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Craig Robinson Biography

Birth Place:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Profession
Comedian, actor

Fast Facts

  • Was raised in a family of musicians; he sang in church choirs and frequently plays keyboard in his stand-up act
  • Started doing stand-up comedy while in college; career took off after he won first place in the Miller Genuine Draft 1996 Comedy Search and the 1998 Oakland Comedy Festival
  • Best known for the role of sarcastic warehouse worker Darryl Philbin on NBC sitcom The Office
  • Starred in 2007's Mr
  • Robinson's Driving School, a comedic Web series sponsored by MSN and Volvo
  • Made his big-screen debut in 2007, landing roles in the smash comedy Knocked Up, the Tyler Perry drama Daddy's Little Girls and the Korean monster movie D-War

Awards

  • 2017Independent Spirit Awards-Best Supporting Male: nominated
  • 2012Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2011Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2010Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2009Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated
  • 2008Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series: nominated