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Robin Williams

Robin Williams

Actor · 1951 – 2014 · Chicago, Illinois, USA

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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    Dead Poets Society

    1989 · 12K votes

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    Good Will Hunting

    1997 · 14K votes

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    Aladdin

    1992 · 12K votes

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    Night at the Museum

    2006 · 11K votes

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    Mrs. Doubtfire

    1993 · 6.8K votes

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    Robots

    2005 · 5.1K votes

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    Hook

    1991 · 5.9K votes

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    Happy Feet Two

    2011 · 1.8K votes

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    Happy Feet

    2006 · 5.6K votes

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    Bicentennial Man

    1999 · 4.1K votes

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    Insomnia

    2002 · 5.5K votes

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    Awakenings

    1990 · 3K votes

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    What Dreams May Come

    1998 · 2.6K votes

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    Patch Adams

    1998 · 3.5K votes

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    August Rush

    2007 · 2.9K votes

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    The Fisher King

    1991 · 1.5K votes

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    Flubber

    1997 · 2.6K votes

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    The Birdcage

    1996 · 1.4K votes

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    Absolutely Anything

    2015 · 1.7K votes

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    The Simpsons

    1989 · 11K votes

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    The Daily Show

    1996 · 660 votes

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    Sesame Street

    1969 · 294 votes

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    The View

    1997 · 113 votes

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    Saturday Night Live

    1975 · 527 votes

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    Hollywood Squares

    1998 · 7 votes

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    Friends

    1994 · 9.4K votes

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    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    2003 · 217 votes

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    The Graham Norton Show

    2007 · 290 votes

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    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    1988 · 51 votes

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    Real Time with Bill Maher

    2003 · 248 votes

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    Golden Globe Awards

    1944 · 20 votes

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    Great Performances

    1971 · 25 votes

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    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    2003 · 179 votes

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    Sacrée soirée

    1987 · 5 votes

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    Good Day Live

    2001 · 5 votes

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