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{{Infobox actor
| name         = Robin Williams
| image        = Robin Williams.jpg
| imagesize    = 200px
| caption      = Robin Williams entertaining the crew of [[USS Enterprise (CVN-65)|USS ''Enterprise'']] in the [[Persian Gulf]] in December 2003
| birthname    = Robin McLaurim Williams
| birthdate    = {{birth date and age|1952|7|21}}<ref name="birth"/>
| location     = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Chicago|Chicago, Illinois]], [[United States|U.S.]]
| influences   = [[Richard Pryor]], [[Jonathan Winters]], [[Peter Sellers]], [[Mel Brooks]]
| influenced   = [[Conan O'Brien]]
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| spouse       = Valerie Velardi (1978-1988) (1 child)<br> Marsha Garces Williams (1989-present) (2 children)
| notable role = '''Mork''' in ''[[Mork & Mindy]]''<br>'''[[Adrian Cronauer]]''' in ''[[Good Morning, Vietnam]]''<br>'''John Keating''' in ''[[Dead Poets Society]]''<br>'''[[Peter Pan]]''' in ''[[Hook (film)|Hook]]''<br>'''Parry''' in ''[[The Fisher King (film)|The Fisher King]]''<br>'''Mrs. Doubtfire/Daniel Hillard''' in ''[[Mrs. Doubtfire]]''<br>'''Sean Maguire''' in ''[[Good Will Hunting]]''<br>'''Alan Parrish''' in ''[[Jumanji (film)|Jumanji]]''<br>'''Armand Goldman''' in ''[[The Birdcage]]''<br>'''Bob Munro''' in ''[[RV (film)|RV]]''<br>'''[[Genie (Aladdin)|Genie]]''' in ''[[Aladdin (1992 film)|Aladdin]]'' and  ''[[Aladdin and the King of Thieves]]''<br>'''Lovelace''' and '''Ramon'''  in  ''[[Happy Feet]]''

| academyawards= '''Nominated: [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor]]''' <br>1987 ''[[Good Morning, Vietnam]]''  <br>1989 ''[[Dead Poets Society]]''  <br>1991 ''[[The Fisher King (film)|The Fisher King]]'' <br> '''Won: [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]]'''<br>1997 ''[[Good Will Hunting]]''

| goldenglobeawards = '''[[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy|Best Actor - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy]]''' <br> 1987 ''[[Good Morning, Vietnam]]'' <br> 1991 ''[[The Fisher King (film)|The Fisher King]]'' <br> 1993 ''[[Mrs. Doubtfire]]'' <br> '''[[List of Golden Globe Awards: Television, Best Actor, Comedy or Musical|Best Actor in a Television Comedy or Musical]]''' <br> 1978 ''[[Mork and Mindy]]'' <br> '''[[Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award|Cecil B. DeMille Award]]''' (2005)

| sagawards   = '''[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Cast in a Motion Picture|Best Cast in a Motion Picture]]''' <br /> 1996 ''[[The Birdcage]]'' <br /> '''[[Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture]]''' <br> 1997 ''[[Good Will Hunting]]''

|grammyawards='''[[Best Comedy Album]]''' <br>1980 ''Reality...What a Concept''<br>1988 ''[[A Night at the Met]]''<br>1989 ''[[Good Morning, Vietnam]]''<br>'''[[Best Spoken Comedy Album]]'''<br>2003 ''Robin Williams - Live 2002''

|americancomedyawards='''Funniest Male Performer of the Year'''<br>1987, 1988<br>'''Funniest Male Stand-Up Comic'''<br> 1987, 1988, 1989<br>'''Funniest Male Performer in a TV Special''' <br>1987 ''[[A Night at the Met|Robin Williams: Live at the Met]]''<br>1988 ''Comic Relief '87''<br> 1990 ''Comic Relief III''<br>'''Funniest Actor in a Motion Picture (Leading Role)''' <br>1988 ''[[Good Morning, Vietnam]]''<br> 1994 ''[[Mrs. Doubtfire]]''

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'''Robin McLaurim Williams''' (born [[July 21]], [[1952]])<ref name="birth">The print biographies ''The Life and Humor of Robin Williams: A Biography'' and ''Robin Williams: A Biography'' give his birth year as 1952. ''The Robin Williams Scrapbook'' also gives a birth year as 1952, as does ''Encyclopedia Britannica''. However, Williams publicly celebrated his 50th birthday in the summer of 2001 and was often heard to say that he would turn 56 in July 2007; if this is true, that means he was born in 1951.  This is supported by [[IMDB]] and his official fansite.</ref> is an [[Academy Award]]-winning [[United States|American]] [[actor]] and [[comedian]] who has done television, stage, and film work.

