RIP Robin Williams (1 Viewer)

[Apple Jack]

Obviously, its still deeply sad to see all the stories of what a mensch he was.

I'm not sure how much of a mensh he was after reading about his personal life on wiki. The stuff I was reading about his wives would probably get him crucified on this board in a thread.

Looks like it was a mix. He definitely did some bad things in his life (the drugs, cheating on his first wife and giving some side piece the herp, etc.). But he also did a lot of great things with several charities over the years along with everyone saying he was a nice guy off camera.

Still, I will always be amazed how upset strangers get when celebrities die. Honestly, it's weird to me.

That's because you view them merely as "celebrities." You're missing the part about communication and connecting with others on an emotional level.

 

[CGRdrJoe]

RIP Mr. Williams, your tireless contribution to the military community will never be forgotten. So many in the limelight talk about supporting the troops, but you actually donated your time to the men and women serving overseas by visiting them and bringing them a smile .

 

[Mr. Ected]

Heard about this Obit while listening to Dan Patrick this morning. The last line is a home run.

The comic genius with an itch to play serious film roles — and with an Oscar to prove he could — is dead at 63

Richard Corliss

Who was Robin Williams? Or rather who were? He became an overnight TV sensation playing an amiable extraterrestrial on Mork & Mindy. In his first movie, Popeye, he starred as a comic-strip sailor. His chameleonic Genie in Aladdin ransacked the attic of comic caricatures. At the top of his form, as a frequent guest on David Letterman’s show in the ’90s, he spoke in tongues: any language or accent, any human or mammal or alien, geysering nonstop shtick of the highest order, leaving viewers astonished, thrilled and wearied.

Short, chunky and hairy, driven by angels or demons, Williams followed his dramatic muse to the Juilliard School, where the dean, John Houseman, told him he was wasting his time there and should try stand-up. Playing one character at a time, for months on end, didn’t properly exploit Williams’ unique gift of being everyone at once. His true model and mentor was not an Olivier or Brando but freeform comic Jonathan Winters, who also battled to call a truce with the manifold Genie geniuses in his head. In California, Williams joined Laverne & Shirley as Mork from Ork and soon had his own high-rated show. Between seasons he did Popeye, and a series of epochal one-man concerts that crowded the stage with figments of his teeming brain.

Why does a clown want to play Hamlet? Maybe because he thinks he is that melancholy soul whom others find amusingly odd. Williams dropped Mork’s na-nu na-nu and entered dramatic film with the lead in The World According to Garp. Eventually he earned three Best Actor Oscar nominations — as the DJ in Good Morning, Vietnam, the sainted teacher in Dead Poets Society and another DJ, nearly driven to suicide, in The Fisher King — plus a win for Supporting Actor as Matt Damon’s therapist in Good Will Hunting.

His serious-sentimental turns could be engaging (What Dreams May Come) or egregious (Patch Adams), but his comedy roles often located the ache in a farceur’s panache: the “straight” gay mate of drag queen Nathan Lane in The Birdcage and, in Mrs. Doubtfire, the exiled husband who becomes a nanny to be near his kids. Above all, Williams infused weird wonder in voice roles for animated features — not only Aladdin but Robots and Happy Feet. He was a cartoon, with all the characters, in a man’s body.

He fell victim to cocaine abuse and alcohol addiction, conquering them and falling back. He could play anyone, but not just one: not “just” Robin Williams. All those voices in the head of this comic Hamlet must have told him it was time to be quiet. The rest is silence.

 

[gump]

College roommate of Christopher Reeve.

http://www.businessinsider.com/robin-williams-made-christopher-reeve-laugh-after-paralysis-2014-8

Back in 1995, Christopher Reeve told Barbara Walters that he "wanted to die" after he was paralyzed in a horse-riding accident. Reeve's wife even told him that if he wished to "pull the plug," that they would "find a way to do that." She added: "But you're still you. And we love you."

Later, after she left, Reeve was lying alone in the hospital with his "dark thoughts."

