Robin Williams

Acting

Born: 1951-07-21

Died: 2014-08-11

From: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Gender: Male

Popularity: 3.8

Also Known As

Robin McLaurin Williams

Biography

Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian. Known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created on the spur of the moment and portrayed on film, in dramas and comedies alike, he is regarded as one of the greatest comedians of all time. He received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and five Grammy Awards. Williams began performing stand-up comedy in San Francisco and Los Angeles during the mid-1970s, and released several comedy albums including Reality ... What a Concept in 1980. He rose to fame playing the alien Mork in the ABC sitcom Mork & Mindy (1978–1982). He received his first leading film role in Popeye (1980). Williams went on to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Good Will Hunting (1997). His other Oscar-nominated roles were for Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Dead Poets Society (1989), and The Fisher King (1991). Williams starred in the critically acclaimed dramas The World According to Garp (1982), Moscow on the Hudson (1984), Dead Poets Society (1989), Awakenings (1990), Patch Adams (1998), Insomnia (2002), One Hour Photo (2002), and World's Greatest Dad (2009). He also starred in family films such as Hook (1991), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Jumanji (1995), Jack (1996), Flubber (1997), RV (2006), and the Night at the Museum trilogy (2006–2014). He lent his voice to the animated films Aladdin (1992), Robots (2005), Happy Feet (2006), and its 2011 sequel. Williams was found dead at his home in Paradise Cay, California, in August 2014, at the age of 63. At the time of his suicide, he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. According to his widow, Williams had experienced depression, anxiety, and increasing paranoia. His autopsy found "diffuse Lewy body disease" and Lewy body dementia professionals said his symptoms were consistent with dementia with Lewy bodies.

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Awards & Nominations23 won · 33 nominated

Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

The Butler

2014

Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music, or Comedy Special

2010

🏆 Won

Disney Legends

2009

Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

2008

🏆 Won

Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award

2005

Nominated

Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award

2004

🏆 Won

Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album

2003

🏆 Won

Saturn Award for Best Actor

One Hour Photo

2003

Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series

2003

Nominated

Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture

One Hour Photo

2003

Nominated

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor - Razzie Award

Death to Smoochy

2002

Nominated

Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor

One Hour Photo

2002

Nominated

Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album

2002

Nominated

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor

Jakob the Liar

1999

Nominated

Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Actor

Bicentennial Man

1999

Nominated

Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy

Patch Adams

1999

🏆 Won

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

Good Will Hunting

1998

🏆 Won

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

Good Will Hunting

1998

Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role

Good Will Hunting

1998

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor

Good Will Hunting

1998

🏆 Won

Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

The Birdcage

1997

Nominated

MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo

The Birdcage

1997

Nominated

MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance

The Birdcage

1997

Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture

Good Will Hunting

1997

Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program

1996

🏆 Won

MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance

Mrs. Doubtfire

1994

🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Mrs. Doubtfire

1994

Nominated

MTV Movie Award for Best Male Performance

Mrs. Doubtfire

1994

🏆 Won

Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor

Aladdin

1993

🏆 Won

MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance

Aladdin

1993

Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy

Mrs. Doubtfire

1993

🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

The Fisher King

1992

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actor

The Fisher King

1992

🏆 Won

Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award

1991

Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

The Fisher King

1991

🏆 Won

National Board of Review Award for Best Actor

Awakenings

1990

Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

Dead Poets Society

1990

Nominated

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama

Awakenings

1990

Nominated

David di Donatello for Best Foreign Actor

Dead Poets Society

1990

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actor

Dead Poets Society

1990

🏆 Won

Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album

Good Morning, Vietnam

1989

🏆 Won

Grammy Award for Best Album for Children

Pecos Bill

1989

Nominated

BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role

Good Morning, Vietnam

1989

🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Good Morning, Vietnam

1988

🏆 Won

Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album

A Night at the Met

1988

🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program

1988

Nominated

Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album

1988

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Actor

Good Morning, Vietnam

1988

Nominated

Grammy Award for Best Album for Children

1988

🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program

Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin

1987

🏆 Won

Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album

1980

Nominated

Grammy Award for Best New Artist

1980

🏆 Won

Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy

Mork & Mindy

1979

Nominated

Grammy Award for Best New Artist

1979

Nominated

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Mork & Mindy

1979

🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Robin Williams

Also Known As

Biography

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Awards & Nominations23 won · 33 nominated

Acting246 titles

Nos Bastidores de Hollywood

Romanekian

Superstars and their Moms

Comic Relief

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

Teen Choice Awards

In the Wild: Dolphins With Robin Williams

Kelly Clarkson's Cautionary Christmas Music Tale

The Firesign Theatre: Weirdly Cool

The Mork & Mindy / Laverne & Shirley / Fonz Hour

Behind Closed Doors with Natalie Morales

Free to Be... a Family

Fog City Mavericks

L.A. Doctors

Friends

Dead Poets Society

Once Upon a Studio

JoJo: The Pop Princess

Good Will Hunting

Robin Williams: An Evening at the Met

Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!

Dark Side of Comedy

Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story

Faerie Tale Theatre

Homicide: Life on the Street

Comic Relief III

The Animograph, or I Was Born in a Shoebox

Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain

Persistence of Vision

The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies

The Young Comedians All-Star Reunion

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Top Ten Revealed

The Simpsons

Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind

Awakenings

Saturday Night Live: 15th Anniversary

Emmanuel's Gift

The Madness and Misadventures of Munchausen

Louie

Whose Line Is It Anyway?

Aladdin

Robin Williams: Live on Broadway

Earth to America

Bob Goldthwait: Don't Watch This Show

The Larry Sanders Show

SpongeBob SquarePants

The Pixar Story

All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State

E.T. and Friends: Magical Movie Visitors

Koko: The Gorilla Who Talks to People

Robin Williams: Off the Wall

Barbra Streisand: One Voice

Inside the Actors Studio

Happy Days

Hollywood Squares

Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen

Wilfred

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

August Rush

Robin Williams: Weapons of Self Destruction

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

The World of Jim Henson

The Fisher King

Good Morning, Vietnam

Bicentennial Man

Hamlet

Patch Adams

Deconstructing Harry

An Evening with Robin Williams

The Butler

Elton 60: Live At Madison Square Garden

Dreams with Sharp Teeth

Late Night with Conan O'Brien