Williams Robin is a famous American actor who simply amazed all fans of his work with a sudden death. How did Robin's career turn out and why was a successful, in all respects, personality decided on suicide?
early years
Williams Robin was born back in 1951 in the famous city of Chicago. His father worked in the field of business, in particular, he led one of the branches of the automobile company Ford. The mother of the future actor was a model.
Already at school, Robin was distinguished by an extraordinary sense of humor and the ability to be funny. The boy quickly gained popularity: he was the president of the class, was in the national team of the school in
freestyle wrestling and football.
However, Williams did not immediately realize that he wanted to be an actor. After school, he went to college for men to study political science. A little later I got to the school of improvisation and realized that he was able to do it. Then Williams became a regular at the College of Theater Arts.
His professor, Mr. Jim Dunn, noticed the remarkable talent of the young man and invited him to several theatrical productions, which he staged with his students. Finally, in 1973, Williams went to New York to seriously engage in dramatic art.
Carier start
Back in the early 70s, Williams Robin began his acting career, speaking in the genre of Stand-up. Mostly Williams found his audience in small clubs. And already in 1977, Robin was noticed by a television producer who invited him to television in his broadcast.
In 1978, a fateful event took place: director Penny Marshall saw the comedian perform in a nightclub and invited him to her comedy series. So Williams made his film debut in the series “Happy Days”. Robin's game captivated the viewer. Therefore, the producers later created a separate show for the actor - "Mork and Mindy." So began the story of resounding success for the stand-up comedian.
In 1979, the actor’s photo already appeared on the cover of Time and Rolling Stone magazine. Until the 80s, Williams starred mainly in television series, and in the "big" movie fell only occasionally. Robin's first serious work in a full-length movie was the role of a sailor in the film "Papay." With a budget of $ 20 million and a straightforward plot, this movie grossed $ 60 million at the box office only thanks to the comedian's talent. Next up were Harpoon World, Survival School, and Moscow on the Hudson. But important roles were just ahead.
Creative breakthrough
Films featuring Robin Williams attracted the viewer. By the end of the 80s, the actor became "snapped up."
In 1987, he starred in the movie Good Morning Vietnam. For the role of pacifist DJ, Williams was first nominated for an Oscar. In 1989, Robin again falls into the list of nominees for the Oscars, now for participating in the film Society of the Dead Poets.
In 1990, the actor already had his personal star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. After that, Williams starred in a number of children's films: “Captain Hook”, “Artificial Intelligence”, “Toys”, “Jumanji” and “Mrs. Doutfire”.
In 1997, Robin Williams received the long-awaited Oscar for his role in the movie Good Will Hunting. True, the actor got not the main role, but the secondary one - of a certain professor Maguire. Will Hunting himself was played by Matt Damon.
Then there were the films “Where Dreams Bring”, “Healer Adams”, “Jacob the Liar” (the last picture, by the way, failed at the box office). The actor constantly experimented and tried to play diverse roles, which he most often succeeded in.
Robin Williams: children and wife
Like his father, Robin Williams married a model. In 1976, Valeria Velardi became his chosen one. Together they lived for 10 years. Velardi gave birth to a son of an actor. But in the mid-80s, Williams Robin was caught in connection with a waitress, and the marriage broke up.
In 1989, Robin marries again, but now on the nanny of his first child - Marche Garces. Another wife gave birth to an actor with two children - a daughter and a son, but the marriage broke up again in 2008.
The last wife of Williams - designer Susan Schneider - did not give Robin a single child, but was with him until the end of his days. Together they lived in one of the mansions of San Francisco.
Unfortunately, after the death of the actor, a real flurry began over the huge legacy left by Williams. Not without trial, during which it turned out that the main share, according to the will, was to go to the children of Robin, but an impressive part was donated to charity. Such a decision did not suit the widow of the actor, Mrs. Schneider, so the debate between the heirs continues to this day.
Robin Williams latest movie
Throughout his career, Williams starred in more than a hundred films. He collaborated with Christopher Nolan, Steven Spielberg and many other Hollywood titans.
Back in the 80s. the actor had problems with drugs and alcohol. But for the sake of family and profession, he managed to temporarily engage in addictions. However, such addictions do not pass without a trace, and in 2006 Robin again went to the clinic with the aim of undergoing treatment for alcoholism.
During the last 10 years of his life, Ulyams continued to act actively. Viewers remember well the comedy with his participation “Night at the Museum”, the drama “The Night Listener” and “Psychoanalyst,” the family film “The Best Dad”.
Shortly before his death, Williams starred in the series “Crazy”, in the films “Big Wedding” and “Butler”. The point in his career was the role of a bank clerk in Boulevard.
On August 11, 2014, the actor was found hanging from his own belt in his house. As a result of the investigation, it was found that Williams committed suicide. According to one version, he did this because of a progressive depression: the actor suffered from Parkinson's disease and was afraid that he would no longer be able to play a movie.