{"id":1715,"date":"2024-09-19T16:28:01","date_gmt":"2024-09-19T21:28:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chicago-trend.com\/?p=1715"},"modified":"2024-09-19T16:28:03","modified_gmt":"2024-09-19T21:28:03","slug":"robin-williams-a-man-who-made-the-whole-world-laugh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicago-trend.com\/en\/eternal-1715-robin-williams-a-man-who-made-the-whole-world-laugh","title":{"rendered":"Robin Williams, a man who made the whole world laugh"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Humorist Robin Williams managed to make America and the whole world laugh with his amusing jokes and antics. He is a comedian and actor loved by children and adults for his quirky expressions and witty dialogues. Learn more about him at chicago-trend.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Childhood and education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Robin McLaurin Williams was born in Chicago on July 21, 1951, to Robert Fitzgerald Williams and Laurie McLaurin. Robin had two brothers. His father was a senior executive at Ford Motor Company and his mother was a model.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As it happened the family moved to Michigan, where Robin entered the Detroit Country Day School. The boy studied well and liked PE lessons the most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a teenager, Robin attended Redwood High School, graduating in 1969. Williams was popular among his classmates and became a trendsetter there because of his good sense of humor and jokes. He quickly found a common language with everyone, had a kind heart and knew how to sympathize and support.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Williams had a knack for acting from a young age. In 1973, he won a full scholarship to study at the prestigious Juilliard School in New York.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robin was one of the best students there, so he took up an advanced-level program. His classmates were Christopher Reeve and William Hurt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It all started with humor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Robin Williams’ professional career started in 1970 with stand-up comedy shows. Robin loved what he was doing and having moved to Los Angeles, he performed at The Comedy Show<\/em>. Very soon, the talented comedian was noticed by TV producer George Schlatter, who offered Williams to participate in his Laugh-In<\/em> show.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robin agreed and made his debut stand-up at this show at the end of 1977. Even though Laugh-In<\/em> ended very soon and didn\u2019t achieve the success that Schlatter expected, Robin Williams managed to declare himself. The audience recognized the creativity of the young comedian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then Williams decided to try himself in the film industry and began a new chapter in his career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Acting career<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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In 1978, Robin Williams auditioned for the role of the alien Mork for the Happy Days<\/em> series. During his audition, he stood on his head instead of taking a seat, thus impressing the producer Garry Marshall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The character turned out to be very successful and spawned a spin-off. The American sitcom Mork & Mindy<\/em> was aired in 1978, with Robin playing Mork, an alien from the Ork planet. The show was a great success and made Williams famous all over the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1980, Williams appeared in the film Popeye<\/em>, playing the role of the sailor Popeye. Soon, he got more roles in new movies. In 1984, he played the role of Vladimir Ivanoff in the dramedy Moscow on the Hudson<\/em>, for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award as the best actor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1987, he played a military radio DJ in the military comedy film Good Morning, Vietnam<\/em>. In 1989, Williams starred in the drama film Dead Poets Society<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1993, Robin Williams appeared in Mrs. Doubtfire<\/em>. His character was a man who turned into a woman to become a nanny for his ex-wife and thus be closer to his children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1997 was an especially successful year for the actor. Then he starred in Good Will Hunting<\/em>, where he played a psychotherapist who consults a troubled but very talented person. Robin won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in this film.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Williams’ career developed very quickly and he had to spend a lot of time on the set. Soon, it had a negative effect on his health. The actor suffered from depression for several years. In addition, he began to use drugs and alcohol. Robin Williams committed suicide in 2014. His death came as a great shock to his family and fans.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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