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Robin Williams
American actor and comedian (–)
Not to be confused with Robbie other people named Robin Williams, see Robin Williams (disambiguation).
Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, &#;&#; August 11, ) was an American actor and comedian. Known for his improvisational skills[1][2] and the wide variety of characters he created on the spur of the moment and portrayed on film, in dramas and comedies alike,[3][4] Williams is regarded as one of the greatest comedians of all time.[5][6][7] He received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, five Grammy Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Williams was awarded the Cecil B. DeMille Award in
Born in Chicago, Williams began performing stand-up comedy in San Francisco and Los Angeles during the mids, and released several comedy albums including Reality What a Concept in [8] He rose to fame playing the alien Mork in the ABC sitcom Mork & Mindy (–).[9] Williams received his first leading film role in Popeye (). Williams won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Good Will Hunting (). His other Oscar-nominated roles were for Good Morning, Vietnam (),
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Robin McLaurin Williams was born on Saturday, July 21st, , in Chicago, Illinois, a great-great-grandson of Mississippi Governor and Senator, Anselm J. McLaurin. His mother, Laurie McLaurin (née Janin), was a former model from Mississippi, and his father, Robert Fitzgerald Williams, was a Ford Motor Company executive from Indiana. Williams had English, German, French, Welsh, Irish, and Scottish ancestry.
Robin briefly studied political science at Claremont Men's College and theater at College of Marin before enrolling at The Juilliard School to focus on theater. After leaving Juilliard, he performed in nightclubs where he was discovered for the role of "Mork, from Ork", in an episode of Happy Days (). The episode, My Favorite Orkan (), led to his famous spin-off weekly TV series, Mork & Mindy (). He made his feature starring debut playing the title role in Popeye (), directed by Robert Altman.
Williams' continuous comedies and wild comic talents involved a great deal of improvisation, following in the footsteps of his idol Jonathan Winters. Williams also proved to be an effective dramatic actor, receiving Academy Award nominations for Best Actor in a Leading Role in Good Morning, Vietnam (), Dead Poets Society (), and The Fisher King (), before winning
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