Academy Award-winning Tim Robbins ranks among contemporary cinema’s most acclaimed and provocative voices; a multifaceted talent, he has proved so adept at wearing the various hats of actor, writer, and director; and he is also a musician. Born in West Covina, California, but raised in New York City, Tim Robbins is the son of former The Highwaymen singer Gil Robbins and actress Mary Robbins. Robbins studied drama at UCLA, where he graduated with honors in 1981. That same year, he formed The Actors’ Gang theater group, an experimental ensemble that expressed radical political observations through the European avant-garde form of theater. After appearing in television series (Hill Street Blues, St. Elsewhere), he started film work in television movies in 1983 (Toy Soldiers, Fraternity Vacation), but hit the big time in 1988 with his portrayal of dimwitted fastball pitcher “Nuke” Laloosh in Bull Durham (1988). Tall with baby-faced looks, he has played the naive and obtuse (Cadillac Man (1990) and The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)) or slick and shrewd (The Player (1992) and Bob Roberts (1992)), a mock-documentary brutally parodying right-wing politics, for which he wrote, directed, starred, and performed the music.

Dead Man Walking, a gut-wrenching examination of the death penalty, earned him an Oscar nomination for Best Director and he was nominated for TheShawshank Redemption.  His performance in Mystic River won him an Oscar.

Other acting and directing credits include: Short Cuts, Ready to Wear (Prêt-à-Porter),  Nothing to Lose, Cradle Will Rock, Arlington Road,  High Fidelity, AntiTrust, Mission to Mars, Human Nature,  Code 46, Zathura, War of the Worlds, Catch a Fire. He directed the television movie, Possible Side Effects, and episodes of the popular HBO series Treme.  In 2010, Tim Robbins and the Rogue’s Gallery Band released their self-titled debut album.

For over fifteen years, Marc Maron has been writing and performing raw, honest and thought-provoking comedy for print, stage, radio and television.  He has appeared on HBO, Conan, Letterman, Craig Ferguson, Real Time, The Green Room, two Comedy Central Presents specials and almost every show that allows comics to perform. He has appeared on Conan O’Brien more than any other comedian (a record 47 times and counting).  Marc’s book based on his solo show is The Jerusalem Syndrome: My Life as a Reluctant Messiah. He is currently writing his memoir to be released in 2013. His first three CDs, Not Sold Out, Tickets Still Available and Final Engagement are comedy cult classics while his newest album, This Has To Be Funny (Comedy Central Records), which was recorded live in Brooklyn, was named #1 Comedy Album of 2011 by LaughSpin.com and named in The Onion’s Best Comedy Albums of 2011.

His podcast WTF with Marc Maron, featuring compelling monologues and in-depth interviews with personalities such as Conan O’Brien, Louis CK, Robin Williams, Anthony Bourdain, Judd Apatow and Ben Stiller, premiered in September 2009 and is a heard globally with over 53 million downloads and counting. The show regularly hits #1 on the iTunes charts, was named the #1 Comedy Podcast by LA Weekly, and has been called a “must-listen” byVanity Fair and The New York Times, among many others.  Select WTF episodes began airing on public radio stations across the US in June 2010.

Maron’s half hour scripted series MARON (working title) was picked up by IFC for ten episodes. Marc is included in TIME magazine’s 100 Poll of the Most Influential People 2012.  He was nominated for two Comedy Central 2012 Comedy Awards:  Best Comedy Podcast (won) and Best Comedy App. He also travels the world performing sold out stand up shows as well as Live WTF stage shows, and was given the honor of delivering the Keynote Address at the 2011 Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal.