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Robin Williams
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Robin Williams

Age
61
Birthday
Jul. 21st, 1951
Born in
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Height
5' 8

Robin Williams' Main TV Roles

Show Character(s)
Mork & Mindy TV Show
Mork & Mindy
The Crazy Ones TV Show
The Crazy Ones
Supermarket Sweep TV Show
Supermarket Sweep
Out of the Blue TV Show
Out of the Blue
The Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour TV Show
The Mork & Mindy/Laverne & Shirley/Fonz Hour
The Richard Pryor Show TV Show
The Richard Pryor Show
Player$ TV Show
Player$
Pryor's Place TV Show
Pryor's Place
The Whoopi Goldberg Show TV Show
The Whoopi Goldberg Show
Class of... (UK) TV Show
Class of... (UK)
Clive Anderson All Talk (UK) TV Show
Clive Anderson All Talk (UK)
History of the Joke TV Show
History of the Joke
Night of 100 Stars TV Show
Night of 100 Stars
Wogan (UK) TV Show
Wogan (UK)
 

Main Movie Roles

2009 - Old Dogs
2009 - Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009 - Shrink
2008 - Dreams with Sharp Teeth
2007 - August Rush
2007 - Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007 - License To Wed
2006 - Man of the Year
2006 - Night at the Museum
2006 - Everyone's Hero
2006 - RV
2006 - The Night Listener
2006 - Happy Feet
2005 - Robots
2005 - The Aristocrats
2005 - The Big White
2004 - Noel
2004 - The Final Cut
2004 - House of D
2002 - One Hour Photo
2002 - Insomnia
2002 - Death to Smoochy
2001 - Artificial Intelligence: AI
1999 - Bicentennial Man
1999 - Jakob the Liar
1998 - Patch Adams
1998 - What Dreams May Come
1997 - Fathers' Day
1997 - Good Will Hunting
1997 - Flubber
1997 - Deconstructing Harry
1996 - Hamlet
1996 - The Birdcage
1996 - Jack
1995 - Jumanji
1995 - Nine Months
1993 - Mrs. Doubtfire
1992 - Aladdin
1992 - Toys
1992 - FernGully: The Last Rainforest
1991 - Dead Again
1991 - The Fisher King
1991 - Hook
1990 - Awakenings
1990 - Cadillac Man
1989 - Dead Poets Society
1987 - Good Morning Vietnam
1986 - Club Paradise
1986 - The Best Of Times
1984 - Moscow on the Hudson
1983 - The Survivors
1982 - The World According to Garp
1980 - Popeye

Guest TV Roles

Show Name
Characters Played
Ep Count
Hockey Player
7
Himself
3
Robin Williams
2
Himself
2
Mork
2
Himself
2
Himself
2
Himself
1
[Complete List]



BIOGRAPHY:

Williams briefly studied political science before enrolling at Juilliard to study theatre. After graduation, he performed in night clubs where he was discovered for the role of Mork on an episode of "Happy Days" (1974) and the subsequent "Mork & Mindy" (1978) TV series. Williams' wild comic talent involves a great deal of improvisation, following in the footsteps of his idol, Jonathan Winters (I). Williams has also proven to be an effective dramatic actor.


TRIVIA:
  • He was a very overweight child. As a result, nobody would play with him. He started talking in different voices to entertain himself.
  • He is a fan of the comedy series _"Monty Python's Flying Circus" (1969)_ (qv).
  • He and his _Being Human (1993)_ (qv) and _Robots (2005)_ (qv) cast mate, 'Ewan McGregor' (qv), have both shared a role with 'Alec Guinness' (qv). McGregor, of course, played the young Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequels. Williams appeared in 'Kenneth Branagh' (qv)'s _Hamlet (1996)_ (qv), as Osric, a part that Guinness had played on stage opposite 'John Gielgud' (qv). Williams also shares that part with another Star Wars series actor, 'Peter Cushing' (qv), who played the same role in the same year in the film, opposite 'Laurence Olivier' (qv).
  • Asked by 'James Lipton' (qv) about what he would like to God say when he arrives in the heaven, Williams answered that "There is a seat in the front" in the concert of 'Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart' (qv) and 'Elvis Presley' (qv).
  • Williams and 'Robert De Niro' (qv) were the last stars to see 'John Belushi' (qv) alive, albeit on separate visits to bungalow #3 of L.A.'s Chateau Marmont hotel that fateful day in March 1982.
  • 2003: Ranked #7 in Star TV's Top 10 Box Office Stars of the 1990s.
  • Met second wife 'Marsha Garces Williams' (qv) when she was nanny for his and 'Valerie Velardi' (qv)'s, his first wife, son Zachary.
  • Is of Welsh and Scottish heritage.


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