RIP Robin Williams

[nightscape94 967]

Terrible.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/11/robin-williams-dead-dies_n_5670050.html

[Ricard 2,318]

Nooooooooooooooooooooo!

[chuck 155]

Sad to hear this. He was one of my fave comedians.

[Koray Savas 2,256]

Fuck.

[Sharkissimo 1,975]

RIP.

[Matt C 541]

Devastating news. Loved his work in Aladdin and Miss Doubtfire.

[chuck 155]

[Sharkissimo 1,975]

Wonderful in INSOMINA and ONE HOUR PHOTO.

[Trent B 347]

Definitely sad news. He was awesome in Hook. He'll be missed.

[Ricard 2,318]

He was the Pan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHicD_wr4Aw

[BLUMENKOHL 1,087]

What a damned shame. I honestly don't know what else to say.

[Quintus 5,721]

What in the holy fuck??? Jesus. Damn.

I hate the internet sometimes, and the sudden immediacy of it all.

Just stunned, that's all I can say.

[KK 3,310]

My God...shit.

Hard to believe really...just crazy...

RIP

[Matt C 541]

Definitely sad news. He was awesome in Hook. He'll be missed.

Oh definitely. I forgot about that movie.

[Hlao-roo 390]

Sigh...

[KK 3,310]

A lot of my childhood was built around this man

[Wojo 2,458]

Holy shit.

[Quintus 5,721]

Of ALL the people. Of all the fucking people.

RIP, troubled funnyman.

[Wojo 2,458]

Guess that answers any talk of a Mrs. Doubtfire sequel.

[Code 000. Destruct. 0. 4,261]

Not a nice pit to fall into. I'm sorry he didn't make it back up.

[filmmusic 2,638]

I thought this is a joke!

I can't believe it!!!!!!

[Glóin the Dark 1,516]

Jesus...

Tiny but funny cameo in Deconstructing Harry.

[KK 3,310]

Guess that answers any talk of a Mrs. Doubtfire sequel.

I would have wanted to see that

[mrbellamy 7,328]

Oh God, not Robin

This one hurts. I know he was a severely troubled man, but he always seemed so positive and optimistic when discussing his struggles with depression and addiction. It's easy to forget that someone who was such a beacon of happiness had so much inner turmoil. I suppose it's not an uncommon story, but it doesn't make it any less heartbreaking.

[Sir Hilary Bray 235]

Devastated. An inspiration as a kid for the comedy and all the rest that followed. Just awful.

[filmmusic 2,638]

First role I had seen him was in Dead Poets Society at the age of 9!

I didn't know that he was a comic actor.

That film marked me...

[mrbellamy 7,328]

[Wycket 36]

Sad news.

Like many here, I grew up watching him in various different things and he always gave interesting performances. Whether it be comedy or drama, he always brought a dynamic unlike anyone else, and even though he may have lost that ability in recent years, he was still a great actor and one of those who could sway me to watch a film of his even if it had been derided by the critics. Tragic news, but of all celebrity deaths, its probably one of the least surprising. He has been a known drug and alcohol abuser, and like many comedians suffered from severe depression. Dealing with the lingering illness of a parent in recent years, I understand how its easy to fall into a pit of depression, and its unfortunate to see that he was not able to climb out of it. He will be missed, but his legacy will continue to bring laughs for generations to come.

[Sharkissimo 1,975]

As someone who also suffers from bipolar disorder, this has hit home hard.

[King Mark 3,834]

sad news indeed

[Jay 42,491]

Damn. Depression is a bitch.

[Code 000. Destruct. 0. 4,261]

As someone who also suffers from bipolar disorder, this has hit home hard.

Been there mate.

[karelm 3,191]

I am sorry to hear you have this, Sharky. I bumped into Robin Williams in a public bathroom a few years ago and can say he had a deep love for his kids. I hope they know they meant so much to him that he commented on it to me, a total stranger, in the bathroom. RIP.

