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Williams in 2011
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| Born | Robin McLaurin Williams July 21, 1951 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | August 11, 2014 (aged 63) Paradise Cay, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | Suicide by hanging |
| Occupation | Actor, comedian |
| Years active | 1976–2014 |
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| Children | 3, including Zelda Williams |
| Comedy career | |
| Medium | Stand-up comedy, film, television |
| Genres | Observational comedy, improvisational comedy, character comedy, self-deprecation, surreal humor |
| Influences | Jonathan Winters, Warner Bros. Cartoons, Dudley Moore, Peter Sellers, Peter Cook |
| Influenced | Conan O'Brien, Frank Caliendo, Dat Phan, Jo Koy, Gabriel Iglesias, Alexei Sayle, Eddie Murphy |
| Website | www |
Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian. Starting as a stand-up comedian in San Francisco and Los Angeles in the mid-1970s, he is credited with leading San Francisco's comedy renaissance. After rising to fame as Mork in the sitcom Mork & Mindy (1978–82), he went on to establish a career in both stand-up comedy and feature film acting. He was known for his improvisational skills.
After his film debut in the musical comedy Popeye (1980), he starred or co-starred in widely acclaimed films, including the comedy-drama The World According to Garp (1982), war comedy Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), dramas Dead Poets Society (1989) and Awakenings (1990), comedy-drama The Fisher King (1991), the animated musical-fantasy Aladdin (1992), drama Good Will Hunting (1997), and psychological thriller One Hour Photo (2002), as well as financial successes such as the fantasy adventure film Hook (1991), comedy Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), fantasy adventure Jumanji (1995), comedy The Birdcage (1996), and fantasy adventure-comedy Night at the Museum (2006).
In 1998, Williams won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as Dr. Sean Maguire in Good Will Hunting. He also received two Primetime Emmy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and four Grammy Awards throughout his career, and was inducted as a Disney Legend in 2009. (wikipedia)
