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name: "Melvin Robert"
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roles: ["Actor"]
born: "25 August 1983"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:16:20.372598+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Melvin Robert

Actor. Born 25 August 1983 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 25 August 1983, Los Angeles, California, U.S

## Biography

Melvin Robert is an American actor and journalist. Born on 25 August 1983 in Los Angeles, California, he has appeared in television series including *Hacks* (2021) as a TV Newscaster, *L.A.'s Finest* (2019) as Spectrum News Reporter #1, *The Fix* (2019) as a field reporter, and *The Young and the Restless* (2024) as Reverend Hoomes.

Robert is an Emmy, Golden Mike and L.A. Press Club award-winning journalist. He has worked as a co-anchor on *Good Day LA*, as a senior correspondent and weekend host on the syndicated programme *Extra*, and as an anchor on Spectrum News 1. He previously contributed to KTLA 5 Morning News and returned to the station in 2025 as an entertainment anchor.

*Sources: imdb.com, ktla.com, variety.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Hacks* (2021), Fi1m 83, as TV Newscaster — [page](https://film.one/tv/hacks.md)

## Also known for

- *L.A.'s Finest* (2019), Spectrum News Reporter #1
- *The Young and the Restless* (1973), Reverend Hoomes
- *The Fix* (2019), Field Reporter

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