Robin Williams

American Comedian
Robin Williams was a legendary American actor and comedian known for his improv skills and acclaimed performances in both comedies and dramas. He received numerous accolades, including an Oscar, and is widely regarded as one of the greatest comedians of all time. Williams struggled with substance abuse and depression, and sadly passed away in 2014 at the age of 63.

About Robin Williams

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 acclaimed characters he created on the spur of the moment and portrayed on film, in dramas and comedies alike, Williams is widely 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, five Grammy Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Williams was awarded the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2005.

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). Williams received his first leading film role in Popeye (1980). Williams won 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), Awakenings (1990), Insomnia (2002), One Hour Photo (2002) and World’s Greatest Dad (2009). He also starred in Toys (1992), The Birdcage (1996) and Patch Adams (1998), as well as 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). Williams lent his voice to the animated films Aladdin (1992), Robots (2005), Happy Feet (2006) and its 2011 sequel.

During his career, Williams suffered substance abuse issues and instances of severe depression. He was found dead at his home in Paradise Cay, California, in August 2014, at age 63. His death was ruled a suicide. According to his widow, Williams had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, and had been experiencing depression, anxiety and increasing paranoia. His autopsy found “diffuse Lewy body disease”, and Lewy body dementia professionals said that his symptoms were consistent with dementia with Lewy bodies.

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Robin Williams was an American actor and comedian who was widely regarded as one of the greatest comedians of all time. He was known for his improv skills and the wide variety of acclaimed characters he portrayed on film, in both dramas and comedies.

Robin Williams received numerous accolades, including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, five Grammy Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He was also awarded the prestigious Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2005.

Robin Williams rose to fame playing the alien Mork in the sitcom Mork & Mindy, and he received critical acclaim for his leading roles in films like Good Morning, Vietnam, Dead Poets Society, The Fisher King, and Good Will Hunting, for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

During his career, Robin Williams suffered from substance abuse issues and severe depression. He was ultimately found dead at his home in 2014, and his death was ruled a suicide. His autopsy revealed that he had been suffering from Lewy body dementia, a form of progressive dementia that can cause depression, anxiety, and paranoia.

Robin Williams starred in a wide variety of films, including critically acclaimed dramas like The World According to Garp, Awakenings, and Insomnia, as well as comedies and family films such as Toys, The Birdcage, Mrs. Doubtfire, Jumanji, and the Night at the Museum trilogy.

Quotes by Robin Williams

Ah, yes, divorce… from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man’s genitals through his wallet.

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Carpe per diem – seize the check.

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Comedy is acting out optimism.

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Cricket is basically baseball on valium.

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Do you think God gets stoned? I think so… look at the platypus.

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Gentiles are people who eat mayonnaise for no reason.

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Having George W. Bush giving a lecture on business ethics is like having a leper give you a facial, it just doesn’t work!

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I believe Ronald Reagan can make this country what it once was… a large Arctic region covered with ice.

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I like my wine like my women – ready to pass out.

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If it’s the Psychic Network why do they need a phone number?

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If women ran the world we wouldn’t have wars, just intense negotiations every 28 days.

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I’m sorry, if you were right, I’d agree with you.

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Never pick a fight with an ugly person, they’ve got nothing to lose.

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No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.

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People say satire is dead. It’s not dead; it’s alive and living in the White House.

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Reality is just a crutch for people who can’t cope with drugs.

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Reality: What a concept!

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See, the problem is that God gives men a brain and a penis, and only enough blood to run one at a time.

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Spring is nature’s way of saying, “Let’s party!”

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The Russians love Brooke Shields because her eyebrows remind them of Leonid Brezhnev.

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The Second Amendment says we have the right to bear arms, not to bear artillery.

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The Statue of Liberty is no longer saying, ‘Give me your poor, your tired, your huddled masses.’ She’s got a baseball bat and yelling, ‘You want a piece of me?’

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We had gay burglars the other night. They broke in and rearranged the furniture.

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We have a president for whom English is a second language. He’s like ‘We have to get rid of dictators,’ but he’s pretty much one himself.

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We’ve had cloning in the South for years. It’s called cousins.

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What’s right is what’s left if you do everything else wrong.

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When in doubt, go for the dick joke.

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When the media ask George W. Bush a question, he answers, ‘Can I use a lifeline?’

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When you look at Prince Charles, don’t you think that someone in the Royal family knew someone in the Royal family?

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Why do they call it rush hour when nothing moves?

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You’ll notice that Nancy Reagan never drinks water when Ronnie speaks.

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You’re only given a little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it.

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