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1. Robin Williams fue un actor y comediante estadounidense. Ganó un Óscar y cinco
Globos de Oro, y fue generalmente conocido por sus actuaciones en películas cómicas
tales como Mrs. Wikipedia
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3. Fecha de nacimiento: 21 de julio de 1951, Chicago, Illinois, Estados Unidos
4. Fecha de la muerte: 11 de agosto de 2014, Tiburón, California, Estados Unidos
5. Cónyuge: Susan Schneider (m. 2011–2014), Marsha Garces (m. 1989–2010), Valerie
Velardi (m. 1978–1988)
6. Hijos: Zelda Rae Williams, Zachary Pym Williams, Cody Alan Williams
7. Premios: Oscar al mejor actor de reparto, Premio Cecil B. DeMille
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Overview (4)
Date of Birth 21 July 1951, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Date of Death 11 August 2014, Tiburon, California, USA (suicide)
Birth Name Robin McLaurin Williams
Height 5' 7" (1,7 m)
Mini Bio (1)
Robin McLaurin Williams was born on July 21, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, a great-great-grandson
of Mississippi Governor and Senator Anselm J. McLaurin. Robin briefly studied political science,
before enrolling at Juilliard School to study theatre. After he left Juilliard, he performed in
nightclubs where he was discovered for the role of Mork on an episode of Días felices (1974)
and the subsequent spin-off Mork y Mindy (1978). Williams' wild comic talent involved a great
deal of improvisation, following in the footsteps of his idol Jonathan Winters. Williams has also
proven to be an effective dramatic actor and received an Academy Award for Best Supporting
Actor in El indomable Will Hunting (1997).
On August 11, 2014, Robin Williams was found dead at his home in Tiburon, California USA,
the victim of an apparent suicide, according to the Marin County Sheriff's Department. A 911
call was received at 11:55 AM PDT, firefighters and paramedics arrived at his home at 12:00
PM PDT, and he was pronounced dead at 12:02 PM PDT.
- IMDb Mini Biography By: Ray Hamel
Spouse (3)
Susan Schneider (22 October 2011 - 11 August 2014) (his death)
Marsha Garces Williams (30 April 1989 - 2010) (divorced) (2 children)
Valerie Velardi (4 June 1978 - 6 December 1988) (divorced) (1 child)
Trade Mark (8)
Wild improvised stream-of-consciousness comedy dialogue where he would do cultural
references, impersonations and one-liners with rapid switching.
Unique skill at imitating voices
Frequently played offbeat and eccentric characters
Frequently played fathers or family men
Often played characters lacking in self-awareness
Often played men who have suffered a trauma or loss
Often played characters with mental instability and/or a deep capacity for violence (One Hour
Photo, Insomnia)
Known for improvising dialogue
Trivia (93)
Moved to San Francisco, California when he was 16.
Studied acting briefly at Julliard under John Houseman. Houseman told him he was wasting his
talent at Juilliard and he should strike out on his own and do stand-up comedy.
Resided with his family in San Francisco's Seacliff neighborhood for many years. before moving
to San Francisco suburb of Tiburon in the 2000s, just across the Golden Gate Bridge in Marin
County, California.
Was set to play Drew Barrymore's father in the film Todo queda en casa (1998) and had the
role during production, but pulled out of the part days before his scenes were to be shot.
October 1997: Ranked #63 in Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time"
list.
1997: Voted funniest man alive by Entertainment Weekly.
When he auditioned for the role of Mork from Ork on Días felices (1974), producer Garry
Marshall told him to sit down. Williams immediately sat on his head on the chair. Marshall
hired him, saying that he was the only alien who auditioned.
During the making of Mork y Mindy (1978), Williams departed from the scripts and ad libbed
so many times and so well, that the producers stop trying to make him stick to the script and
deliberately left gaps in the later scripts leaving only "Mork can go off here" in those places so
Robin could improvise.
Album: "Reality... What a Concept" on Casablanca Records (1979).
