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- NAME: Tim Robbins
- OCCUPATION: Film Actor
- BIRTH DATE: October 16, 1958 (Age: 54)
- EDUCATION: University of California, Los Angeles
- PLACE OF BIRTH: West Covina, California
- Full Name: Timothy Francis Robbins
- ZODIAC SIGN: Libra
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Tim Robbins is an Academy Award-winning actor as well as an accomplished film director, writer and activist. He had a 23-year relationship with actress Susan Sarandon.
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While their efforts were successful in securing the refugees’ release, the couple received harsh criticism for their actions from the media and the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. They were banned from the next year’s ceremonies.
Later Roles
Robbins received recognition from the academy for his artistic talents in 2003. He received the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role as an abuse victim haunted by the past and murder suspect named Dave Doyle in Mystic River (2003), directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Sean Penn and Kevin Bacon.
More recently, Robbins has appeared in the independent drama The Secret Life of Words (2005), the family friendly fantasy Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005), and War of the Worlds (2005). He also lent his voice to the animated political satire about the Iraqi War, Embedded (2005). He also serves as the artistic director of The Actor’s Gang theater company in Los Angeles.
Robbins has two children with Sarandon together - sons Miles and Henry.
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