Thread: Robin Williams, 1951-2014. He will be missed.

Originally Posted by LX_Emergency

I'll miss the guy. Still one of my favourite actors ever. Never saw him in a role where I didn't like him. I may not have always liked the films he played....but HE always made those films better than what they otherwise would've been.


He was also incredibly funny in his standup (listening to this right now Robin Williams - stand up comedy full performance - YouTube )

I feel the same. Thanks Robin for the jokes and laughs. He could even do our accent

His stand up stuff was incredible. There arent many of his films which I am a huge fan of but his stand up stuff from the 70s, 80s was crazy good.
It carried over to his appearances on late night talk shows. I cant say that I have seen any in the last roughly 10 years so I dont know if they aged well. But he would absolutely steal the show when he was on in his heyday. The hosts would say literally 2 words and then he would go off for the entirety of the 2 segment appearance.
He was a comedian's comedian. Much of his routine was improv and he was one of the best at it.

He battled demons throughout his life (as we all do to one level or another). It looks it seemed like stuff was piled too high against him. It is unfortunate that anyone would feel that way. It is a reminder that no amount of fame, reverence or money is any match for depression.

He was a local favorite around here. He would show up th 49ers and Giants games when he was a bit younger. He did a fair amount of charitable work around the same time (perhaps continued to do so).
There was a sign on 101 near Candlestick for years that said 'the clean up of this portion of the freeway sponsered by Robin Williams' or words to that effect...not sure if that was just a California thing but those signs were everywhere it seemed several years ago. I was always hoping to see him out there because I thought he was weird enough to actually pick up trash on the freeway without being mandated by the courts.

A great loss indeed. He will be missed and remembered.

This one got to me.
It feels like I have grown up with that man.

Loved him in many roles, my favorites includes The world according to Garp, Awakenings, Good Will Hunting and Seize the day.

A wonderful and multitalented person it looked like.
RIP

Such a sad circumstance that led to his demise... I have some close knowledge of these circumstances and it is truly awful in so many ways. Prayers of support to his family. With great hope that his personal suffering is ended and his soul is at peace.

Ya I was shocked and disappointed hopefully he found the peace he was searching for...... R.I.P

terrible shame. one of my favorites growing up and still any time I saw him recently.

I too grew up with his movies. Although he was funny, he has also always struck me as a very real and genuine person, filled with an overwhelming amount of kindness and compassion. I just re-watched Patch Adams the other evening, and couldn't help but feel as if the movie was almost a direct reflection of his life, minus the doctor bit of course. The world is indeed a little bit darker without him in it, and he will most certainly be missed.

Breaking: turns out that he was diagnosed with Parkinson's, on top of the depression and financial troubles.

Man, I'm really bummed out right now. Hands down one of my top 3 favorite actors. And beyond that, he was just an all around great guy by everyone's account. He genuinely cared about making the world a better place, starting with the individual in front of him at the moment.

If anyone is interested, there is a petition over at Whitehouse.gov to have 08/11 declared National Laughter Day in honor of Mr. Williams. It doesn't cost the government anything to do so, I suppose, and it just seems like a great way to honor someone who touched so many lives throughout the world.

I guess it's what he wanted. No more pain. Go in peace.