==Biography==
===Early life and education===
Williams was born in [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. His father, Robert Fitzgerald Williams ([[September 10]] [[1906]] - [[October 18]], [[1987]]) was a senior executive at [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] in charge of the Midwest area. His mother, Laura McLaurin Smith (1922-2001), was a former model from [[Jackson, Mississippi]].<ref>[http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=celebrities&id=I1074 Rootsweb]</ref> Williams was raised in the [[Episcopal Church in the United States of America|Episcopal church]] (although his mother practiced [[Christian Science]])<ref>http://www.adherents.com/people/pw/Robin_Williams.html</ref><ref>http://www.canmag.com/nw/8218-license-to-wed-robin-williams</ref> and grew up in [[Bloomfield Hills, Michigan]] and [[Marin County, California]]. While in California, Robin attended [[Redwood High School (Larkspur)|Redwood High School]] in [[Larkspur, California|Larkspur]] and grew up in the [[Marin County]] suburb of [[Tiburon, California|Tiburon]]. In Michigan, he attended [[Detroit Country Day School]], an exclusive [[college-preparatory]] school which boasts other famous alumni, including [[Steve Ballmer]] from [[Microsoft]] and [[Courtney Vance]] from ''[[Law and Order: Criminal Intent]]''.

He has two half-siblings: McLaurin, on his mother's side, and the late Todd (deceased 8/14/07) on his father's side.<ref>[http://www.sfgenealogy.com/boards/mcobits/messages/4142.html SFGenealogy.com]</ref> Robin delivered tribute to his brother Todd (known as Dr. Toad) at Todd's Celebration of Life on August 25, 2007.

Robin has described himself as a quiet child whose first imitation was of his grandmother to his mom. He did not overcome his shyness until he became involved with his high school drama department.<ref>[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5602441 NPR.org]</ref> In high school, he won an award for "Most Likely To Not Succeed".<ref>mentioned on the [[17 November]] [[2006]] ''[[The View]]'' interview</ref>

Every year, two thousand students audition for twenty places in the freshman class at [[Juilliard]]. Only two or three are accepted into the Advanced Program. Williams and [[Christopher Reeve]] were the only students accepted by [[John Houseman]] into the Advanced Program in 1973. Reeve and Williams had several classes together in which they were the only two students. In their dialects class, Williams had no trouble mastering all dialects naturally, whereas Reeve was more meticulous about it. Williams' manic comedy did not impress all of his teachers, but his dramatic performances impressed everyone. Williams and Reeve developed a close friendship, and they remained good friends for the remainder of Reeve's life. Williams visited Reeve after the horseback riding accident that paralyzed him from the neck down and cheered him up by arriving as an eccentric Russian doctor (similar to his role in ''[[Nine Months]]''). Williams claimed that he was there to perform a [[colonoscopy]]. Reeve stated that he laughed for the first time since the accident and knew that life was going to be okay.<ref>Reeve, Christopher. ''Still Me'', Random House, 1998. ISBN 0-679-45235-4 pp 167-172</ref>

===Early stand-up/TV career===
Williams first achieved notice for his [[stand-up comedy|stand-up]] routines, performing for tips, and working clubs like [[The Purple Onion]] in [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]]. After appearing in the cast of the short-lived ''[[The Richard Pryor Show]]'' on [[NBC]], he was cast by [[Garry Marshall]] as the alien Mork in a guest role in the TV series ''[[Happy Days]]''. 

As Mork, Williams improvised much of his dialogue and devised plenty of rapid-fire verbal and physical comedy, speaking in a high, nasal voice. Mork's appearance was so popular with viewers that it led to a [[spin-off]] hit television [[sitcom]], ''[[Mork and Mindy]]'', which ran from 1978 to 1982. Williams became an overnight sensation, and Mork was featured on posters, coloring books, lunchboxes, and other merchandise. His nonsensical [[catch phrase]]s, including the greeting "Nanu, Nanu!" and the expletive "[[Shazbot]]!", were widely known.

