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ROBERT HAWKINS
As a red haired, middle child in a broken Catholic family of ten, Robert Hawkins easily lost focus on his studies and used the schoolrooms to get laughs. Of course, that was a problem with the teachers, so he just spent a lot of time on the beach and watching people. Some afternoons found him skateboarding in the nearest drainage pipe or listening to scratchy LPs by Bill Cosby, The Smothers Brothers, George Carlin, Phyllis Diller, Flip Wilson, Jonathan Winters, Richard Pryor, Don Rickles, Steve Martin and Robin Williams.
Comedian Robert Hawkins started his pursuit of a career by dropping out of a South Florida High School, getting a G.E.D., and joining the army (U.S.).
He spent three years of his life as a combat medic in Ft. Hood, Texas. How well did he do? Well, it is an understatement to say that he did not receive the Good Conduct Medal. After several article-15s (military code violations), and being killed five times in simulated battle, he barely got out with an honorable discharge in 1988.
When you're that big of a screw-up, there's not much else to do but make others laugh at you. He could do that. In fact, he could do it so well that it became profitable in 1990 when Robert Hawkins hopped on stage at the Dallas Improv Comedy Club and got paid for getting laughs. Four years later he was headlining comedy clubs and colleges across the country and appearing as a guest on radio and television shows.
In 1993 he won the California State University Comedy Competition. In 1994 he was a finalist in the San Francisco International Comedy Competition, prompting a move to the Bay area where he was a sketch writer for the Johnny Steele Morning Radio Show.
In 1996, a clever and unique set at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival in Montreal garnered a development deal with FOX TV. That same year, the nationally syndicated Bob & Tom Radio Show invited Robert Hawkins back the day after his first appearance. "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" came next, along with other appearances on "Comedy Central," and the Showtime and A&E networks.
In 1999 in Los Angeles, he became a story editor for the hit FOX sitcom, "Titus," and made recurring guest appearances on the show as the low-life brother-in-outlaw, Michael.
In 2001, Robert Hawkins was voted one of the Top 25 Comics by club owners for the American Comedy Awards. He enjoys touring comedy clubs and performing at corporate events. Watch for "Comedy Central Presents Robert Hawkins," a half-hour special that premieres in June 2003.
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