Editing Tim Robbins (section)

== Career ==
Robbins's acting career began at [[Theater for the New City]], where he spent his teenage years in their Annual Summer [[Street Theater]] and also played the title role in a musical adaptation of [[Antoine de Saint-Exupéry]]'s ''[[The Little Prince]]''. After graduation from college in 1981, Robbins founded the [[The Actors' Gang|Actors' Gang]], an experimental theater group, in Los Angeles with actor friends from his college [[softball]] team, as well as [[John Cusack]].

In 1982, he appeared as domestic terrorist Andrew Reinhardt in three episodes of the television program ''[[St. Elsewhere]]''. He had a small role in the film ''[[No Small Affair]]'' (1984), starring [[Demi Moore]]. In 1985, he guest-starred in the second episode of the television series ''[[Moonlighting (TV series)|Moonlighting]]'', "[[List of Moonlighting episodes#ep2|Gunfight at the So-So Corral]]". He also took parts in films, such as the role of frat animal "Mother" in ''[[Fraternity Vacation]]'' (1985) and Lt Sam "Merlin" Wells in the fighter pilot film ''[[Top Gun]]'' (1986). He appeared on ''[[The Love Boat]]'', as a young version of one of the characters in retrospection about the Second World War. His breakthrough role was as pitcher Ebby Calvin "Nuke" LaLoosh in the [[baseball]] film ''[[Bull Durham]]'' (1988), in which he co-starred with [[Susan Sarandon]] and [[Kevin Costner]].

Robbins's amoral film executive in [[Robert Altman]]'s film ''[[The Player (1992 film)|The Player]]'' (1992) was described by [[Peter Travers]] in ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' as "a classic performance, mining every comic and lethal nuance in the role of his career".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/tim-robbins-roles-to-remember-1117993691/|title=Tim Robbins' Roles to Remember|work=Variety|date=October 8, 2008|access-date=May 19, 2019}}</ref> He won the [[Prix d'interprétation masculine|Best Actor Award]] at [[Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]]. He made his directorial and screenwriting debut with ''[[Bob Roberts]]'' (also 1992), a [[mockumentary]] about a right-wing [[United States Senate|senatorial]] candidate. [[Todd McCarthy]] in ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' commented that the film is "both a stimulating social satire and, for thinking people, a depressing commentary on the devolution of the American political system".<ref>{{cite news|last=McCarthy|first=Todd|url=https://variety.com/1992/film/reviews/bob-roberts-1200429721/|title=Bob Roberts|work=Variety|date=May 13, 1992|access-date=May 19, 2019}}</ref> Robbins then starred alongside [[Morgan Freeman]] in ''[[The Shawshank Redemption]]'' (1994), which was based on [[Stephen King]]'s [[Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption|novella]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiewire.com/2014/11/shawshank-secrets-revealed-frank-darabont-tim-robbins-and-morgan-freeman-reveal-all-at-20th-anniversary-screening-67678/|title='Shawshank' Secrets Revealed: Frank Darabont, Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman Reveal All at 20th Anniversary Screening {{!}} IndieWire|last=Sharf|first=Zack|website=www.indiewire.com|date=November 20, 2014|language=en|access-date=September 7, 2017}}</ref>
[[File:TimRobbins08TIFF.jpg|left|thumb|Tim Robbins at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival]]
Robbins has written, produced, and directed several films with strong social content, such as the capital punishment saga ''[[Dead Man Walking (film)|Dead Man Walking]]'' (1995), starring Sarandon and [[Sean Penn]]. The film earned him an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] nomination for [[Academy Award for Best Director|Best Director]]. According to [[Roger Ebert]] in early 1996: "With this film he leaps far beyond" ''Bob Roberts'' "and has made that rare thing, a film that is an exercise of philosophy. This is the kind of movie that spoils us for other films, because it reveals so starkly how most movies fall into conventional routine, and lull us with the reassurance that they will not look too hard, or probe too deeply, or make us think beyond the boundaries of what is comfortable".<ref>{{cite web|last=Ebert|first=Roger|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/dead-man-walking-1996|title=Reviews: ''Dead Man Walking''|work=rogerebert|date=January 12, 1996|access-date=May 19, 2019}}</ref>

His next directorial effort was [[Great Depression|Depression]]-era musical ''[[Cradle Will Rock]]'' (1999). Robbins has also appeared in mainstream Hollywood thrillers, such as ''[[Arlington Road]]'' (also 1999) as a suspected terrorist and ''[[Antitrust (film)|Antitrust]]'' (2001) as a malicious computer [[tycoon]], and in comical films such as ''[[The Hudsucker Proxy]]'' (1994), ''[[Nothing to Lose (1997 film)|Nothing to Lose]]'' (1997), and ''[[High Fidelity (film)|High Fidelity]]'' (2000). Robbins has also acted in and directed several Actors' Gang theater productions.

