Robinson, “I took advantage of the chance that he gave me.”

Tragedy struck Robinson’s family when his nineteen day-old son, Ria, died of a fatal aneurysm. Robinson moved to Canada with just thirty-five dollars, leaving New York for good because he could not take the pressure of liv- ing in the city anymore. He had traveled to Canada before as the road manager for a group and fell in love with the country.

He made a fresh start in Montreal and started an acting

Marvin anymore,” said Robinson, “That was hard for me having his spirit inside me. It seemed like i took on his persona.” People would mistake him for the legendary artist, and he felt like he was becoming Marvin Gaye, so he decided to stop. He said, “I found myself sitting down and crying on a yacht and not wanting to do that play anymore.”

After his experience in the- atre, Dutch started acting profes- sionally on televison shows like at Harber and Due South.

c While taking a extra role in Due South, he noticed that they had Canadian actors on a show that was supposed to come from Chicago. =. He pointed out to the producers that the actors would say their

Dutch testifies during his recent PEI performance lines like,

career performing the lead role in a production about the life of Marvin Gaye. Despite being his first major acting role, Dutch did not find his experience in theatre much differ- ent from growing up in the streets of New York.

“If you grow up where i grew up,” said Dutch Robinson, “You’re an actor. Just living life you got to be an actor sometimes.” He continued, “In the situations I’ve been in, I’ve had to play the gangster and the nice guy. In New York you got to learn how to act. It’s detrimental to your health if you don’t.”

Playing Marvin. Gaye took him around the world from the Cotton Club in New York to the Bernard Shaw Theatre in London England, but the role began to haunt him. “I don’t want to do

“You’re under arrest, eh.’” When he told them a genuine, street-smart American (Dutch Robinson) was available, they began offering him roles. Beginning another chapter of his life with his family in Amherst, Dutch is taking things a bit slower while already enjoying success in the Maritimes. Young people are discovering the soul singer for the first time, and he’s performed to many standing ova- tions at major shows like the East Coast Music Award Showcase in

Sydney last year, and he has also_ signed an international record deal ©

which allows him to produce other artists.

Dutch Robinson is_ still optimistic about his future. He said, “I’m fifty-four and just start- ing over.” at TA BS a 2 RN NN RN a a IS RS

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