Glenn Maxwell Robbins (born 30 December 1957) is an Australian comedian, writer, actor, television and radio presenter. Robbins has appeared on '' The Panel'', '' Thank God You're Here'' and ''

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''. He is best known for '' The Comedy Company'', portraying

Kel Knight Kelvin "Kel" Graham Knight is a fictional character in the Australian television show ''Kath & Kim''. He is the husband of Kath Day-Knight and is a passionate "purveyor of fine meats". He is portrayed by the comic actor Glenn Robbins. John Mic ...

in ''

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'' and adventurer Russell Coight in ''

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''. Robbins attended Strathmore High School and graduated in 1975. He later studied drama and media at the Melbourne State College and graduated with a Bachelor of Education degree in 1979. He first moved into performing in 1981.

Career

Television

Robbins began his acting career in 1984, appearing in two episodes of ''

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''. In 1985 he appeared on the sketch show ''The Eleventh Hour''. He shot to fame in 1988 when he starred in another sketch show, ''The Comedy Company'', in which one of his characters, "Uncle Arthur", became very popular. In 1991 he joined the team of ''

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'' for two seasons. Other sketch shows in which he has appeared include '' Full Frontal'' (1993), '' Jimeoin'' (1994–95) and '' Something Stupid'' (1998). In 1998, Robbins became a panellist on the weekly television show ''The Panel''. This aired on

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. The show lasted eight seasons, going into hiatus in 2005. Robbins played Australian adventurer Russell Coight in ''

'' from 2001 until 2002 and again in 2018 on Network Ten, as well as the 2004 telemovie. From 2002, he played the role of Kel Knight in the television comedy series ''

''. He also appeared in the ''

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'' telemovie in 2005. The series ended in 2007. In 2006, Robbins appeared in two episodes of Network Ten's '' Thank God You're Here''. He is executive producer of the Network 10 sketch comedy show '' The Ronnie Johns Half Hour''. In 2008, he launched a new game show on the Seven Network entitled '' Out of the Question''. In 2011 he was the guest on the fourth episode of the comedy program '' The Joy of Sets'' on the Nine Network. From 2013, Robbins has appeared in the ABC comedy series ''

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'' as Wayne Wheeler, and has a semi-regular guest spot on ''

''.

Film

In 2001, Robbins played the role of Pete O'May in the award-winning Australian film ''

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''. In 2006 he co-starred with

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in the comedy feature ''

BoyTown ''BoyTown'' is a 2006 Australian comedy film, directed by Kevin Carlin and starring an ensemble cast of prominent Australian comedians, including Glenn Robbins, Mick Molloy, Bob Franklin, Wayne Hope and Gary Eck. It was filmed in Melbourne, Vic ...

'' as an '80s pop-star called "Benny G.". In 2011 he appeared in the comedy ''

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''. In 2012 he reprised his role of

in the movie ''

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''.

Radio

Robbins has a weekly one-hour radio segment on Melbourne radio station

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as part of ''The Weekend Break with Grubby and Dee Dee'' Sunday edition.

Awards

Robbins has been nominated at the

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several times. He was nominated for Most Popular Actor in 2003 and 2004 for his role in ''

'' and again nominated in 2005 for his role in the telemovie ''

''.

Personal life

The third son of Arthur and Gwen, Robbins is married to Selina, who is a nurse, and currently lives in Melbourne.

Filmography

Film

Television

Bibliography

Contributor

References

External links

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Working Dog
television and film production company website
Russell Coight's Celebrity Challenge satirical site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Robbins, Glenn 1956 births Living people Australian male comedians Australian male film actors Australian male television actors Comedians from Melbourne Australian television talk show hosts 20th-century Australian male actors 21st-century Australian male actors Male actors from Melbourne