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  2. Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian. Known for his improvisational skills [1] [2] and the wide variety of characters he created on the spur of the moment and portrayed on film, in dramas and comedies alike, [3] [4] he is regarded as one of the greatest comedians of all time.

  3. Actor: Mrs. Doubtfire. Robin McLaurin Williams was born on Saturday, July 21st, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois, a great-great-grandson of Mississippi Governor and Senator, Anselm J. McLaurin. His mother, Laurie McLaurin (née Janin), was a former model from Mississippi, and his father, Robert Fitzgerald Williams, was a Ford Motor Company executive ...

    • Actor, Writer, Producer
    • August 11, 2014
    • July 21, 1951
  4. Jan 16, 2021 · Saturday 16 January 2021 16:08, UK. 1:21. 'Robin Williams deserved better', says documentary director. Why you can trust Sky News. In the summer of 2012, Robin Williams wrote a note in the inside cover of his Twelve Steps book, just a short sentence detailing what he hoped might be his legacy. "I want to help people be less afraid."

    • Gemma Peplow
  5. May 8, 2018 · May 8, 2018. From The Estate of Diane Gorodnitzki. Robin Williamss August 2014 suicide was devastating to those who knew him best—and it also came at the end of a long and difficult decline,...

  6. Aug 12, 2014 · SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Robin Williams, a brilliant shapeshifter who could channel his frenetic energy into delightful comic characters like “Mrs. Doubtfire” or harness it into richly nuanced work like his Oscar-winning turn in “Good Will Hunting,” died Monday in an apparent suicide. He was 63.

  7. May 14, 2018 · He Felt He Could No Longer Be Funny, Says Robin Williams Biographer Dave Itzkoff examines Williams' life and death in a new biography. Williams took his own life in 2014; an autopsy...

  8. Nov 21, 2017 · By Jamie Carter Logan on November 21, 2017 Celebrity. He was a comic genius who had only one speed – full throttle. From the moment he burst into our lives as an alien on Happy Days, he amazed us with a range of talent that left us breathless. Yet, behind the manic shtick of Robin Williams was a man who was deeply plagued by depression.