Robin Williams

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Robin Williams
Williams in 1978
Born	Robin McLaurin Williams (1951-07-21)July 21, 1951 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	August 11, 2014(2014-08-11) (aged 63) Paradise Cay, California, U.S.
Cause of death	Asphyxiation due to suicide by hanging
Resting place	Cremated; ashes scattered in San Francisco Bay
Alma mater	Juilliard School
Occupations	Actor comedian
Years active	1976–2014
Spouses	Valerie Velardi ​ ​ (m. 1978; div. 1988)​ Marsha Garces ​ ​ (m. 1989; div. 2010)​ Susan Schneider ​ ​ (m. 2011; "his death" is deprecated; use "died" instead. 2014)​
Children	3; including Zelda Williams
Comedy career
Medium	Stand-up film television
Genres	Observational comedy improvisational comedy character comedy self-deprecation surreal humor
Influences	Jonathan Winters,[1][2] Warner Bros. Cartoons,[3] Dudley Moore,[4] Peter Sellers,[4] Peter Cook[4]
Website	robinwilliams.com

Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014) was an American actor and stand-up comedian.^[5] He first became famous on the television show Mork and Mindy. He starred in many movies.

On August 11, 2014, Williams was found dead in his home.^[6] His death was believed to have been a suicide by asphyxiation.^[7]

1. ↑ "Rolling Stone Interview" (PDF). 2008. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
2. ↑ "Jonathan Winters, who influenced Jim Carrey and Robin Williams, among others, dead at 87". National Post. April 12, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2014.
3. ↑ Williams, Robin (November 14, 2006). "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (Interview). Interviewed by Conan O'Brien. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Williams, Robin. "Robin Williams, Parkinson interview 2002" (Interview). Interviewed by Michael Parkinson. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
5. ↑ "Robin Williams Biography". IMDb.
6. ↑ "Actor Robin Williams found dead in apparent suicide: sheriff". Yahoo! News. August 11, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2014.
7. ↑ Cite error: The named reference cnn_hanging was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).