Robin Williams was an American actor and comedian known for his improvisational skills and diverse characters.
He won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in "Good Will Hunting."
Williams received six Golden Globe Awards throughout his illustrious career.
Biography
Early Life
Robin McLaurin Williams was born on July 21, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois. He was raised in a family with a strong influence from his mother, Laurie McLaurin, a former model, and his father, Robert Fitzgerald Williams, a senior executive at Ford. Growing up, Williams was a quiet child who struggled with shyness until he found his voice in high school drama. His early experiences shaped his comedic style, as he often sought to make his mother laugh to gain attention.
Career
Williams began his career in stand-up comedy in the San Francisco Bay Area in 1976, quickly becoming a prominent figure in the city's comedy renaissance. His improvisational skills and unique comedic persona led to his television debut on a revival of "Laugh-In" in 1977. He gained widespread fame with the hit television series "Mork & Mindy," which showcased his rapid-fire humor and ability to create diverse characters. Over the years, Williams starred in numerous films, earning accolades including an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and multiple Golden Globe and Grammy Awards. His comedy albums, such as "Reality… What a Concept" and "Weapons of Self Destruction," further solidified his status as a comedic legend.
Personal Life
Williams's personal life was marked by three marriages and struggles with mental health, including depression and alcoholism. He married actress Valerie Velardi in 1978, followed by Marsha Garces in 1989, and finally graphic designer Susan Schneider in 2011. Williams was a devoted father to three children, often expressing pride in their development into extraordinary individuals. Despite his comedic success, he faced significant challenges, including a battle with Lewy body dementia, which ultimately contributed to his tragic passing in 2014.
Legacy
Robin Williams is remembered as a national treasure, whose improvisational style and ability to blend humor with personal struggles inspired a generation of comedians. His openness about his life experiences, including addiction and mental health, resonated with many, making him a beloved figure in pop culture. Williams's influence continues to be felt in the comedy world, as he set a standard for authenticity and creativity in performance.
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Discography
Carpe Diem2025
- 1.Introduction1:16
- 2.Good Evening Kandahar3:09
- 3.Make Another Rainbow Tommy3:26
- 4.The Way to a Man’s Heart4:01
- 5.Harder Than Chinese Algebra4:29
- 6.People in Kandahar Like It3:52
- 7.You Deserve the Best2:12
- 8.Good Evening Manas2:22
- 9.I Love You Robin3:33
- 10.Playing Pool With a Rope4:44
- 11.Here for One Reason4:19
- 12.Carpe Diem3:56
An Evening with Robin Williams2023
- 1.Edipus Shmedipus3:29
- 2.War for Sheep3:59
- 3.Black Wine2:22
- 4.Over the Abyss4:25
- 5.Wild Kingdom3:02
- 6.Niners Football4:07
- 7.Mr. Happy4:19
- 8.Womb Service2:04
- 9.Trust Fund4:11
- 10.Peruvian Marching Powder3:31
- 11.Cat On Valium4:56
- 12.Cosmic Kaka2:23
- 13.Method Actor1:35
- 14.Ninny Ninny4:18
Live on Broadway2018
- 1.Michael Jackson3:46
- 2.Plastic Surgery2:54
- 3.Weather and Martha Stewart2:33
- 4.Steroids and the World Cup5:01
- 5.French Olympics5:28
- 6.PED and Canada4:32
- 7.Anthrax1:54
- 8.Kennedy Congress and Keith Richards3:36
- 9.Troubling Times4:49
- 10.Catholic Priests and Homeland Security2:56
- 11.Tony Blair and Dick Cheney4:25
- 12.Afghanistan3:30
- 13.Bin Laden3:46
- 14.Half the Guilt7:05
- 15.Jerry Christ2:42
- 16.Gandhi Bombs4:09
- 17.The Swiss and Jamaica3:45
- 18.Drinking with Scotsman4:11
- 19.Tiger Woods2:22
- 20.Aggression and Fucital2:56
- 21.Koko the Gorilla3:21
- 22.Colonoscopy3:23
- 23.Viagra4:18
MGM Grand2018
- 1.World in a Dryer5:24
- 2.Extreme Fighting2:05
- 3.Tattoos and Piercings1:58
- 4.Britney and Paris2:51
- 5.Miss America2:00
- 6.Religious Films3:14
- 7.Arnold5:30
- 8.Knights and Royalty2:57
- 9.W5:56
- 10.Scandals3:59
- 11.Catholicism5:18
- 12.Water1:27
- 13.Alcoholics3:44
- 14.Rehab1:59
- 15.Drugs and Sports3:57
- 16.Drugs Through History4:11
- 17.Addicted to Technology5:54
- 18.Cars and Hurricanes5:29
- 19.Designing Man7:37
- 20.Birth Control3:49
- 21.Animals4:48
Off the Wall2018
- 1.What a Concept1:59
- 2.Filling the Room2:01
- 3.Ripple Wine2:26
- 4.Beverly Hills Blues3:15
- 5.Table of Happiness5:39
- 6.Welcome to My Neighborhood1:29
- 7.Killer Chairs3:18
- 8.Shakespearean Hollywood5:14
- 9.Release Subconscious2:18
- 10.From the Future4:59
- 11.A Quick Suppression3:03
- 12.Telethon1:57
- 13.Improvisation with John Ritter6:55
Weapons of Self Destruction2010
- 1.What’s Up DC?!? Chicago/Rio Olympics2:10
- 2.Fires, Weed and the Weather5:25
- 3.Hybrids and Animals4:47
- 4.Heathcare and Heart Surgery6:10
- 5.Bush, Cheney, and the Obamas8:37
- 6.Sarah Palin, the Clintons, and Jack5:25
- 7.Arnold, the Economy and Alternative Fuels5:59
- 8.Technology8:00
- 9.The Summer Olymipics and Athletics6:46
- 10.Drugs, Alcoholism and More Drugs…10:46
- 11.Religion and Marriage6:46
- 12.Intelligent Design5:56
- 13.Porn3:59
- 14.What’s Up DC?!? Chicago/Rio Olympics2:10
- 15.Fires, Weed and the Weather5:25
- 16.Hybrids and Animals4:47
- 17.Heathcare and Heart Surgery6:10
- 18.Bush, Cheney, and the Obamas8:37
- 19.Sarah Palin, the Clintons, and Jack5:25
- 20.Arnold, the Economy and Alternative Fuels5:59
- 21.Technology8:00
- 22.The Summer Olymipics and Athletics6:46
- 23.Drugs, Alcoholism and More Drugs…10:46
- 24.Religion and Marriage6:46
- 25.Intelligent Design5:56
- 26.Porn3:59
- 27.A Touching Tribute
- 28.Off the Wall (1978)
- 29.An Evening With Robin Williams (1982)
- 30.An Evening at The Met (1986)
- 31.Live on Broadway (2002)
- 32.Bonus Feature: Local Highlights
Live 20022002
- 1.Hot Enough for You?3:13
- 2.Watching a Lot of the World Cup1:07
- 3.Olympics1:10
- 4.Texas0:51
- 5.But in the Olympics4:03
- 6.Tour De Lance0:27
- 7.Utah1:33
- 8.Something Awful Is Going to Happen2:38
- 9.The Cure0:41
- 10.These Are Troubled Times My Friend3:20
- 11.Now You Get on the Plane0:55
- 12.Not Just a Sin1:03
- 13.Back to Our In-Flight Movie1:11
- 14.Homeland Security1:00
- 15.Blair, Bush, Cheney, Ashcroft, a Dead Man and Lassie4:03
- 16.Crusade2:03
- 17.Trying to Win the Hearts and Minds2:01
- 18.71 Virgins1:52
- 19.I'm an Episcopal2:03
- 20.I Do Believe There's Miracles2:07
- 21.Joe, I'm Pregnant3:01
- 22.My One Question2:27
- 23.I Could Turn This Place Into Chicken Tikka4:09
- 24.Pot Doesn't Affect You Like Alcohol3:27
- 25.Golf4:11
- 26.And Then There's Boxing0:40
- 27.Drugs to Make You Feel Better1:37
- 28.I've Gone to the Zoo3:18
- 29.Maybe It's Because I'm Fifty3:39
- 30.'Cause What Can They Do for You?3:59
- 31.Father, You Have to Set Limits3:12
- 32.Payback's a Bitch1:10
- 33.The Grim Rapper4:42
- 34.Chicago3:15
- 35.Milwaukee2:41
- 36.Boston2:32
- 37.Philadelphia1:44
- 38.Atlanta1:30
- 39.Washington DC3:06
- 40.Cleveland0:55
- 41.Austin2:18
- 42.Houston1:37
- 43.New Orleans1:46
- 44.Minneapolis1:32
- 45.Seattle2:01
- 46.Portland1:23
- 47.Las Vegas0:49
