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Glenn Robbins
Robbins in character as Kel Knight at Kath & Kimderella film premiere, August 2012
Born	Glenn Maxwell Robbins (1957-12-30) 30 December 1957 (age 66) Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupations	Comedian writer actor television and radio presenter
Years active	1984–present
Television	All Aussie Adventures The Comedy Company Fast Forward Kath & Kim The Panel
Spouse	Selina Robbins

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?.

Early life

Robbins attended Strathmore High School 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.

Career

Television

Robbins 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.

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.

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. In 2008, he launched a new game show on the Seven Network entitled Out of the Question. 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

In 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.

Radio

Robbins 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.

Awards

Robbins 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

The third son of Arthur and Gwen, Robbins is married to Selina, who is a nurse, and currently lives in Melbourne.

Filmography

Film

Television

Bibliography

Contributor

• Robbins, Glenn (2007). "Contributor". Laugh Even Louder!. By Camp Quality. Gosford, New South Wales: Scholastic Australia Pty Limited. ISBN 978-1-74169-022-4.

References

1. "Class photo". strathmore.vic.edu.au. Archived from the original on 11 March 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
2. "Glenn Robbins • Comedian • MC". Enhance Entertainment PTY LTD. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
3. "How Glenn Robbins became Russel Coight". TV Tonight. 4 November 2016. Archived from the original on 20 October 2022. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
4. "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.
5. "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.
6. "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.
7. "'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.
8. 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.
9. "AFC – Searchable Film Database". Archived from the original on 18 June 2008. Retrieved 27 January 2017.
10. "Yahoo Australia | News, email and search". au.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
11. "Kath & Kimderella: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. 6 September 2012. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
12. ^ Robbins, Glenn (8 December 2013). "Glenn Robbins segment". The Weekend Break (Interview). Interviewed by Grubby and Dee Dee. Melbourne: 3AW.
13. http://www.life.com/celebrity-pictures/80889770/celebrities-attend-melbourne-cup-carnival-2006-aami-victoria-derby-day
14. Camp Quality (2007). Laugh Even Louder!. Gosford, New South Wales: Scholastic Australia Pty Limited. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-74169-022-4.

External links

• 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

• 1956 births
• Living people
• Australian male comedians
• Australian male film actors
• Australian male television actors
• Comedians from Melbourne
• Australian television talk show hosts
• 20th-century Australian male actors
• 21st-century Australian male actors
• Male actors from Melbourne