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Robert Arkins is an Irish musician and actor who played the role of Jimmy Rabbitte in the 1991 film The Commitments. Life and career. A native of Drumcondra, Dublin, Arkins has been a professional musician from the age of 15. He left school at 17 to front his band, Housebroken.
May 26, 2022 · Robert Arkins was originally cast as Deco Cuffe in the movie after a whopping seven auditions! However, he was replaced in that role by Andrew Strong, and went on to play the band’s manager...
Set in the Northside of Dublin, the film tells the story of Jimmy Rabbitte (Robert Arkins), a young music fanatic who assembles a group of working-class youths to form a soul band named "The Commitments".
Feb 24, 2024 · Originally a founder member of the band Housebroken, who was signed to MCA, Robert sadly didn’t get his big break with the band running out of money before completing their debut album. Keeping up with acting, Robert starred in short films The Space Inbetween and The Silent City.
It is through the wily leadership of ambitious manager Jimmy Rabbitte (Robert Arkins) that the band comes together, and his influence directs the Commitments’ soul sound. It seems a perplexing choice – how can a bunch of white, North Dublin teenagers identify with a predominantly African-American style of music?
Oct 2, 2016 · Home. Entertainment. He said it once and said it loud… So what became of Jimmy Rabbitte? After a chance encounter landed him the lead role in one of Ireland's most iconic films, Robert Arkins was...
The Commitments: Directed by Alan Parker. With Robert Arkins, Michael Aherne, Angeline Ball, Maria Doyle Kennedy. Jimmy Rabbitte, an unemployed Dublin boy, decides to put together a soul band made up entirely of the Irish working class.
