Robbins was engaged in a romantic relationship with actressSusan Sarandon from 1988 to 2009. He married actressGratiela Brancusi from 2017 to 2022. He is known for his extensive liberal activism, including opposition to theIraq War.
In 1982, he appeared as domestic terrorist Andrew Reinhardt in three episodes of the television programSt. Elsewhere. He had a small role in the filmNo Small Affair (1984), starringDemi Moore. In 1985, he guest-starred in the second episode of the television seriesMoonlighting, "Gunfight at the So-So Corral". He also took parts in films, such as the role of frat animal "Mother" inFraternity Vacation (1985) and Lt Sam "Merlin" Wells in the fighter pilot filmTop Gun (1986). He appeared onThe 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 thebaseball filmBull Durham (1988), in which he co-starred withSusan Sarandon andKevin Costner.
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 sagaDead Man Walking (1995), starring Sarandon andSean Penn. The film earned him anOscar nomination forBest Director. According toRoger 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".[16]
His next directorial effort wasDepression-era musicalCradle Will Rock (1999). Robbins has also appeared in mainstream Hollywood thrillers, such asArlington Road (also 1999) as a suspected terrorist andAntitrust (2001) as a malicious computertycoon, and in comical films such asThe Hudsucker Proxy (1994),Nothing to Lose (1997), andHigh Fidelity (2000). Robbins has also acted in and directed several Actors' Gang theater productions.
Robbins released the albumTim 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 filmBob 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.[22]
Robbins directed two episodes of theHBO seriesTreme. The series follows the interconnected lives of a group of New Orleanians in the wake ofHurricane Katrina. He helmed the episodes "Everything I Do Gonh Be Funky" in Season 2 (2011) and "Promised Land" in Season 3 (2012).[23][24] Robbins became interested in the show while staying inNew Orleans during the filming ofGreen Lantern."I had the unique experience of watchingTreme 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 toldThe 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 withDavid Simon and said, 'If you guys need a director next year, I'd be happy to do an episode.'"[25]
In 1988, Robbins began a relationship with actressSusan Sarandon, whom he met on the set ofBull Durham. They have two sons: John "Jack" Henry (b. May 15, 1989) andMiles Robbins (b. May 4, 1992). Sarandon, like Robbins, is alapsed Catholic,[28] and they shareliberal political views. Robbins's relationship with Sarandon ended in December 2009.[29] Robbins marriedGratiela Brancusi on February 1, 2017. They separated on July 1, 2020. News of the marriage was kept private[30][31] until Robbins filed for divorce in January 2021.[32] The divorce was finalized in 2022.[33]
Robbins is a lifelongNew York Mets fan. "Also, my mother, for my 11th birthday, traveled out one morning toQueens to wait in line atShea Stadium to get me tickets for theWorld Series. I wound up seeing, on my 11th birthday, the Mets win the World Series. That was one of the greatest things a mother could do for her son."[34]
Robbins opposed the2003 invasion of Iraq. In 2003, a 15th anniversary celebration ofBull Durham at theNational Baseball Hall of Fame was canceled by Hall of Fame PresidentDale Petroskey. Petroskey told Robbins that his stance helped to "undermine the U.S. position, which could put our troops in even more danger".[38]Durham co-starKevin Costner defended Robbins and Sarandon: "I think Tim and Susan's courage is the type of courage that makes our democracy work. Pulling back this invite is against the whole principle about what we fight for and profess to be about."[38]
^Rose, Charlie (February 8, 1996)."Tim Robbins Interview".PBS. RetrievedMay 9, 2010.: (Commentary with Tim Robbins saying; "Yes. We, we met. And I was raised a Catholic, so I have a whole other perception of nuns than, than the one that Sister Helen gave me.")
^Whitaker, Sterling (August 30, 2022)."'1883' Star Gratiela Brancusi Settles Divorce From Tim Robbins".Taste of Country. RetrievedJanuary 29, 2023.1883 star Gratiela Brancusi and Hollywood superstar Tim Robbins have finalized their divorce after two years, according to reports.
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