Suddenly, a doctor walked into Reeve's hospital room and yelled "Turn over!" The surprised Reeve uttered "What?" he was paralyzed, and clearly couldn't turn over. But again the doctor repeated, "Turn over!"

Reeve was about to call a nurse, when he realized that this was no doctor. This was Robin Williams his old friend from Juilliard.

And at that moment, Reeve started to laugh. He later told Walters, "I knew then: if I could laugh, I could live."

 

[eoMMan]

Obviously, its still deeply sad to see all the stories of what a mensch he was.

I'm not sure how much of a mensh he was after reading about his personal life on wiki. The stuff I was reading about his wives would probably get him crucified on this board in a thread.

Looks like it was a mix. He definitely did some bad things in his life (the drugs, cheating on his first wife and giving some side piece the herp, etc.). But he also did a lot of great things with several charities over the years along with everyone saying he was a nice guy off camera.Still, I will always be amazed how upset strangers get when celebrities die. Honestly, it's weird to me.

That's because you view them merely as "celebrities." You're missing the part about communication and connecting with others on an emotional level.

This is true. We obviously disagree on being able to communicate and connect with someone on an emotional level without ever having any type of correspondence with that person.

 

[dickey moe]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6Egi5V_jNU

 

[sports_fan]

I heard briefly on the radio this morning that he was not doing well financially and had a significant debts. Anyone know anything about that?

 

[jonessed]

Obviously, its still deeply sad to see all the stories of what a mensch he was.

I'm not sure how much of a mensh he was after reading about his personal life on wiki. The stuff I was reading about his wives would probably get him crucified on this board in a thread.

Looks like it was a mix. He definitely did some bad things in his life (the drugs, cheating on his first wife and giving some side piece the herp, etc.). But he also did a lot of great things with several charities over the years along with everyone saying he was a nice guy off camera.Still, I will always be amazed how upset strangers get when celebrities die. Honestly, it's weird to me.

That's because you view them merely as "celebrities." You're missing the part about communication and connecting with others on an emotional level.

This is true. We obviously disagree on being able to communicate and connect with someone on an emotional level without ever having any type of correspondence with that person.

It doesn't seem odd to me. Some people connect with fictional characters.

 

[omally]

Heard about this Obit while listening to Dan Patrick this morning. The last line is a home run.

The comic genius with an itch to play serious film roles — and with an Oscar to prove he could — is dead at 63

Richard Corliss

Who was Robin Williams? Or rather who were? He became an overnight TV sensation playing an amiable extraterrestrial on Mork & Mindy. In his first movie, Popeye, he starred as a comic-strip sailor. His chameleonic Genie in Aladdin ransacked the attic of comic caricatures. At the top of his form, as a frequent guest on David Letterman’s show in the ’90s, he spoke in tongues: any language or accent, any human or mammal or alien, geysering nonstop shtick of the highest order, leaving viewers astonished, thrilled and wearied.

Short, chunky and hairy, driven by angels or demons, Williams followed his dramatic muse to the Juilliard School, where the dean, John Houseman, told him he was wasting his time there and should try stand-up. Playing one character at a time, for months on end, didn’t properly exploit Williams’ unique gift of being everyone at once. His true model and mentor was not an Olivier or Brando but freeform comic Jonathan Winters, who also battled to call a truce with the manifold Genie geniuses in his head. In California, Williams joined Laverne & Shirley as Mork from Ork and soon had his own high-rated show. Between seasons he did Popeye, and a series of epochal one-man concerts that crowded the stage with figments of his teeming brain.

Why does a clown want to play Hamlet? Maybe because he thinks he is that melancholy soul whom others find amusingly odd. Williams dropped Mork’s na-nu na-nu and entered dramatic film with the lead in The World According to Garp. Eventually he earned three Best Actor Oscar nominations — as the DJ in Good Morning, Vietnam, the sainted teacher in Dead Poets Society and another DJ, nearly driven to suicide, in The Fisher King — plus a win for Supporting Actor as Matt Damon’s therapist in Good Will Hunting.

