Robin Williams dead at 63

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I still can't believe this. I feel a very real sadness within.

I grew up watching so many films starring the man, and so many of them are indelible parts of my childhood that I'll never forget and cherish. Even after that, he performed in many memorable and great movies...I'm honestly truly shocked that not only is he gone but that he's taken his own life.

To me, I think this is the worst a death of a celebrity has hit me since Phil Hartman...

:(

The last thing i saw him on was an episode of Louie on netflix. Somehow his appearance there feels fitting for the final role I've seen him in while alive...
 
Every time I think about it, I start to get upset. Found myself tearing up. I don't think I've had a reaction to a celebrity death since I was 15 and Cobain died - and granted, I was on some serious morphine at that time due to a childhood sickness.


The man is a fucking legend and I say "is" because he's just not dead to me yet. I saw Mork as a kid, I watched Popeye a few years later, every year he was there with that huge grin on his face with Cadillac Man or Fisher King or Jack even - look at every movie cover, he's having the best fucking time even when you're not in those cases of bad one slipping by.

I haven't seen half of his films, but I can say I saw at least half of his library. He was one of the funniest men on the planet, and though you know how haunted he was you can see in his performances that he's trying to bring joy to human beings - maybe that's how he was able to cope. His grief and acceptance at the end of What Dreams, his speech about his wife in Good Will, his confrontation with his Viet Cong friend in Good Morning.

It's hard to believe that at such a young age, he's gone. He's been mostly doing voice or indie stuff for the last few years, off our radars, but the man had 20 more years, 20 years of chances and you KNOW some great things would have come of it.

So yeah, this hits. This is a major part of my childhood that's literally gone and by the worst fucking disease on the planet.

I'll remember him by several of his roles, but recently it's going to be this that I think lots of us will think of him. He was not just a legend, but he was one of us.

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Just found out about this over on the gaming side. What the hell... He will definitely be missed. Many childhood memories. R.I.P.
 
Fuck, woke up to this news by my sister. Thought she was saying a cruel joke or reading those death hoaxes that pop on Facebook all the time. Cannot believe a man who has brought so many laughs has committed suicide. RIP.
 
I have exams to study for but I wanted to post this:

Robin Williams is one of the very few actors I care about and I will really miss him. All his movies lifted my spirits and touched my heart. He was a very important figure in my childhood; I looked up to him. To this day, whenever I have a mic at karaoke or at an event(before it's filled with people), I would say "gooooooood morning vietnaaaaam" because I loved that movie so much and hoped people would know where it's from. You will be miss a lot Robin Williams...RIP.
 
I had a rough day at work, and there was definitely something in the air that some dire event had occurred. When I got off at last and looked at my phone, there was a name I wasn't expecting to see mentioned in that kind of context. It was honestly tough to process initially, since it really did feel like the last person you would expect it to be, and even now, it feels really surreal. Robin Williams may not have had a career of straight successes, and certainly, there were times where even a little of him went way too far, but when this guy was on, he was a real marvel to behold, and with another sad passing earlier on the year with Bob Hoskins, it's not hard to believe Williams to have been just as underrated and under-appreciated an actor, in addition to being a genuinely hilarious comedian. I think the hardest thing now will be watching some of his films, since many of them touched upon mortality in a way that tends to be brushed aside and cleaned up otherwise. It's a damn shame he couldn't find the help he needed in time, but I do hope that he knew that there were a lot of people who not only looked up to him, but were willing to go along with the crazy leaps he was willing to make.

RIP
 
Genie??? No :(

Most painful celebrity death for me in years. I loved this actor. I loved his commercial with ZELDA too. Such a warm character. RIP
 
So Dead Poets was one of his films i had never seen. I just watched it and i am an emotional wreck right now.

What an incredible film. What an incredible man.
 
Peltz said:
I've never really thought about it until now because he's always been so natural in his roles.... but, looking back, I've now realized Williams was truly one of the most versatile actors we've ever had.

RIP
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Yeah, I see him, Steve Martin and Bill Murray as the renaissance man of comedy, they could do anything you asked of them.

One of the greatest just left, that's terrible.
 
WHAT IN THE HOLY FUCK?! I am stunned that he is gone, my god. I grew up with this man on the television and then in the movies. He was truly an amazing person with the gift of being able to make us laugh and cry. One of my favorite movies with him will always be Good Morning Vietnam. RIP Robin Williams....


EDIT: And two of my guilty pleasure movies will always be Bicentennial Man, i know everyone hates this movie but i found it to be quite awesome and Robots, loved robots and he was also awesome in that movie.
 
Part of the reason why this is so sad is because of how he died. Like, I would have never pictured Robin Williams committing suicide. That such a funny man went out in such a dark, lonely way is tragic. He deserved better.
 
Carl said:
So Dead Poets was one of his films i had never seen. I just watched it and i am an emotional wreck right now.

What an incredible film. What an incredible man.
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Oh man, I could not handle watching that movie today.

Or Good Morning Vietnam.
Or Good Will Hunting.
Or ...
 
Krejlooc said:
Part of the reason why this is so sad is because of how he died. Like, I would have never pictured Robin Williams committing suicide. That such a funny man went out in such a dark, lonely way is tragic. He deserved better.
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It scares me to death. He was such an incredible guy it just scares me trying to understand what made Robin depressed. He's the one that cheers everyone up.
 
RIP. He will be missed. I sometimes find myself quoting him when I think of certain things. He was one of a kind. Such a shame that despite all his success and what he has done to inspire others that he still felt the need to kill himself.
 
Krejlooc said:
Part of the reason why this is so sad is because of how he died. Like, I would have never pictured Robin Williams committing suicide. That such a funny man went out in such a dark, lonely way is tragic. He deserved better.
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Yeah it is common for comedians. Those that laugh the loudest and such. It sucks to think of him in such a dark place.

Just look at this thread. Just about everyone loves Robin Williams and it was not enough.
 
My wife and I are so shocked we are here thinking back at all his great work and essentially its a look at a happy part of our childhood. My first memory of him is he stepping out of his egg ship in Mork and Mindy and from there on he was in our and our generations lives constantly from his comedies to his more serious roles he was always there making us smile, hes one of those very rare people that no one did not like if he was in it you were watching it because its Robin Williams. My condolences to his family such a massive loss he left us too soon.
 
Like many others, I grew up watching Mork and Mindy and my enjoyment of Robin's work only grew greater as the years rolled by.

Goodbye Robin Williams, RIP.
 
This is going to hit me hard soon :( . Guess i am in for a Robin Williams marathon since i am off for the second half of this week, such tragedy. UGH
 
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