He would be doing captain KIRK lol !!!! He now lives in LA and has for 3 yearsRobbie Williams (born Robert Peter Williams on February 13, 1974) is a Grammy-nominated and fifteen time[1] BRIT Award-winning English singer/songwriter. He is also one of the few pop acts to have been nominated for the Mercury Prize.[2]
Williams' career began as a member of the pop band Take That in 1990, which he left in 1995 to begin his solo career, the band having sold more than 25 million records. [3] Since then, Williams has sold more albums in the United Kingdom than any other British solo artist in history, [4] and has sold 53 million albums worldwide.[1] Williams has so far sold 70 million records (including singles) over the course of his career.[5]
Williams made it to The Guinness Book of World Records when 1.6 million tickets were sold in a single day shortly after he announced his World Tour in 2006.[6]
He also has the distinction of having more number one albums than any other male, barring Elvis Presley. He appears in the list of the all-time Top 100 best albums in the United Kingdom six times, more than any other person or group and has been the recipient of many awards ? including more BRIT and ECHO Awards than any other artist in history[7] the Brit Awards 2005 [8]. He is currently the most successful male artist in the world, for the period 1998-2007, according to the United World Chart, and the third artist overall behind Madonna and Britney Spears.[9]
Wealth
Williams is currently worth an estimated ?100 million (approximately $197 million). In 2006 the Sunday Times Rich List claimed he was worth over ?90 million.[103] Since then Williams' company 'In Good Company' has raked in a further ?17.2 million for the year ending March 2006. This figure does not include profits from Williams' record breaking Close Encounters Tour where he sold over 3.5 million tickets and grossed over $340m, or his latest album Rudebox which shifted 3 million units in its first three months of release. According to HELLO Magazine's 2006 Rich list, he earned ?30m ($59m) in 2006, making him the third highest earning act, behind Elton John and The Rolling Stones. In his five years as a member of Take That, Williams earned an estimated ?5m. Before signing his record breaking ?80m ($158m) contract with EMI in 2002, Williams was worth an estimated ?35m ($69m). Williams is a lifelong supporter of Port Vale F.C., based in his home town of Stoke-on-Trent. In February 2006 he bought ?240,000 worth of shares in the club.[104]
[edit] Charity
Robbie Williams created a charity with the aid of Comic Relief that is set up in his home town entitled Give It Sum, with its goal being to "improve local conditions and strengthen community life by giving money to those who are disadvantaged."[105][97] Williams, with the help of friend Jonathan Wilkes, recently organised a charity football match in an attempt to raise funds in Africa. This match was played in May 2006 at Old Trafford, Manchester. The participants were a mixture of celebrities and professional football players.
[edit] Awards
Main article: List of Robbie Williams' Awards
Williams has won a large amount of awards over the years, including more BRIT Awards than any other artist in music history (fifteen), as well as more ECHO Awards than any other artist ever (six awards in a row).
[edit] Discography
For complete information about upcoming releases, singles, sales figures, charts and other, please go to Robbie Williams discography.
[edit] Studio albums
1997: Life Thru A Lens
1998: I've Been Expecting You
2000: Sing When You're Winning
2001: Swing When You're Winning
2002: Escapology
2005: Intensive Care
2006: Rudebox
[edit] Compilation albums
1999: The Ego Has Landed
2004: Greatest Hits
[edit] Live albums
2003: Live At Knebworth
[edit] Number One Singles in the UK
1998: "Millennium"
1999: "She's The One
2000: "Rock DJ"
2001: "Eternity"
2001: "Somethin' Stupid" (with Nicole Kidman)
2004: "Radio"
[edit] Tours
The Show Off Must Go On (October - November 1997)
The Ego Has Landed (May - June 1998)
One More For The Rogue (November 1998 - March 1999)
Man, The Myth, The Tez Bill (aka Born to be mild) (January - March 1999)
Get Your Coat Boy, You've Pulled!: (October - November 1999)
Sermon On The Mount (October - November 2000)
Sermon On The European Mount (February - March 2001)
Weddings, Barmitzvahs And Stadiums (June - August 2001)
Sing When You're Pacific Rimming Australasian (October - November 2001)
Weekends Of Mass Distraction (June - August 2003)
Cock of Justice/Aussie Typo Tour (October - December 2003)
Close Encounters Tour (April - December 2006)
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