His serious-sentimental turns could be engaging (What Dreams May Come) or egregious (Patch Adams), but his comedy roles often located the ache in a farceur’s panache: the “straight” gay mate of drag queen Nathan Lane in The Birdcage and, in Mrs. Doubtfire, the exiled husband who becomes a nanny to be near his kids. Above all, Williams infused weird wonder in voice roles for animated features — not only Aladdin but Robots and Happy Feet. He was a cartoon, with all the characters, in a man’s body.

He fell victim to cocaine abuse and alcohol addiction, conquering them and falling back. He could play anyone, but not just one: not “just” Robin Williams. All those voices in the head of this comic Hamlet must have told him it was time to be quiet. The rest is silence.

He fell victim to depression.

 

[NCCommish]

I heard briefly on the radio this morning that he was not doing well financially and had a significant debts. Anyone know anything about that?

Apparently alimony ate up a lot of his money. He was selling off properties and took the TV show for the paycheck. That was also why he agreed to do Doubtfire 2 and Night at the Museum 3. He hated doing sequels. I have read it was the cancellation of the TV show that started the spiral.

 

[omally]

Thanks for the laughs and entertainment, Robin. RIP

 

[slayer666]

RIP

 

[kentric]

A true comic improv genius. You knew from watching M&M that this guy was going to be something special. His ability to move from comedy to drama proved he wasn't a one-trick pony. He is one of the few actors whose death will resonate with me. Normally I couldn't give two ***** about an actor dying, but I will miss him.

 

[Mr. Ected]

Heard about this Obit while listening to Dan Patrick this morning. The last line is a home run.

The comic genius with an itch to play serious film roles — and with an Oscar to prove he could — is dead at 63

Richard Corliss

Who was Robin Williams? Or rather who were? He became an overnight TV sensation playing an amiable extraterrestrial on Mork & Mindy. In his first movie, Popeye, he starred as a comic-strip sailor. His chameleonic Genie in Aladdin ransacked the attic of comic caricatures. At the top of his form, as a frequent guest on David Letterman’s show in the ’90s, he spoke in tongues: any language or accent, any human or mammal or alien, geysering nonstop shtick of the highest order, leaving viewers astonished, thrilled and wearied.

Short, chunky and hairy, driven by angels or demons, Williams followed his dramatic muse to the Juilliard School, where the dean, John Houseman, told him he was wasting his time there and should try stand-up. Playing one character at a time, for months on end, didn’t properly exploit Williams’ unique gift of being everyone at once. His true model and mentor was not an Olivier or Brando but freeform comic Jonathan Winters, who also battled to call a truce with the manifold Genie geniuses in his head. In California, Williams joined Laverne & Shirley as Mork from Ork and soon had his own high-rated show. Between seasons he did Popeye, and a series of epochal one-man concerts that crowded the stage with figments of his teeming brain.

Why does a clown want to play Hamlet? Maybe because he thinks he is that melancholy soul whom others find amusingly odd. Williams dropped Mork’s na-nu na-nu and entered dramatic film with the lead in The World According to Garp. Eventually he earned three Best Actor Oscar nominations — as the DJ in Good Morning, Vietnam, the sainted teacher in Dead Poets Society and another DJ, nearly driven to suicide, in The Fisher King — plus a win for Supporting Actor as Matt Damon’s therapist in Good Will Hunting.

His serious-sentimental turns could be engaging (What Dreams May Come) or egregious (Patch Adams), but his comedy roles often located the ache in a farceur’s panache: the “straight” gay mate of drag queen Nathan Lane in The Birdcage and, in Mrs. Doubtfire, the exiled husband who becomes a nanny to be near his kids. Above all, Williams infused weird wonder in voice roles for animated features — not only Aladdin but Robots and Happy Feet. He was a cartoon, with all the characters, in a man’s body.

He fell victim to cocaine abuse and alcohol addiction, conquering them and falling back. He could play anyone, but not just one: not “just” Robin Williams. All those voices in the head of this comic Hamlet must have told him it was time to be quiet. The rest is silence.

