Tony Robbins

Tony Robbins

Born: February 29, 1960
in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
Tony Robbins (born Anthony Jay Mahavoric, ht: 6'7") is an American author, coach, speaker, and philanthropist; he is of Croatian heritage. He is known for his infomercials, seminars, and self-help books including the books Unlimited Power and Awaken the Giant Within. He's also known for his role in the film Shallow Hal as himself, and appeared in Men in Black as an alien being watched on a monitor.

His parents divorced when he was 7 and his mother remarried several times, including a marriage with Jim Robbins, a former semi-professional baseball player who legally adopted Anthony when he was 12. During high school, Robbins grew ten inches in a year, a growth spurt later attributed to a pituitary tumor.

When he was 17 years old, he left home and never returned. Robbins later worked as a janitor, and did not attend college. One day he asked the landlord on site, who was a family friend, about how he became so successful. The landlord then told him that he started to turn his life around after going to a Jim Rohn seminar.

Robbins began promoting seminars for motivational speaker and author Jim Rohn when he was 17 years old. He subsequently learned to firewalk and incorporated it into his seminars.

Robbins has worked on an individual basis with Bill Clinton, Justin Tuck, Hugh Jackman, and Pitbull. He has counseled American businessmen Peter Guber, Steve Wynn, and Marc Benioff.

In July 2010, NBC debuted "Breakthrough with Tony Robbins", a reality show that followed Robbins as he helped the show's participants face their personal challenges. NBC canceled the show after airing two of the planned six episodes due to low viewership. In March 2012, the OWN Network picked up the show for another season beginning with the original first season set to re-run and thereafter leading directly into the new 2012 season. In April 2012, Robbins began cohosting Oprah's Lifeclass on the OWN Network.

In 2015, filmmaker Joe Berlinger directed and produced the documentary Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru, about the Tony Robbins event "Date with Destiny" after filming it in Boca Raton, Florida, in December 2014. It premiered at the South by Southwest film festival in March 2016.

Movies for Tony Robbins...

