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Robert White is an English comedian, music teacher, and YouTuber. [1] He was the runner-up on series 12 of Britain's Got Talent in 2018.
White is from Horsham in West Sussex, England. [2]
White is a primary school music teacher. [2] He has performed at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival since 2010. [1]
White was the runner-up on series 12 of Britain's Got Talent, second to comedian Lee Ridley. [2] In 2018, he launched his primer "Tank Top Tour". [1] [3] In April 2019, White released a song to commemorate World Autism Awareness Day. [4]
White is known for his improvisational skills, anarchic performance style, and a "chaotic stage presence." [5]
In 2010, White won the Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality. [5]
White is gay, dyslexic, has Asperger syndrome and is a quarter Welsh. [1]
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