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Craig Robinson has been a regular fixture in the world of screen comedy for years, in everything from sitcoms like “The Office” and “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” to films like “Pineapple Express” and “This Is the End”. But now Robinson says he’s leaving comedy behind for good.
The “Hot Tub Time Machine” star put out two different videos on his Instagram account about this huge life change.
In the first video, Robinson said, “Just want you to hear it from me. I am quitting comedy, but not for nothing. It’s been an amazing run, and y’all been amazing and wonderful. But I’m following something bigger. So, you know, thank you so much. I love you, and stay tuned.”
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The caption to the video mentioned Robinson working on “something huge” and named it his “true calling.”
Robinson released a video the following day, asking for advice because he had encountered “a few bumps in the road.”
He captioned the video, “Turns out having a dream and building a business with your friends are two VERY different things. I can’t go into detail just yet, but for real though any help would be huge.”
So far the celebrity world has turned out to voice their support to Robinson as well as a few jokes. Robinson’s “The Office” co-star Kate Flannery commented on one of his posts, writing “We love you, craig!!! Go big, my friend!!!”
“Scream” alum David Arquette wrote “I hope it involves Music! You’re brilliant at whatever you chose to do.”
Meanwhile, Howie Mandel joked, “Being a dancer is tough, but go for it.”
Former talk show host Arsenio Hall wrote, “You been called to preach? ‘If loving you is wroo0ng, – – – I don’t wanna be riiiiiight’!”
Including upcoming projects, Robinson has 100 acting credits listed on IMDb, starting in 2001. His credits include “Ghosted”, “Dolemite Is My Name”, “The Cleveland Show”, “American Dad!”, “Krapopolis”, “Reno 911!”, “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story”, “Knocked Up”, “Big Mouth”, and more.
Along with his comedy and acting career, Robinson has shown a passion for music. Since 2007 he’s been a member of the funk/hip-hop/R&B band The Nasty Delicious.
Speaking on Vulture’s Good One podcast, Robinson said, “When I am with the band, I feel like I can fly — like being at an Earth, Wind & Fire concert. Sometimes I’m a straight musician, sometimes I’m doing comedy and music, sometimes it’s straight comedy and the band is quiet. It’s all-encompassing.”
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