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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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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.
Known For
Saturday Night Live
The Simpsons
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Tony Awards
Golden Globe Awards
Friends
Teen Choice Awards
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Today
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Daily Show
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Parkinson
The Graham Norton Show
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Real Time with Bill Maher
American Idol
Eight Is Enough
Celebrities Uncensored
The Early Show
Sesame Street
Wogan
Hollywood Squares
Faerie Tale Theatre
Dark Side of Comedy
Biography
The Larry Sanders Show
SpongeBob SquarePants
Terry Wogan's Friday Night
Inside Comedy
Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God
Clive Anderson All Talk
Happy Days
L.A. Doctors
Louie
The Jay Leno Show
Mind of Mencia
Homicide: Life on the Street
Wilfred
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Once Upon a Studio
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
The Butler
Absolutely Anything
The Big Wedding
Aladdin and the King of Thieves
Noel
Night at the Museum
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
But... Seriously
Laugh-In
August Rush
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
The Oscars
History of the Sitcom
Barbra Streisand: One Voice
Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People
Whoopi Goldberg Presents: Billy Connolly
The Grammys
Rona Barrett Looks at 1978
The 2nd Annual HBO Young Comedians Show
Old Dogs
Aladdin
Robots
Hook
Happy Feet Two
Happy Feet
Good Will Hunting
The Richard Pryor Show
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Awakenings
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Insomnia
Boulevard
Patch Adams
Comic Relief
Man of the Year
Jack
Dead Poets Society
Flubber
One Hour Photo
What Dreams May Come
Mrs. Doubtfire
Popeye
Bicentennial Man
RV
Robin Williams: Live on Broadway
The Birdcage
Good Morning, Vietnam
The Crazy Ones
Cadillac Man
Jumanji
MADtv
Toys
Production Credits
Mrs. Doubtfire
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
Robin Williams: Live on Broadway
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