Robin Williams

🎂 Data nașterii: 1951-07-21 (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.

Filme în care a jucat

Robin Williams

Filme în care a jucat

Regele pescar

Cercul poeților dispăruți

Insomnia

Hook

Good Will Hunting

Inteligența artificială

Cadillac Man

O noapte la muzeu

Doamna Doubtfire, tăticul nostru trăsnit

Bună dimineața, Vietnam

Aladdin

Omul bicentenar

Hamlet

Jakob the Liar

Patch Adams, un doctor trăsnit

Viața lui Harry

License to Wed

Cel mai bun tată din lume

Cabaret în familie

Robin Williams: Live on Broadway

Revenire la viață

Popeye

August Rush

Memorie finală

Classic TV Bloopers Uncensored

The Best of Times

Vechi tovarăși

Robin Williams: An Evening at the Met

An Evening with Robin Williams

The World According to Garp

Moscow on the Hudson

Toys

Nouă luni

Înviat din morți

Jack

House of D

Jumanji

O iubire fără sfârșit

Shakes the Clown

Death to Smoochy

Rulota

Club Paradise

Roboți

Ascultătorul de noapte

Cauciucul zburător

Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction

FernGully: Ultima pădure tropicală

O fotografie de o oră

Fathers' Day

Marele alb

Citizen Steve

Happy Feet: Mumble cel mai tare dansator

Return to Sweethaven: A Look Back With Robin And The Altmans

Din greşeală, preşedinte

Supraviețuitorii

I Love Liberty

Aventurile baronului Munchausen

Aristocrații

In Search of Dr. Seuss

Being Human

Happy Feet 2: Mumble dansează din nou

O noapte la muzeu 2

Billy Connolly: Erect for 30 Years

A fost odată un studio

Doamnelor și domnilor

Comic Relief 2006

Jonathan Winters: On the Ledge

Nuntă cu peripeții

Sorority '62

Seize the Day

Free to Be... a Family

Cel mai nervos bărbat din Brooklyn

Majordomul

The Beatles Revolution

SpongeBob's Truth or Square

Radioman

Fața dragostei

The Hall: Honoring the Greats of Stand-Up