RIP Robin Williams (1 Viewer)

[AAABatteries]

I'm actually sad. Dammit.

This. Still. :sad:

 

[AAABatteries]

http://grooveshark.com/album/Dead+Poets+Society/6588283

 

[otello]

RIP

 

[ConstruxBoy]

Thinking about the dual threat thing (dumb way to phrase it), he might be one of the great actors of all time. He made some brutal movies, but when he had a good script and put his heart into it, he stole the screen. He pulled off the hilarious, inspirational and creepy evil roles. Major versatility.

Insomnia is just fantastic for this.

 

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"It's not your fault Robin"

:(

Oof... This one was a sucker punch to the gut. Nice post.

This one hits home pretty hard... RIP. :(

 

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I guess Tom Hanks would be the ultimate multi-threat.

Williams >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Hanks

 

[BobbyLayne]

This is like a MJ moment. We knew MJ was going to self destruct and not live a long life. Didn't see it coming with RW.

So how is it like an MJ moment...?

shock and you'll remember where you were when you heard the news

Wat?

I remember where I was when the President was shot, when the Challenger blew up , and 9/11. The death of a pop icon? An actor? Get out.

 

[Tom Servo]

To each their own but his Night at the Met stands on its own and is probably one of the best 5-10 stand up comedy sets of all time. Most mainstream comics study it plus Robin is one of the few who made it thru Juilliard so there's that as well. People will be hard pressed to find many if any other fellow comedians that have even half his resume.

Very sad he decided to go this route but it reminds everyone just how serious mental health is and also depression.

I remember renting that video back in the 80s and laughing so much I was literally 3 jokes behind on my laughter. I had to stop the tape to finish laughing, rewind the tape partway and restart it so I could keep up with the jokes.

RIP

 

[Tom Servo]

"Where are you from, man?"

"I'm from Cleveland."

"####! Vietnam isn't much of a change then, is it?"

 

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

Trying to think who is on par.Bill Murray to a lesser extent.

Only one close but he rarely ever let himself get too serious. Even his serious roles were always heavily sarcastic to the point that it didn't seem serious anymore.

Exactly. Murray is afraid to get truly serious IMO.

Fearless was used earlier in the thread, and I think it's a perfect adjective for Robin. I always idolized his extraordinarily quick wit and his ability to shift from light hysterics to deep profundity... His standup, for me, Generated some of the biggest "this man is truly a genius" moments I've ever seen on screen.

Man this sucks...

 

[Apple Jack]

This is like a MJ moment. We knew MJ was going to self destruct and not live a long life. Didn't see it coming with RW.

So how is it like an MJ moment...?

shock and you'll remember where you were when you heard the news

Wat?

I remember where I was when the President was shot, when the Challenger blew up , and 9/11. The death of a pop icon? An actor? Get out.

If you think of Robin Williams as an actor, you're doing it wrong.

 

[gump]

Just been watching all his old standup for the last 2 hours. So, so funny. So sad right now.

Loved his movies but I guess I didn't "get" his standup routine. Never laughed once. It was like watching an 8-year-old kid who is spazzing out after eating a giant box of candy.

I dare you to not laugh at this.

 

[Apple Jack]

Bears repeating. A must if you're a fan.

If you haven't heard this, it's fantastic.

http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episodes/remembering_robin_williams

 

[belljr]

Underrated - Patch Adams - YEAH I SAID IT

 

[Quez]

I thought Death to Smoochy was underrated & didn't get the credit it deserved. Playing a bad guy really showed his range as an actor. He would of made a great Joker.

 

[MattFancy]

I was trying to think of another actor/comedian that had such a wide generation of reach. You figure little kids are still watching Aladdin even now (my 2 y/o daughter has seen it) all the way up to people in their 60s/70s with his work on Mork and Mindy.

 

[Billy Bats]

I was trying to think of another actor/comedian that had such a wide generation of reach. You figure little kids are still watching Aladdin even now (my 2 y/o daughter has seen it) all the way up to people in their 60s/70s with his work on Mork and Mindy.

Jeez man, Mork and Mindy wasn't on in the 50's. I'm 42 and remember it fondly.

 

[Jayrok]

Sergeant Major (6 stripes on sleeve insignia): "What does 3 up and 3 down mean to you, Airman?"