Starting in the late '70s and throughout the '80s, Williams began to reach a wider audience with his standup comedy, including three [[Home Box Office|HBO]] comedy specials, ''Off The Wall'' (1978), ''An Evening with Robin Williams'' (1982) and ''Robin Williams: Live at the Met'' (1986). His standup work has been a consistent thread through his career, as is seen by the success of his one-man show (and subsequent DVD) ''Robin Williams Live on Broadway'' (2002). He was voted 13th on [[Comedy Central]]'s list "100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time".<ref>[http://www.amiannoying.com/(S(kpv3jcysodkospbs4n0ki43q))/collection.aspx?collection=2970 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time - AmIAnnoying.com]</ref>

After some encouragement from his friend [[Whoopi Goldberg]], he was set to make a guest appearance in the 1991 ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' episode, "[[A Matter of Time (TNG episode)|A Matter of Time]]", but he had to cancel due to a scheduling conflict; [[Matt Frewer]] took his place as a time-traveling [[con man]], Professor Berlingoff Rasmussen.

Williams also appeared on an episode of ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway?]]'' (Season 3, Episode 9: [[November 16]] [[2000]]). During a game of "Scenes from a Hat," the scene "What Robin Williams is thinking right now" was drawn, and Williams stated "I have a career. What the hell am I doing?"

===Cinema fame===
The majority of Williams' acting career has been in film, although he has given some memorable performances on stage as well (notably as [[Estragon]] in a production of ''[[Waiting for Godot]]''). His first starring roles, ''[[Popeye (film)|Popeye]]'' (1980) and ''[[The World According to Garp]]'' (1982), were both considered flops,<ref name="LAAuditions">{{citenews  | title= Biographies > Robin Williams  | url=http://www.laauditions.com/bios/robin_williams1.htm | work=LA Auditions |  accessdate = 2007-04-28 | language = }}</ref> but his performance in ''[[Good Morning, Vietnam]]'' (1987) got Williams nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Academy Award]] and established a screen identity. Many of his roles have been comedies tinged with [[pathos]], for example, ''[[The Birdcage]]'' and ''[[Mrs. Doubtfire]]''.

His role as the [[Genie (Aladdin)|Genie]] in the [[animated film]] ''[[Aladdin (1992 film)|Aladdin]]'' was instrumental in establishing the importance of star power in [[voice actor]] casting. Later, Williams once again used his voice talents in ''[[A.I. (film)|A.I]]'', the 2005 animated feature ''[[Robots (film)|Robots]]'', the 2006 Academy Award winning ''[[Happy Feet]]'', and an uncredited vocal performance in 2006's ''[[Everyone's Hero]]''. Furthermore, he was the voice of [[The Timekeeper]], a former attraction at the [[Walt Disney World]] Resort about a time-traveling robot who encounters [[Jules Verne]] and brings him to the future.

Williams has also starred in dramatic films, earning himself two subsequent Academy Award nominations: first for playing an unorthodox and inspiring English teacher in ''[[Dead Poets Society]]'' (1989), and later for playing a troubled homeless man in ''[[The Fisher King (film)|The Fisher King]]'' (1991); that same year, he played an adult [[Peter Pan (character)|Peter Pan]] in the movie ''[[Hook (film)|Hook]]''. Other acclaimed dramatic films include ''[[Awakenings]]'' (1990), ''[[What Dreams May Come (film)|What Dreams May Come]]'' (1998), and ''[[Jakob the Liar]]'' (1999).

In 1997, he won an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]] as [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor|Best Supporting Actor]] for his role as a psychologist in ''[[Good Will Hunting]]''. However, by the early 2000s, he was thought by some to be typecast in films such as ''[[Patch Adams (film)|Patch Adams]]'' (1998) and ''[[Bicentennial Man (film)|Bicentennial Man]]'' (1999) that critics complained were excessively [[maudlin]]. This apparently prompted Williams to take radically unconventional roles,<ref name="LAAuditions" /> beginning with a role as a lowlife kiddie show host in the dark comedy ''[[Death to Smoochy]]'', followed by ''[[One Hour Photo]]'' in a [[wikt:watershed|watershed]] performance as an obsessed film developer, ''[[Insomnia (2002 film)|Insomnia]]'' as a sociopathic writer, and ''[[The Final Cut (film)|The Final Cut]]'', which is more in tune with Williams as a protagonist. In 2006 Williams starred in ''[[The Night Listener (film)|The Night Listener]]'', a thriller about a radio show host who realizes he's developed a friendship with a child who may or may not exist.

