Cringe Daddy

Ever since he burst onto the scene in 2019 with his hit sketch show, Tim Robinson has become the reigning king of offbeat comedy, a one-man meme machine whose face took over all our feeds.

- By Cam Wolfe. Photographs by Sandy Kim. Ilustrations by Michael Houtz

(Also: yelling-so much yelling.) But behind the surreal, over-the-top characters that he plays, the real Tim Robinson is a low-key dad with two kids-a guy best understood when you strip away all but the essential, unvarnished facts:

Tim Robinson was born and raised in the suburbs of Detroit. His mom worked for Chrysler, and his dad worked in construction.

He loves the Lions and the Pistons. Tim's favorite athlete of all time is Pistons legend Rasheed Wallace.

Tim is big into skateboarding and still tries to get out there regularly. His favorite skater growing up was Daewon Song.

"He's a ripper," Tim says. Oh, and Tim's favorite skate trick? The frontside flip.

"It feels really good to land," he says. "The older I get, the harder it is. So when I can get one, I feel great."