Robin Williams has passed away

[Mon Dieu4]

Apparent suicide, I know he had his troubles with drugs and depression, what a real shame, used to love Mork:not worth

[James.]

Dreadful news. His performance in Good Will Hunting is one of my favourite.

Depression is such a deadly thing and the stigma related to it needs to be tackled.

RIP Robin

[NOLA]

Nanu Nanu , will be sadly missed, loved him in Good Will Hunting among many others

[The_Horde]

RIP Robin. Grew up watching his movies and loving his sense of humour.

Remember laughing for about 30 minutes after this from Graham Norton

http://youtu.be/WOIBBE3ObRY

[NAE NOOKIE]

What is it they say ..... the tears of a clown.

R.I.P. Robin

[The_Exile]

RIP, his performance in Dead Poets Society reduced me to a complete wreck, amazingly gifted.

[AgentDaleCooper]

very sad news. mrs doubtfire is surely one of the greatest tour-de-forces in the history of character acting.

[Wheat Hound]

http://m.scotsman.com/news/world/robin-williams-found-dead-in-his-californian-home-1-3506240

[Sean1875]

absolutely gutted by this, brought me so much laughter throughout my childhood and his performance in good will hunting is one of the best I've ever seen, R.I.P Robin

[John_the_angus_hibby]

Shocked. RIP Robin and best wishes to his devastated family he leaves behind.

[Hibrandenburg]

Sad, it's quite a common phenomenon that some of those who bring so much happiness to others are themselves deeply unhappy at core. RIP Rabbie

[hibsbollah]

If you're depressed, tell someone about it.
RIP.

[Sylar]

Genuinely wobbled a bit this morning reading this news. I loved so many of his characters and found both his acting skill and comedic prowess remarkable.

Hook was one of the first films I watched religiously as a child and he was absolutely fantastic as Peter Pan. His list of credits are amazing, of course, but I'll best remember him for Good Will Hunting, one of my favourite films of all-time, and his imperious performance in that.

I knew he had battled demons for a long time and he had been receiving treatment as recently as July. It's sad to know that the help didn't help and lead to this.

A genuinely tragic loss of one of the greatest actors and funny men of my time.

[Pretty Boy]

I always think it's one of those weird quirks of human nature that some of the most talented people seem to suffer from mental illnesses that both inspire them and then eventually overpower them.

When it comes to comedy I think part of the appeal of what makes people funny is being able to almost see their demons lurking in the background; Williams, Pryor, Milligan, Stanhope..... It shows a vulnerabilty, a cynicism and a realness that is relateable. The fact Williams also channeled that into several outstanding 'straight' acting performances is testament to his talent.

[stoneyburn hibs]

Great actor who was naturally funny. There was talk of a 2nd Mrs Doubtfire.
RIP

[YehButNoBut]

Grew up with him always there from Mork & Mindy onwards, very funny guy RIP

Great Scottish accent as well :not worth


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDQd49rEF_0

[hibsbollah]

Genuinely wobbled a bit this morning reading this news. I loved so many of his characters and found both his acting skill and comedic prowess remarkable.

Hook was one of the first films I watched religiously as a child and he was absolutely fantastic as Peter Pan. His list of credits are amazing, of course, but I'll best remember him for Good Will Hunting, one of my favourite films of all-time, and his imperious performance in that.

I knew he had battled demons for a long time and he had been receiving treatment as recently as July. It's sad to know that the help didn't help and lead to this.

A genuinely tragic loss of one of the greatest actors and funny men of my time.

For me, the likes of Hook and Good Will Hunting were fairly average films. But there were two performances in particular in his career that just blew me away; opposite Pacino as the killer in the US remake of the Swedish classic Insomnia, and in Terry Gilliam's The Fisher King.

[Future17]

Great tweet from The Academy shown on this BBC article:


http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-28751241

[Wilson]

Great actor who was naturally funny. There was talk of a 2nd Mrs Doubtfire.
RIP

Now that would have been tragic.

[Sylar]

For me, the likes of Hook and Good Will Hunting were fairly average films. But there were two performances in particular in his career that just blew me away; opposite Pacino as the killer in the US remake of the Swedish classic Insomnia, and in Terry Gilliam's The Fisher King.

I'd agree with Hook (it's more the personal memory of it being one of the first films I watched a lot as a kid) but Good Will Hunting is far from 'average' IMO. It's lauded and rightly so.

Insomnia was a beautifully dark performance from him and really highlighted his versatility as an actor - as was One Hour Photo - not a great film but a superbly creepy performance from Williams.

He made me laugh, he entertained me and he made me cry - I've genuinely been very sad everytime I've glanced at the news today.

[hibsbollah]

I'd agree with Hook (it's more the personal memory of it being one of the first films I watched a lot as a kid) but Good Will Hunting is far from 'average' IMO. It's lauded and rightly so.

Insomnia was a beautifully dark performance from him and really highlighted his versatility as an actor - as was One Hour Photo - not a great film but a superbly creepy performance from Williams.

He made me laugh, he entertained me and he made me cry - I've genuinely been very sad everytime I've glanced at the news today.

I know it did well, but I thought it was a bit clichéd and Minnie Driver was beyond awful, just my opinion. Completely agree with the rest of your post, and like you the news today hit me harder than i would have expected.

[Pretty Boy]

Some very eloquent, imo, words by Russel Brand on Williams:

http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/aug/12/russell-brand-robin-williams-divine-madness-broken-world?CMP=twt_gu

[heretoday]

Some great films and some turkeys in his career. Like all actors. But he took a lot of drugs and drank too much for his own good.

[Stranraer]

Saddened to read that his daughter is leaving Twitter because of abuse. Social media really does bring out the worst in people.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/28773734

[Wilson]

You didn't like 'Mrs Doubtfire'?

It was brilliant - and I struggle to think of anyone else who could have carried the role at the time.

I don't think it is a film that needed a sequel.

[PeeJay]

I know it did well, but I thought it was a bit clichéd and Minnie Driver was beyond awful, just my opinion. Completely agree with the rest of your post, and like you the news today hit me harder than i would have expected.

... really sad to hear he's gone and stunned to hear that he apparently hanged himself ...
Good Will Hunting is one of my favourite films - you're maybe right about the Driver role, but I thought Williams was outstanding in his role, his scenes with Damon were superb - didn't care much for the Insomnia movie myself - another favourite was the Dead Poet's Society - referenced here on German national news the other night ...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=aFJGkWiXQ20

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8zi02MMpkM&index=1&list=PLAgDy9LHcCBgnSBXNoz2c8_OlTqkRT-LQ

One of his performances some of you might not know of.

[hibsbollah]

For me, the likes of Hook and Good Will Hunting were fairly average films. But there were two performances in particular in his career that just blew me away; opposite Pacino as the killer in the US remake of the Swedish classic Insomnia, and in Terry Gilliam's The Fisher King.

Insomnia just started on bbc2.

[21.05.2016]

Very sad news indeed. A truly funny man who brought a lot of happiness and laugher to the world, just very sad he couldn't find it in himself. RIP