He is known for his wild [[Improvisational comedy|improvisational]] skills and [[impersonation]]s. His performances frequently involve impromptu humor designed and delivered in rapid-fire succession while on stage. According to the ''[[Aladdin (1992 film)|Aladdin]]'' DVD commentary, most of his [[dialogue]] as the Genie was improvised. He is a talented [[mimic (entertainment)|mimic]] and can jump in and out of characters and various accents at an extremely fast pace. Williams states that he began doing impersonations as a child, mimicking his aunt's southern accent.<ref name="LAAuditions" />

In 2006, he starred in five movies including ''[[Man of the Year (2006 film)|Man of the Year]]'' and was the Surprise Guest at the 2006 [[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards]]. He appeared on an episode of ''[[Extreme Makeover: Home Edition]]'' that aired on [[January 30]] [[2006]]. Via a live video link to the De'Aeth family whose house and animal rescue shelter were being made over, he encouraged their son Cory, a budding comedian, and gave the family's shelter a [[recreational vehicle]] used in the movie ''[[RV (film)|R.V.]]''.

At one point, he was in the running to play the [[Riddler]] in ''[[Batman Forever]]'' until director [[Tim Burton]] dropped the project.  Williams had earlier been a prime candidate to play the [[Joker (comics)|Joker]] in ''[[Batman (1989 film)|Batman]]''. He had expressed interest in assuming the role in the sequel to 2005's ''[[Batman Begins]]''.<ref>[http://au.movies.ign.com/articles/714/714752p1.html Robin Williams, Joker?] ''[[IGN]].com''. [[June 26]] [[2006]]. Retrieved on [[October 24]] [[2006]].</ref>

He was portrayed by [[Chris Diamantopoulos]] in the [[made-for-TV]] [[biopic]] ''Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Mork & Mindy'' (2005), documenting the actor's arrival in [[Hollywood]] as a struggling comedian and becoming an overnight star when he landed the role in ''Mork & Mindy''.

On ''[[Inside the Actor's Studio]]'', [[Al Pacino]] said that Williams was his idol.

===Personal life===
His first marriage was to Valerie Velardi on [[June 4]] [[1978]], with whom he has one child, Zachary Pym (Zak) (born April 11th, 1983). The marriage ended in 1988.  On [[April 30]] [[1989]], he married Marsha Garces. They have two children, [[Zelda Williams|Zelda Rae]] (born [[July 31]] [[1989]]) and Cody Alan (born [[November 25]] [[1991]]). Williams currently resides in a large house in the upper-income [[Sea Cliff]] neighborhood of San Francisco.<ref name="LAAuditions" /> Incidentally, Williams is good friends with [[film director]] [[Chris Columbus (filmmaker)|Chris Columbus]] who is also a [[San Francisco, California|San Francisco]] resident. He also has a summer house in [[Pittsfield, Massachusetts]]. Williams has starred in Columbus' films ''[[Mrs. Doubtfire]]'', ''[[Nine Months]]'', and ''[[Bicentennial Man (film)|Bicentennial Man]]''.

During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Williams had a serious addiction to [[cocaine]]; he has since kicked the habit. One quote attributed to him: "Cocaine is God's way of telling you that you are making too much money." <ref>[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0196055/ Robin Williams At the Met 1988]</ref> Williams was a close friend and frequent partier alongside [[John Belushi]]. Williams says the death of his friend and the birth of his son prompted him to quit drugs: "Was it a wake-up call? Oh yeah, on a huge level. The [[grand jury]] helped too".<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9404E4D81E38F933A0575AC0A964948260 NY Times]</ref> ([[Inside the Actors Studio]], Episode 94, Season 7).

