HOLLY ROBINSON PEETE
Name: Holly Robinson Peete
Birth name: Holly Elizabeth Robinson
Born: 18 September 1964 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Holly Robinson Peete (born September 18, 1964, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) (known
before her marriage as Holly Robinson) is an American actress, singer and author.
Her parents, Dolores and Matt Robinson (the original Gordon on Sesame Street),
were both actors who moved to Los Angeles, California when she was ten years old.
She was sent to study at Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, New York where she
majored in psychology and French. Her language skills allowed her to spend a
year in Paris, France to study at the Sorbonne.
As an actress, Robinson is probably best known for her television roles on the
crime series 21 Jump Street from 1987 to 1991, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper from 1992-1997,
and in the 1998-2002 comedy series For Your Love.
Robinson most recently starred on the UPN comedy Love, Inc.. The show lasted
just one season, and was canceled due to the WB/UPN merger.
Robinson has also had a limited career as a singer and recording artist,
including the introductory song to 21 Jump Street. She contributed a variety of
songs to the soundtrack of the film Howard the Duck. (She appeared as a musician/singer
in a minor role in the film.) She recorded the theme song "We Got Our Love" for
the 1988 film Three for the Road.
In 2006, she won the Quills Award in Sports for her book Get Your Own Damn Beer,
I'm Watching the Game!: A Woman's Guide to Loving Pro Football. Rodale :
Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck.
Name: Holly Robinson Peete
Birth name: Holly Elizabeth Robinson
Born: 18 September 1964 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Holly Robinson Peete (born September 18, 1964, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) (known
before her marriage as Holly Robinson) is an American actress, singer and author.
Her parents, Dolores and Matt Robinson (the original Gordon on Sesame Street),
were both actors who moved to Los Angeles, California when she was ten years old.
She was sent to study at Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, New York where she
majored in psychology and French. Her language skills allowed her to spend a
year in Paris, France to study at the Sorbonne.
As an actress, Robinson is probably best known for her television roles on the
crime series 21 Jump Street from 1987 to 1991, Hangin' with Mr. Cooper from 1992-1997,
and in the 1998-2002 comedy series For Your Love.
Robinson most recently starred on the UPN comedy Love, Inc.. The show lasted
just one season, and was canceled due to the WB/UPN merger.
Robinson has also had a limited career as a singer and recording artist,
including the introductory song to 21 Jump Street. She contributed a variety of
songs to the soundtrack of the film Howard the Duck. (She appeared as a musician/singer
in a minor role in the film.) She recorded the theme song "We Got Our Love" for
the 1988 film Three for the Road.
In 2006, she won the Quills Award in Sports for her book Get Your Own Damn Beer,
I'm Watching the Game!: A Woman's Guide to Loving Pro Football. Rodale :
Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck.