Career choice
The child grew up shy and unsociable. Character flaws were overcome only after Robin joined the school drama club. There he immediately impressed everyone with his sense of humor and bright behavior on stage.
Therefore, it is not surprising that already as a young man he chose a career as an actor. He went to New York to study dramatic art. However, Robin never completed the course and after a couple of years went to live in Los Angeles. There, the young man became noticeable thanks to a brilliant career as a comedian in a stand-up show. In those years, by his own admission, he dabbled in drugs. In 1977, television producers noticed him, and Williams made it onto the screen.
Childhood
Robin Williams was born on July 21, 1951 in Chicago.
His father Robert was 45 years old and for him, like his wife Laurie, this was his second marriage. Robert was a top manager at the automobile giant Ford, and Laurie left the modeling business long ago and was raising children. Robin was the youngest child in a family that raised children from previous marriages. The older siblings weren't particularly interested in Robin. Suffering from excess weight, he grew up very shy and was forced to visit a school psychologist. The teenager managed to get rid of the extra pounds, but complexes about his own appearance will haunt him throughout his life. He skillfully disguised his shyness with jokes and soon acquired a reputation as a school wit.
Robin Williams as a child
In 1963, the family moved to Detroit, where his father was offered to head the company's head office. In the automobile capital of America, the Williamses settled in a luxurious mansion of 30 rooms, and at the new school, Robin made friends who immediately accepted him into their circle. The boy became the best student in the class, and his sense of humor made him one of the most popular guys in the school.
Robin Williams in his youth
In 1969, Robin entered the political science course at Claremont College, showing one of the highest results on the entrance exams. After the young man began to play in the student theater, the career of a diplomat ceased to attract him. A year later, Robin left college and moved to New York. The parents were upset by their son's choice, but tried to understand him.
Beginning of popularity
Then the cinema found out who Robin Williams was. The actor received several episodic roles and then finally starred in the film “Popeye” in 1980. His character is a sailor who loves to eat spinach. This comedic role made known the talent that Robin Williams possessed.
The actor gets his own shows on the popular HBO channel. Tickets for his performances sold out instantly. In 1982, he starred in the successful film The World According to Garp. A couple of years later he gets the role of musician Vladimir in “Moscow on the Hudson,” which Russian audiences loved. At the same time, on the wave of popularity, Robin Williams became euphorically addicted to cocaine. However, the death of his friend actor John Belushi from an overdose sobered the comedian. In addition, to get rid of addiction, Robin begins to play sports and ride a bicycle.
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World fame
The actor’s film career took a leap after filming the drama “Good Morning, Vietnam.” In it, he plays a DJ sent to Saigon to host a radio program. His jokes on air and songs in the rock and roll genre are wildly popular among soldiers at the front. However, as the story progresses, the pacifist must face the harsh realities of war. For this role, Robin Williams, an actor and comedian, received an Oscar nomination.
Further, in 1989, the drama “Dead Poets Society” was released. It features the role of a teacher at a boarding school, played by Robin Williams. The actor received worldwide recognition for it. The phrase “Oh, captain, my captain!” has become a well-known saying.
These films made it clear that Williams also had potential; he could act as a serious tragic and dramatic performer. Subsequently, he successfully confirmed this role.
Mature roles
In 1990, a film was released starring Robert De Niro and Robin Williams. The roles of the actors told the story of a patient who got rid of a state of catatonia and a modest doctor who treated the poor fellow. Both characters with difficult fates learn to live again. The film received the symbolic name “Awakening” and was shown on a large scale in cinemas around the world. At the same time, Robin received his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Subsequently, Williams played many roles in children's films. This was the production of “Peter Pan” with a changed plot, as well as the very popular “Jumanji”. In this film, Robin's character gets caught in a mysterious game and tries to survive there for many years until he is freed by a couple of curious children. He also voiced the Genie from the Aladdin cartoon. In addition, he sang several songs. Wherever Robin Williams starred, the films were a resounding success. He received an Oscar for his role as a professor in the film Good Will Hunting.
Personal life of Robin Williams
While studying at Juilliard, the actor met model Valeria Vilardi, whom he married in 1978. After 10 years, it ended in divorce on the initiative of Valeria, who did not want to tolerate her husband’s addiction to alcohol and drugs. From this marriage the actor has a son, Zakaria.
Valeria Vilardi and Robin Williams
Robin's second choice was Marsha Garcez, Zakaria's former nanny, whom he married shortly after his divorce from Valeria. This marriage produced two children, son Cody and daughter Zelda. This marriage lasted until 2007. After the divorce, Robin was treated for a long time for depression and alcoholism, which he could no longer cope with on his own.
