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Tony Robinson

トニー・ロビンソン　/　とにー・ろびんそん

Television actor from United Kingdom

August 15, 1946 (age 79)　・　Homerton, United Kingdom

television actor
film actor
comedian

My Take

What fascinates me about Sir Tony Robinson is the sheer range packed into one career. Most people would be content playing the grimy, beloved Baldrick in Blackadder, yet he turned around and became British television's most trusted historian through Time Team, then wrote sixteen children's books on top of that. Comedy, archaeology, literature, activism, a knighthood, the James Joyce Award. That refusal to be boxed in is rare. I admire performers who treat curiosity as a lifelong vocation rather than a single lane, and Robinson embodies that better than almost anyone of his generation.

Overview

Sir Anthony Robinson (born 15 August 1946) 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.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Tony Robinson
Name (Japanese): トニー・ロビンソン
Reading: とにー・ろびんそん
Born: August 15, 1946 (age 79)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Leo / Dog
Origin: Homerton, United Kingdom
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: television actor / film actor / comedian / novelist / children's writer

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

2008 James Joyce Awards
Knight Bachelor
2005 honorary doctorate

3. Relationships

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Children: Private
Parents: Private
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4. Personality

Motto

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