Comedian and Academy Award-winning actor Robin Williams was found dead in his Northern California home on Monday, local authorities said. He is remembered for his zany comic persona as well as more subtle dramatic performances. He was a warm, hilarious, buxom, larger-than-life nanny to two little children in San Francisco, whom he loved so very dearly that he was willing to squeeze himself daily into a curvaceous body suit and slap on dubious makeup so he could be near them. After starting his career in stand-up comedy and bursting into public consciousness in 1978 with the hit television comedy Mork & Mindy, Mr. Williams built an acting career that included a mix of over-the-top star vehicles like Mrs. Doubtfire and The Birdcage, along with well-received roles in dramas including Awakenings and Insomnia. He was nominated for four Oscars, winning best supporting actor for his role as a therapist to a troubled young math genius in Good Will Hunting, which was released in 1997. This might be the one time Im speechless, he said upon accepting the award. Mr. Williams had fought the darkness fiercely though, and in fact produced some of his most spectacular works from the very depths of his most turbulent years. Among these three films stand out above all others: Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Dead Poets Society (1989), and what many would describe as his magnum opus, Good Will Hunting (1997). For each he won multiple nominations from the likes of the Academy, BAFTA, the Golden Globe and the Screen Actors Guild, and for Good Will Hunting he swept away the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his devastating portrayal of psychologist Sean Maguire as he gently brought into daylight the unparalleled genius that lurked beneath a frightened, abused kid from South Boston.
Posted on: Tue, 12 Aug 2014 07:49:56 +0000
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