Craig Robinson (actor)

For other persons named Craig Robinson, see Craig Robinson (disambiguation).

Craig Robinson
Robinson in November 2008
Born	Craig Phillip Robinson October 25, 1971 (1971-10-25) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Occupation	Actor/Comedian
Years active	2001–present

Craig Phillip Robinson (born October 25, 1971) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He is best known for his roles on The Office as Darryl Philbin and in the films Pineapple Express, Zack and Miri Make a Porno and Hot Tub Time Machine.

Personal life

Robinson was born in Chicago. He has appeared in feature films and television programs. Prior to a career in show business, Robinson was a music teacher at Horace Mann Elementary School in Chicago, Illinois. He attended high school at Whitney M. Young Magnet High School. He received his undergraduate degree from Illinois State University in 1994, and his masters of education from Saint Xavier University.

Arrest

Robinson was arrested on June 29, 2008 in Culver City on charges of possessing methamphetamine and ecstasy during a routine traffic stop. At the time, Robinson was already on probation stemming from a drunk driving incident in 2006. He pled guilty to one count of possession of a controlled substance, and agreed to take drug education classes.

Career

Acting and comedy

He began doing stand-up and taking classes in improv and acting at The Second City in Chicago.

Beginning in 2005, Robinson portrayed Darryl Philbin on the American version of The Office, and was promoted to a starring role in the fourth season. In November 2010, E! News reported that Robinson's character may be tapped to replace Steve Carell's Michael Scott as branch manager. He has appeared on other television shows, including Arrested Development, Lucky, Friends, Halfway Home and Reno 911! and in the music video for the Red Hot Chili Peppers song "Hump de Bump". Robinson hosted the seventh season of Last Comic Standing. He also was the voice of the character "Cookie the Ogre" in "Shrek Forever After". Plays Reg Mackworthy on the HBO hit series Eastbound & Down.

Robinson's film work includes roles in Knocked Up, Pineapple Express, Fanboys, Daddy's Little Girls, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, Hot Tub Time Machine and Miss March.

Music

For a number of years Robinson and comedian Jerry Minor had a comedy act where they performed as musical duo "L. Witherspoon & Chucky", with Minor as smooth singing "L. Witherspoon" and Robinson as "Chucky", the keyboard player and back-up singer. They performed the act on HBO's Sketch Pad, several stand-up shows on Comedy Central as well as on Real Time with Bill Maher and Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Robinson occasionally performs with his band, The Nasty Delicious. They were featured as his band in an episode of The Office and on the season finale of the seventh season of Last Comic Standing. He has also performed in character in multiple episodes of The Office, and was featured on the Hot Tub Time Machine soundtrack, singing "Jessie's Girl" and "Let's Get It Started."

He was also in the film Miss March, playing the role of the hit rapper Phil, aka "Horsedick Dot MPEG." Robinson produced two songs from that same film.

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
2001	AppleJax and YoYo	YoYo	Minor Role
2002	Play'd: A Hip Hop Story	Cole
2005	Year of the Scapegoat	Pappy Labourgeneaux	Minor Role
2007	D-War	Bruce	Minor Role
	Daddy's Little Girls	Byron the Rapper	Cameo
	Knocked Up	Club Doorman	Cameo
	Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story	Bobby Shad	Minor Role
2008	Pineapple Express	Matheson	Supporting Role
	Zack and Miri Make a Porno	Delaney
	Prop 8: The Musical	A Preacher
	The Frequency of Claire	Q-pid
2009	Fanboys	Skywalker Ranch guard	Cameo
	Miss March	Phil aka "Horsedick Dot MPEG"	Main Role
	Memphis Calling	Memphis
	Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian	Tuskegee Airman 2	Cameo
	The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard	DJ Request	Cameo
	Post Grad	Funeral Director
2010	Father of Invention
	Shrek Forever After	Cookie	(voice) Supporting Role
	Hot Tub Time Machine	Nick	Lead Role
2011	We the Peeples		(post-production)
2012	The Apocalypse	Craig Robinson	(Pre-Production)

Television

Year	Show	Role	Notes
2003	Real Time with Bill Maher	Chucky	1 episode
	Lucky	Mutha Rhodes	13 episodes
2004	The Bernie Mac Show	Wayne	1 episode
	LAX	Wayne	1 episode
	Friends	The Clerk	1 episode
2005	Arrested Development	Studio Guard #1	1 episode
	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Attendant #1	1 episode
2005–present	The Office	Darryl Philbin	Regular cast member
2007	Halfway Home	Mr. Brown	1 episode
2009	The Cleveland Show	Cleveland Sr's father	7 episodes
	Eastbound & Down	Reggie Macworthy / Baseball Player	2 episodes
	James Gunn's PG Porn	Havana Bob	1 episode
	Reno 911!	Levon French	1 episode
2010	The Marriage Ref	Himself	1 episode
	Vh1 Hip Hop Honors	Himself/Host	2-Hour Event
	Last Comic Standing	Himself/Host	2 episodes

External links

• Craig Robinson at the Internet Movie Database
• Craig Robinson at TV.com