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Robbie Williams

Biography

Robbie Williams

Overview

  • Born
    February 13, 1974 · Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
  • Birth name
    Robert Peter Williams
  • Nicknames
    • The Robster
    • Robbie
    • Rob
  • Height
    6′ 1¼″ (1.86 m)

Mini bio

  • Robert Peter Williams was born in Stoke-on-Trent, on February 13th 1974, to his mother: Jan and father: Pete. Robbie attended Mill Hill Primary School, followed by St. Margaret Ward's Roman Catholic School in Tunstall. At secondary school he became labeled as mischievous and a jester and subsequently left with no GCSEs. He participated in several school plays, and his biggest role was that of the Artful Dodger in a production of Oliver!He achieved fame when at 16 he became the youngest member to join the all-male group 'Take That' after responding to an advertisement. Now, a true British superstar with over eighty million records sold worldwide, Robbie Williams has won more BRIT Awards than any other artist in history and is the best-selling British solo artist of all time. His twelve number one UK albums, alongside a plethora of world records, including selling the most tickets (1.6 million) in one day, highlight his enormous success as both a live performer and recording artist. This year has been another huge one for Robbie: as well as writing the music to the acclaimed new musical 'The Boy in the Dress' with Guy Chambers and Chris Heath, he also completed his first ever sold-out Las Vegas residency, played a triumphant sold-out show to 65,000 fans at Hyde Park in London and will release his first Christmas album 'The Christmas Present' on 22nd November. Robbie is a lifelong football fan and is the co-founder of the Charity football event 'Soccer Aid' which has raised over £30m for UNICEF, providing help for children in danger around the world.
    - IMDb mini biography by: Amazon Studios

Family

  • Spouse
      Ayda Field(August 7, 2010 - present) (4 children)
  • Children
      Colette Josephine
      Beau
      Charlton Valentine
      Theodora Rose
  • Parents
      Pete Conway
      Theresa Janet Farrell
  • Relatives
      Sally Williams(Half Sibling)

Trademarks

  • His unique singing voice
  • His extrovert showmanship
  • Cheeky smile

Trivia

  • First wanted to be an actor but saw a newspaper ad for a band member and was accepted into Take That.
  • In 2004 he was named the third most played artist on British radio over the past 20 years behind Elton John at number two and George Michael at number one.
  • He has the distinction of having more number one albums than any other male, barring Elvis Presley.
  • Made it to The Guinness Book of World Records when 1.6 million tickets were sold in a single day shortly after he announced his World Tour in 2006.
  • Founded L.A. Vale soccer team in 2005. with other celebrity friends after building his own soccer pitch at his home in Los Angeles. Now they play in LA Premier League.

Quotes

  • I'm rich beyond my wildest dreams.
  • I'd make a better U.S. President than George W. Bush. Bush is an idiot. I'm a better public speaker than him. It makes you wonder about the voters.
  • Inside me there is a fat man dying to get out.
  • I'm not a musician, I'm an entertainer.
  • When it comes down to it, I just like taking my pants down.

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