Matt Robinson (Neighbours)

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Matt Robinson
Portrayed by Ashley Paske
First appearance May 22, 1989
Episode 966
Last appearance March 19, 1991
Episode 1392
Cause/reason Returned to Adelaide after breaking up with Gmma Ramsay
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Date of birth 1972
Residence Adelaide

Matthew "Matt" Robinson (previously Williams) was a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Neighbours. He first appeared in 1989 and left the show in 1991. Ashley Paske played the role.

[edit] About Matt

Matt was the product of a love affair between Hilary Robinson and Barry Dwyer. When Barry left Hilary, she subsequently adopted Matt out to a family friend, Margaret Williams. 17 years later, Matt came to Erinsborough looking for his real mother. Hilary wanted to keep Matt's identity a secret from her neighbours and had him pretend to be a visiting friend of the family who was only in Erinsborough to attend High school while lodging at number 30 with Hilary and Sharon Davies and nothing more. Matt didn't take too kindly to this and threatened to return to Adelaide if Hilary didn't reveal he was her son.

It wasn't until the day before Matt was set to leave, Hilary decided to admit who he was in front of everyone at Des Clarke and Jane Harris' engagement party. From that point on, Matt changed his name to Robinson and remained in the street.

After Hilary moved back to Adelaide in 1990, Matt moved two doors up to Number 26 to lodge with his mother's Cousin Jim, then later Number 28 with Des Clarke and Melanie Pearson and finally Number 32 with the Mangel family. Matt was on hand to support Joe during the dark days the followed to death of his wife Kerry.

Matt dated Gemma Ramsay, Madge Bishop's niece for a little while, but things started to fall apart at the end of the year after an accident on Matt's Motorbike left Gemma temporarily paralysed. Madge and Gemma's father Tom never quite forgave Matt.

Matt later returned to Adelaide to live with Hilary after breaking up with Gemma, when her ex-boyfriend, Aidan Devlin made a reappearance.

[edit] Family Tree

  • Samuel Robinson (great-grandfather, deceased)[citation needed], married to Berni Harkin (great-grandmother, deceased)[citation needed]
    • James Robinson (great uncle, deceased), married to Bess Robinson (great aunt) (deceased)
    • ??? Robinson (grandfather, deceased)
      • Hilary Robinson (biological mother), had a relationship with Barry Dwyer (biological father)
      • Margaret Williams (adoptive mother)
        • Matthew Robinson (previously Williams)
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The Robinson family in Neighbours