Robert Arkins

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Robert Arkins

voc, IE
Singer / Musician / Songwriter of R&B/Soul
A.k.a. Strictly Fish

Robert Arkins is an Irish musician and actor from Dublin, known for his role as Jimmy Rabbitte, manager of the eponymous soul band, in the 1991 film The Commitments by director Alan Parker.A professional musician from the age of 15, Arkins left school at 17 to front his band Housebroken. He is a vocalist, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, who counts piano, bass and trumpet in his repertoire. With no prior acting experience, Arkins heard of the filming of The Commitments from his sister. Following seven auditions, Arkins was cast as Declan 'Deco' Cuffe, the band's lead singer, but was replaced in that role after Parker discovered newcomer Andrew Strong. Despite not featuring as a singer in the film Arkins did provide lead vocals for two tracks – Treat Her Right and Slip Away – on the ac

Instruments

Vocals
Piano
Trumpet

Genres

R&B/Soul
Soundtrack
Rock
Pop

Plays With

The Commitments

Band Members

External Links

Home Page

Wikipedia

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