Craig Robinson Biography

Fast Facts

• Nominated three times for an Image Award for his work in "The Office․"
• Was nominated for five Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series for "The Office" between 2009 and 2013
• Won the Oakland Comedy Festival in 1988, as well as the Miller Genuine Draft 1996 Comedy Search
• Graduated from Illinois State University in 1994 and later earned his Master's in Education from Saint Xavier University
• Made his screen acting debut in the short film "AppleJax and YoYo" in 2001
• Was a music teacher at Horace Mann Elementary School in Chicago, Ill․, and at Henry Eggers Middle School in Hammond, Ind․, before entering show business
• Quote: "(On comedy): "Keep grinding your axe because you can get rusty․ Every joke has a life and it'll dictate its life to you․ So your responsibility is to bring that joke alive each and every time․""
• Quote: "Comedy kind of chose me․ It was something I had to do, plain and simple․"
• Best known for his role as Darryl Philbin in "The Office" and for his roles in comedy films like "This Is the End," "Pineapple Express," and "Hot Tub Time Machine․"
• Partnered with comic Jerry Minor to form the comedian music duo L․ Witherspoon and Chucky