[King Mark 3,834]

I remember watching the Happy Days episode that first featured Mork

[Ravi Krishna 83]

Shocked to hear that. I adored his work in Aladdin as the Genie, and Roosevelt from Night at the Museum. May he rest in peace.

[Uni 307]

I . . . simply can't believe this. What a shock. Makes you suddenly realize that he was one of those people in the scope of your life who was always just there. He's a fixture. The world just isn't the same without his manic energy.

I taped the full length of this interview (only partially shown here, and focused a little more on his mentor, Jonathan Winters) back in 1986. It's always stuck in my mind as a glimpse into what made Robin tick. I adore watching these two work--and most of all, watching them make each other laugh so much:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iDJjq0Pd0RM

Man, I'm gonna miss this guy. . . .

[RedBard 71]

Just heard about this today. Couldn't believe it myself.

This is why depression needs to be addressed and why those with it should never keep silent about it.

Loved him in Dead Poets Society and Hook.

I don't know if this is appropriate or not, but I've read cases of asphyxiation victims who have come back to life in what is known as Lazarus Syndome, and they go on to live full lives. It's extremely rare, but a part of me wishes so badly that it would happen to him. It just wasn't his time.

[Red 75]

This is absolutely terrible. He was beloved in my household as well as countless others and to have him go in this way is heartbreaking.

[indy4 159]

So sad. I knew he had some troubles, but in public he always appeared so happy.

The Academy tweeted this really touching post: https://twitter.com/TheAcademy/status/498996314395246593/photo/1

[Incanus 5,858]

Oh such terribly sad news!

Rest in peace.

Robin Williams had such incredible talent for comedy with mindboggling ability to find humour in anything in a heart beat but I most remember him for his humane warm roles in films where he projected often such vulnerablity.

[Lady Dimitrescu 9,918]

In my family, we always joked that my dad had a little more than a passing resemblance to Robin Williams, even though none of us picked up that weird gene. So there goes dad's look-a-like.

[KK 3,310]

The Academy tweeted this really touching post: https://twitter.com/TheAcademy/status/498996314395246593/photo/1

Now that's touching. Although it made me almost cry a little.

Seriously, what a loss...

[Datameister 2,443]

Very, very sad. Until today, I didn't fully realize just how many lives he had touched - or just how much he had touched mine.

Mental disorders suck.

[RedBard 71]

So sad. I knew he had some troubles, but in public he always appeared so happy.

The Academy tweeted this really touching post: https://twitter.com/TheAcademy/status/498996314395246593/photo/1

Not to be a downer, but I find that to be a misguided twitter post. I mean, committing suicide makes you "free"? What a terrible message.

[Wojo 2,458]

Not to be a downer, but I find that to be a misguided twitter post. I mean, committing suicide makes you "free"? What a terrible message.

Free of pain, I guess.

#1 is now wrong.

[publicist 4,648]

RIP. For all the tragedy involved, he had a hell of a run and lit more brightly than most other humans while he was alive.

[DreamTheater 131]

Shocked to read the news too... Hook is so close to my heart and Robin is so big a part of my enjoyment of it than it truly saddens me that he had so many mental problems. He always seemed so optimistic and wanted to cheer up the people with his jokes, energy and optimistic spirit.

"To live would be an awfully big adventure".

That'll be so hard to hear him say it from now on.

[A24 4,814]

Strange, two days ago I thought, it's August, so an icon will die.

RIP

[indy4 159]

So sad. I knew he had some troubles, but in public he always appeared so happy.

The Academy tweeted this really touching post: https://twitter.com/TheAcademy/status/498996314395246593/photo/1

Not to be a downer, but I find that to be a misguided twitter post. I mean, committing suicide makes you "free"? What a terrible message.

Hmm, good point

[DreamTheater 131]

Jeez, I forgot about Patch Adams, literally no one else could've made it work.

Also Toys and The Birdcage were fun to see him in.

Good Morning Vietnam is a one-man show that I have to watch again someday.