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[SpacePirate Ridley]

Worst possible news to wake up to today

I loved Robin Williams, he was great. This one hitted hard.
Im so sad right now.

Absolutely heartbroken to hear the news about Robin Williams. It feels as if a part of my childhood has just died.

When I young I loved his comedic roles in Mrs Doubtfire, Mork & Mindy to the Genie in Aladdin. It was only in my teens that I came to respect him as an actor in roles in Good Morning Vietnam, Dead Poets Society, The Fisher King, Good Will Hunting, Insomnia and One Hour Photo.

Williams was equally known for his manic comic energy and his ability to portray heavy dramatic roles. He was an uncanny chameleon, mimic, and clown, able to channel whole characters in a single affectation and statement. When Williams’ first stand-up specials hit, they were unlike anything else. His best comedy had the same effect as great pop songs: Williams would riff on a line or character in a way that stuck that thing in your head forever. Nearly every comedian relies upon language, but Williams could dance around words like few others.

Even a passing glance at Williams’ film work reveals a common core: his wildly entertaining comedy so often seemed to be a cover for a very dark worldview. In that respect, he was the ultimate clown, which is something I write as the highest of compliments. There was a part of Williams that seethed, and which could be very difficult to look squarely in the eye. Good Morning Vietnam touched on this; World’s Greatest Dad stared it straight in the face.

I had the pleasure of meeting once when he was passing through the airport, he was on his way with Lance Armstrong and Lewis Black to entertain the troops.

I walked up to him and stuck my hand out and did the nanu nanu handshake from Mork & Mindy with him, to which he replied "Aren't you a little young to know that?" I told him how I loved watching Mork as a kid and how at one time I was banned from watching it as I used to watch Mork as Mork watched TV, upside down, which after a few minutes caused a nose bleed and I got blood all over one of the cushions. So no Mork for me for a week or so, which made him laugh.

We chatted about his love of games and how he named his daughter Zelda after Princess Zelda in the Legend of Zelda series, and how he was looking forward to playing Battlefield 3 on PC. Or how after watching One Hour Photo I got rid of my film camera and bought a digital one instead.

When he was the Genie in Aladdin he sang that we would never have a friend like him, and he was right, we'll never have a friend like Robin Williams again.

This story is so nice. Makes me feel warm inside, but now Im sad he is not here anymore

 

[AlteredForms]

In Memoriam:

 

[Macready1306]

I remember when I was younger (about 20 years ago if not longer) I would've been about 13 years old. Here in Australia there was a day time entertainment show hosted by Ray Martin. Robin Williams was his special guest. It was an hour or so of Robin Williams basically just being Robin Williams- extremely funny and so quick witted. I laughed so hard. I remember it being the 1st time I truly laughed really hard to the point of tears rolling down my cheeks!
My early teenage years WAS Robin Williams. When no Hollywood star thought cartoons were suitable for them, Robin Williams showed them how it could be done with the amazing Aladdin (it is, in my eyes Disney's best animated film to this day with the genie as the best performance in animation ever)!
The Bird Cage is pure genius and one of the rare Hollywood films that can claim to not ruin the spirit of the original. Mrs Doubtfire is amazing (myself, my wife and our 2 kids are actually watching it now. My kids are spellbound). His turn in One Hour Photo was horrific yet inspired. What more can one say about Good Will Hunting? Dead Poets Society? No matter the quality of the film, he was NEVER boring to watch and he was always a presence. And that was Robin Williams on and off screen. Never let fame get to him. He just seemed so normal. He was the first actor I knew that was openly in love with playing computer and video games. He was "one of us"...
Losing Harold Ramis and Robin Williams in the same year is really just so extremely sad. Both were massive parts of my childhood and helped shaped me as an adult. I never knew Robin Williams but I feel as though I did. And that's why it hurts so much. Normally I'm able to distance myself and not get too emotional over celebrity passings, but this hurts. The world is less happier today and the world will never know another like him. Vale Robin Williams.

 

[SpacePirate Ridley]

Zelda just tweeted this:

Isn't that from The Little Prince? Right in the feels
Condolences to Zelda and the rest of the family.

 

[Fevaweva]

O' Captain, my Captain.

R.I.P.

 

[CassSept]

Cracked.com posted a good, thoughtful article on comedian suicides in lieu of Williams suicide. Good read and imo hits the nail on the head

 

[hepburn3d]

Cracked.com posted a good, thoughtful article on comedian suicides in lieu of Williams suicide. Good read and imo hits the nail on the head

Wow. Amazing read. Really opens up an idea I've never considered.

RIP Robin, O captain my captain

 

[glottis8]

Still makes me laugh. Oh boy... he will be missed.

