Robert Armin
Actor
Born: Los Angeles, California, USA
BIOGRAPHY
Robert Armin (c. 1563 – 1615) was an English actor, a member of the Lord Chamberlains Men. He became the leading comedy actor with the troupe associated with William Shakespeare following the departure of Will Kempe around 1600. Also a popular comic author, he wrote a comedy, The History of the Two Maids of More-clacke, as well as Foole upon Foole, A Nest of Ninnies (1608) and The Italian Taylor and his Boy.Armin changed the part of the clown or fool from the rustic servingman turned comedian to that of a high-comedy domestic wit.
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