Hollywood actor Robin Williams: the cause of death. Biography, best films

In the summer of 1951, the son of Robin was born to a family of Robert Ford, a large manager of the auto concern, and Laurie Williams. He had two older stepbrothers.

Career choice

The child grew shy and unsociable. Disadvantages of character managed to overcome only after Robin got into a school drama club. There, he immediately struck everyone with his sense of humor and bright behavior on stage.

Therefore it is not surprising that he chose an actor's career as a young man. Learn dramatic art, he went to New York. However, Robin did not finish the course and after a couple of years went to live in Los Angeles. There, the young man became visible thanks to his brilliant career as a comedian in the stand-up show. In those years, by his own admission, he was indulging in drugs. In 1977, he was noticed by television producers, and Williams got on the screen.

The beginning of popularity

Then the cinema also found out who Robin Williams was. The actor receives several episodic roles, after which he finally starred in the film "Popeye" in 1980. His character is a sailor who likes to eat spinach. This comedic role made famous the talent that Robin Williams possessed.

The actor gets his own shows on the popular HBO channel. Tickets for his performances were bought up instantly. In 1982, he starred in the successful film "The World of Harp". A few years later he became the musician Vladimir in "Moscow on the Hudson", beloved by the Russian audience. Then, on the wave of popularity, Robin Williams is euphoric about cocaine. However, the death of his friend actor John Belushi from an overdose makes the comedian sober. In addition, to get rid of addiction, Robin begins to play sports and ride a bike.

World glory

The jump in the actor's film career comes after shooting in the drama "Good Morning, Vietnam". In it, he plays a DJ, seconded to Saigon in order to conduct a radio program. His jokes on the air and songs in the genre of rock and roll cause frenzied popularity among soldiers at the front. However, in the course of the plot, the pacifist has to face the harsh realities of the war. For this role, Robin Williams - actor and comedian, received a nomination for an Oscar.

Then, in 1989, the drama The Community of the Dead Poets comes out. It has the role of a teacher in a closed school, played by Robin Williams. The actor received worldwide recognition for her. The phrase "Oh, captain, my captain!" Became a well-known hint.

These pictures made it clear that Williams has also potential, he can act as a serious tragic and dramatic performer. In the future, he successfully confirmed this role.

Mature roles

In 1990, a film appeared on the screens, where Robert de Niro and Robin Williams played. The roles of the actors were told about the patient's history, getting rid of the state of catatonia and the modest doctor who treated the poor fellow. Both characters with a difficult fate learn to live anew. The painting received the symbolical name "Awakening" and went around the world cinema with great scope. Then Robin got his own star on the "Walk of Fame" of Hollywood.

Later, Williams played many roles in children's films. This was the production of "Peter Pen" with a changed storyline, as well as the very popular "Jumanji". In this picture, the character of Robin gets into a mysterious game and for many years he tries to survive until it is released by a pair of curious children. He also voiced Djinn from the cartoon about Aladdin. In addition, he sang several songs. Wherever filmed Robin Williams, the films received a resounding success. For the role of the professor in the film "Clever Will Hunting" he received an Oscar.

Hobbies

In addition to his main activities, the actor was engaged in philanthropy, as well as charitable performances before the military, who served in hot spots. So, dozens of countries took concerts, which led Robin Williams. The films with his participation, meanwhile, continued to come out with an intense speed.

In ordinary life, he liked to root for the sports teams from San Francisco, and also was fond of computer games, for which he received special fame among gamers. In addition, he actively used social networks, including Twitter, where he "tweeted" a couple of weeks before his death.

Death

The last person who saw the actor alive was his own wife. In the evening of August 10, they went to bed, and waking up the next day, the husband decided that the husband is resting in another room. After that, she went to work, not suspecting anything strange.

However, when the personal assistant Rebecca Erwin tried to reach the actor, he did not respond. The door was broken and they saw that Robin Williams was in the unconscious room. The cause of death was immediately called suffocating. In this case, the actor died a few minutes after he was found. Robin Williams died, strapped around his neck strap, which he tightened with the help of a door. He was found in a sitting position. And next to the body lay pocket knives, as well as tablets.

Soon the public learned that the famous artist suffered from severe depression, because of which medicines were prescribed. In addition, Robin Williams, whose cause of death all shocked, suffered from the initial stage of Parkinson's disease. As a rule, it becomes the soil for paranoia and depression. Shortly before his death, Robin Williams, whose cause of death was widely believed to be hiding in alcohol and drugs, was rehabilitated in a medical facility. However, further examination showed that neither one nor the other in the body was found. But in the stomach there were traces of four kinds of tablets.

The cause of the depression was also money problems and unsuccessful real estate transactions. The mood of the actor did not improve and his recent series "Crazy", which failed. And yet no one expected that such a man as Robin Williams would commit suicide. The cause of death does not fit into the mind of many, because he played many comedic roles and always gave joy to others.

The tragic denouement aroused many responses from US President Barack Obama to actors and other representatives of the film industry. His words of sympathy and support for the Robin family were expressed by Steven Spielderg, Hugh Jackman, Danny De Vito, John Travolta , etc. The next award ceremony for the Emmy Award was dedicated to Williams. In 2015, the British band Iron Maiden released their 16th album, which included the song "Tears of a Clown", written in memory of Williams.