Was set to appear on the Star Trek: La nueva generación (1987) episode, Star Trek: La nueva
generación: A Matter of Time (1991), as the time traveler Professor Berlinghoff Rasmussen,
but a schedule conflict forced him to drop out (the role eventually went to Matt Frewer). He
was inspired to seek a Trek role by his friend, Whoopi Goldberg, who made several
appearances on Star Trek: La nueva generación (1987) as the bartender Guinan.
Was a huge fan of the sport of Rugby Union, and in particular New Zealand All Black star Jonah
Lomu, who flew to San Francisco and gifted him with a signed All Black jersey. On a recent visit
to New Zealand they were reunited on national television, Williams humbly accepting another
All Black jersey, except this time it had Jonah's number 11 on the back.
Attended Claremont Men's College, where he played soccer.
1998: Listed by Entertainment Weekly as one of the 25 Best Actors.
Was a huge fan of the comedy series Monty Python's Flying Circus (1969). Paying tribute after
his death, Michael Palin said that Williams was "up there" with his all-time heroes, Spike
Milligan and Peter Cook, and performing with him "would have been like being invited to play
in a jazz band when you couldn't play an instrument".
Studied at Julliard with actor Christopher Reeve. The two remained good friends until Reeve's
death in 2004.
Enjoyed cycling and occasionally trained with Lance Armstrong.
After having won the Academy Award for El indomable Will Hunting (1997), he sent Peer
Augustinski (who was his standard German dubbing voice) a little Oscar replica with a note:
"Thank you for making me famous in Germany.".
Graduated from Redwood High School in Larkspur, California, north of San Francisco. Other
famous alumni from Redwood include Gabrielle Carteris (Sensación de vivir (1990)) and Erin
Gray (Kate from Silver Spoons (1982)), and Jason Branson, radio talk show guest/therapist and
author.
2003: Won Grammy Award for Best Spoken Comedy Album for "Robin Williams - Live 2002".
1980: Hit #104 on the Billboard Singles Charts with "I Yam What I Yam" (Boardwalk 5701).
2003: Ranked #7 in Star TV's Top 10 Box Office Stars of the 1990s.
1996: He reached a unique milestone by having two of his films reach the $100-million mark in
the United States exactly the same week: Jumanji (1995) and Una jaula de grillos (1996).
Was voted "Least Likely to Succeed" by his fellow graduates at Larkspur.
Early in his career, he told a reporter that he was born in Scotland. His original press releases
indeed listed Scotland as his place of birth. He admitted that he was "under the influence" at
the time he said this. He was really born in Chicago.
He was voted the 50th Greatest Movie Star of all time by Entertainment Weekly.
One week after Christopher Reeve's tragic horseriding accident, Robin visited him in the
hospital. However, he was dressed from head to toe in scrubs, spoke with a Russian accent,
and had a surgical mask on. He was acting as if he was a real doctor and did a bunch of wacky
antics. After he took off his mask, Reeve stated that, "That was the first time he laughed since
the accident!".
When "Blame Canada", a song from South Park: Más grande, más largo y sin cortes (1999), was
nominated for a Best Song Academy Award, it was Williams who performed the song at the
ceremony because the actress who sang the song in the film, Mary Kay Bergman, had
committed suicide a few months prior to the awards show.
Was considered for the role of Joe Miller in Jonathan Demme's Philadelphia (1993), which
went to Denzel Washington.
Was an active supporter of the U.S. Democratic Party, he had been outspoken about his
opposition to the war in Iraq. However, he became the most consistent entertainer of U.S.
troops since the war began, leading some to dub him the new Bob Hope.
Had been seen in playing paintball at public reservations near his Northern California
residences.
He was a very overweight child. As a result, nobody would play with him. He started talking in
different voices to entertain himself.
2004: Dedicated his winning the Cecil B. DeMille Award at the Golden Globe Awards to his
good friend Christopher Reeve.
Most of his dialogue in Aladdin (1992) was ad-libbed.
Was a guest on Johnny Carson's next to last episode of The Tonight Show Starring Johnny
Carson (1962), along with Bette Midler.