- 48.Toronto2:47
- 49.Baltimore0:21
- 50.Memphis1:23
- 51.Nashville2:10
- 52.Technology4:31
Pecos Bill1988
- 1.Pecos Bill (Part I & II)24:16
- 2.Pecos Bill2:07
- 3.Prettiest Girl in the World2:06
- 4.Up and Up They Went2:59
- 5.A Cowboy's Prayer1:37
A Night at the Met1986
- 1.Opening1:58
- 2.Ballet1:32
- 3.Alcohol5:28
- 4.Marijuana2:22
- 5.Cocaine4:11
- 6.Cops2:54
- 7.Reagan5:43
- 8.Khadafi1:48
- 9.Spring1:33
- 10.Men's Parts1:36
- 11.Lust3:56
- 12.Dr. Roof4:28
- 13.Pregnancy2:08
- 14.Childbirth4:15
- 15.Childhood6:06
- 16....And the Future3:14
Throbbing Python of Love1983
- 1.Back Home3:40
- 2.Throbbing Python of Love5:39
- 3.The Falklands3:09
- 4.Richard Simmons1:17
- 5.Wines4:18
- 6.'Jack'2:37
- 7.Elmer Fudd Sings Bruce Springsteen1:20
- 8.Nicholson1:18
- 9.Shake Hands With Mr. Happy4:06
- 10.Babies2:21
- 11.Christopher3:47
- 12.Devil's Dandruff3:06
- 13.Cats3:00
- 14.Newsboy2:35
Reality… What a Concept1979
- 1.Nicky Lenin7:58
- 2.Pop Goes the Weasel4:05
- 3.Kindergarten of the Stars1:44
- 4.A Touch of Fairfax1:04
- 5.Reverend Earnest Angry7:38
- 6.Shakespeare10:49
- 7.Tank You, Boyce0:23
- 8.Roots People1:50
- 9.Hollywood Casting Call1:44
- 10.Come Inside My Mind2:27
- 11.Grandpa Funk4:12
Dance For The People
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Working on Things
- 1.Bad Sign4:41
- 2.Alcohol and Other Cultures2:56
- 3.Sleepwalking with Activities2:44
- 4.All Bets Are Off3:05
- 5.Golden Monkey2:56
- 6.Normies3:09
- 7.Prozac and Squeak Toys2:52
- 8.One Little Thing2:04
- 9.We Have Evolved4:27
- 10.The Wild Card3:24
- 11.Willie and Condoleezza2:06
- 12.Left Turns All Day4:25
- 13.Possible Sources3:22
- 14.Try to Quit2:25
- 15.Subtext2:17
- 16.Mother Nature's Hot Flash5:05
- 17.Working on Things4:08
- 18.Animals Attack Back3:42
- 19.Quotes from George Bush5:11
It’s Only Rock ’n’ Roll1999
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Aladdin Read-Along Storybook and CD2015
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Gallery
Label
- Record label
- Columbia Records
Achievements
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
- Award
- Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Award
- Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy
- Award
- Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album
- Award
- National Board of Review Award for Best Actor
- Award
- Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
- Award
- MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance
- Award
- Primetime Emmy Award for Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program
- Award
- Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award
- Award
- Disney Legends
- Award
- Grammy Award for Best Album for Children
- Award
- Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Award
- Saturn Award for Best Actor
- Award
- star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Award
- Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award
Influenced by
Groups
- Various Artists for Children’s Promisecurrent
Archive
Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Also known as: Robin McLaurin Williams
Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian. Known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created spontaneously and portrayed in drama and comedy films, he is regarded as one of the greatest comedians of all time. Williams received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, and six Golden Globe Awards, as well as five Grammy Awards and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. He was awarded the Cecil B. DeMille Award in 2005.
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