various characters | also writer, season 3–4 (37 episodes) |
| 1991 | Turn It Up | Bob | Unscreened pilot |
| 1993 | Full Frontal | Guest performer | 7 episodes, also writer 1993–95 (20 episodes) |
| A Royal Commission Into the Australian Economy | Policeman / President George Bush (Retired) | Television film | |
| The Making of Nothing | Barry Mappin | Television film, also writer | |
| 1994 | Standing on the Road | Himself | Television documentary, also writer, producer |
| Frontline | Himself | 1 episode: "Add Sex and Stir" | |
| 1994–95 | Jimeoin | Various characters | also writer |
| 1996 | Eric | Various characters | Television film |
| 1997–2001 | Headliners | — | co-creator, director, creative producer |
| 1998 | The Russell Gilbert Show | Himself | 1 episode: "Episode 1.1", also writer, creative consultant |
| Something Stupid | Various characters | also writer | |
| 1998–2007 | The Panel | Himself | 183 episodes, also co-producer |
| 1999 | The Mick Molloy Show | Himself | 1 episode: "Episode 1.5" |
| The Micallef P(r)ogram(me) | Himself | 1 episode: "Episode 2.2" | |
| 2001–02, 2018 | All Aussie Adventures | Russell Coight | |
| 2001, 2006, 2009 | Rove | Himself / Russell Coight | 3 episodes |
| 2002–04, 2007 | Kath & Kim | Kel Knight | |
| 2003 | Fast Forward: One More Round | Himself / Various characters | Television special |
| 2004 | Saturday Night Darren and Brose | Himself | 1 episode: "Episode 1.1" |
| Good Morning Australia | Himself | 1 episode | |
| Russell Coight's Celebrity Challenge | Russell Coight | Television film, also creative consultant, casting director | |
| 2005 | Australia Unites: Reach Out to Asia | Himself | Telethon |
| 2005–06 | The Ronnie Johns Half Hour | — | executive producer |
| 2005 | Da Kath & Kim Code | Kel Knight | Television film |
| 2006, 2024 | Thank God You're Here | Himself / Russell Coight | 2 episodes, creative consultant (2006–09), 1 episode, cameo |
| 2006 | The Crocodile Hunter: A Tribute to Steve Irwin | Himself / Russell Coight (uncredited) | Television documentary |
| Australian Idol | Himself | Top 7 Results Show | |
| 2006–07 | Dancing with the Stars | Himself / Kel Knight / Himself - audience member | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | The Nation | Himself | 1 Episode: "Episode 9" |
| 2008 | Out of the Question | Host | also producer |
| 2010 | Santo, Sam and Ed's Cup Fever! | Himself | 1 episode: "Episode 21" |
| 2013 | Twentysomething | Jess's Dad | 1 episode: "Tricks of the Trade" |
| 2014 | Shaun Micallef's Mad as Hell | ABC Sports Correspondent (uncredited) | 1 episode: "Episode 3.10" |
| 2015 | Open Slather | Various characters | also creative consultant, writer (5 episodes) |
| Dirty Laundry Live | Young Lawrence Mooney | 1 episode: "Episode 3.12" | |
| 2013–16 | Upper Middle Bogan | Wayne Wheeler | |
| 2013–Present | Have You Been Paying Attention? | Himself | 29 episodes |
| 2015 | Russell Coight | Guest Quiz Master | |
| 2017 | True Story with Hamish & Andy | Harold | 1 episode: "Emidio" |
| 2019 | Have You Been Paying Attention? New Zealand | Himself | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! | Russell Coight | 1 episode |
Bibliography
editContributor
edit- Robbins, Glenn (2007). "Contributor". Laugh Even Louder!. By Camp Quality. Gosford, New South Wales: Scholastic Australia Pty Limited. ISBN 978-1-74169-022-4.[14]
References
edit- ^ "Class photo". strathmore.vic.edu.au. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Glenn Robbins • Comedian • MC". Enhance Entertainment PTY LTD. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
- ^ "How Glenn Robbins became Russel Coight". TV Tonight. 4 November 2016. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Glenn Robbins' outback adventurer Russell Coight is back". The Sydney Morning Herald. 1 August 2018. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "Outback personality Russell Coight returns to Red Centre ahead of TV comeback". ABC News. 17 July 2018. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "LOOK AT MOI! Epic Kath and Kim reunion locked in". PerthNow. 6 October 2022. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "'We had to make out that he couldn't play': Kath and Kim star recalls unique challenge in Warne's cameo". honey.nine.com.au. 30 March 2022. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ Burns, Brielle (30 December 2020). "Where are they now? The cast of Kath and Kim, 18 years later". Mamamia. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
- ^ "AFC – Searchable Film Database". Archived from the original on 18 June 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
- ^ "Yahoo Australia | News, email and search". au.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ "Kath & Kimderella: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 6 September 2012. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ^ a b Robbins, Glenn (8 December 2013). "Glenn Robbins segment". The Weekend Break (Interview). Interviewed by Grubby and Dee Dee. Melbourne: 3AW.
- ^ http://www.life.com/celebrity-pictures/80889770/celebrities-attend-melbourne-cup-carnival-2006-aami-victoria-derby-day [dead link]
- ^ Camp Quality (2007). Laugh Even Louder!. Gosford, New South Wales: Scholastic Australia Pty Limited. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-74169-022-4.
External links
edit- Glenn Robbins at IMDb
- Working Dog Archived 24 October 2005 at the Wayback Machine television and film production company website
- Russell Coight's Celebrity Challenge satirical site Archived 3 November 2005 at the Wayback Machine