Robin Williams Biography: Death, Age, Net Worth, IMDb, Wikipedia, Height, Movies, Spouse, TV Shows, Quotes, Children

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Biography

Robin McLaurin Williams (born July 21, 1951) was an American comic actor who was respected by children and adults for his unique expressions, charming awkwardness, and innocent yet brilliant dialogues.

Despite his fame as a comical display, Robin Williams was a multi-talented performer who could play a serious role as quickly as he did a funny one. He was nominated for three Academy Awards, winning one for his performance in the film ‘Good Will Hunting.’

As the son of a prominent businessman, Robert Fitzgerald Williams, show business appeared to be an odd career choice for Robin. As a child, he was often joking around at school and making others laugh; little question, his classmates voted him the “Funniest”! He started his career as a stand-up comedian, where he was successful.

One thing led to another, and he was soon appearing on television in comic shows. Robin Williams became so well-known as a result of the hit sitcom ‘Mork & Mindy‘ that he believed he was destined for more tremendous success.

As a result, he entered the world of film and became the funnyman everyone adored.

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Wiki Facts & About Data
Full Name:	Robin McLaurin Williams
Stage Name:	Robin Williams
Born:	July 21, 1951 (age 63 years old)
Place of Birth:	St. Luke’s Hospital
Died:	August 11, 2014, Paradise Cay, California, United States
Nationality:	American
Parents:	Laurie McLaurin, Robert Fitzgerald Williams
Children:	Zelda Williams, Zachary Pym Williams, Cody Alan Williams
Height:	1.7 m
Siblings:	Robert Todd Williams, McLaurin Smith Williams
Spouse • Wife:	Susan Schneider (m. 2011–2014), Marsha Garces Williams (m. 1989–2010), Valerie Velardi (m. 1978–1988)
Girlfriend • Partner:	Elayne Boosler
Occupation:	Actor • Comedian
Net Worth:	US$50 million

Early Life

Robin Williams was one of three sons born to Robert Fitzgerald Williams and Laurie McLaurin in Chicago.

He was born on the 21st of July in 1951. He died at the age of 63 in 2014.

His father was a prominent executive at Ford Motor Company, and his mother was a model. He had mixed ancestors.

When he was a child, his family relocated to Michigan, and he enrolled in the Detroit Country Day School.

He was one of the best students who performed excellently well in athletics. Nonetheless, he was bullied a lot at school.

Robin Williams was an introvert who spent a lot of time alone with his toys. But, because both of his parents were working, the lonely child entertained himself with his imagination.

He attended Redwood High School as a youth, where he graduated in 1969. He was a popular student at school, usually cracking jokes and making others laugh.

He exhibited a talent for acting from a young age and received a full scholarship to the prestigious Juilliard School in New York City in 1973.

He was one of only two students accepted into John Houseman’s Advanced Program that year. This students were Christopher Reeve and William Hurt.

Education

Robin Williams attended Redwood High School, California, and then furthered to College of Marin Kentfield, California. He then enrolled at New York City’s famed Julliard School of Music.

Career

During the 1970s, Robin Williams began his career performing stand-up comedy events. In 1977, while performing at the Comedy Club in Los Angeles, he was seen by TV producer, George Schlatter, who offered him to appear on a revival of his ‘Laugh-In‘ show.

In late 1977, he made his first television appearance, doing an extension of his stand-up acts. Even though the Laugh-In was a flop, it did help him get noticed for his talent.

In 1978, Robin Williams auditioned for the role of Mork the Alien on the television sitcom ‘Happy Days.’ When he was requested to sit, he instantly sat on his head, which impressed the producer, Garry Marshall. The character was so popular that it spawned a spin-off.

The American sitcom ‘Mork & Mindy,’ starring Robin Williams as Mork the Alien from the planet Ork, premiered in 1978. The show was a big success, and he became a well-known comedian as a result. The show lasted until 1982.

In 1979, he got a Grammy Award for his live comedy presentation, ‘Reality… What a Concept,’ which he performed at the Copacabana in New York.

Despite making his big-screen debut in 1977 with the comedy film ‘Can I Do It ‘Till I Need Glasses?‘, it wasn’t until 1980 that he got his first big break with the film ‘Popeye,’ in which he played Popeye the Sailor Man.

More parts followed, and in 1984 he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his performance as Vladimir Ivanoff in the comedy-drama ‘Moscow on the Hudson.’

In the 1987 war comedy film ‘Good Morning, Vietnam,’ Robin Williams played a radio DJ on Armed Forces Radio Service, a role loosely based on the life of radio DJ Adrian Cronauer.

In 1989, he starred in the drama film ‘Dead Poets Society,’ about an English teacher in a strict academy who inspires his students by teaching them poetry. The film was a big success.

Personal Life

Robin Williams also became worried in numerous tumultuous romantic relationships; even as married to actress Valerie Velardi, he became concerned with different women. 

He and Valerie Velardi, in the long run, divorced in 1988. The following year, he married his son’s nanny, Marsha Garces. 

Despite non-public setbacks, Robin Williams persevered acting. He married his first wife, Valerie Velardi, in June 1978, following a live-in dating with comic Elayne Boosler.

He also married Susan Schneider in 2011. Their marriage ended in 2014.

Before Robin Williams demise, he had three children, namely Zelda Williams, Zachary Pym Williams, and Cody Alan Williams.

Net Worth

Robin Williams was US$50 million net worth wealthier as an American actor and comedian. Unfortunately, he died along the line.

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