On [[August 9]] [[2006]], Williams entered himself into a rehabilitation center for [[alcoholism]]. His publicist has confirmed, saying "After 20 years of sobriety, Robin Williams found himself drinking again and has decided to take proactive measures to deal with this for his own well-being and the well-being of his family. He asks that you respect his and his family's privacy during this time. He looks forward to returning to work this Fall to support his upcoming film releases."<ref>{{citenews | title= Robin Williams Enters Rehab for Alcohol |date=[[August 9]], [[2005]] | publisher= | url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,26334,1224730,00.html | work=People | pages= | accessdate = 2007-04-28}}</ref>

On August 20, 2007, Williams' elder brother, Robert Todd Williams died of complications from heart surgery performed in July. Robin Williams gave a speech at his memorial service.

===Other interests=== 
<!--Please do not insert rumours about his World of Warcraft character. Additions will be reverted.-->
Williams is a self-confessed [[gamer]] known to enjoy online [[video game]]s, recently playing ''[[Warcraft 3]]'', ''[[Day of Defeat]]'', ''[[Half-Life]]''<ref>[http://www.pro-hl.com/robin_williams_interview.shtml Interview at Pro-HL.com]</ref>, and the [[first-person shooter]] ''[[Battlefield 2]]'' as a [[sniper]].<ref>[http://thearchies.blogspot.com/2005/12/mork-me.html]</ref> In addition, he also plays the tabletop wargame ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]''. In an interview for a video game magazine, he stated that [[Nintendo]] contacted him once and told him because of his love of video games, if there ever is a live action [[Pokémon]] movie made, he would be their first, last, and only choice to play [[Professor Oak]].{{Fact|date=February 2007}} He named his daughter Zelda because his son, Zachary, is a devoted fan of the [[The Legend of Zelda series|''Legend of Zelda'']] video game series.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} Williams was even in talks to do a voice for the game ''[[Half-Life 2]]'', because he is a big fan of the series. However, scheduling conflicts prevented this.{{Fact|date=February 2007}}

On [[January 6]] [[2006]] he performed live at [[Consumer Electronics Show]] during [[Google]]'s keynote.<ref>[http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/06/live-coverage-of-the-google-keynote/ Engadget.com]</ref> In the 2006 [[E3]], on the invitation of [[Will Wright]], he demonstrated the creature editor of ''[[Spore (video game)|Spore]]'' while simultaneously commenting on the creature's look: "This will actually make a [[platypus]] look good."<ref>[http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1734727723734486891]</ref> He also complimented the game's versatility, comparing it to ''[[Populous]]'' and ''[[Black & White (computer game)|Black & White]]''.

Williams is a prolific collector of sports memorabilia. He is known to be a [[San Francisco Giants]] fan and can occasionally be seen at AT&T Park during games. On June 23, 2007, Williams did the Giants starting line-up for the Fox Network against the New York Yankees ([[Billy Crystal]] was alongside to do the New York Yankees line-up).

Williams enjoys [[rugby union]] and is a fan of the [[New Zealand]] [[All Blacks]].  He is also a keen follower of the [[National Rugby League]] in Australia and lists his favorite team as the [[North Queensland Cowboys]], saying his favorite players are [[Matt Bowen]], [[Steve Southern]] and [[Luke O'Donnell]].  He also follows the [[Queensland Maroons]] in the [[Rugby League State of Origin|State of Origin]]. 

Williams is a fan of professional road cycling. During the [[Lance Armstrong]] years of domination in the [[Tour de France]], Williams was a regular on the US Postal and Discovery Channel Pro Cycling team bus and hotels.<ref>{{cite news | last = Murphy | first = Brian | title = Tour de Lance: 100 percent pure | url = http://espn.go.com/page2/s/murphy/020729.html | publisher = ''[[ESPN]]'' accessdate = 2007-06-29}}</ref>

He is a fan of the Japanese [[anime]] ''[[Neon Genesis Evangelion (TV)|Neon Genesis Evangelion]]'' (''EVA''). In fact, the toy used in ''[[One Hour Photo]]'' was from Robin's personal collection.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} Also, in the CGI film ''[[Robots (movie)|Robots]]'', Williams' character carries a spear nearly identical to the Lance of Longinus prominently featured in ''EVA''.{{Fact|date=February 2007}}

Williams also maintains an interest in weaponry, with a collection consisting of several antique swords and knives.

