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Biographic - Sunday December 14, 2014 Comic Strip Licensing and Permissions

Biographic - Sunday December 14, 2014 Comic Strip
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Born in Chicago, Illinois, on July 21, 1951, Robin Williams moved with his family to Northern California when he was 16. He studied theater at community college in Marin County before he was awarded a full scholarship to the prestigious Julliard School in New York City. It was there that he struck up his lifelong friendship with Christopher Reeve, who would later find fame as the star of the "Superman" movies. They remained close until Reeve's death in 2004. His manic improv skills and lightning wit brought him success as a stand-up comedian in San Francisco and Los Angeles, and tv quickly came calling. Following a handful of appearances on various shows, he was catapulted to stardom in 1978 as the alien Mork on "Mork & Mindy." A smash-hit sitcom spun off from his cameo on the popular show "Happy Days." By the time the show ended in 1982m, Robin was a movie star thanks to his roles in "Popeye" and "The World According to Garp." His tour de force performance in 1987's "Good Morning Vietnam" earned him his first Academy Award nomination, and he went on to receive nominations for 1989's "Dead Poets Society" and 1991's "The Fisher King" before winning best-supporting actor Oscar for his role in the 1997 movie "Good Will Hunting." His credits in the 1990s include some of the most popular family movies in Hollywood history. He starred as Peter Pan in Spielberg's "Hook" voiced The Genie in the animated smash "Aladdin," donned female garb for "Mrs. Doubtfire," entered a fantasy realm in "Jumanji" defied gravity in "Flubber" and melted hearts in "Patch Adams," he also found time to appear as Oric in "Hamlet" and to star in "The Birdcage." Although he subsequently dabbled in darker fare, such as the thrillers "Insomnia" and "One Hour Photo," he also starred in two of the New Millennium's most popular comedy franchises- the animated "Happy Feet" and Ben STiller's "Night At The Museum," in which he brought Theodore Roosevelt to life. Away from the screen, the father of three was renowed for his kindness and generosity. He teamed up wiht Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal to launch the annual comic relief charity drive. In the Summer of 2014, the world was stunned to learn of his death at the age of 63. This holiday season, audiences will have the chance to witness the comic genius in action one last time with the third installment of the "Night At The Museum" series, his final role, voicing a character in the animated "Absolutely Anything" will be released in theaters in early 2015.