- Father of Holly Robinson Peete and Matt Robinson (full name: Matthew Thomas Robinson III).
- Suffered from Parkinsons Disease for more than 20 years.
- He began his show-business career in 1963 as a writer, producer and performer at the Philadelphia television station WCAU.
- Grandfather of daughter Holly and Rodney's 4 children: fraternal twins (boy and girl) Rodney James "R.J." Peete and Ryan Elizabeth Peete (b. October 19, 1997), son Robinson James Peete (b. August 11, 2002) and son Roman Peete (b. February 25, 2005).
- Father of Matthew Robinson.
- Father-in-law of Rodney Peete.
- His ashes were sprinkled into the Pacific Ocean.
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