- Born
- Birth nameCraig Phillip Robinson
- Height6′ 1½″ (1.87 m)
- Craig Robinson is an African-American actor, singer, musician and comedian who is known for portraying Darryl Philbin from The Office, LeVar Brown from The Cleveland Show, Doug Judy from Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Cookie from Shrek Forever After, himself from This Is The End, and Nick Webber-Agnew from Hot Tub Time Machine. He also worked in several films that starred Seth Rogen including Sausage Party and Pineapple Express.- IMDb Mini Biography By: Christian Frates
- ParentsFraser C. Robinson IIIMarian Shields Robinson
- RelativesJacqui Warren(Sibling)Chris Rob(Sibling)
- Deadpan delivery
- Soft mellow voice
- Craig Robinson holds a Bachelor's degree in Music from Illinois State University and his Master's degree in Music Education from Saint Xavier University. He is a skilled musician and plays the piano, guitar, and drums.
- Before going into show business, Robinson was a music teacher at Horace Mann Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois, USA.
- Did not start doing stand-up comedy until he was in his late twenties.
- He was also a music teacher at Henry Eggers Middle School in Hammond, Indiana, USA.
- Appeared in two movies concerning the Apocalypse which were released within days of each other. Rapture-Palooza (June 7, 2013) and This Is The End (June 12, 2013).
- I will rule the apocalypse. I know exactly what needs to be done, what you need to keep and what you got to let go of. People are the same. If you're nice in life, you'r probably going to be nice in the apocalypse. It's all about survival.
- [on the craft of comedy] Keep grinding your axe because you can get rusty. Every joke has a life and it'll dictate it's life to you. So your responsibility is to bring that joke alive each and every time.
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