Robin Williams
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| Robin Williams | |
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.jpg) Williams at the premiere of Happy Feet Two in 2011 | |
| Birth name | Robin McLaurin Williams |
| Born | 21 Julie 1951 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Dee'd | 11 August 2014 (aged 63) Paradise Cay, California, U.S. |
| Medium | Stand-up, film, television |
| Naitionality | American |
| Years active | 1976–2014 |
| Genres | Character comedy, physical comedy, improvisational comedy, satire / political satire, observational comedy, blue comedy |
| Hauf-marrae | Valerie Velardi (1978–1988; 1 child) Marsha Garces Williams (1989–2008; 2 children) Susan Schneider (2011–2014; his death) |
| Wabsteid | www |
| Academy Awairds | |
| Best Supporting Actor 1997 Good Will Hunting | |
| Emmy Awairds | |
| Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program 1987 Carol and Carl and Whoopi and Robin 1988 ABC Presents A Royal Gala | |
| Gowden Globe Awairds | |
| Best Actor – TV Series Musical or Comedy 1978 Mork & Mindy Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy 1987 Good Morning, Vietnam 1991 The Fisher King 1993 Mrs. Doubtfire Special Achievement Award 1992 Aladdin Cecil B. Demille Award 2005 | |
| Grammy Awairds | |
| Best Comedy Recording 1980 Reality...What a Concept 1988 ABC Presents A Royal Gala 1988 A Night at the Met 1989 Good Morning, Vietnam 2003 Robin Williams - Live 2002 Best Spoken World Album 2003 Live 2002 | |
| Screen Actors Guild Awairds | |
| Outstanding Performance by a Cast - Motion Picture 1996 The Birdcage Best Supporting Actor 1997 Good Will Hunting | |
Robin McLaurin Williams (Julie 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014) wis an American staund-up comedian, actor, director, producer, writer, sangster, dancer, vyce airtist, an comedian. Becomin kenspeckle wi his role as Mork in Mork & Mindy, Williams went on tae establish a successfu career in baith staund-up comedy an featur film actin. His film career includes sic acclaimit films as Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Dead Poets Society (1989), Awakenings (1990), The Fisher King (1991), an Good Will Hunting (1997), as well as financial successes sic as Popeye (1980), Hook (1991), Aladdin (1992), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Jumanji (1995), The Birdcage (1996), Night at the Museum (2006), an Happy Feet (2006). He ktyhed in the muisic video for "Don't Worry, Be Happy" bi Bobby McFerrin an aw.
Nominatit for the Academy Award for Best Actor thrice, Williams went on tae receive the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Good Will Hunting (1997). He haes receivit twa Emmy Awairds, fower Golden Globes, twa Screen Actors Guild Awards an five Grammy Awards an aw.[2][3]
Early life
[eedit | eedit soorce]Williams wis born Robin McLaurin Williams[4][5] in Chicago, Illinois on Julie 21, 1951.[6]
Career
[eedit | eedit soorce]Personal life
[eedit | eedit soorce]Death
[eedit | eedit soorce]On August 11, 2014, efter a lang history o severe depression, Williams committed suicide at his home in Paradise Cay, California.[7][8]
Filmografie
[eedit | eedit soorce]Discografie
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Reality... What a Concept (1979)
- Throbbing Python of Love (1983)
- A Night at the Met (1986)
- Pecos Bill (1988)
- Live 2002 (2002)
- Weapons of Self Destruction (2010)
Williams appeared in the muisic video o Bobby McFerrin's hit 1988 sang "Don't Worry, Be Happy."[9] He teamit wi McFerrin again tae record a kiver o The Beatles' "Come Together" for the 1998 George Martin album In My Life.
He made a cameo in Cobra Starship's video "You Make Me Feel..." alang wi his dochter Zelda Williams.[10]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ "Free Time | Caliendo hopes 'Frank TV' makes good first impression". Pantagraph.com. Archived frae the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 1 Julie 2012.
- ↑ Thomas, Mike (24 Februar 2002). "A nose for laughs". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
- ↑ McMullen, Marion (5 October 2002). "Article: Weekend TV: Star profile. (Features)". Coventry Evening Telegraph. Archived frae the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
- ↑ According to the Nevada Marriage Index, 1956-2005; at http://www.ancestry.com/
- ↑ The official Michigan social register, 1967, Virginia F. Searcy
- ↑ Sources conflict. The print biographies The Life and Humor of Robin Williams: A Biography and Robin Williams: A Biography give his birth year as 1952. The Robin Williams Scrapbook also gives a birth year as 1952, as does Encyclopædia Britannica. Williams refers to himself as being "55" in an interview published July 4, 2007. Monk, Katherine (4 Julie 2007). "Marriage 101 with Robin Williams". Canada.com. Archived frae the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 2 Januar 2014. He also verifies his date of birth as July 21, 1951 in a fansite interview: Stuurman, Linda. RWF talks with Robin Williams: Proost!, May 25, 2008.
- ↑ "Death Certificate Indicates Robin Williams Cremated, Ashes Scattered In San Francisco Bay". CBS Local. 21 August 2014. Archived frae the original on 26 August 2014. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ Itzkoff, Dave; Fitzsimmons, Emma G.; Weber, Bruce (11 August 2014). "Robin Williams, Oscar-Winning Comedian, Dies at 63". The New York Times. Archived frae the original on 7 Januar 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ↑ "Bobby McFerrin Homepage". Bobbymcferrin.com. Archived frae the original on 14 November 2012. Retrieved 29 August 2010.
- ↑ "Cobra Starship's 'You Make Me Feel ...' On the set of the new clip, Gabe Saporta explains how a magic photo booth tells a universal story". MTV.com. Archived frae the original on 29 Juin 2011. Retrieved 28 Juin 2011.
- General
- "Robin Williams mimic ends 'fraud'" (BBC News Online)
- "Robin Williams' impersonator stopped" Archived 2008-07-23 at the Wayback Machine (AskMen.com)
- Lovece, Frank, Newsday (Apryle 27, 2006)
Bibliografie
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Jay David (1999). The Life and Humor of Robin Williams: A Biography. New York: Quill. ISBN 978-0-688-15245-1.
- Andy Dougan (1999). Robin Williams: A Biography. Thunder's Mouth Press. ISBN 978-1-56025-213-9.
- Stephen J. Spignesi (1997). The Robin Williams Scrapbook. Secaucus, NJ: Carol Pub. ISBN 978-0-8065-1891-6.
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