Robin Harris (1)
Robin Harris may refer to: * Robin Harris (comedian) (1953–1990), American comedian and actor * Robin Harris (author) Robin Harris (born 22 June 1952) is a British author and journalist. He has written for ''The Daily Telegraph'' and ''Prospect''. He attained his undergraduate degree and doctorate in modern history from Exeter College, Oxford University. B ... (born 1952), British author and journalist * Robin Harris (tennis) (born 1956), American tennis player {{hndis ...
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Robin Harris (comedian)
Robin Hughes Harris Sr. (August 30, 1953 – March 18, 1990) was an American comedian and actor, best known for his recurring comic sketch about "Bé-bé's Kids". He was posthumously nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male for his performance in the film '' House Party''. Childhood Harris was born in Chicago, Illinois. His father, Earl, was a welder, and his mother, Mattie, was a factory seamstress. In 1961, the family moved to Los Angeles, where he attended Manual Arts High School. Harris then attended Ottawa University in Kansas. During this time, he began to hone his craft of comedy. He worked for Hughes Aircraft, a rental car company, and Security Pacific Bank to pay his bills. In 1980, he debuted at Los Angeles' Comedy Store. Career During the mid-1980s, Harris worked as the master of ceremonies at the Comedy Act Theater. His "old school" brand of humor began to gain him a mainstream following. Harris made his acting debut playing a bartender ...
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Robin Harris (author)
Robin Harris (born 22 June 1952) is a British author and journalist. He has written for ''The Daily Telegraph'' and ''Prospect''. He attained his undergraduate degree and doctorate in modern history from Exeter College, Oxford University. Biography Harris was Director of the Conservative Research Department from 1985 to 1988 and a member of the Prime Minister's Policy Unit from 1989 to 1990. He helped draft the Conservative Party manifesto for the 1987 general election. It was initially thought that Margaret Thatcher's record in government should be recorded by Harris and John O'Sullivan in a political biography covering her premiership titled ''Undefeated''. Thatcher hired Harris to write most of her memoir ''The Downing Street Years''. In that memoir Thatcher wrote that Harris was "My indispensable sherpa in the enterprise of writing this book" and that "Without his advice and help at every stage, I doubt that we could have reached the summit". Harris also helped Thatche ...
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