Robin Harris Biography

Robin Harris' Net Worth

Late comedian Robin Harris' estimated net worth was around $250k according to the Celebrity Net Worth. Harris' main source of earning was from his comedy and acting career.

Some of his movies that made a huge box office collection include:

• I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)

        Budget - $3 million

        Box Office Collection - $13 million

        IMDb - 6.6/10

        Cast Members - Keenen Ivory Wayans, Bernie Casey, Jim Brown, and Antonio Fargas.

• Harlem Nights (1989)

        Budget - $30 million

        Box Office Collection - $95 million

        IMDb - 6/10

        Cast Members - Eddie Murphy, Redd Foxx and Della Reese.

• House Party (1990)

        Budget - $2.5 million

        Box Office Collection - $26 million

        IMDb - 6.4/10

        Cast Members - Kid 'n Play and Full Force.

Robin Harris' Personal Life

Robbin Harris was a married man who tied the knot to Exetta Harris in 1984. The couple was married for more than five years and his wife became his widow after his death in 1990.

During the unfortunate death of Harris, his wife Exetta was pregnant with their second child and six months after his death, their son Robin Harris Jr was born. The couple is parents to their first son, Antoine Harris.

Robin Harris' wife Exetta Harris,

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Furthermore, Harris is no more with us but his comedy sketches still made people laugh their lungs outs.

In his honor, he is still mentioned in the other two sequels of his featured movie, House Party.

When he was alive he dared to talk about sensitive topics like African-American culture, sexuality, and race in his sketches which everybody could relate.

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In addition, Harris lived a prosperous life making people laugh. He even became friends with some famous name which includes Magic Johnson and Martin Lawrence.

Robin Harris' Death

The legendary comedian, Robin Harris died at a young age of 36 on March 18, 1990, in sleep due to a heart attack. It happened at the time when he performed at the Regal Theater and stayed over at Chicago's Four Season Hotel where he took his last breath at 8:30 am.

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Harris' brother found him dead. Later, his family members buried him near Los Angeles at Inglewood Park Cemetery.

In 2006, a movie named We Don't Die, We Multiply: The Robin Harris Story features some never seen performances by the late actor released. The film featured a rap performed by Harris' son Robin, Jr in memory of his beloved father.

Robin Harris' Career

Robin Harris was professionally a stand-up comedian and actor who is known for his old school genre of comedy. He performed comedy based on improv, observation, and satire which gave him wide exposure and soon he started getting acting offers.

As for his acting career, he debuted in the entertainment industry in 1988 when he portrayed a bartender in the comedy parody movie I'm Gonna Git You Sucka. He then appeared in other movies like Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing, House Party and Harlem Nights joined by Eddie Murphy.

Robin Harris in the movie, House Party.

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For his role in the 1990 comedy movie House Party, he received a nomination for Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male category. Likewise, Harris was mostly known for his comedy sketch Bebe's Kids and filmmakers The Hudlin Brothers decided to make it into a movie but unfortunately, Harris died in pre-production.

The sketch later featured as an animated feature and voiced by actors, Faizon Love, Nell Carter, Vanessa Bell Calloway and so on.

Early Life and Education of Robin Harris

Robin Harris was born Robin Hughes Harris to parents Earl and Mattie Harris on August 30, 1953, in Chicago, Illinois, United States. His mother worked as a factory seamstress while his father did the job of a welder.

Moreover, he grew up with his brother Michael Harris who is an actor as well. When he turned 8 the family relocated to Los Angeles.

Robin Harris

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After moving to LA, he enrolled at Manual Arts High School. Further, for his higher studies, he attended Ottawa University located in Kansas.

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Besides, his earlier jobs include working for a rental car company called Hughes Aircraft and at Security Pacific Bank. During his university days his internet in comedy grew and by 1980 he began performing comedy skits at Los Angeles' Comedy Store.

Take a look at Robin Harris' 1988 Stand up performance.