Robin Williams
1951-07-21 ( 73 years old ) in 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.

Movies

Robin's Wish 2020-09-01
Altman 2014-08-01
Boulevard 2014-04-20
The Butler 2013-08-16
Radioman 2012-12-07
Happy Feet Two 2011-11-17
Old Dogs 2009-11-24
Shrink 2009-07-24
August Rush 2007-11-21
License to Wed 2007-07-04
Happy Feet 2006-11-16
RV 2006-04-28
The Big White 2005-10-27
Romanekian 2005-09-13
Robots 2005-03-10
Noel 2004-11-12
The Final Cut 2004-10-15
The Tour Baby 2004-09-15
House of D 2004-05-07
One Hour Photo 2002-08-21
Insomnia 2002-05-24
Jakob the Liar 1999-09-16
Get Bruce! 1999-01-01
Patch Adams 1998-12-25
Junket Whore 1998-10-12
Flubber 1997-11-26
Fathers' Day 1997-05-09
Hamlet 1996-12-25
Jack 1996-08-09
The Birdcage 1996-03-08
Jumanji 1995-12-15
Aladdin on Ice 1995-11-17
Nine Months 1995-07-12
Being Human 1994-05-06
Mrs. Doubtfire 1993-11-24
Toys 1992-12-18
Aladdin 1992-11-25
Dead Again 1991-08-23
Hook 1991-04-10
Awakenings 1990-12-04
Cadillac Man 1990-05-18
Citizen Steve 1987-01-01
Seize the Day 1986-09-09
Club Paradise 1986-07-11
The Survivors 1983-06-24
I Love Liberty 1982-03-21
Popeye 1980-12-12
Sorority '62 1978-01-10