Had English, French, German, Irish, Scottish and Welsh ancestry.
He and his Un hombre perdido en el tiempo (1994) and Robots (2005) castmate, Ewan
McGregor, have both shared a role with Alec Guinness. McGregor, of course, played the young
Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Star Wars prequels. Williams appeared in Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet de
Kenneth Branagh (1996), as Osric, a role that Guinness had played on stage opposite John
Gielgud. Williams also shares that role with another Star Wars series actor, Peter Cushing, who
played the same role in the same year in the film, opposite Laurence Olivier.
Co-owned the Rubicon Restaurant in San Francisco with Robert De Niro and fellow Bay area
resident Francis Ford Coppola.
1993: Wrote the foreword to Gary Larson's book, "The Far Side: Gallery 4".
2002: After a 20-year break from doing stand-up comedy, he came back with a show live on
Broadway. It won a Grammy Award for best spoken word album in 2003.
Though he was highly regarded for his ability to perform numerous different voices, he only
lent his voice to six animated features: FernGully: las aventuras de Zak y Crysta (1992), Aladdin
(1992), Aladdín y el rey de los ladrones (1996), Robots (2005), Happy Feet, rompiendo el hielo
(2006) and Happy Feet 2 (2011). However, he did voice-over work for a cartoon on Señora
Doubtfire, papá de por vida (1993), played a small role in the animated short A Wish for Wings
That Work (1991), and had done narration for different rides and attractions at Disney World.
He has also done the voice for the character "Doctor Know" in the movie A.I. Inteligencia
Artificial (2001), which was not an animated movie.
Has one older half-brother: Todd Williams.
1976: Performed at the opening of the San Francisco Comedy Competition against Dana
Carvey, Harry Anderson and A. Whitney Brown.
Was a huge fan of Doctor Who (1963) and La conquista del espacio (1966).
Invented the curse word "Shazbot", first heard on the situation comedy Mork y Mindy (1978)
(in which Mork says the expression during the opening credits). Later, it was used in an
episode of Los Simpson (1989) (Treehouse of Horror VI) with the Production Code 3F04, which
aired on 10/30/95. In 1998, it was used as a voice chat option in the very popular "Starsiege
Tribes" game and was carried over into the sequels "Tribes 2" and "Tribes: Vengeance".
Incidently, "shazbot, nano nano" also remain the last recorded words of the legendary former
singer of AC/DC Bon Scott (1946-1980), still available on the album "Highway to Hell".
He considered Jonathan Winters and Richard Pryor his comedic idols.
Was offered the role of The Riddler in Batman eternamente (1995), which eventually went to
Jim Carrey.
Was considered for the role of Bobby Wheeler in the situation comedy Taxi (1978), which went
to Jeff Conaway.
Was the second choice for the role of Frank Ginsberg in Pequeña Miss Sunshine (2006), which
went to Steve Carell.
1993: Was turned down for a Best Supporting Actor Academy Award nomination in for his
performance in Aladdin (1992), because he only voiced the Genie.
He liked computer games and video games.
Owned a home and vineyard in Northern California's St. Helena district, hence the quip, "I love
the smell of Napa in the morning.". Not-too-distant neighbors included football legend Joe
Montana (Calistoga) and filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola (Rutherford), both of whom run their
own vineyards.
Williams and Robert De Niro were the last stars to see John Belushi alive, albeit on separate
visits to Bungalow #3 of the Chateau Marmont Hotel in Los Angeles that fateful day in March
1982.
Asked by James Lipton about what he would like to God say when he arrived in heaven,
Williams answered that "There is a seat in the front." in the concert of Wolfgang Amadeus
Mozart and Elvis Presley.
Was invited to the party Steve Martin was throwing that turned out to be his wedding.
Was one of the few celebrities to have a segment in Sesame Street that didn't have any
puppets or actors playing Sesame Street regular characters.
Had played both a fictional President in El hombre del año (2006) a real-life one in El
mayordomo (2013).
He and his former second wife, Marsha Garces Williams frequently visited Australia during
their holidays.
