Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian. Starting as a stand-up comedian in San Francisco and Los Angeles in the mid-1970s, he is credited with leading San Francisco's comedy renaissance. After rising to fame as Mork in the TV series Mork & Mindy, Williams went on to establish a career in both stand-up comedy and feature film acting. After his film debut in Popeye, he starred or co-starred in widely acclaimed films including The World According to Garp, Good Morning, Vietnam, Dead Poets Society, Awakenings, The Fisher King, Aladdin, Good Will Hunting, and One Hour Photo, as well as financial successes such as Hook, Mrs. Doubtfire, Jumanji, The Birdcage, and Night at the Museum. Williams was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor three times and won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as therapist Dr. Sean Maguire in Good Will Hunting. He received two Emmy Awards, four Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and five Grammy Awards throughout his career. On August 11, 2014, Williams died of an apparent suicide at his home in Paradise Cay, California. 

July 21st, 1951 in Chicago as Robin McLaurin Williams  /  Died:   Aug 11th, 2014 - aged 63