Ricky Martin x Patton Oswald?

American here. I have no idea who this is.

As an American I didn't recognize his face. Then I read that he is Robbie Williams and I also didn't recognize his name.

Yes, mainly because I'm an elder 🎶mil-len-ni-al🎶.

I live in the United States and I’m in my 40s; no idea who this is.

I'd need to see him without his skin first.

This is Lemmy, which crowd are you expecting to know him, the Marxists, the distro-snobs or the furries?

Not that good with faces or pop singers, but pretty sure it's Robbie Williams.

Since lemmy-verse user base skews heavily towards the western world, I think the real gap is not going to be UK vs Not UK, but US vs Rest of the World. And since there was a popular movie and a Netflix documentary about him, even Americans are probably more aware of who he is.

Im from Germany and Im quite shocked right now that there are people who dont know him. I was under the impression he was famous all around the world, kind of like Michael Jackson or Elvis. I think if you ask 100 random people in Germany at least 90 will know him.

Yeah, it's Matt Damon and Patton Oswald's fusion dance result.

robin williams rip

I don't. Looks like a talk show host

US here, no clue dont recognize it at all

Usa, No

USA here, and no. However he does look like a mash-up of several celebrities that I would recognize.

Most of Europeans will recognize him.

!askusa@discuss.online will probably be different

Didn't know Patton Oswald started dyeing his hair

He is quite known here in Germany, take that !

Robbie Williams? (from US, best friend used to have "Millennium" on repeat for a spell) I honestly thought at first that this was a Jonas brother or maybe post-reconstructive surgery Zac Ephron, but that didn't make sense with the UK part of the question.

Edit: I see I'm correct. But I honestly only dug into that part of my mind because I recalled both the aforementioned single and the general thing, stemming back to those days, that he was like huge in the UK but practically nowhere else. In other words, the question itself served as a clue to who he was (meaning he is apophatic--I only recognize him because I am aware of his absence)

He’s the Carson Daly we have at home.

Dutch, Robbie Williams, ezpz

He is pretty well known, or at least used to be more well known (European)

Robbie something. A singer, right? (France)

French guy in his late 30s here.
I recognize Robbie Williams. He had at least one song in the charts (Angels reached n°7 in France in 1997-1999).
Probably saw him on MTV at the time. Also heard him on the radio more than a few times.
Used to mix up his name with Robin Williams' ^^

I grew up in the US but have been living in Japan for 11 years and spent maybe one total month in the west between 2017 and 2023. I've seen a picture of this person before, I think, but couldn't tell you who he is. Looking at the other comments, I do know the name but only from watching UK panel shows on YouTube.

Couldn’t remember the name immediately but the song Rock DJ came to mind. Remember the music video of him ripping his skin off.

Isn't this Robbie Williams? I've never been in UK.

TIL I haven't seen a photo of Robbie Williams in 20 years.

Smuggy McSmugface?

he is the OG meat suit before lady gaga was even a concept. He did a stint in rehab for 'caffiene addiction' (but cmon, we all know it was cocaine lol)

He is well known in australia. but since i was travelling away from there people just think im mispronouncing Robin William's name if i bring him up.

Middle-aged French woman who never really was in the loop about pop culture: No idea whatsoever.
I thought about this over-memed wrestler, then the TV chef who screams (and whom I only know through memes.)
Then I saw a comment about Robbie sth, so I thought about Margo Robbie, who might have played Barbie. And now I'm pretty sure this man is Robbie William, who was in a boys band when I was a kid? teen? and who might have gone on to have a solo career of not-quite-as-bad music.
I gave it my all.

No.

From USA, no idea who this is.

Noooope

That's Andy Burnham, our new Prime Minister.

I guess Spain is not that far from the UK, I recognised him easily.

Robbie Williams. Grew up in Indonesia and in the 90s and 00s US and UK boybands/pop acts were quite popular. UK/Irish bands might be more popular than US ones. I would say my friends would know more Westlife songs than they do *NSYNC songs

He was huge in Australia in the early 2000s.

Never heard of him. Pulled up some of his top songs and never heard those either 🤷🏼‍♂️

That's the guy that used to host TRL on MTV

Robbie!

Yup, easily. Not a fan of his music, but he was big enough for me to learn about through cultural osmosis in the mid to late 90s.

Oh, and my sister absolutely hates him after covering George Michael, of which she was a big fan in her teens.

Norway, by the way.

no

Robbie Williams! Lots of hits from him where I live.
So many artists from UK back then like Jessie J, Paolo Nutini and even older ones.

He's the English Mr. Robot, who is of course named Lord Hackery Chappy Of Computering-Upon-Robot.

USA here... he does look kind of familiar, but no.

Robby Williams?

you should have asked this 20 years ago buddy. doubt many ppl in the uk now know who he is either!

Yes I do, and I am from Canada. But that's because I watch a lot of British TV mostly quiz/panel shows where he has popped up a few times over the years

Yeah, that's Sir Gumphry Reginald Harknuckle

I wouldn’t expect Americans to know who he is, but some of the threads when Better Man came out were fucking weird. A lot of people seemed actually pissed off at the notion that someone they hadn’t heard of would get a biopic, as though he needed America’s permission

Yes, Robbie Williams from Take That at first, then his own solo career

I believe he’s performing here in Australia for the Melbourne Cup, our most unfinest hour.

You telling me Robbie Williams isn't actually a monkey?

I'd recognize that man anywhere. That's Bear Grylls.

He's pretty popular in Germany so yes, I know Robbie.

Aussie here. He made some of the coolest music videos ever.

Live in Australia, I've never seen that man before in my life.