Met second wife Marsha Garces Williams when she was nanny for his and first wife Valerie
Velardi's son, Zak Williams.
Lived in San Francisco, Tiburon, and Napa, California.
Spoke French fluently.
Was voted "Most Humorous" and "Least likely to succeed" in school.
Filed a lawsuit against Frank and Beans Productions, production company of a shelved movie
called "A Couple of Dicks". Which was later given to Gold Circle Films and the title was changed
to "Cop Out (2010)" Williams claimed that he received $6 million in "fixed compensation",
meaning that he would receive the money whether the film was made or not. [October 2008]
Checked himself into rehab to be treated for alcoholism. He already overcome a drug and
alcohol addiction in the 1980s. He left rehab in September 2006.
Recovered at the Cleveland Clinic after successful open heart surgery on March 13, 2009 to
replace his aortic valve.
His role in August Rush (El triunfo de un sueño) (2007) was modeled after the character of
Fagin from Oliver Twist (1948), who was played in David Lean's film by Alec Guinness. Guinness
also played Osric in John Gielgud's theatrical production of Hamlet. Williams played the role in
Kenneth Branagh's film version.
Was frequently called up by Steven Spielberg when he was filming La lista de Schindler (1993).
He would put him on speaker phone so he could tell jokes to the cast and crew to cheer them
up. He used his character in Aladdin (1992) most of the time.
During the course of recording the voice of Genie in Aladdin (1992), Robin improvised so much
they had almost 16 hours of material. He also ad-libbed so many of his lines that the movie's
script was turned down for a Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award nomination.
Had appeared fully nude in El rey pescador (1991) and El mejor padre del mundo (2009).
Studied acting with Michael Howard in New York City.
Became a vegetarian following his open heart surgery.
Was close friends with John Travolta and Eric Idle.
Married for the third time to, Susan Schneider, a graphic designer, on October 23, 2011, at
Meadowood Resort in St. Helena, California, among friends and family.
His great friend, Scottish comedian Billy Connolly, referred to Robin's hairy arms as "Quest for
Fire" opera gloves.
Was a huge fan of the "Legend of Zelda" series since the first game appeared in 1986, and even
named his daughter Zelda, after the eponymous character. Both Robin and Zelda appeared in a
commercial for Zeruda no densetsu: Sukaiwôdo sôdo (2011).
Had played the same character (Mork) in three different series: Días felices (1974), Mork y
Mindy (1978) and Out of the Blue (1979).
Became a father for the 1st time at age 31 when his 1st ex-wife Valerie Velardi gave birth to
their son Zachary Pym (Zak) Williams on April 11, 1983.
Became a father for the 2nd time at age 38 when his 2nd ex-wife Marsha Garces Williams gave
birth to their daughter Zelda Williams on July 31, 1989.
Became a father for the 3rd time at age 40 when his 2nd ex-wife Marsha Garces Williams gave
birth to their son Cody Alan Williams on November 25, 1991.
Had appeared with Billy Crystal in four films: In Search of Dr. Seuss (1994), Hamlet de Kenneth
Branagh (1996), Un lío padre (1997), Desmontando a Harry (1997) and a cameo on Friends
(1994).
Had worked with voice actor Frank Welker in five films: A Wish for Wings That Work (1991),
Aladdin (1992), In Search of Dr. Seuss (1994), Jumanji (1995) and Aladdín y el rey de los
ladrones (1996).
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6925 Hollywood Boulevard in
Hollywood, California on December 12, 1990.
As of his death in 2014, he had appeared in three films that were nominated for the Best
Picture Oscar: El club de los poetas muertos (1989), Despertares (1990) and El indomable Will
Hunting (1997).
Was the first choice for the role of Bob Wiley in ¿Qué pasa con Bob? (1991), but was forced to
turn it down because he was finishing filming El rey pescador (1991), at the same exact time.
The role went to Bill Murray instead.
