BY: C A R L E Y J O H N S O N

ROBIN WILLIAMS

BEFORE HE WAS FAMOUS

• Born on July 21, 1951• Grew up in Chicago, Illinois • Attended Claremont College and College for Marin• He was a stand-up comedian in San Francisco and

Los Angeles • In many TV shown (in the late 70s and 80s) • First big role was when he was Popeye, in the

movie Popeye in 1980• He had a drug addition • Involved in many relationships • Married a girl named Valerie in 1988 then got

divorced and married his son’s nanny.

HOW HE BECAME FAMOUS/ WHEN HE WAS FAMOUS (PART ONE)

• Well known for his comedy in many shows

• Got his own show in 1978 named Mork & Mindy

• Received his 3rd Oscar in 1991 • Stared as a grown-up Peter Pan

in the movie Hook• Provided the voice of Genie in

Disney's original movie Aladdin • He won an Academy Award for

playing a psychiatrist • Stared as a doctor in the movie

Patch Adams in 1998

HOW HE BECAME FAMOUS/ WHEN HE WAS FAMOUS (PART TWO)

• Played as a creepy movie developer in the movie Hour Photo which came out in 2002.

• In the summer of 2006, Williams suffered a drug relapse and admitted himself to a rehabilitation

• In September 2008 he started touring for his one man stand-up comedy show, Weapons of Self Destruction, focusing on social and political absurdities.

• That same year, he got divorced again. While he was touring in March of 2009 he had health problems that would always slow him down.

• began experiencing shortness of breaths. He ended up canceling performances and undergoing heart surgery.

HOW HE BECAME FAMOUS/ WHEN HE WAS FAMOUS (PART THREE)

• He played Teddy Roosevelt in Night of the Museum and he also played in the Disney film Old Dogs.• In March 2011 he appeared on Broadway• in the same year, he lent his voice to the sequel

of Happy Feet Two. • He continued to play in movies and TV shows

throughout the years up until this year.

HIS DEATH

• On August 11, 2014 he was found dead. • He committed suicide. • He was only 63 years old. • That day many people’s hearts were broken. It

was a sad time in everyone’s life. • Although he may not be with us anymore, his

legend still lives on.

SOURCES CITED

• http://www.biography.com/people/robin-williams-9532797

•  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Williams

•  http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/06/marc-maron-robin-williams_n_6116884.html