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.
I personally going to miss him
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