Robin Williams found dead

Kirun_sl said:

Also a big 49ers fan.

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No wonder he had a drinking problem then.

Really shocked. Lost a genious and someone who i ended up growing up with thanks to his movies / shows.

His work inGood Morning, Vietnamwas really inspiring. He had virtually no script when he was on air, and he came up with much of it on the spot. Fully immersed himself in the culture of the time enough to crack wise about historically accurate facts.

What a funny, tortured man. It's a shame.

Fuck.

Saw the man on stage. It was during a tour for an HBO special that I'd unfortunately already seen. But you know what? It didn't fucking matter. The man was such a presence. His energy was enormous. He filled the auditorium, and even though I was basically in the back row, you still felt he was right there, in your face. I don't think there's been a night in my life where I've laughed more.

This is going to hit my dad particularly hard. He's been a huge fan since the early days of his career.

This news makes me profoundly sad. More sad than I would have thought. I just don't know what else to say

I have never seen What Dreams May Come, going to have to do that this week.

I had no idea that movie was so overrated. Blech.

Gave me a lot of laughs over the years.

Wow.. this is the first suicide (most likely) that has really shocked me. Michael Jackson was a little before my time, and in that way I only knew him as the guy who didn't like himself (so many surgeries), so that wasn't all that surprising. But Robin Williams, never seen the guy without a smile and it always seemed genuine.

Djay_sl said:

It's not your fault.

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Beat me to it.

99% of the time I just shrug when an actor dies because I did not know them. That was the charm of Robin Williams. You only needed to watch him act or do his stand-ups and it was like you knew him. That was his genious and now it is gone. A sad day indeed. If I did cocaine, I would snort a line for him.

He was also great in Patch Adams. I really enjoyed that one.

Robin Williams: Canada's like a loft apartment over a really great party.

i was a huge fan of his serious roles mostly, so many great films. awakenings, fisher king the world according to garp and he was excellent in good will hunting. sad to see him go.

Ugh. So I had to tell my dad, because I knew he would want to know. He reacted like I'd physically punched him.

Convo_sl said:

Robin Williams: Canada's like a loft apartment over a really great party.

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I won't hold that shit against him. The man was a genius. Such a quick wit. Terrible that he offed himself, such a waste.

I wonder if Jonathan Winters dying last year had a role to play in Robin Williams depression getting worse. It has been reported that they were very close friends and Mr. Winters had been his idol and mentor. Winters also, quite famously, suffered from mental illness.