Robin Williams and Marsha Garcez
In 2011, the actor married for the third time. His wife was designer Susan Schneider, who did everything a woman could do for the sake of her beloved man in order to stop the increasing craving for alcohol.
Hobbies
In addition to his main activity, the actor was involved in philanthropy, as well as charitable performances for military personnel serving in hot spots. Thus, dozens of countries hosted concerts hosted by Robin Williams. His films, meanwhile, continued to be released at an intense rate.
In ordinary life, he loved to root for sports teams from San Francisco, and was also fond of computer games, for which he received particular fame among gamers. In addition, he was active on social networks, including Twitter, where he tweeted a couple of weeks before his death.
Creation
It is impossible to express in words the contribution to cinema that Robin Williams made. The famous actor began his career with performances in the Stand Up genre. It was humor that was the direction that Robin liked most. At one of these performances, he attracted the attention of the director, who was looking for a talented performer to play the role of an alien in the series.
After listening to Robin, no one doubted that the one they had been looking for for a long time had been found. After his stunning debut, Robin William increasingly began to receive offers to star in comedy projects, which he gladly accepted. But over time, the actor decided that he wanted to try himself in dramatic roles.
In 1987, the actor began starring in the dramatic films “Good Morning, Vietnam”, “Dead Poets Society”, “The Man in the Cadillac”, “Awakening” and many others. It is worth noting that the actor was nominated for an Oscar for almost every film.
Having tried himself in different roles, the man eventually returned to comedies and children's films. So, he played in the films “Peter Pan”, “Toys”, “Miss Doubtfighter”, “Jumanji”. In addition, most comedy cartoon characters speak in his voice.
Hollywood actor Robin Williams, whose biography includes a huge number of films, was best known as a comedic actor, although he played many serious roles, including suicides.
Death
The last person who saw the actor alive was his own wife. On the evening of August 10, they went to bed, and when they woke up the next day, the wife decided that her husband was resting in another room. After that, she went to work without suspecting anything strange.
However, when personal assistant Rebecca Ervin tried to reach out to the actor, he did not respond. The door was broken down and they saw that Robin Williams was unconscious in the room. The cause of death was immediately given as suffocation. At the same time, the actor died a few minutes after he was discovered. Robin Williams died with a belt tied around his neck, which he tightened using a door. He was found in a sitting position. Moreover, pocket knives and pills were lying next to the body.
The public soon learned that the famous artist suffered from severe depression, for which medication was prescribed. In addition, Robin Williams, whose cause of death shocked everyone, suffered from the early stages of Parkinson's disease. As a rule, it becomes a breeding ground for paranoia and depression. Shortly before his death, Robin Williams, whose cause of death, as many believed, was also hidden in alcohol and drugs, was undergoing rehabilitation in a medical facility. However, further examination showed that neither one nor the other was found in the body. But in the stomach there were traces of four types of tablets.
The depression was also caused by money problems and unsuccessful real estate deals. The actor’s mood was not improved by his recent TV series “Crazy,” which failed. And yet, no one expected a man like Robin Williams to commit suicide. The cause of death does not fit in the minds of many, because he performed many comedic roles and always gave joy to those around him.
The tragic ending drew a wide range of responses from US President Barack Obama to actors and other members of the film industry. Stephen Spielderg, Hugh Jackman, Danny DeVito, John Travolta, etc. expressed their words of sympathy and support to Robin's family. The next Emmy Award ceremony was dedicated to Williams. In 2020, the British band Iron Maiden released their 16th album, which included the song "Tears of a Clown", written in memory of Williams.
Announcement of causes of death
The reason why the artist died was obvious - asphyxia, but the results of a toxicological examination and autopsy could clarify the situation. In particular, to determine whether the actor was intoxicated or not. Their wait was long and was postponed several times to another date:
- Initially, information was supposed to arrive on September 20;
- then the deadline was postponed to November 3;
- as a result, they were announced only on November 7, 2014.
Robert's family members received information about the outcome of the investigation from Deputy Coroner Lt. Keith Boyd. He reported the following. At the time of death, no alcohol or drugs were found in the body of the deceased. Only 4 types of medicine were identified that he took according to a doctor’s prescription. This is also confirmed by the fact that not far from the body, on the floor, a bottle of an atypical antipsychotic used to treat chronic and productive schizophrenia was found.
Subsequently, the wife of the deceased stated in an official interview: “Dementia with Lewy bodies was killing him. He realized that he was dying and could not do anything about it. Robie often lost his mind, and this happened suddenly, literally in a matter of seconds. If he had not done this, he would have died in agony in the next 2 to 3 years.”