Eating Our Way to Extinction
Title: Eating Our Way to Extinction
Character: Self
Released: September 16, 2021
Type: Movie
With searing insight that shines light in dark corners, EATING OUR WAY TO EXTINCTION is a compelling feature documentary that opens the lid on the elephant in the room no one wants to talk about. Confronting and entertaining, this documentary allows audiences to question their everyday choices, industry leaders and governments. Featuring a wealth of world-renowned contributors including Sir Richard Branson and Tony Robbins, it has a message of hope that will empower audiences.
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Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru
Title: Tony Robbins: I Am Not Your Guru
Character: Self
Released: July 15, 2016
Type: Movie
Granted unprecedented access, Berlinger captures renowned life and business strategist Tony Robbins behind the scenes of his mega seminar Date with Destiny, pulling back the curtain on this life-altering and controversial event, the zealous participants and the man himself.
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Enlighten Us: The Rise and Fall of James Arthur Ray
Title: Enlighten Us: The Rise and Fall of James Arthur Ray
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: April 15, 2016
Type: Movie
The self-help industry is worth $11 billion dollars a year. It’s an industry that captivates those seeking happiness, release from suffering and those longing for a path and a leader to follow. James Arthur Ray for many who followed him was that leader to guide his flock. But as the story unfolds, as told by Ray himself and also by his followers, we learn that that path was fraught with danger and perhaps even greater suffering.
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Visioneer: The Peter Diamandis Story
Title: Visioneer: The Peter Diamandis Story
Character: Himself
Released: June 2, 2015
Type: Movie
Peter Diamandis dreamed of outer space his whole life. But since the days of his childhood, when the Apollo program was at its height, America's excitement for the exploration of space has waned, even if Peter's obsession never did. So Peter set out to find a way to kick-start the next evolution of spaceflight, inspiring people all over the world to look to the stars again. "Visioneer" tells the story of Peter's vision to create the "X Prize," a $10 million contest meant to encourage the creation of new space vehicles and a whole new space industry. Through hard work, passion, and a never-say-die attitude, Peter and his colleagues managed to overcome hurdle after hurdle to create the Ansari X Prize and help usher in a new era of private space flight.
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Mystical Traveler
Title: Mystical Traveler
Character: Self
Released: July 4, 2014
Type: Movie
This inspiring documentary follows the life and times of Dr. John-Roger - NY Times #1 Bestselling Author and Spiritual Wayshower. From adolescence John-Roger was aware of much more than this physical level.
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The Singularity Is Near
Title: The Singularity Is Near
Character: Self
Released: August 26, 2010
Type: Movie
The onset of the 21st Century will be an era in which the very nature of what it means to be human will be both enriched and challenged as our species breaks the shackles of its genetic legacy and achieves inconceivable heights of intelligence, material progress, and longevity. While the social and philosophical ramifications of these changes will be profound, and the threats they pose considerable, celebrated futurist Ray Kurzweil presents a view of the coming age that is both a dramatic culmination of centuries of technological ingenuity and a genuinely inspiring vision of our ultimate destiny.
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Title: Breakthrough with Tony Robbins
Character: Self
Released: July 27, 2010
Type: TV
Breakthrough with Tony Robbins was a reality show that followed Robbins as he helped the show’s participants face their personal challenges. NBC canceled the show after airing two of the planned six episodes due to low viewership.
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Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days
Title: Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days
Character: Self
Released: February 1, 2009
Type: Movie
Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days.
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Anthony Robbins: The Edge - The Power to Change Your Life Now
Title: Anthony Robbins: The Edge - The Power to Change Your Life Now
Character: Himself
Released: February 8, 2008
Type: Movie
For three decades Tony Robbins the world authority on leadership psychology has passionately pursued answers to the question of why people do what they do and what holds them back from living life on their own terms. What he has discovered in working directly with more than three million people from 80 countries is that each of us holds the power to change anything in a moment - and experience more joy and fulfillment in our lives! - just by changing the way we think! Anthony Robbins: The Edge is a powerful program that will provide you with strategies not merely for improving specific areas that you want to focus on but for revolutionizing the way you live your life.
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Raw for Life
Title: Raw for Life
Character: Self
Released: October 16, 2007
Type: Movie
Raw For Life is the Ultimate Encyclopedia of the Raw Food Lifestyle and perfect for beginners and Raw Food enthusiasts. This documentary inspires people with the Raw Food philosophy, the wisdom of eating a raw food diet, important medical facts and nutritional information. We have combined the knowledge and expertise of doctors and nutritionists with testimonials from celebrities, athletes, professionals, and chefs who champion the amazing benefits of raw, vegan living foods. In Raw For Life, you will find everything you need to transition to a healthier state of being.
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Reel Comedy: Shallow Hal
Title: Reel Comedy: Shallow Hal
Character: Self
Released: November 6, 2001
Type: Movie
A behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming feature film "Shallow Hal," starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Jack Black and Jason Alexander. Jack Black reveals how the character of Shallow Hal transforms from a guy focused on the superficial, to a man who appreciates the inner beauty in everything. Jack delves into the plot of the film, his role, the characters and its themes with co-star Gwyneth Paltrow, self-help guru Tony Robbins and directorial team Peter and Bobby Farrelly. This special provides a stage for Jack who starts riffing and comes up with funny bits during the interview.
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Shallow Hal
Title: Shallow Hal
Character: Tony Robbins
Released: November 1, 2001
Type: Movie
After taking his dying father's advice, Hal dates only the embodiments of female physical perfection. But that all changes after Hal has an unexpected run-in with self-help guru Tony Robbins. Intrigued by Hal's shallowness, Robbins hypnotizes him into seeing the beauty that exists even in the least physically appealing women. Hal soon falls for Rosemary, but he doesn't realize that his gorgeous girlfriend is actually a 300-pound-not-so-hottie.
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Title: The View
Character: Self
Released: August 11, 1997
Type: TV
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Meghan McCain, and Abby Huntsman, discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.
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Men in Black
Title: Men in Black
Character: Alien on TV Monitor (uncredited)
Released: July 2, 1997
Type: Movie
After a police chase with an otherworldly being, a New York City cop is recruited as an agent in a top-secret organization established to monitor and police alien activity on Earth: the Men in Black. Agent Kay and new recruit Agent Jay find themselves in the middle of a deadly plot by an intergalactic terrorist who has arrived on Earth to assassinate two ambassadors from opposing galaxies.
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Reality Bites
Title: Reality Bites
Character: Self (uncredited)
Released: February 18, 1994
Type: Movie
A small circle of friends suffering from post-collegiate blues must confront the hard truth about life, love and the pursuit of gainful employment. As they struggle to map out survival guides for the future, the Gen-X quartet soon begins to realize that reality isn't all it's cracked up to be.