 

[pauljeremiah]

Earl's Court Tube Station this morning

 

[Goteki_45]

Watching Mrs. Doubtfire in tribute to this wonderful man that we have lost..

RIP Robin Williams

 

[Jason Frost]

Wow, the Imgur frontpage is full of pictures to the memory of Robin Williams:

http://imgur.com/

 

[Yrael]

Wow, the Imgur frontpage is full of pictures to the memory of Robin Williams:

http://imgur.com/

This one hurts the most to see:

:'(

 

[ElRenoRaven]

Cracked.com posted a good, thoughtful article on comedian suicides in lieu of Williams suicide. Good read and imo hits the nail on the head

Great read. Everyone should read it.

 

[Nephtis]

This one hurts the most to see:

:'(

Damn. :\

It takes a lot to get to the point he got to. Maybe at the time it was somewhat manageable, but...

 

[Platy]

Damn. :\

It takes a lot to get to the point he got to. Maybe at the time it was somewhat manageable, but...

It is from a movie

 

[rothgar]

Goddammit, when I was younger I listened to "A Night at the Met" dozens of times. Aladdin is my favorite Disney movie too. I'm heartbroken.

 

[Nephtis]

It is from a movie

Huh. I don't know why I didn't bother to read the nametag on that thing. I seriously thought it was some psa or whatever.

Still -- he looks super sincere. I wonder how much of it was his acting chops and how much of it was just heartfelt.

 

[Seraphis Cain]

Still makes me laugh. Oh boy... he will be missed.

It's funny, 'cause the episode this picture is from is the point where Robin considers M&M to have died. He hated this episode. :lol

(Source: His Reddit AMA from a few months back)

 

[AngmarsKing701]

RIP Robin. You'll be missed.

 

[CoilShot]

I'm really at a lost for words, RIP. The weird thing is I was quoting one of his jokes the day he passed. Growing up as a kid I always dreamed of meeting him because I loved his movies he starred in like Aladdin and Hook. I would watch Hook and Aladdin as a kid on VHS when my parents left me home with my sisters. RIP, you will me missed by not only me but I'm sure millions.

 

[Tom_Cody]

This one hurts the most to see:

:'(

World's Greatest Dad is a fantastic film. Strong recommendation.

Wow, the Imgur frontpage is full of pictures to the memory of Robin Williams:

http://imgur.com/

Oh lord.

 

[nilbog21]

Is there a chance this was an accident? sexual asphyxiation or something? It's just so crazy he would leave his daughter to deal with that.. I know he was crazy about her

Robbin Williams was the real deal... such talent and versatility..still can't believe it..

 

[The Technomancer]

Cracked.com posted a good, thoughtful article on comedian suicides in lieu of Williams suicide. Good read and imo hits the nail on the head

This...shit...I need to think about some stuff

 

[jufonuk]

Is there a chance this was an accident? sexual asphyxiation or something? It's just so crazy he would leave his daughter to deal with that.. I know he was crazy about her

Robbin Williams was the real deal... such talent and versatility..still can't believe it..

I wish it was something else that caused it, but I bet it really was suicide..

 

[Jaeger]

One of my favorite actors.

 

[SlowRevolution]

I've been watching so much of his old stand up off and on today.

It's probably been suggested a million times already, but the interview he had with Marc Maron is really fantastic.

for something lighter, this Craig Ferguson interview he had always cracked me up. every once in a while he was so on all the time that I thought it was just distracting, but when he had someone who would even try to compete with him it was always a cool reminder of how great he was at what he did.

 

[Pai Pai Master]

Is there a chance this was an accident? sexual asphyxiation or something? It's just so crazy he would leave his daughter to deal with that.. I know he was crazy about her

Robbin Williams was the real deal... such talent and versatility..still can't believe it..

When you're suffering like that, you can feel completely disconnected from even the people you love the most. I have no doubt he loved his wife and daughter like any good father would.

We don't know just how much pain he was in but I can totally understand - when I was in the same boat I was lucky that my loved ones were able to get through to me. But I was also lucky enough to have artists and people like Robin to look up to and never fail to make me smile. It makes it really hard to find out just how bad it was for him - I wish I could have done something, anything for him the way he did for me.

I'm not into celebrity culture and stuff but out of all my favourite actors, meeting him was always a dream of mine. I just wanted to shake his hand and thank him for his contributions - now I wish I could have given him a big fucking hug.

 

[CoffeeJanitor]

Cracked.com posted a good, thoughtful article on comedian suicides in lieu of Williams suicide. Good read and imo hits the nail on the head

That's a depressing article and I want to disagree.

