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Tony was born on August the 15th, in Hackney, East London.
His first school was Woodford Green Preparatory School, then he attended Wanstead County High Grammar School.
He made his stage debut when still at school, at the age of 12 in the original production of Oliver. The boy playing the Artful Dodger didn&#;t turn up and Tony volunteered to take his place as there were no designated understudies.
This was followed by numerous shows, films and TV appearances as a child actor.
Tony passed 4 'O&#; levels ( History, Geography and both English Language and English Literature) and went on to do &#;A&#; levels, however he decided that wasn&#;t for him and chose to go to drama school. He was too young to go to RADA but got a place at the Central School of Speech and Drama.
After leaving he spent several years in rep and worked for two years as a theatre director before joining the Chichester Festival Theatre.
Tony did various television appearances before getting his &#;big break&#; in landing the part of Baldrick in Blackadder.
Tony presents Channel 4's archaeology series "Time Team", and played Baldrick in "Blackadder". He also devised and wrote four series of the BBC's "Maid Marian and Her Merry Men" in which he pl
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Tony Robinson
English actor, author and campaigner (born )
For other people named Tony Robinson, see Tony Robinson (disambiguation).
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| Born | Anthony Robinson () 15 August (age&#;78) Homerton, London, England |
| Alma&#;mater | Central School of Speech and Drama |
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| Years&#;active | –present[1] |
| Political party | Labour (–, –present) |
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| Children | 2 |
Sir Anthony Robinson (born 15 August ) is an English actor, author, broadcaster, and political activist. He played Baldrick in the BBC television sitcom Blackadder and has presented many historical documentaries, including the Channel 4 series Time Team and The Worst Jobs in History. He has written 16 children's books.
As a member of the Labour Party, Robinson was knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours for his public and political service.
Early life
[edit]Robinson was born on 15 August in Homerton, London, to Phyllis (–) and Leslie Robinson (–).[3] His parents were from working-class Hackney