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Holly Elizabeth Robinson Peete (born September 18, 1964, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American actress, singer and author. Her parents, Dolores and Matt Robinson (the original Gordon on Sesame Street), were both actors who moved to Los Angeles, California when she was ten years old. She was sent to study at Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, New York where she majored in psychology and French. Her language skills allowed her to spend a year in Paris, France to study at the Sorbonne. As an actress, Robinson is probably best known for her television roles on the crime series 21 Jump Street from 1987 to 1991, Hangin` with Mr. Cooper from 1992-1997, and in the 1998-2002 comedy series For Your Love. Robinson most recently starred on the UPN comedy Love, Inc.. The show lasted just one season, and was canceled due to the WB/UPN merger.

Robinson has also had a limited career as a singer and recording artist, including the introductory song to 21 Jump Street. She contributed a variety of songs to the soundtrack of the film Howard the Duck. (She appeared as a musician/singer in a minor role in the film.) She recorded the theme song "We Got Our Love" for the 1988 film Three for the Road. She and Dawnn Lewis, along with R&B quartet En Vogue, performed the theme song for Season 1 of Hangin` with Mr. Cooper. Robinson and her husband currently co-host a talk show on Oprah & Friends Radio.

On June 10, 1995, Robinson married Rodney Peete, a former National Football League quarterback. He proposed by surprising Holly during an episode of Hangin` with Mr. Cooper that broke the fourth wall. Together, they have four children: Daughter Ryan & son Rodney Jr. (twins born October 19, 1997), son Robinson (August 11, 2002), and son Roman (February 25, 2005).