But my friend and I are some of the funnier people I know and we both have/have had issues :/

 

[Aim_Ed]

Damn,

His stuff made my family laugh so much when I was a kid. I don't even know how I'm going to deal with this one.

My heart goes out to his family. RIP

 

[Panzon]

Cracked.com posted a good, thoughtful article on comedian suicides in lieu of Williams suicide. Good read and imo hits the nail on the head

This was an excellent read. The Chris Farley bit in particular hit me pretty hard.

R.I.P Robin

 

[Violence Jack]

There was a thread a while back that asked which celebrity death affected you most? Unfortunately, this is my answer. I legitimately cried, maybe even more so than I did when MJ died. To make it even worse, my girlfriend and I were watching Aladdin when we heard the news. I can't think of an actor/comedian whose movies spanned such a wide range of genres. There will never be another one like him. RIP

 

[Pai Pai Master]

This was an excellent read. The Chris Farley bit in particular hit me pretty hard.

R.I.P Robin

Yeah Chris Farley was probably the last celebrity death that really hit me this hard. It was just so goddamn sad and caught me so off guard. I was pretty young too, so to learn that someone you look up to so much can be hurting so badly, really opened my eyes.

I cried a lot last night - I felt really bad for my girlfriend haha

Gonna go home today and watch Aladdin and Patch Adams.

 

[Darklord]

them feels

https://twitter.com/TheAcademy/status/498996314395246593/photo/1

Fuck. :'(

 

[jufonuk]

Earl's Court Tube Station this morning

The black dog got the better of him

 

[soepje]

This one hurts the most to see:

:'(

So sad. Proves that things are much easier said then done. Sometimes the heart and mind just don't want to align.

 

[jufonuk]

That's a depressing article and I want to disagree.

But my friend and I are some of the funnier people I know and we both have/have had issues :/

the less issues I am having the less I am feeling to be the joker now, and stop acting the fool, (i still have outbursts of silliness) but in the main I am ok to be me and not try to make people laugh, in fact I want to laugh now.. not be the comedic one

 

[BobTheFork]

I heard this when I got home last night but didn't have any internet.
Even when a celebrity I like dies, it usually doesn't effect me much since I don't feel connected to their life. This one really hurts. It's such a shame that he got to a point where he didn't think he could go on.

 

[RandyBobandy]

Horrible news What a talented man

 

[Squalor]

On Friday, an IGN user predicted it would be soon.

 

[Ganhyun]

Heard about this on the way to work this morning. Been in a bit of shock ever since. Loved his movies. Condolences to his family and loved ones.

 

[ahoyhoy]

On Friday, an IGN user predicted it would be soon.

Probably due to the fact that he was aging. People say the same thing about feeling sad realizing how old Bill Murray is all the time.

 

[jmdajr]

Cracked.com posted a good, thoughtful article on comedian suicides in lieu of Williams suicide. Good read and imo hits the nail on the head

Depressing to read but it's important to know.

 

[Buddha Beam]

Cracked.com posted a good, thoughtful article on comedian suicides in lieu of Williams suicide. Good read and imo hits the nail on the head

Yeah... I relate this this article a little too well. I realized years ago what I was doing. I always tell people that the funny ones are the most depressed ones. A lot of people don't realize that, though. Thankfully, I haven't really had any bouts with depression in the last few years.

 

[George Oscar Bluth II]

Earl's Court Tube Station this morning

Just a station away from me.

 

[PepsimanVsJoe]

Cracked.com posted a good, thoughtful article on comedian suicides in lieu of Williams suicide. Good read and imo hits the nail on the head

This hits so close to home.
Being funny was about the only thing that kept me from getting ignored/bullied throughout middle & high school. Whenever I came to anyone I thought I was close to with my problems their response was usually "Oh...really?" and they blew it off like I was just having a bad day or that I need to quit complaining.

 

[alfredofroylan]

And it happened. Some people on Twitter thinks that "Robbie Williams" died.

 

[sparky2112]

If you haven't seen his very early 'The World According to Garp', try to hunt it down. He was, as always, brilliant in it.

 

[jmdajr]

Barack Obama

"Robin Williams was an airman, a doctor, a genie, a nanny, a president, a professor, a bangarang Peter Pan, and everything in between. But he was one of a kind. He arrived in our lives as an alien — but he ended up touching every element of the human spirit."

.

 

[Muskieratboi]

So.. I heard that Zelda Williams was playing a LoZ Marathon to raise money for St. Jude's Children's Cancer Research Hospital this morning.. Is that true, or do I have the timing off? cause that's.. REALLY unfortunate.

 

[Pifje]

"Collapse"

My thoughts exactly.