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fleetus macmullitz
08-11-2014, 04:19 PM
RIP...

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-robin-williams-dies-20140811-story.html


Oscar-winning actor and comic Robin Williams died Monday at 63 of an apparent suicide, the Marin County Sheriff's Department confirmed.

Around 11:55 a.m. Monday, sheriff's officials said, a 911 call came in about a man unresponsive in his home in Tiburon. He was pronounced dead at the scene.


Dubbed “the funniest man alive” by Entertainment Weekly in 1997, Williams brought audiences hours of laughter, putting his imaginative spin on characters in film and television. He was lauded for his serious roles as well, winning a best supporting actor Oscar for his performance as Sean Maguire, the therapist who counsels Matt Damon’s math genius in “Good Will Hunting”(1997), and receiving nominations for “The Fisher King” (1991), “Dead Poets Society” (1989) and “Good Morning, Vietnam” (1987).

Born in Chicago in 1951, Williams became one of only two students accepted into John Houseman’s prestigious acting program at Julliard, the other being Christopher Reeve, who became a lifelong friend.

Williams gained fame as Mork, the bizarre, suspenders-sporting alien on the sitcom “Mork & Mindy,” a spinoff from “Happy Days.” Williams departed from the script so often that producers intentionally left blank moments on page for Williams to have space to indulge his ad-libbing genius.

waynieZ
08-11-2014, 04:39 PM
sad.

fleetus macmullitz
08-11-2014, 04:45 PM
@NBCNews:

Robin Williams’ wife Susan Schneider: ‘I lost my husband and my best friend’

intocarss
08-11-2014, 04:46 PM
May he RIP

Rick D
08-11-2014, 04:50 PM
I just say this on FB so sad :shakehead: :shakehead:

Sieg
08-11-2014, 04:50 PM
Sad.

St. Peter's going to have his hands full.

camcojb
08-11-2014, 04:51 PM
That's very sad. :shakehead:

tones2SS
08-11-2014, 04:55 PM
I just heard this on the news.
May he R.I.P.

HEEP
08-11-2014, 06:26 PM
I grew up watching him. First show I remember seeing him on was Mork and Mindi. He was hilarious. Everything he was in. the latest one for me was RV. Especially since we took our trip this summer. Even watched it one night.

He will be missed.

Greg from Aus
08-11-2014, 06:54 PM
What a sad day may he RIP, I have laughed so much at his antics, it's so sad that he was such a tormented soul.

Rick D
08-11-2014, 07:27 PM
RIP Robin:shakehead:

glassman
08-11-2014, 08:50 PM
Yeah, way sad. One of my all time favorites.

JB400
08-11-2014, 11:38 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/movies/robin-williams-leaves-behind-four-movies-including-94488476787.html

The last films he made. They'll be hard to watch.

fleetus macmullitz
08-12-2014, 07:23 AM
^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Agreed...

@patsajak:

"The world is less funny today."