Adrian Cronauer: "End of an inning."

Brilliant comedian, great actor. Sorely missed. This news is so sad. RIP funny, funny man.

 

[Jayrok]

I was trying to think of another actor/comedian that had such a wide generation of reach. You figure little kids are still watching Aladdin even now (my 2 y/o daughter has seen it) all the way up to people in their 60s/70s with his work on Mork and Mindy.

Jeez man, Mork and Mindy wasn't on in the 50's. I'm 42 and remember it fondly.

I remember watching his first appearance on Happy Days as it aired.

 

[Al O'Pecia]

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

Trying to think who is on par.Bill Murray to a lesser extent.

Only one close but he rarely ever let himself get too serious. Even his serious roles were always heavily sarcastic to the point that it didn't seem serious anymore.

I wouldn't say that Murray is the only actor close to Robin Williams at both comedy and drama. While Alec Baldwin is not nearly as acclaimed as Williams and Murray, he's exceptional in comedic roles and pretty damn good in dramatic roles. If we're extending the threat concept, Jamie Foxx has excelled in both dramatic and comedic roles, plus he's a very talented musician.

EDIT: Forgot about Tom Hanks. While not a comedian he has been very funny in roles that involved comedy (Forrest Gump, Big, Bachelor Party).

 

[Apple Jack]

Jim Carrey

 

[MattFancy]

I was trying to think of another actor/comedian that had such a wide generation of reach. You figure little kids are still watching Aladdin even now (my 2 y/o daughter has seen it) all the way up to people in their 60s/70s with his work on Mork and Mindy.

Jeez man, Mork and Mindy wasn't on in the 50's. I'm 42 and remember it fondly.

Haha well I'm not saying you're old

 

[Jayrok]

Carrey is probably the closest to that dual threat. Although it will be tough to get close to the performance Williams had in GWH.

 

[SeaDogStat]

http://imgur.com/gallery/qPV0WcU

gawddammit...

 

[MattFancy]

Jim Carrey

He's probably close, but Williams I believe still has a farther reach

 

[Apple Jack]

Seems a lot of people are really focused on his acting. His most significant work was as a comic and interpreter for the world around him; when it was him writing and delivering his own material, rather than interpreting others' and doing as others' wanted him to.

 

[Billy Bats]

I was trying to think of another actor/comedian that had such a wide generation of reach. You figure little kids are still watching Aladdin even now (my 2 y/o daughter has seen it) all the way up to people in their 60s/70s with his work on Mork and Mindy.

Jeez man, Mork and Mindy wasn't on in the 50's. I'm 42 and remember it fondly.

Haha well I'm not saying you're old

"You don't wanna do that, do ya sport?"

 

[JaxBill]

This is like a MJ moment. We knew MJ was going to self destruct and not live a long life. Didn't see it coming with RW.

So how is it like an MJ moment...?

shock and you'll remember where you were when you heard the news

Wat?

I remember where I was when the President was shot, when the Challenger blew up , and 9/11. The death of a pop icon? An actor? Get out.

I dunno. The news of John Belushi hit me hard and I know where I was when I heard the news.

I have friends who were besides themselves about John Lennon.

Michael Jackson? Personally, not so much, but that's just me.

 

[Thunderlips]

While I mourn the passing of Williams, he's no Hanks or Bill Murray.

 

[Rick James]

He just seemed like a really nice guy. Every actor who knew him and every regular Joe who met him on the street just praised his humility and caring heart. It's sad to think of a world without Robin Williams.

It might sound silly but my favorite role of his will always be Mrs. Doubtfire.

 

[Apple Jack]

Seems a lot of people are really focused on his acting. His most significant work was as a comic and interpreter for the world around him; when it was him writing and delivering his own material, rather than interpreting others' and doing as others' wanted him to.

You've made your point at least 3 times now. We got it.

I have?

"We" think aliai are cool.

 

[BigJohn]

http://imgur.com/gallery/qPV0WcU

gawddammit...

This touches on something interesting. Google image search his name and look closely at his face in a lot of his pictures. Almost all of them have the appearance of a forced and painful smile. No one will ever truly understand the demons that were inside him, but it took a remarkable man to fight through them and give the world the gifts that he did.

