Craig Robinson is an American standup comedian, singer & actor. He has a net worth of $6 million.
Craig is mostly known for his comedy works. He gained popularity after his NBC comedy series “The Workplace”. Robinson is popular for his Darryl Philbin & Doug Judy characters in “The Office” & “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” TV series respectively.
Talk about Robinson’s comedy films, he successfully acted in “Pineapple Express”, “Zack and Mir Produce a P0rno”, “Hot-Tub Times Machine” and so on.
Besides acting, he is a singer as well. Craig Robinson sang “Jess’s Girl”, “Let’s Get It Started” in his Hot-Tub Time Machine Soundtrack.
Robinson further worked in “Planet Earth”, “Henchmen” & “Halfway Home” which helped him to become a millionaire. However, Craig Robinson was arrested several times due to intoxication and drunk-driving incidents.
Net Worth: $6 Million
Craig Robinson: At a Glance
Net Worth | $6 million |
Date Of Birth | October 25, 1971 |
Birth Place | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Birth Name | Craig Phillip Robinson |
Gender | Male |
Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.87m) |
Ethnicity | African-American |
Occupation | Actor, Stand-Up Comedian, Singer. |
Nationality | American |
Early Life
Craig Phillip Robinson was born in the largest city Chicago, Illinois on 25 October 1971. His father was an attorney and his mother was a music teacher.
Talk about Robinson’s education, he went to Whitney M. Young Magnet high school and graduated from Illinois State University.
Career
Craig was a music teacher at the beginning of his career. He taught music like his mother in the Horace Mann Elementary School & Benjamin Franklin Elementary School.
When he was a college student, he began stand-up and took lessons about stand-up comedy. Later on, after winning region comedy competitions, he got spots on late-night TV shows “Jimmy Kimmei Live”.
Talk about Craig’s entry in the film industry, he led small roles in “Knocked Up”, “Pineapple Express” in 2004.
In 2005, he gained popularity after his “Darryl Philbin” character in the “The Office”.
As a host, Robinson played an active role in the “Last Comic Standing” in 2010.
He further appeared in the music video for the Red Hot Chili Pappers. Craig is further known as a voice actor giving his voice to the film “Shrek Forever After”.
Talk about Craig’s music career, he has performed in HBO’s Sketch pad & Hot Tub Time Machine soundtrack. He further performed in his band “The Nasty Delicious” along with his brother Chris Rob.
In 2018, Craig Robinson led his band in the stand-Up comedy special “Seth Rogen’s Hilarity for Charity” to raise awareness for Alzheimer’s disease.
FAQs
After doing an open mic session in New York, Chicago he got spots on the late-night TV show Jimmy Kimmei Live. Later on, he was listed to the Director’s mind. In this way, he earned popularity.
Robinson had some troubles with drugs and drug charges in 2008. He was jailed several times due to drug addiction. During these black days, he somehow lost his voice for a while.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine is a popular American comedy series played by Craig Robinson. In this popular series, Robinson played the character of Doug Judy. He is mostly popular for this.