Biography

Robert is a young entertainer who has his eye on success…“and that piece of cake that’s sitting on the table.” Coming from an acting background, Robert combines great stage presence with creative writing. His comedy act is “witty and smart” and he’s been described as a “diamond in the rough whose humor reaches areas many would fear to tread.” Audiences love his perspective and unique style of comedy, and his fan base grows with every performance. His act, which covers everything from being ethnically mixed to his ongoing battle with his weight, is able to connect with audiences of every race, age and background.

In high school, Robert excelled in academics, sports and extracurricular activities.  As a sophomore, he started on the varsity football team as a linebacker and in his senior year, moved to starting varsity fullback.  He was elected class president three years in a row.  In his senior year, he was in Time Magazine as one of the top 100 high school seniors in the country and graduated as Valedictorian from the North Side High School of Medical Professions.  After high school, Robert left his roots in Fort Worth, Texas and moved to the Bay Area to attend college at Stanford University. “I was continuously mistaken for a cafeteria worker. It was very insulting, because I was a janitor, not a dishwasher!” When not “cleaning up after drunk, rich white kids,” he pursued stand-up comedy in San Francisco and Oakland. He beat out 60 other Bay Area comedians to win the local Brainwash Comedy Competition. Robert was so thrilled by the prize package of a hat, t-shirt and gift certificate that he continued to perform throughout college.

Having worked as a security guard during his college summers, Robert aspired to be a full-time security guard once he graduated. Unfortunately, a football back injury squashed this dream. “After my security guard job fell through, there was nothing left for me to do with my Stanford degree but be an entertainer.” Since then, Robert has been a hit on the comedy festival and competition scene. He was a national semifinalist for Comedy Central’s Laugh Riots and a national finalist in the Laugh Across America Competition, where he performed during the Las Vegas Comedy Festival.

Martinez is also a favorite on nationally broadcast stand-up comedy television shows. He’s appeared on the nationally syndicated hit show Live in Hollywood and the extremely popular Latino Laugh Festival: The Show, which airs on the SiTV network. You may have also heard Robert on the airwaves as a featured comedian on XM Satellite Radio and Premiere National Radio Network.

As an actor, Robert can be seen all over television. In March 2007 he appeared as a Sanjaya look-a-like on Jimmy Kimmel Live!  In addition, he costarred as a patient in an the episode of ER called "Ames v. Kovac" during the Fall 2006 season. He also co-starred in The Happy Sanchez Show, a comedy sitcom pilot being produced by Urban TV Network, playing the role of Oso, a gangsta rapper. You may also have seen him battling his way to the finals on the first season of "Yo Momma" on MTV hosted by "That 70's Show" star Wilmer Valderrama, hitting people with clever "yo momma" jokes. His commercial career has also been very lucrative, having appeared in numerous commercials including national commercials for Target, Playstation 2, Sprint, Star Wars: Battlefront video game, Comcast cable, and Eastwood Insurance, as well as regional commercials for Normandie Casino, Dodge, and the Oakland A's.  Robert can also be caught on the wireless front, as one of the hosts for Comedy Time, comedy programming that airs on MobiTV.

Now living in Los Angeles, Robert is an audience favorite at clubs across the country including world famous Improv, Laugh Factory and Ice House in Pasadena. Whether it is film, TV, radio, stage or wireless, Robert is ready to entertain and make you laugh. The only thing that can deter his career is “that piece of cake on the table. Seriously, get me some milk.”