GOING GREEN
Who is TV presenter Robson Green?
ROBSON Green has firmly become a household name thanks to his long career as an actor and documentary host.
The star first found fame in the 90s and has never looked back.
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Who is Robson Green?
Born on December 18, 1964, Robson Green is an English actor, singer, songwriter, and television presenter from Northumberland.
His father, also named Robson Green, was a miner, and his mother Anne was a cleaner and shopkeeper.
Robson has two sisters Dawn and Joanna, and a brother called David.
At the age of 16, Robson joined the Royal Air Force in the Air Training Corps but later changed his mind.
Robson learned to play the guitar and formed a band in 1982 called Solid State.
While training to be an actor, he continued his musical career in the band Workie Tickets.
He then first shot to fame when he portrayed Fusilier Dave Tucker in Soldier Soldier (1991–95).
The actor is a life-long Newcastle United fan.
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After meeting Jerome Flynn in the TV drama Soldier Soldier, the duo released a number of singles as Robson & Jerome in the 90s.
Their music catalogue is composed entirely of covers and they sold more than seven million copies of their albums.
Their version of Unchained Melody stayed at number one for seven weeks on the UK Chart, selling more than 1.8 million copies and becoming the best-selling single of 1995.
They also had two further number one singles - I Believe (1995) and What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted (1996).
After years of not seeing each other the pair reunited in 2017 for ITV programme Tales From The Coast - so yes they are still buddies.
Jerome went on to star in epic fantasy series Game Of Thrones as Bronn.
What TV shows has Robson Green been in?
Robson's first major role was in the BBC series Casualty in 1989 where he played hospital porter Jimmy Powell.
He then was cast in his breakout role in Soldier Soldier (1991 - 1995).
A keen fisherman, Robson also presented Extreme Fishing, Extreme Fishing Challenge, and Tales from Northumberland.
Since 2014 he has played Detective Inspector Geordie Keating on ITV's Grantchester.
Robson also played Teddy in BBC drama Age Before Beauty which is about a family feud over a failing hair salon.
The actor is also well known for Wire In The Blood.
Robson's latest TV show is Coast To Coast With Robson Green which airs on Tuesday, March 26, 2024, on Channel 5 at 6pm.
Is Robson Green in a relationship?
Robson's first wife was Alison Ogilvie, an occupational therapist, who he was married to from 1991-1999.
They had been introduced by friend and TV director Andrew Gunn.
He then married former Page 3 model Vanya Seager in 2001 but the couple divorced in 2011.
In 2013 he had a brief relationship with flight attendant Stephanie Jones.
Robson started dating girlfriend Zoila Short in 2016.
How many kids does Robson Green have?
Robson one son from a previous relationship.
He shares his son Taylor-Seager Green, who was born in 2000, with ex-wife Vanya Seager.
How many partners has Robson Green had?
Robson has been married twice but has ruled out tying the knot for a third time.
The actor is currently in a long-term relationship with Sunday school teacher Zoila Brozas.
The pair have been together since meeting in 2016.
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