1. In 2022, Robert Rinder became a regular host on ITV's Good Morning Britain.
38 Facts About Robert Rinder
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Robert Rinder was born in London on 31 May 1978 into a Jewish family; his mother is Angela Cohen, chair of the 45 Aid Society.
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Robert Rinder's maternal grandfather, Morris Malenicky, was a Holocaust survivor and one of the "Windermere children".
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Robert Rinder was brought up in Southgate and was educated at Osidge Primary School, Queen Elizabeth's School, Barnet and the National Youth Theatre.
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Robert Rinder later gave up acting because his peer and later close friend, Benedict Cumberbatch, "was so good".
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Robert Rinder studied politics and modern history at the University of Manchester, graduating with first-class honours.
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Robert Rinder was called to the bar in 2001, starting his pupillage at 2 Paper Buildings.
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Robert Rinder then became a tenant at 2 Hare Court.
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Robert Rinder went on to specialise in cases involving international fraud, money laundering and other forms of financial crime.
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Robert Rinder was involved in prosecutions following the murders of Leticia Shakespeare and Charlene Ellis in January 2003, shot in a drive-by shooting, and the defence of British servicemen on charges of manslaughter after the deaths of detainees in Iraq.
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Robert Rinder approached ITV with a proposal for a remake of the 1970s programme Crown Court, but this was rejected in favour of a British version of Judge Judy, and McLennan offered Rinder the opportunity to front it.
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Robert Rinder received praise for his cross-examination abilities and acerbic comments.
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Robert Rinder's courtroom includes a gavel and flag of the United Kingdom, neither of which is used in British courts but are on display in American courts and televised court programmes, and his show has been criticised as "The Jeremy Kyle Show set in a small-claims court".
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Robert Rinder hosted Raising the Bar on BBC Radio 5 Live, which he started with a discussion with former Lord Chief Justice, Lord Judge.
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In December 2017 Robert Rinder re-launched Crown Court on ITV, newly named Judge Robert Rinder's Crown Court, with a two-part special after a 30-year hiatus.
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In 2016, Robert Rinder competed in the fourteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing, stating that he was doing so to make his grandmother proud of him.
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Robert Rinder was eliminated in week 11 after scoring 31 points dancing a Samba to "Oh, What a Night".
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In December 2018, Robert Rinder hosted Good Year Bad Year, a one-off special on Channel 4 where he discussed the topical highs and lows of 2018 along with a number of celebrity guests.
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In July 2020, Robert Rinder appeared on series 2 of Celebrity Gogglebox alongside Susanna Reid.
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In November 2020, Robert Rinder released My Family, the Holocaust and Me for BBC One, a documentary which helped Jewish families discover the full truth about what happened to their relatives during the Holocaust.
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Robert Rinder presented on Good Morning Britain on ITV in 2022.
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In November 2022, it was announced that Rob Robert Rinder would join chef Monica Galetti as the new co-host of Amazing Hotels: Life Beyond the Lobby.
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In March 2023, Robert Rinder co-presented The Holy Land and Us: Our Untold Stories with Sarah Agha for BBC Two; a two-part documentary exploring the personal stories of families of Jewish and Palestinian heritage.
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Robert Rinder co-presented with Philippa Langley a November 2023 Channel 4 programme entitled Princes in the Tower: The New Evidence, which discussed her theories about the possible survival of the Princes in the Tower.
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In October 2021, Robert Rinder became the new permanent host of Drivetime every Friday on talkRADIO and talkRADIO TV.
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In 2022, Robert Rinder travelled to the Polish-Ukraine border to report on the crisis for talkRADIO.
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In 2014, Robert Rinder started to write a legal-based discussion column in the newspaper The Sun, and in 2015, he released a book called Robert Rinder Rules.
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Robert Rinder became a columnist for the London Evening Standard in 2017.
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In 2023 Robert Rinder wrote his first novel The Trial, followed a year later by The Suspect.
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Robert Rinder is the patron of Buttle UK, a charity for children from impoverished backgrounds, and in this capacity he has run the London Marathon, as well as launching The Italian Job 2018 at The NEC, Birmingham on 10 November 2017.
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Robert Rinder is a supporter of and fundraiser for Magen David Adom, an Israeli medical charity.
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Robert Rinder narrated a documentary on his 36-hour journey with MDAUK's chief executive Daniel Burger in Israel, between 12 and 13 November 2023, entitled Operation Swords of Iron, interviewing emergency personnel about 7 October 2023.
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Robert Rinder entered into a civil partnership with barrister Seth Cumming at a ceremony on the island of Ibiza in 2013, conducted by Robert Rinder's friend, actor Benedict Cumberbatch.
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Cumberbatch was legally entitled to conduct the ceremony because of his online Universal Life Church ministerial ordination and Robert Rinder was later one of three best men at Cumberbatch's wedding to Sophie Hunter in 2015.
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Robert Rinder and Cumming separated after four years of marriage and eleven years together.
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In 2023 Robert Rinder was mooted as potential contender to be the Conservative candidate for the 2024 London mayoral election.
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Robert Rinder ruled himself out of the running in the spring of that year, later saying that he was not a member of any political party.
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Robert Rinder was appointed as the Honorary Deputy Colonel Commandant of The Royal Corps of Army Music on 1 January 2024.