 

[Apple Jack]

http://thechannelsurfers.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/fonzie-mork.jpg

 

[Keerock]

 

[Rick James]

one of my favorite lines from Mrs. Doubtfire:

"Mr. Hillard, do you consider yourself humorous?"

"I used to. There was a time when I found myself funny, but today you have proven me wrong. Thank you."

 

[Apple Jack]

"Robin Williams, the most astonishingly funny, brilliant, profound and silly miracle of mind and spirit, has left the planet. He was a giant heart, a fireball friend, a wondrous gift from the gods. Now the selfish bastards have taken him back. #### 'em!" - Terry Gilliam

 

[Al O'Pecia]

He just seemed like a really nice guy. Every actor who knew him and every regular Joe who met him on the street just praised his humility and caring heart. It's sad to think of a world without Robin Williams.

It might sound silly but my favorite role of his will always be Mrs. Doubtfire.

Yep, I've never heard a bad word about Robin Williams. Before his passing I'd hear the occasional actor or comedian in an interview talk about how legitimately nice Williams was, and yesterday actors and comedians were sharing stories about how great of a guy Williams was. For a person with the level of depression that Williams had he potentially could have been sullen and difficult to work with, but he wasn't. Unfortunately, he channeled all of his angst inward.

 

[Workhorse]

This one hits me particularly hard. Like so many people, Robin Williams' body of work had a number of important touchstones for my own life. However, unlike most people, his age and manner of death hit so very close to home: Two years ago, my father took his own life at 64 years old. My Dad suffered from undiagnosed depression and suffered in silence for a long time, despite our family's best efforts to get him the help that he needed. Losing that battle with depression is heartbreaking and I feel terrible for his family.

 

[Al O'Pecia]

This one hits me particularly hard. Like so many people, Robin Williams' body of work had a number of important touchstones for my own life. However, unlike most people, his age and manner of death hit so very close to home: Two years ago, my father took his own life at 64 years old. My Dad suffered from undiagnosed depression and suffered in silence for a long time, despite our family's best efforts to get him the help that he needed. Losing that battle with depression is heartbreaking and I feel terrible for his family.

Sorry about your loss.

 

[wadegarrett]

Really sad.

RIP

 

[Jayrok]

I liked The Survivors with Robin, Walter Matthau and Jerry Reed.

Williams trying to talk while dressed in a parka with a fur-lined hood covering most of his face: "fftt, pfft... I feel like a gynecologist for a grizzly bear."

 

[mon]

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.

 

[mon]

RIP Robin

I sadly see you leaving this world softly saying, "What dreams may come, what dreams may come, what dreams may come..." I hope you find peace.

 

[Thunderlips]

Loved his Louie cameo.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

I have to admit that Williams rarely did it for me as an actor once I got older (like everyone else, I thought he was hysterical when I was a kid). I always felt i could see the acting. One exception, which I fear will be used a lot as a metaphor in the coming days, was The Fisher King. But it's the one movie that really had a coherent reason for matching the mania to the pathos.

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

 

[NREC34]

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.

 

[KarmaPolice]

If you haven't heard this, it's fantastic.

http://www.wtfpod.com/podcast/episodes/remembering_robin_williams

Was coming in to post this. I saw that Maron reposted this interview last night with his thoughts on Williams.

As much as I loved his acting and stand up, I never liked him during interviews. For obvious reasons, he skirted around questions and just riffed. This was completely different. I had never heard that side of Robin Williams as you hear in that WTF interview. I encourage all to listen.

 

[Treynwreck3]

Robin Williams, RIP. I always thought that he was a troubled soul. Funny, funny guy. Great actor, but like alot of the great ones, the role he struggled with most was just playing himself. Real life doesn't have a script and you can't do another take.

Godspeed Mr. Williams. You will be missed.

 

[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.

 

[Mr. Ected]

Conan delivers the news to his audience.

Watched that show last nite to see what he would do. Turned off just after the music, probably just missed that.

One of the all-time greats. Right there with Carlin, in my opinion.

Makes me realize how much worse I will feel when we lose Bill Murray.

Terrible news.

Don't want to sound odd, but I think some of the sadness comes with the suddeness that this came up. If he had been fighting cancer for six months, it may be slightly different. Or if it was in 20 years and he was 83. Compare it to when Jim Garner died a couple months ago, little shock, sad, but understandable because of his age.

Hopefully we will have Bill Murray for a long time...