In the summer of 1951, the son of Robin was born in the family of a major manager of the Ford automobile concern Robert and model Lori Williams. He had two older half-brothers.
Career choice
The child grew shy and unsociable. They managed to overcome the flaws of character only after Robin got into the school drama circle. There, he immediately struck everyone with his sense of humor and striking behavior on the stage.
Therefore, it is not surprising that as a young man, he chose the career of an actor. To study drama, he left for New York. However, Robin did not finish the courses and after a couple of years went to live in Los Angeles. There, the young man became visible thanks to his brilliant career as a stand-up comedian. In those years, he, by his own admission, dabbled in drugs. In 1977, television producers noticed him, and Williams hit the screen.
The beginning of popularity
Then the cinema learned who Robin Williams is. The actor receives several episodic roles, after which he finally starred in the movie "Popeye" in 1980. His character is a sailor who loves to eat spinach. This comedic role made famous the talent that Robin Williams possessed.
The actor gets his own shows on the popular HBO channel. Tickets for his performances were sold out instantly. In 1982, he starred in the successful film "Harpoon World." A couple of years later, he received the role of musician Vladimir in "Moscow on the Hudson", beloved by the Russian audience. Then, in the wake of popularity, Robin Williams is addicted to cocaine in euphoria. However, the death of his friend actor John Belushi from an overdose of sobering comedian. In addition, to get rid of addiction, Robin begins to play sports and ride a bicycle.
World fame
The jump in the actor’s film career comes after filming in the drama “Good Morning, Vietnam”. In it, he plays a DJ, seconded to Saigon in order to conduct a radio program. His jokes on the air and songs in the rock and roll genre are wildly popular among soldiers at the front. However, in the course of the plot, the pacifist has to face the harsh realities of the war. For this role, Robin Williams - actor and comedian, received an Oscar nomination.
Further, in 1989, the drama Community of the Dead Poets was released. It has the role of a teacher in a closed school, played by Robin Williams. The actor received worldwide recognition for her. The phrase "Oh, captain, my captain!" became a well-known saying.
These paintings made it clear that Williams also has potential, he can act as a serious tragic and dramatic performer. In the future, he successfully confirmed this role.
Mature roles
In 1990, a movie was released where Robert de Niro and Robin Williams played. 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 a poor fellow. Both characters with a difficult fate learn to live anew. The painting received the symbolic name “Awakening” and went on a large scale to movie theaters around the world. Then Robin got his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In the future, Williams played many roles in children's films. Such was the production of Peter Pan with a changed plot, as well as the very popular Jumanji. In this picture, Robin’s character gets into 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 cartoon about Aladdin. In addition, he sang several songs. Wherever Robin Williams was shot, the films were a resounding success. For the role of professor in the film "Clever Will Hunting" he received the Oscar.
Hobbies
In addition to his main activities, the actor was engaged in philanthropy, as well as charity performances in front of the military, who served in hot spots. So, dozens of countries hosted the concerts that Robin Williams led . Films with his participation, meanwhile, continued to be released with intense speed.
In ordinary life, he liked to cheer for sports teams from San Francisco, and also was fond of computer games, for which he received special fame among gamers. In addition, he actively used social networks, including Twitter, where he “tweeted” a couple of weeks before his death.
Death
The last person who saw the actor alive was his own wife. In the evening of August 10, they went to bed, and waking up the next day, the wife decided that her husband was resting in another room. After that, she went to work, not suspecting anything strange.
However, when personal assistant Rebecca Erwin tried to reach out to the actor, he did not respond. The door was hacked and saw that Robin Williams was in the room in an unconscious state. The cause of death was immediately called a suffocation. At the same time, the actor died a few minutes after he was discovered. Robin Williams died by tying his neck with a belt, which he tightened with a door. He was found in a sitting position. And next to the body lay pocket knives, as well as pills.
Soon the public learned that the famous artist was suffering from severe depression, because of which medications were prescribed. In addition, Robin Williams, whose cause of death shocked everyone, suffered from the initial stage of Parkinson's disease. As a rule, it becomes the soil for paranoia and depression. Shortly before his death, Robin Williams, whose cause of death, as many believed, was also hiding in alcohol and drugs, underwent 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 cause of depression also became monetary problems and unsuccessful real estate transactions. The actor’s mood was not improved by his recent series “Crazy”, which failed. Nevertheless, 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 played many comedic roles and always gave joy to others.
The tragic denouement caused a lot of responses from US President Barack Obama to actors and other representatives of the film industry. Their words of sympathy and support for the Robin family were expressed by Stephen Spielderg, Hugh Jackman, Danny De Vito, John Travolta , etc. The next Emmy Awards ceremony was dedicated to Williams. In 2015, British band Iron Maiden released their 16th album, which featured the song "Tears of a Clown", written in memory of Williams.