Bob Marley (comedian)


Robert Cochrane Marley Jr. is an American comedian. He has appeared on The David Letterman Show, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and Comedy Central. He can be seen in the film The Boondock Saints.

Personal life

He has a 13-year-old son named Griffin Marley, who lives in Maine.
In an interview with Columbus Alive, Marley said that his "dad had no idea there was a singer named Bob Marley."
He was born in Portland, Maine. He graduated from Deering High School in 1985.
Marley then attended the University of Maine at Farmington. However, even in college, he knew that he wanted to pursue comedy as his career.

Career

Marley's comedic bits are mostly about life in Maine. His first television appearance was on Comedy Central. He also appeared as Detective Greenly in the movie The Boondock Saints, and reprised his role as Detective Greenly in .
He been a guest host on XM Radio channels 97, Blue Collar Radio, and 99, RawDog Comedy; and, as of 2013, appears weekly on the Portland-based station Coast 93.1-WMGX in a segment called "The World According to Bob."

Personal achievements

On Thursday, September 23, 2010, at 11:02 pm EDT, Marley entered the Guinness Book of World Records with the longest continuous stand-up routine, beating the record held by Lindsay Webb from Australia. He completed 40 hours of comedy, the first 17 hours and 14 minutes without any repetition of material. Marley's record was broken by David Scott on April 30, 2013 with a time of 40 hours and 8 minutes.

Television