He fell victim to depression.

True, but one could lead to the other...

 

[TheIronSheik]

So sad. It's amazing how many funny people are actually hurting so much inside. :(

 

[omally]

Heard about this Obit while listening to Dan Patrick this morning. The last line is a home run.

The comic genius with an itch to play serious film roles — and with an Oscar to prove he could — is dead at 63

Richard Corliss

Who was Robin Williams? Or rather who were? He became an overnight TV sensation playing an amiable extraterrestrial on Mork & Mindy. In his first movie, Popeye, he starred as a comic-strip sailor. His chameleonic Genie in Aladdin ransacked the attic of comic caricatures. At the top of his form, as a frequent guest on David Letterman’s show in the ’90s, he spoke in tongues: any language or accent, any human or mammal or alien, geysering nonstop shtick of the highest order, leaving viewers astonished, thrilled and wearied.

Short, chunky and hairy, driven by angels or demons, Williams followed his dramatic muse to the Juilliard School, where the dean, John Houseman, told him he was wasting his time there and should try stand-up. Playing one character at a time, for months on end, didn’t properly exploit Williams’ unique gift of being everyone at once. His true model and mentor was not an Olivier or Brando but freeform comic Jonathan Winters, who also battled to call a truce with the manifold Genie geniuses in his head. In California, Williams joined Laverne & Shirley as Mork from Ork and soon had his own high-rated show. Between seasons he did Popeye, and a series of epochal one-man concerts that crowded the stage with figments of his teeming brain.

Why does a clown want to play Hamlet? Maybe because he thinks he is that melancholy soul whom others find amusingly odd. Williams dropped Mork’s na-nu na-nu and entered dramatic film with the lead in The World According to Garp. Eventually he earned three Best Actor Oscar nominations — as the DJ in Good Morning, Vietnam, the sainted teacher in Dead Poets Society and another DJ, nearly driven to suicide, in The Fisher King — plus a win for Supporting Actor as Matt Damon’s therapist in Good Will Hunting.

His serious-sentimental turns could be engaging (What Dreams May Come) or egregious (Patch Adams), but his comedy roles often located the ache in a farceur’s panache: the “straight” gay mate of drag queen Nathan Lane in The Birdcage and, in Mrs. Doubtfire, the exiled husband who becomes a nanny to be near his kids. Above all, Williams infused weird wonder in voice roles for animated features — not only Aladdin but Robots and Happy Feet. He was a cartoon, with all the characters, in a man’s body.

He fell victim to cocaine abuse and alcohol addiction, conquering them and falling back. He could play anyone, but not just one: not “just” Robin Williams. All those voices in the head of this comic Hamlet must have told him it was time to be quiet. The rest is silence.

He fell victim to depression.

True, but one could lead to the other...

Addiction many times goes hand in hand with depression as a form to self medicate.

 

[gump]

Great acceptance speech...quick and thorough, not trying to be profound or emotional...but you could see and hear the emotion in him when he hugged Crystal.

 

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The guy used a lot of drugs in his life to keep the beast away. I may be reading into things, but I have a suspicion that he didn't go out with drugs (but wanted to) because he wanted people to focus on the root cause of depression and not drugs.

Purely hypothetical on my end as well, but Agreed 100%

So sad. It's amazing how many funny people are actually hurting so much inside. :(

 

[Apple Jack]

By all accounts I've seen, he hadn't used coke since 1982. I doubt seriously that "going out with drugs" was in his thinking at all.

 

[TheIronSheik]

By all accounts I've seen, he hadn't used coke since 1982. I doubt seriously that "going out with drugs" was in his thinking at all.

They said he had just re-entered a 12 step rehab program. I'm honestly asking here: What was it for?

 

[Billy Bats]

Here's an interesting interview I found from 2010:

http://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/sep/20/robin-williams-worlds-greatest-dad-alcohol-drugs

 

[jonessed]

By all accounts I've seen, he hadn't used coke since 1982. I doubt seriously that "going out with drugs" was in his thinking at all.

