Robin Williams

Robin Williams

Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian. Known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created spontaneously and portrayed in drama and comedy films, he is regarded as one of the greatest comedians of all time. Williams received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and six Golden Globe Awards, as well as five Grammy Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He was awarded the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2005. Born in Chicago, Williams began performing stand-up comedy in San Francisco and Los Angeles during the mid-1970s, and released several comedy albums including Reality... What a Concept in 1980. He rose to fame playing the alien Mork in the ABC sitcom Mork & Mindy. Williams received his first leading film role in Popeye. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Good Will Hunting. His other Oscar-nominated roles were for Good Morning, Vietnam, Dead Poets Society, and The Fisher King.

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• Entity:  {{Flatlist, , Actor, Comedian

• Born:  Robin Mclaurin Williams, July 21, 1951, Chicago, Illinois, U.s.
• Age at death:  63 Years
• Died:  August 11, 2014, Paradise Cay, California, U.s.
• Occupation:  Actor, Comedian
• Years active:  1976–2014
• Spouse(s):  Valerie Velardi, Marsha Garces, Susan Schneider
• Children:  3, Including Zelda
• Relatives:  Anselm J. Mclaurin (Great-Great Grandfather)
• Born:  21 July 1951
• Wikidata description:  American Actor And Comedian (1951–2014)
• Wikidata label:  Robin Williams
• Wikidata aliases:  Robin Williams, Robin Mclaurin Williams

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