Glenn Robbins

Glenn Maxwell Robbins (born 30 December 1957) is an Australian comedian, writer, actor and radio personality, best known for portraying Kel Knight in Kath & Kim and Russell Coight in All Aussie Adventures.

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

Career

Television

Robbins began his acting career in 1984, appearing in two episodes of Prisoner, and 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 Fast Forward for two seasons. Other sketch 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 Channel Ten. The show lasted eight seasons, going into hiatus in 2005.