They said he had just re-entered a 12 step rehab program. I'm honestly asking here: What was it for?

Alcohol

 

[sports_fan]

I heard briefly on the radio this morning that he was not doing well financially and had a significant debts. Anyone know anything about that?

Apparently alimony ate up a lot of his money. He was selling off properties and took the TV show for the paycheck. That was also why he agreed to do Doubtfire 2 and Night at the Museum 3. He hated doing sequels. I have read it was the cancellation of the TV show that started the spiral.

That sucks. I didn't know they cancelled the show. I knew it wasn't doing well but I'm surprised they shut it down so quickly.

 

[Sebowski]

Heard about this Obit while listening to Dan Patrick this morning. The last line is a home run.

The comic genius with an itch to play serious film roles — and with an Oscar to prove he could — is dead at 63

Richard Corliss

Who was Robin Williams? Or rather who were? He became an overnight TV sensation playing an amiable extraterrestrial on Mork & Mindy. In his first movie, Popeye, he starred as a comic-strip sailor. His chameleonic Genie in Aladdin ransacked the attic of comic caricatures. At the top of his form, as a frequent guest on David Letterman’s show in the ’90s, he spoke in tongues: any language or accent, any human or mammal or alien, geysering nonstop shtick of the highest order, leaving viewers astonished, thrilled and wearied.

Short, chunky and hairy, driven by angels or demons, Williams followed his dramatic muse to the Juilliard School, where the dean, John Houseman, told him he was wasting his time there and should try stand-up. Playing one character at a time, for months on end, didn’t properly exploit Williams’ unique gift of being everyone at once. His true model and mentor was not an Olivier or Brando but freeform comic Jonathan Winters, who also battled to call a truce with the manifold Genie geniuses in his head. In California, Williams joined Laverne & Shirley as Mork from Ork and soon had his own high-rated show. Between seasons he did Popeye, and a series of epochal one-man concerts that crowded the stage with figments of his teeming brain.

Why does a clown want to play Hamlet? Maybe because he thinks he is that melancholy soul whom others find amusingly odd. Williams dropped Mork’s na-nu na-nu and entered dramatic film with the lead in The World According to Garp. Eventually he earned three Best Actor Oscar nominations — as the DJ in Good Morning, Vietnam, the sainted teacher in Dead Poets Society and another DJ, nearly driven to suicide, in The Fisher King — plus a win for Supporting Actor as Matt Damon’s therapist in Good Will Hunting.

His serious-sentimental turns could be engaging (What Dreams May Come) or egregious (Patch Adams), but his comedy roles often located the ache in a farceur’s panache: the “straight” gay mate of drag queen Nathan Lane in The Birdcage and, in Mrs. Doubtfire, the exiled husband who becomes a nanny to be near his kids. Above all, Williams infused weird wonder in voice roles for animated features — not only Aladdin but Robots and Happy Feet. He was a cartoon, with all the characters, in a man’s body.

He fell victim to cocaine abuse and alcohol addiction, conquering them and falling back. He could play anyone, but not just one: not “just” Robin Williams. All those voices in the head of this comic Hamlet must have told him it was time to be quiet. The rest is silence.

He wasn't a DJ in Fisher King. Bridges was.

 

[jamny]

By all accounts I've seen, he hadn't used coke since 1982. I doubt seriously that "going out with drugs" was in his thinking at all.

They said he had just re-entered a 12 step rehab program. I'm honestly asking here: What was it for?

Alcohol

I heard last night that he only went back into rehab for a "touch up" and he wasn't back to any drugs or alcohol.

Maybe he just thought it would help.

 

[jamny]

So what is asphyxiation? Did he hang himself?

 

[TheIronSheik]

So what is asphyxiation? Did he hang himself?

My first thought was car running in the garage.

 

[eoMMan]

So what is asphyxiation? Did he hang himself?

Yes, TMZ is reporting he hung himself.

 

[TheIronSheik]

So what is asphyxiation? Did he hang himself?

Yes, TMZ is reporting he hung himself.