He stated during the 2007 [[VH1 Rock Honors]] that [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] is his favorite band, although he may have said this for dramatic effect because he was presenting the band.

===Charity work===
Williams and his wife, Marsha, founded the Windfall Foundation, a philanthropic organization to raise money for many different charities. Williams devotes much of his energy doing work for charities, including the [[Comic Relief]] fund-raising efforts. He is also a [[cycling]] fan, known to own hundreds of bicycles and to attend the [[Tour de France]]. Through his interest in cycling, he has been a friend and supporter of [[Lance Armstrong]] and his foundation, performing at events for the foundation.{{Fact|date=February 2007}}

Directly after [[September 11, 2001 attacks|9/11]], Williams was shown donating blood numerous times to help victims of the attacks.{{Fact|date=February 2007}}

Williams has performed in the [[United Service Organizations|USO]] for U.S. troops stationed in [[Iraq]] for three years. Just days after the start of the [[Iraq War]], Williams performed for American troops stationed in [[Afghanistan]].{{Fact|date=February 2007}} As recently as January 24-25 2007, he performed two live stand-up comedy shows in Boston, MA. Donations from the events were split between the USO Operation Care Package and the Greater Boston Food Bank.<ref>[http://theedge.bostonherald.com/artsNews/view.bg?articleid=179128]</ref>

In 2006, he helped fund and also wrote the foreword to the book ''[[Home Wasn't Built in a Day]]'' with the nonprofit writing center [[826 Valencia]]. The book was written by public school students from [[Galileo Academy of Science and Technology]] in [[San Francisco]].

Dec 1999 sang in French on the BBC-inspired music video of international celebrites doing a cover of the Rolling Stones "It's Only Rock & Roll" for the charity Children's Promise.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/558252.stm</ref><ref>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdZFHq0OLPI</ref>

