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1. Robin Williams

   Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian. Known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created on the spur of the moment and portrayed on film, in dramas and comedies alike, he is regarded as one of the greatest comedians of all time. He received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and five Grammy Awards. Williams began performing stand-up comedy in San Francisco and Los Angeles during the mid-1970s releasing several comedy albums including Reality ... What a Concept in 1980. and He rose to fame playing the alien Mork in the ABC sitcom Mork & Mindy (1978–1982). He made his first leading film role in Popeye (1980). Williams went on to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Good Will Hunting (1997). His other Oscar-nominated roles were for Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Dead Poets Society (1989), and The Fisher King (1991). Williams also starred in the critically acclaimed dramas The World According to Garp (1982), Moscow on the Hudson (1984), Awakenings (1990), Patch Adams (1998), One Hour Photo (2002), and World's Greatest Dad (2009). He also starred in box office family films such as Hook (1991), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Jumanji (1995), Flubber (1997), and the Night at the Museum trilogy (2006–2014). He lent his voice to the animated films Aladdin (1992), Robots (2005), Happy Feet (2006), and its 2011 sequel. On August 11, 2014, at age 63, Williams died by suicide at his home in Paradise Cay, California. His autopsy revealed undiagnosed Lewy body disease.

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1. Robin Williams

   Robin McLaurin Williams is an American actor, voice actor, and stand-up comedian. Rising to fame with his role as the alien Mork in the TV series Mork & Mindy, Williams went on to establish a successful career in both stand-up comedy and feature film acting. His film career includes such acclaimed films as Good Morning, Vietnam, Dead Poets Society, Awakenings, The Fisher King, and Good Will Hunting, as well as financial successes such as Popeye, Hook, Aladdin, Mrs. Doubtfire, Jumanji, The Birdcage, Night at the Museum, and Happy Feet. He also appeared in the video to "Don't Worry, Be Happy" by Bobby McFerrin. Nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor three times, Williams went on to receive the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Good Will Hunting. He has also received two Emmy Awards, four Golden Globes, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and five Grammy Awards.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of robin williams in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

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   The numerical value of robin williams in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of robin williams in a Sentence

1. Chris Rock:

   I don't know what to say. What do you say ? I hope it's not true. That's all you can say. I really do, i grew up on Bill Cosby. I love Bill Cosby, and I just hope New York magazine's not true. New York magazine's a weird year for comedy. We lost Robin( Williams), we lost Joan( Rivers), and we kind of lost Bill Cosby.

2. Marlo Thomas:

   Jennifer Aniston has been with us since the beginning, Michael Strahan and Sofia Vergara … we had Robin Williams -- God bless him -- for every year since we’ve been doing this for 11 years, but he’s no longer with us, and John Hamm is helping us out this year, everybody wants to be a part of the St. Jude story because …there’s no place like [it]. We have both a research center and a treatment center under one roof – that means that every child gets a scientist and a doctor working on their case.

3. Tiffany Fischer:

   I think she would have been a comedienne. She loved Adam Sandler. Ellen [DeGeneres] made her laugh hysterically, [as did] Robin Williams. Now shes up there with our family listening to some of Robin Williams standup acts.

4. Will Smith:

   What Robin Williams did with this character - he just didn't leave a lot of room to add to the genie. So I started off fearful but then when I got with the music, it just started waking up that fun, childlike, silly part of me, this was the most joyful experience of my career.

5. Schneider Williams:

   Schneider Williams said. Pulling Robin Williams back from nighttime delusions would take hours, sometimes days, she added. Hallucinations are.

References

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