Yikes. That seems like a tough way to go. :(

 

[jamny]

So what is asphyxiation? Did he hang himself?

Yes, TMZ is reporting he hung himself.

Yikes. That seems like a tough way to go. :(

:(

 

[CurlyNight]

They just gave his address in the news conference. Here is his home in Tiburon.

http://www.zillow.com/homedetails/95-Saint-Thomas-Way-Tiburon-CA-94920/19260698_zpid/

 

[Tom Servo]

Get ready for the jagoffs (you could've guessed this was going to happen):

Via its Twitter account, the Westboro Baptist Church indicated that it might attempt to picket his funeral.

“@robinwilliams in Hell for engaging in & glorifying sin. How ya like dem apples?” it wrote.

The Twitter account also included a number of Photoshopped images of Williams with slogans used by the church.

It had one that reads: “Robin Williams 1951 – 2014 … 2014 – Eternity never ending torment in Hell!” It also tweeted: “Newsflash: there are NO rubber noses NOR cocaine in HELL! However, @robinwilliams IS!”

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

I know depression is a ##### and he was sick, what I can't wrap my head around is doing this to his kid. Terminal cancer or something similar I get.

I'm not suggesting he wasn't sick, I just think your kid(s) welfare is important enough to keep you from going hollow.

 

[Fennis]

I know depression is a ##### and he was sick, what I can't wrap my head around is doing this to his kid. Terminal cancer or something similar I get.

I'm not suggesting he wasn't sick, I just think your kid(s) welfare is important enough to keep you from going hollow.

putting aside what you are saying doesn't really make sense to me, but his kids are grown adults.

 

[Cjw_55106]

I know depression is a ##### and he was sick, what I can't wrap my head around is doing this to his kid. Terminal cancer or something similar I get.

I'm not suggesting he wasn't sick, I just think your kid(s) welfare is important enough to keep you from going hollow.

putting aside what you are saying doesn't really make sense to me, but his kids are grown adults.

If I read it right, I think he's trying to say he doesnt understand mental illness. He thinks his kids should have been enough to help him "snap out of it".

 

[Keerock]

Robin Williams committed suicide by hanging himself, Marin County Sheriff's Lt. Keith Boyd said today. The final cause will not be certified for several weeks, said Boyd, who also is the county's assistant chief deputy coroner.

Williams was found in his bedroom by his assistant on Monday. He had a belt around his neck and cuts to his left wrist, Boyd said. A pocket knife was found near him.

The investigation did not find any signs of a struggle, Boyd added.

Get complete coverage of breaking news on CNN TV, CNN.com and CNN Mobile.

 

[T J]

Was he the greatest dual threat of all time in terms of comedic and dramatic performances?

I can't even think who #2 would be.

I'd say Steve Martin.

 

[CurlyNight]

I know depression is a ##### and he was sick, what I can't wrap my head around is doing this to his kid. Terminal cancer or something similar I get.

I'm not suggesting he wasn't sick, I just think your kid(s) welfare is important enough to keep you from going hollow.

You haven't been in that very dark dark painful place where absolutely nothing feels right/ok/good, let alone being able to think things through. You don't worry about yourself, you can't, much less others. He had severe depression. He just couldn't take it anymore. While very sad for his kids, even his daughter tweeted she loves him, misses him, and will keep looking up. Depression can be just as painful as cancer at the end stage. It's not for us to judge but to have empathy for those who are going through it. He is where he wants to be and for that all I can say is thank you for touching so many lives, and not just by acting. He is at peace now. I'm not for suicide as the answer but I don't judge other's decision and just feel bad for them that that was the only way they could find peace.

 

[Apple Jack]

http://www.buzzfeed.com/rachelzarrell/norm-macdonald-tweeted-an-incredible-story-of-meeting-robin?bffb

 

[Treynwreck3]

So what is asphyxiation? Did he hang himself?

Yes, TMZ is reporting he hung himself.

Yikes. That seems like a tough way to go. :(

Actually, if he did it right, he broke his neck and died almost instantly. There are worse ways to go.

