Robin Williams
Acting
Born 1951-07-21
Died 2014-08-11
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian. Known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created on the spur of the moment and portrayed on film, in dramas and comedies alike, he is regarded as one of the greatest comedians of all time. He received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and five Grammy Awards.
Williams began performing stand-up comedy in San Francisco and Los Angeles during the mid-1970s, and released several comedy albums including Reality ... What a Concept in 1980. He rose to fame playing the alien Mork in the ABC sitcom Mork & Mindy (1978–1982). He received his first leading film role in Popeye (1980). Williams went on to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Good Will Hunting (1997). His other Oscar-nominated roles were for Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Dead Poets Society (1989), and The Fisher King (1991).
Williams starred in the critically acclaimed dramas The World According to Garp (1982), Moscow on the Hudson (1984), Dead Poets Society (1989), Awakenings (1990), Patch Adams (1998), Insomnia (2002), One Hour Photo (2002), and World's Greatest Dad (2009). He also starred in family films such as Hook (1991), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Jumanji (1995), Jack (1996), Flubber (1997), RV (2006), and the Night at the Museum trilogy (2006–2014). He lent his voice to the animated films Aladdin (1992), Robots (2005), Happy Feet (2006), and its 2011 sequel.
Williams was found dead at his home in Paradise Cay, California, in August 2014, at the age of 63. At the time of his suicide, he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. According to his widow, Williams had experienced depression, anxiety, and increasing paranoia. His autopsy found "diffuse Lewy body disease" and Lewy body dementia professionals said his symptoms were consistent with dementia with Lewy bodies.
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Acting
60 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The Simpsons
The Daily Show
Friends
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Sesame Street
Late Show with David Letterman
Saturday Night Live
Real Time with Bill Maher
The Graham Norton Show
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
The View
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Golden Globe Awards
Great Performances
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
American Idol
Hollywood Squares
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Tony Awards
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Homicide: Life on the Street
Wogan
The Larry Sanders Show
Happy Days
Sacrée soirée
Good Day Live
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Good Will Hunting
American Masters
Dead Poets Society
Late Night with David Letterman
SpongeBob SquarePants
Aladdin
The Oscars
Film '72
Mrs. Doubtfire
Faerie Tale Theatre
Parkinson
Louie
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Eight Is Enough
Mork & Mindy
Night at the Museum
Epic Rap Battles of History
The Jay Leno Show
Today
Hook
Whose Line Is It Anyway?
The Bonnie Hunt Show
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Biography
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Happy Feet
Robots
Alan Carr: Chatty Man
Wilfred
L.A. Doctors
Happy Feet Two
Insomnia
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