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James Robison Biography

Birth Name:James Robison

Birth Place:Pasadena, Texas, United States

Profession Actor

Fast Facts

  • Once served as president of Life Outreach International
  • Founded the James Robison Evangelical Association in 1967 at only 24-years-old
  • Attended East Texas Baptist University
  • Married his high school sweetheart Betty with whom he often appears with on television
  • Adopted by a Houston-area pastor as an infant who eventually served as inspiration for him to pursue a professional career with the church
  • Quote: "I adopted the motto, 'I have nothing to prove, I only have Someone to please․' and that is where I live․ That has changed everything about me․"
  • Quote: "I do not like to be criticized, but I understand controversy is a part of being visible․ I try to be polite, but I am not going to back away from what I believe to be truth․"
  • After a falling out with his initial following in the late '70s, he found resurgence once again with "LIFE Today", a syndicated program broadcasted internationally by the Trinity Broadcasting Network
  • Began his full-time television ministry career after studying under Reverend Billy Graham in the late '60s and landed his first syndicated program in the Dallas area in the mid 1970s
  • Mike Huckabee once served as his communications director in the '70s and '80s