 

[Cjw_55106]

Was he the greatest dual threat of all time in terms of comedic and dramatic performances?

I can't even think who #2 would be.

I'd say Steve Martin.

I guess it depends on what you think of Jim Carey's dramatic work.

Others...maybe:

Billy Crystal

Steve Carell

 

[Cjw_55106]

So what is asphyxiation? Did he hang himself?

Yes, TMZ is reporting he hung himself.

Yikes. That seems like a tough way to go. :(

Actually, if he did it right, he broke his neck and died almost instantly. There are worse ways to go.

Id be shocked if he broke his neck with a belt.

 

[NCCommish]

Was he the greatest dual threat of all time in terms of comedic and dramatic performances?

I can't even think who #2 would be.

I'd say Steve Martin.

I guess it depends on what you think of Jim Carey's dramatic work.

Others...maybe:

Billy Crystal

Steve Carell

Well Williams has an Oscar. Anybody else got one who used to be a stand up?

 

[El Floppo]

I posted this a while ago.

Ill never forget the look on his face- such a mix of shock of being recognized in such a random place and joy that by just being there brought such happiness to a young fan.

 

[Apple Jack]

So what is asphyxiation? Did he hang himself?

Yes, TMZ is reporting he hung himself.

Yikes. That seems like a tough way to go. :(

Actually, if he did it right, he broke his neck and died almost instantly. There are worse ways to go.

That's a lovely image and all, but the likelihood of somebody hanging themselves by a belt breaking their neck is slim. See also the "asphyxiation" word from yesterday.

 

[El Floppo]

So what is asphyxiation? Did he hang himself?

Yes, TMZ is reporting he hung himself.

Yikes. That seems like a tough way to go. :(

Actually, if he did it right, he broke his neck and died almost instantly. There are worse ways to go.

Id be shocked if he broke his neck with a belt.

news says he was seated... doesn't sound like it was a violent hanging, but a slow one.

:(

 

[Cjw_55106]

Was he the greatest dual threat of all time in terms of comedic and dramatic performances?

I can't even think who #2 would be.

I'd say Steve Martin.

I guess it depends on what you think of Jim Carey's dramatic work.

Others...maybe:

Billy Crystal

Steve Carell

Well Williams has an Oscar. Anybody else got one who used to be a stand up?

Um....they were asking about who would be second.

 

[jonessed]

By all accounts I've seen, he hadn't used coke since 1982. I doubt seriously that "going out with drugs" was in his thinking at all.

They said he had just re-entered a 12 step rehab program. I'm honestly asking here: What was it for?

Alcohol

I heard last night that he only went back into rehab for a "touch up" and he wasn't back to any drugs or alcohol. Maybe he just thought it would help.

I think he went back occasionally for support and to help others.

 

[NCCommish]

Was he the greatest dual threat of all time in terms of comedic and dramatic performances?

I can't even think who #2 would be.

I'd say Steve Martin.

I guess it depends on what you think of Jim Carey's dramatic work.

Others...maybe:

Billy Crystal

Steve Carell

Well Williams has an Oscar. Anybody else got one who used to be a stand up?

Um....they were asking about who would be second.

Just trying to establish tiers. And it was a legitimate question. I have no idea if any other stand ups have ever won an Oscar and figured if they had then that gives us a starting point to work from.

 

[Al O'Pecia]

Was he the greatest dual threat of all time in terms of comedic and dramatic performances?

I can't even think who #2 would be.

I'd say Steve Martin.

I guess it depends on what you think of Jim Carey's dramatic work.

Others...maybe:

Billy Crystal

Steve Carell

Well Williams has an Oscar. Anybody else got one who used to be a stand up?

Um....they were asking about who would be second.

Just trying to establish tiers. And it was a legitimate question. I have no idea if any other stand ups have ever won an Oscar and figured if they had then that gives us a starting point to work from.

It's like the third time I've put this same answer to this same question, but Jamie Foxx has a stand-up background and an Academy Award for Best Actor (Ray).