US actor Robin Williams found dead

[Realist]

The best and a legend in his own right.

RIP.

[TJB]

Made everything he was in worth watching. I grew up watching Mork and Mindy. So quick witted no one could ever keep up with him. Shame. RIP.


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[Armoured Hawk]

RIP to a great actor and comic genius. He filled so many lifes with laughter it's sad to see him go like this. Can always remember watching him growing up in Mork and Mindy and loved him in everything he did, very sad.

[Geko]

Jumanji is on Sky One, and then Awakenings at 10pm.

He is at least at peace now, shame for his kids.


Anyone watching Family Guy, last night? - https://uk.yahoo.com/movies/bbc-airs...541103471.html

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Hollywood star Robin Williams took his own life by hanging himself at home, US police have said.

The cause of death was suicide due to asphyxia, according to a preliminary investigation.
The Oscar-winning actor and comedian was discovered in a bedroom by his personal assistant who had become concerned and entered the room before midday on Monday.
The 63-year-old celebrity was last seen alive by his wife Susan Schneider about 10.30pm the previous evening before she went to bed.
He then retired to another bedroom and when she left the property in the morning, she thought he was asleep, before his PA found him and raised the alarm.
Marin County Sheriff's Lieutenant Keith Boyd said toxicology tests will be performed and the investigation was ongoing.
Movie fans and the film industry were left in shock after Williams' death in Tiburon, Marin County, north of San Francisco.
The US star of hit movies including Good Will Hunting, Mrs Doubtfire and Good Morning, Vietnam, had recently grappled with severe depression.
He battled addiction for decades and checked himself back into rehab last month.

His wife said she had "lost my husband and my best friend, while the world lost one of its most beloved artists and beautiful human beings. I am utterly heartbroken.
"As he is remembered, it is our hope the focus will not be on Robin's death, but on the countless moments of joy and laughter he gave to millions".
US President Barack Obama said: "He was one of a kind. He made us laugh. He made us cry."
Prince Charles, who met Williams several times, also paid tribute, saying: "He was a remarkable man, whose wonderful frenetic humour brought a special kind of laughter into people's lives."
Steven Spielberg, who directed Williams in the 1991 film Hook, called the actor "a lightning storm of comic genius" saying "our laughter was the thunder that sustained him".
Night At The Museum co-star Ben Stiller praised Williams' "kindness and generosity" adding "And he could not help but be funny all the time.
Williams' last tweet had been on July 31 when he wished daughter Zelda a happy 25th birthday and posted of picture of him with her when she was a baby.
The actor shot to fame in the late 1970s as an alien in the TV comedy series Mork And Mindy.
But he won his Academy Award in a serious role, as the therapist in Good Will Hunting.

A number of films starring Williams are due for release in coming months, including Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb, which also stars Ben Stiller and Ricky Gervais.
A sequel to Mrs Doubtfire was thought to be in the works but it has been reported that this will now not go ahead without Williams.
Anyone feeling emotionally distressed or suicidal can call Samaritans for help on 08457 90 90 90 or email jo@samaritans.org

Source: https://uk.news.yahoo.com/robin-will...l?vp=1#p3h66E2

[Doctor Who]

Another warm candle flickers and dies,
But eternally shines bright, in all our minds-eyes.
His path here on Earth was fraught with illusion.
Delighting our lives with his manic elocution.
We'll miss this dear soul, for all of our days.
And remember him lovingly, for his comical ways.
R.I.P. Robin (Mork)
May your voyage back to Ork be as amusing for you,
as you made ours here, with your insanely wonderful view.

[CzarJunkie]

Another warm candle flickers and dies,
But eternally shines bright, in all our minds-eyes.
His path here on Earth was fraught with illusion.
Delighting our lives with his manic elocution.
We'll miss this dear soul, for all of our days.
And remember him lovingly, for his comical ways.
R.I.P. Robin (Mork)
May your voyage back to Ork be as amusing for you,
as you made ours here, with your insanely wonderful view.

I think some of you are going way over the top, for fucks sake. In my opinion he wasn't even that funny, just made stupid faces and shouted a lot. His acting was ok but he pissed his fortune away on two failed marriages, both which ended due to him fucking other women, one of them being the nanny.

Let's not forget he was a human being, a heavily flawed human being who just couldn't live with his own mistakes.

[EvilBoB]

Very sad news. I understand he was really into his gaming - his daughter is called Zelda after his favourite game and he was an avid Warcraft gamer. Blizzard are making him into an NPC in WoW too.

http://uk.ign.com/articles/2014/08/1...ialized-in-wow

[GTI]

I think some of you are going way over the top, for fucks sake. In my opinion he wasn't even that funny, just made stupid faces and shouted a lot.

I agree with the saccharine sweet sentimentalism, however he was a genuinely funny man. He had a stream of consciousness delivery which in my book is the sign of a true comic genius. Its in stark contrast to comics like Frankie Boyle, Jason Manford et al who just run through a script. The closest British equivalent to Williams is Ross Noble, who you could see every night and still be laughing at new material.

[geobaja]

Robin Williams RIP You were one of my favorites actorS, Does anyone knows why all the media doesn't mention The Movie: "What Dreams May Come" ?