The ingenious Robin Williams does not need to be introduced. The actor is known to absolutely everyone whose childhood fell on the 90s. Throughout his career, he has appeared in more than 90 films. There are tragic roles in his filmography. However, the audience remembered the comedic images more strongly. But what was he like off-set? The article will focus on the most interesting facts from the life of Robin Williams.
Robin Williams was very shy in his youth. He lacked communication. But that all changed in high school. Robin began attending drama class. Thanks to this, he gained self-confidence.
Success did not come to him immediately. At first, there was not enough money. Therefore, Robin Williams had to perform on the streets of New York in the form of a mime.
Christopher Reeve, Coco the gorilla and the soldiers
Robin Williams tried to support loved ones, to make them laugh even in the most difficult situations. The story of actor Christopher Reeve is a prime example of this. The famous actor unsuccessfully fell from his horse and was paralyzed below the neck. He was in complete despair. Lying in the hospital, he became more and more depressed every day.
The best friend, Robin Williams, came to the rescue. To make Christopher laugh, he "turned" into a crazy Russian proctologist who burst into the actor's room to conduct a rectal examination. Thanks to Robin's efforts, Christopher smiled for the first time since the tragedy.
Robin Williams wasn't just about making people laugh. The next "victim" of the comedian was the world's smartest gorilla Koko. A tragedy happened in her life - a close friend died. And at the time of meeting with Robin, she was depressed. But how could this stop the actor? He did his best to make the gorilla, who not only understood English, but also knew sign language, smile.
The legendary actor and comedian was a pacifist. However, he could not refuse when he was invited to speak to the soldiers. He made 6 trips to American military bases. He spoke to an audience of 90,000. Once he even changed his schedule to speak to the soldiers.
A group of infantrymen could not attend Robin's performance because required to patrol the territory. As a result, the comedian waited for their return to repeat his performance.
Voice actor
In 1992, the animated film "Aladdin" was released. The Genie spoke in Robin Williams' voice. Despite the fact that the film grossed over $ 500 million, the actor received only $ 75,000 for his work.
The reason for such a low fee was the special conditions. Robin agreed to voice the cartoon character only if his voice would not be used to sell any products.
According to Robin himself, he wanted to do something for his children, to become part of an animated film. But he was not going to sell toys and various services.
Addictions and love of bicycles
Success came to Robin Williams, dramatically changing his lifestyle. The actor began to use alcoholic beverages and drugs. However, over time, he realized that he needed to change his life. This decision was prompted by the death of his friend - actor John Belushi. John died due to an overdose.
Coping with my addictions was hard. Subsequently, Robin often said that cycling helped him in this. He loved skating so much that he even trained under Lance Armstrong.
When Robin Williams died, all of his bicycles were sold. The proceeds from the sale went to the accounts of several charitable organizations.
Last words and misdiagnosis
When several years have passed since the death of the great comedian, Susan decided to voice his last words.
When his wife went to bed, Robin entered the room, wished good night and left. Then he went back in, took the iPad, said "Good night, love," and left. These words were the last.
A year after Robin's death, it became known that the diagnosis was wrong. The actor did not suffer from Parkinson's disease. Most likely he had Lewy body dementia, a disease that can be stopped.
