26Russian Fluency: Robin's Dedication
Robin Williams mastered fluent Russian and learned to play the saxophone within several months for his role as Vladimir Ivanoff in "Moscow on the Hudson." His proficiency in Russian impressed the Russian actors, many of whom were not fluent in English.
27. In one of Robin Williams' final films, "The Angriest Man in Brooklyn," his character Henry jokingly stated that his tombstone would read "1951-2014." Ironically, Robin Williams was born in 1951 and passed away in 2014.
28. Following Robin Williams's tragic death by suicide, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline experienced its highest call volume in history the following day.
29. Robin Williams's autopsy revealed a significant loss (around 40%) of dopamine neurons, with nearly every neuron in his brain and brainstem bearing Lewy bodies, indicating Lewy body disease (LBD).
30. Both Steve Carell and Robin Williams had expressed interest in portraying The Joker in "The Dark Knight."
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32. Robin Williams played a pivotal role in convincing network executives to greenlight Oprah Winfrey's first television talk show.
33. Robin Williams's great-great-grandfather served as the governor of Mississippi from 1896 to 1900.
34. An enthusiastic online gamer, Robin Williams named his daughter Zelda after the iconic video game series "The Legend of Zelda." Zelda Williams, in turn, has expressed her fondness for her namesake and cited "Majora's Mask" as her favorite game.
35. Despite maintaining sobriety for 21 years, Robin Williams resumed drinking during the production of his film "Insomnia."
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I’m sad he is dead, due to his own hand. But to be honest, I never found him funny. I found him exhausting and thirsty and nervous. He had terrible timing and hoe-hum jokes. His acting improved through the late 90s with “Good will Hunting”and “Dead Poets Society” , wasnt he in that ?. At the end of his career, there were no rocks to hide behind any longer. The audiences wanted their entertainers to put up or shut up; I guess he decided to exit
on his terms, but only his friends and colleagues honored his craft…
If you can’t say anything nice don’t say anything.
Robin Williams was, no no . . Is a marvelous man, entertainer, comedian, actor, and inspiration. He had a rough life, dealing with his mental health issues. And I find inspiration in him. He is, and has always been my favorite actor. Not because of his comedy that I will always love, but his emotions. He proved long ago that he is a phenomenal actor. Mrs. Doubtfire, the Bird Cage, Jumanji, dead poet’s society, bicentennial man (probably my favorite), Patch Adam’s, good morning Vietnam, what dreams may come, etc. His range of emotions he showed was always at the heart of him. Yes, he even did dark movies. He is missed. And I hope that he is remembered for all of time for his both his brightness and his darkness. Because all of what made him who he was, is why we love him.