Robert Webb
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Robert Webb in 2007
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| Born |
Robert Patrick Webb 29 September 1972 Boston, Lincolnshire, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | English Language and Literature |
| Alma mater | Robinson College, Cambridge |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian, writer |
| Years active | 1997–present |
| Known for |
Peep Show (2003–2015) Great Movie Mistakes (2010–present) Great TV Mistakes (2010) |
| Spouse(s) | Abigail Burdess (m. 2007) |
| Children | 2 |
Robert Patrick Webb (born 29 September 1972) is an English comedian, actor and writer, and one half of the double act Mitchell and Webb, alongside David Mitchell. The two men are best known for starring in the Channel 4 sitcom Peep Show and the sketch comedy programme That Mitchell and Webb Look. Webb is also known for presenting the Great Movie Mistakes and Great TV Mistakes franchise, in which he provides some humorous puns about a particular movie or TV show containing "continuity errors."
Born in Boston, Lincolnshire, Webb grew up in Woodhall Spa near Horncastle as the youngest of three brothers. He was educated at Queen Elizabeth's Grammar School in Horncastle. Having grown up watching The Young Ones and Blackadder, he became interested in drama and poetry while in school and began writing parodies. While Webb was in the lower sixth form preparing for his A-levels, his mother died of breast cancer, and he moved in with his father and re-sat his A-levels.
At the age of 20, Webb attended Robinson College, Cambridge, where he studied English and became vice-president of the Footlights. Webb and Mitchell met at an audition for a Footlights production of Cinderella in 1993.
The two put together their first project, Innocent Millions Dead or Dying - A Wry Look at the Post-Apocalyptic Age (With Songs), in January 1995, a show about World War I. Webb later described it as being "fucking terrible".
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