Robbins won the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]] and the [[Screen Actors Guild#SAG Awards|SAG Award]] for his work in ''[[Mystic River (film)|Mystic River]]'' (2003), as a man [[Psychological trauma|traumatized]] from having been [[child molestation|molested]] as a child. He followed his Oscar-win with roles as a temporarily blind man who is nursed to health by a psychologically wounded young woman in ''[[The Secret Life of Words]]'' (2005) and an [[apartheid]] torturer in ''[[Catch a Fire (film)|Catch a Fire]]'' (2006). As of 2006, he was the tallest [[Academy Award]]-winning actor at {{convert|6|ft|5|in|m}}.<ref name=tall>{{cite web|url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/columns/2006-10-13/410260/|title=Mr. Smarty Pants Knows|work=austinchronicle.com}}</ref>

In early 2006, Robbins directed<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.theactorsgang.com/Shows/1984.htm |title=1984 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070703092024/http://www.theactorsgang.com/Shows/1984.htm |archive-date=July 3, 2007|access-date=November 1, 2007}}</ref> an adaptation of [[George Orwell]]'s novel ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four|1984]]'', written by Michael Gene Sullivan<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.michaelgenesullivan.com/ |title=Velina Brown and Michael Gene Sullivan |access-date=November 1, 2007}}</ref> of the [[Tony Award]]-winning [[San Francisco Mime Troupe]]. The production opened at [[The Actors' Gang|Actors' Gang]], at their new location at The Ivy Substation in [[Culver City]], California. In addition to venues around the United States, it has played in [[Athens, Greece]], the Melbourne International Festival in Australia and the [[Hong Kong Arts Festival]]. Robbins was soon considering a film adaptation.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.moviehole.net/news/20060115_tim_robbins_returns_to_1984.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622141546/http://www.moviehole.net/news/20060115_tim_robbins_returns_to_1984.html |archive-date=June 22, 2008 |title=Tim Robbins returns to 1984|date=January 15, 2006 |first=Clint |last=Morris |access-date=November 1, 2007}}</ref>

Robbins appeared in ''[[The Lucky Ones (film)|The Lucky Ones]]'', with co-star [[Rachel McAdams]] as well as ''[[City of Ember]]'' (both 2008). Robbins next film role was as Senator Hammond, the disapproving father of the film's villain [[Hector Hammond]], in the superhero film ''[[Green Lantern (film)|Green Lantern]]'' (2011).<ref name="reuters1">{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6180OQ20100209 |title=Tim Robbins plays villain's dad in "Green Lantern" |publisher=Reuters |date=February 9, 2010}}</ref>
[[File:TimRobbinsTIFFSept2012.jpg|thumb|Robbins at the [[2012 Toronto International Film Festival]]]]
Robbins released the album ''Tim Robbins & The Rogues Gallery Band'' (2010), a collection of songs written over the course of 25 years that he ultimately took on a world tour. He was originally offered the chance to record an album in 1992 after the success of his film ''[[Bob Roberts]]'', but he declined because he had "too much respect for the process", having seen his father work so hard as a musician, and because he felt he had nothing to say at the time.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.timeout.jp/en/tokyo/feature/4707/Tim-Robbins-the-interview-Part-1 |title=Tim Robbins: the interview |access-date=August 15, 2011 |last=Wilks |first=Jon |author-link=Jon Wilks |date=August 15, 2011 |work=TimeOut Tokyo |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927165103/http://www.timeout.jp/en/tokyo/feature/4707/Tim-Robbins-the-interview-Part-1 |archive-date=September 27, 2011 }}</ref>

Robbins directed two episodes of the [[HBO]] series [[Treme (TV series)|''Treme'']]. The series follows the interconnected lives of a group of New Orleanians in the wake of [[Hurricane Katrina]]. He helmed the episodes "Everything I Do Gonh Be Funky" in Season 2 (2011) and "Promised Land" in Season 3 (2012).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Phipps |first=Keith |date=2011-05-02 |title=Treme: "Everything I Do Gonh Be Funky" |url=https://www.avclub.com/treme-everything-i-do-gonh-be-funky-1798168301 |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Phipps |first=Keith |date=2012-11-05 |title=Treme: "Promised Land" |url=https://www.avclub.com/treme-promised-land-1798174992 |access-date=2024-06-21 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en}}</ref> Robbins became interested in the show while staying in [[New Orleans]] during the filming of ''[[Green Lantern (film)|Green Lantern]]. ''"I had the unique experience of watching ''Treme'' with locals. It resonated for me immediately, and it resonated for them as well, because they have seen their town get misinterpreted and represented in ridiculous ways," he told [[The Times-Picayune]] in 2011. "Something about this show was different for them. I appreciated that. I loved the writing and the actors. I loved the environment it's set in. I watched the whole first season in New Orleans, and got in touch with [[David Simon]] and said, 'If you guys need a director next year, I'd be happy to do an episode.'"<ref>Walker, Dave (May 1, 2011). [http://www.nola.com/treme-hbo/index.ssf/2011/05/tim_robbins_immersed_himself_i.html Tim Robbins immersed himself in New Orleans culture before directing Sunday's episode of 'Treme']. ''The Times-Picayune''. Retrieved August 28, 2013.</ref>

In 2013, he was a member of the jury at the [[63rd Berlin International Film Festival]].<ref name="BerlinJury">{{cite web |url=http://www.berlinale.de/en/das_festival/preise_und_juries/preise_internationale_jury/index.html |title=The International Jury 2013 |date=January 28, 2013 |access-date=January 28, 2013 |work=Berlinale |archive-date=March 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170301075104/https://www.berlinale.de/en/das_festival/preise_und_juries/preise_internationale_jury/index.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In fall of 2024, Robbins and the [[The Actors' Gang|Actors' Gang]] presented a production of his play 'Topsy Turvy - Ramazuri' at the [[Csokonai Theatre|Csokonai National Theatre]] in [[Debrecen]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-21 |title=TIM ROBBINS: Topsy Turvy – Ramazuri |url=https://csokonaiszinhaz.hu/eloadasok/tim-robbins-topsy-turvy/ |website=Csokonai Nemzeti Színház}}</ref>