Was declared dead at 12:02 PM on August 11, 2014, seven minutes after the call was received
by 911 operators, and two minutes after paramedics arrived at his home in the unincorporated
town of Tiburon, which is in Marin County, California, USA, just north of San Francisco. The
cause was apparent suicide after a long bout with severe depression.
Upon his death, his wife, Susan Schneider said, "This morning, I lost my husband and my best
friend, while the world lost one of its most beloved artists and beautiful human beings. I am
utterly heartbroken. On behalf of Robin's family, we are asking for privacy during our time of
profound grief. As he is remembered, it is our hope the focus will not be on Robin's death, but
on the countless moments of joy and laughter he gave to millions.".
Mara Buxbaum was his long time press agent and publicist.
On the night his death was announced to the United Kingdom on the BBC News Channel, BBC
Three had just broadcast the Padre de familia (1999) episode where Peter Griffin wishes that
everyone was Robin Williams, is struck by lightening and then has the power that everyone he
touches turns into Robin Williams.
Was a huge fan of the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion (1995).
Was raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan (suburban Detroit). He attended Detroit Country Day
School until his senior year of high school when his father retired from the Ford Motor
Company and moved the family to San Francisco, California.
Due to the seven feature films Robin shot in the San Francisco Bay Area in the 1990s, he was
made an Honorary Member of IATSE Local 16 in San Francisco.
A statement was released by his wife Susan Schneider, after his death, in which she said that
Robin's sobriety was intact and that he was brave as he struggled with his own battles of
depression, anxiety as well as early stages of Parkinson's Disease, which he was not yet ready
to share publicly.
He was cremated after death and his ashes were scattered along the San Francisco Bay.
His final moments were spent at his seafront home overlooking San Francisco Bay (St. Thomas
Way, Tiburon, CA).
Personal Quotes (38)
Cocaine is God's way of telling you you are making too much money.
...And now that you have a child you have to clean up your act, 'cause you can't drink anymore.
You can't come home drunk and go, "Hey, here's a little switch: Daddy's gonna throw up on
you!".
Ah, yes, divorce, from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man's genitals through his wallet.
See, the problem is that God gives men a brain and a penis, and only enough blood to run one
at a time.
Ballet: Men wearing pants so tight that you can tell what religion they are.
You can start any Monty Python routine and people finish it for you. Everyone knows it like
shorthand.
[on Canada] Canada is like a loft apartment over a really great party.
Comedy is acting out optimism.
[to troops in Iraq] I'm looking at a group of heavily armed people here. I'm telling myself "If
you're not funny, it's a problem.".
[on Popeye (1980)] If you watch it backwards, it has a plot.
Everyone has these two visions when they hold their child for the first time. The first is your
child as an adult saying "I want to thank the Nobel Committee for this award." The other is
"You want fries with that?".
A woman would never make a nuclear bomb. They would never make a weapon that kills, no,
no. They'd make a weapon that makes you feel bad for a while.
About comic lines written by Mark Shaiman being removed for innuendo (i.e. "Chip 'n Dale are
both strippers") the week before for his presenting of Best Animated Film at the 77th Academy
Awards: For a while you get mad, then you get over it. They're afraid of saying Olive Oyl is
anorexic. It tells you about the state of humor. It's strange to think: how afraid are you? We
thought that they got the irony of it. I guess not.
You're only given one little spark of madness. You mustn't lose it.
They're talking about partial nuclear disarmament, which is also like talking about partial
circumcision - you either go all the way or forget it.
Countering the complaint that the juiciest roles go to younger actors: They (the roles) may not
be financially enriching, but personally enriching? Yes. You are no longer under pressure. You
don't have to prove yourself on some levels, but you do have to [creatively] push yourself.
I started doing comedy because that was the only stage that I could find. It was the pure idea
of being on stage. That was the only thing that interested me, along with learning the craft and
working, and just being in productions with people.
[on his acting career]: All the new people you meet, it's pretty amazing. The vampire needs
new blood. And there is still a lot to learn and there is always great stuff out there. Even
mistakes can be wonderful.
Okra is the closest thing to nylon I've ever eaten. It's like they bred cotton with a green bean.
