Tim Robbins

Born in West Covina, California, but raised in New York City, 'Tim Robbins' (qv) is the son of former 'The Highwaymen' (qv) singer 'Gil Robbins' (qv) and actress 'Mary Robbins' (qv) (née Bledsoe). 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 television movies in 1983, but hit the big time in 1988 with his portrayal of dimwitted fastball pitcher "Nuke" Laloosh in _Bull Durham (1988)_ (qv). Tall with baby-faced looks, he has the ability to play naive and obtuse (_Cadillac Man (1990)_ (qv) and _The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)_ (qv)) or slick and shrewd (_The Player (1992)_ (qv) and _Bob Roberts (1992)_ (qv)).::Ray Hamel