I've Been a Cheeky Monkey

Robbie Williams Explains Why ‘Better Man’ Depicts Him As A “Cheeky Monkey”
Robbie Williams hopes being depicted as another species will help audiences see his humanity. In the Michael Gracey-helmed musical biopic Better Man, premiering Dec. 25 in theaters, the 18x Brit Award winner’s story is told through actor Jonno Davies,
Robbie Williams: ‘I’ve been a cheeky monkey all my life’
The Robbie Williams heard in “Better Man” is Williams, himself. But the Williams seen in the movie is a computer-generated chimpanzee.
So, It’s Robbie Williams … But a Monkey?
“Forbidden Road,” written and recorded by Willams for Better Man, made the Oscars shortlist for Best Original Song this year. But it didn’t sound so original to the Academy. A representative for the Academy confirmed that it was disqualified from the category because it incorporates material from the existin 1973 Jim Croce song “I Got a Name.”
Inside the wild Robbie Williams biopic: ‘It’s sad seeing the monkey do cocaine’
It’s sad seeing the monkey do cocaine’ - IN FOCUS: The unexpectedly brilliant ‘Better Man’ dives into the rise, fall and rise again of one of Britain’s greatest pop stars… who is depicted as an anthropomorphic chimpanzee.
Like Never Before: Robbie Williams Opens Up About His Alcohol Struggles
Robbie Williams has transformed his eventful life story into the biopic 'Better Man.' The film highlights not only his triumphs but also the darker chapters of his journey. Williams candidly reflects on his past,
‘Better Man’ Review: Eccentric, Ape-Centric Robbie Williams Biopic Is Something Beautiful
Let chimpanzee entertain you in a wonderfully bizarre — but still formulaic — musical from the director of "The Greatest ...
Robbie Williams admits he is 'astonished' over Liam Payne's death and confronts own past struggles
Robbie Williams has been reflecting on the tragic death of One Direction star Liam Payne - sharing his fear that there could ...
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Meet Robbie Williams’ wife Ayda Field
Robbie Williams’ wife Adya Field was born in Los Angeles on May 17, 1979, making her 45 years old. She is five years younger ...
Robbie Williams Song Dropped From 2025 Oscar Shortlist: Here's Why
Members of the music branch will choose the five nominees for best original song from a shortlist of 14 songs, rather than ...
All my life I’ve felt really stupid – so I’m going to resit my GCSEs to prove I’m not a dumb-dumb, says Robbie Williams
AGED 16, he was plucked from the classroom and rocketed to superstardom. Thirty-five years later, Robbie Williams is gearing up to go back to school — and sit his GCSEs. If, that is, he can fit in ...
Robbie Williams’ ‘Better Man’ Original Song Disqualified From Oscars After Making Shortlist
The melody of “Forbidden Road” contains marked similarities to that of “I Got a Name,” the Charles Fox-Norman Gimbel song ...
Movie review: 'Better Man' upends biopic with Robbie Williams charm
"Better Man," in theaters Wednesday, turns musician biopics on their head in a way completely befitting of subject Robbie ...
“Forbidden Road” Song From Robbie Williams’ ‘Better Man’ Disqualified From Oscar Shortlist
After making the Oscar shortlist of 15 finalists for Music (Original Song) at this year’s 97th Annual Academy Awards, the ...
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Superstar Robbie Williams to Perform at Greece’s Panathenaic Stadium
British superstar Robbie Williams has announced a show in Greece for October 2, 2025 at the emblematic Panathenaic Stadium in ...
Robbie Williams biopic Oscar hopes dashed with shock last-minute blow
The issue centres around the melody having similarities with I Got a Name, a 1973 song by Charles Fox-Norman Gimbel which Jim ...