Okra, tastes like snot. The more you cook it, the more it turns into string.
I believe I could do dance on ice, or play in a musical of Freud's life called "It's Your Mother" -
or maybe one for the symbolists: "Jung at Heart". There's always the one about India: "The
Gandhi Man Can".
[While accepting the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for El indomable Will Hunting (1997)]
Most of all, I want to thank my father, up there, the man who when I said I wanted to be an
actor, he said, "Wonderful. Just have a back-up profession like welding.".
Australians are basically English rednecks. If Darwin had landed in Australia, he would have
gone: "I'm wrong".
I'd play the Riddler in the next Batman, although it'd be hard to top Heath Ledger as the villain,
and I'm a little hairy for tights. Plus, the Batman films have screwed me twice before: years ago
they offered me the Joker and then gave it to Jack Nicholson, then they offered me the Riddler
and gave it to Jim Carrey.
[on entertaining the troops on USO tours] I enjoy it. I enjoy performing for heavily armed
people. It's easier than going to Georgia.
There's so much to talk about. The fact that Donald Trump wants to see Obama's birth
certificate. I want to see his hairline first.
I was once walking in an airport and a woman came up to me and said, "Be zany!". That'd be
like walking up to Baryshikov and going, "Plie! Just do a plie! Do it! Do a releve right now! Lift
my wife!".
I went to rehab in wine country just to keep my options open.
Men can't fake an orgasm, who wants to look that dumb, you know what I'm saying?
Stand-up is the place where you can do things that you could never do in public. Once you step
on stage you're licensed to do that. It's an understood relationship. You walk on stage - it's
your job.
[on Jonathan Winters] Jonathan taught me that the world is open for play, that everything and
everybody is mockable, in a wonderful way.
Jonathan Winters was my mentor. I told him that and he said, "Please, I prefer idol.".
[on working with Al Pacino on Insomnio (2002)] I loved working with Pacino. Al does this
Method thing where before every take he roars like a lion. So my first day working with him I
bleated like a goat: "What was that?!" "Hi Al, I'm here, it's just Robin, just playing." Playing
scenes with him was a little surreal, because I was like, "I'm watching Al Pacino!" and then I'd
realize I had to act, too. I loved talking to him off-set. He plays all these incredible characters,
but he claims most of the time he just wants to be in the Village having coffee and discussing
Aristotle. Having worked with Robert De Niro (on Despertares (1990)) I was kind of prepared
for the idea of someone who's that intense. (If I ever get to work with Robert Duvall, I'll have
the entire Godfather collector's set. Except for Brando. But I got to meet Brando once, so I
guess that qualifies.) But like Christopher Nolan, even though he's very focused, he's also
prepared to try anything. At that time, Al was flying back and forth from L.A. because his twins
were just born, so I think he was way beyond Method acting: he really wasn't getting any
sleep. He was completely ragged, and that was perfect.
I used to think that the worst thing in life was to end up alone. It's not. The worst thing in life is
to end up with people who make you feel alone.
Divorce is expensive. I used to joke they were going to call it "all the money", but they changed
it to "alimony". It's ripping your heart out through your wallet.
The truth is, if anything, I'm probably addicted to laughter.
If women ran the world, we wouldn't have wars, just intense negotiations every 28 days.
You're only given a little spark of madness. If you lose that, you're nothing.
[on El mejor padre del mundo (2009) being an 'indictment of the modern grief industry,' and
asked if it's getting worse] Well, I think people want it. In a weird way, it's trying to keep hope
alive.
[on if he does or doesn't share the film's 'judgment on mawkish sentimentality'] Well, you just
try and keep it in perspective; you have to remember the best and the worst. In America they
really do mythologize people when they die.
Salary (7)
Mork & Mindy (1978) $35.000 per 1/2 hour episode
Popeye (1980) $500.000
Aladdin (1992) $100.000
Jumanji (1995) $15.000.000
Bicentennial Man (1999) $20.000.000
The Night Listener (2006) $65.000
Man of the Year (2006) $1.000.000
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