==Filmography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Film !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1977
| ''[[Can I Do It 'Till I Need Glasses?]]''
|
|
|-
| 1980
| ''[[Popeye (film)|Popeye]]''
| [[Popeye]]
| Film debut
|-
| 1982
| ''[[The World According to Garp]]''
| [[T.S. Garp (fictional character)|T.S. Garp]]
|
|-
| 1983
| ''[[The Survivors (film)|The Survivors]]''
| Donald Quinelle
|
|-
| 1984
| ''[[Moscow on the Hudson]]''
|Vladimir Ivanov 
|
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1986
| ''[[Seize the Day]]''
| Tommy Wilhelm
|
|-
| ''[[Club Paradise]]''
| Jack Moniker
|
|-
| ''[[The Best of Times (film)|The Best of Times]]''
| Jack Dundee
|
|-
| 1987
| ''[[Good Morning, Vietnam]]''
| [[Adrian Cronauer]]
| Nominated for an Academy Award.
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1988
| ''[[The Adventures of Baron Munchausen]]'' 
| King of the Moon
| Credited as Ray D. Tutto 
|-
| ''[[Portrait of a White Marriage]]''
| Air Conditioning Salesman
| Cameo
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1989
| ''[[Dead Poets Society]]''
|John Keating
|Williams nominated for Best Actor Oscar. Film won [[Academy Award for Writing Original Screenplay]]
|-
| ''Back to Neverland''
|Vacationer/Lost Boy
|Co-starred with [[Walter Cronkite]] in this video that used to play at the [[Disney-MGM Studios]]'s Animation Courtyard theatre.
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1990
| ''[[Awakenings]]''
| Dr. Malcolm Sayer
|
|-
| ''[[Cadillac Man]]''
| Joey O'Brien
|
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1991
| ''[[Hook (film)|Hook]]''
| [[Peter Pan]]
|
|-
| ''[[The Fisher King (movie)|The Fisher King]]''
| Parry
|Nominated for [[Academy Award for Best Actor|Best Actor in a Leading Role]]
|-
| ''[[Dead Again]]''
| Doctor Cozy Carlisle
|
|-
|rowspan="6"| 1992
| ''[[Toys (1992 film)|Toys]]''
| Leslie Zevo
|
|-
|| ''[[Aladdin (1992 film)|Aladdin]]''
| Genie
|   Voice, won a Special [[Golden Globe]] for his performance.
|-
| ''[[The Timekeeper]]''<br> (or ''From Time to Time'' or ''LeVisionarium'')
|The Timekeeper
| Voice; short subject; this is a former [[Circle-Vision 360°]] film at [[Walt Disney World]], [[Disneyland Paris]] and [[Tokyo Disneyland]].
|-
| ''[[FernGully: The Last Rainforest]]''
| Batty Koda
| Voice
|-
|| ''[[Shakes the Clown]]''
| Mime Class Instructor
|
|-
|| ''[[I'm From Hollywood]]''
|
| Documentary
|-
|rowspan="2"| 1993
| ''[[Mrs. Doubtfire]]''
| Daniel Hillard / Mrs. Doubtfire
| Also producer
|-
| ''[[Being Human]]''
| Hector
|
|-
| 1994
|''[[In Search of Dr. Seuss]]''
| Father
|
|-
|rowspan="4"| 1995
| ''[[Aladdin and the King of Thieves]]''
| Genie
| Voice; [[Direct to Video]]
|-
| ''[[Jumanji (film)|Jumanji]]''
|  Alan Parrish
|
|-
| ''[[To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar]]''
| John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt
| Cameo (uncredited)
|-
| ''[[Nine Months]]''
| Dr. Kosevich
|
|-
|rowspan="4"| 1996
| ''[[Hamlet (1996 film)|Hamlet]]''
| Osric
|
|-
| ''[[The Secret Agent]]''
| The Professor
|
|-
| ''[[Jack (film)|Jack]]''
| Jack Powell
|
|-
| ''[[The Birdcage]]''
| Armand Goldman
|
|-
|rowspan="4"| 1997
| ''[[Good Will Hunting]]''
| Sean Maguire
| [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]]
|-
| ''[[Flubber]]''
| Professor Philip Brainard
|
|-
| ''[[Deconstructing Harry]]''
| Mel/Harry's Character
|
|-
| ''[[Fathers' Day (film)|Fathers' Day]]''
| Dale Putley
|
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1998
| ''[[Patch Adams (film)|Patch Adams]]''
|  Hunter "Patch" Adams
|
|-
|| ''[[Junket Whore]]''
|
| Documentary
|-
|| ''[[What Dreams May Come (film)|What Dreams May Come]]''
| Chris Nielsen
|
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1999
| ''[[Bicentennial Man (film)|Bicentennial Man]]''
| Andrew Martin
|
|-fag
| ''[[Jakob the Liar]]''
| Jakob Heym/Narrator
| Also executive producer
|-
| ''[[Get Bruce]]''
| 
| Documentary
|-
| 2001
| ''[[A.I.: Artificial Intelligence]]''
| Dr. Know
| Voice
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2002
| ''[[The Rutles 2: Can't Buy Me Lunch]]''
|
| Cameo
|-
| ''[[Insomnia (2002 film)|Insomnia]]''
| Walter Finch
|
|-
| ''[[Death to Smoochy]]''
| 'Rainbow' Randolph Smiley
|
|-
| ''[[One Hour Photo]]''
| Sy Parrish
|
|-
|rowspan="3"| 2004
| ''[[Noel (film)|Noel]]''
| Charlie Boyd/The Priest
| Uncredited 
|-
|| ''[[House of D]]''
| Pappass
|
|-
|''[[The Final Cut (film)|The Final Cut]]''
| Alan W. Hakman
| 
|-
|rowspan="4"| 2005
| ''[[In Search of Ted Demme]]''
|
| 
|-
| ''[[The Big White]]''
| Paul Barnell
|
|-
|''[[Robots (film)|Robots]]''
| Fender
| Voice
|-
| ''[[The Aristocrats (film)|The Aristocrats]]''
|
| Documentary
|-
|rowspan="7"| 2006
|-
|  ''[[Night at the Museum]]''
| [[Teddy Roosevelt]]
| 
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| ''[[Man of the Year (2006 film)|Man of the Year]]''
| Tom Dobbs
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| ''[[Happy Feet]]''
| Ramon/Lovelace
| Voice
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| ''[[Everyone's Hero]]''
| Napoleon Cross
| Voice (uncredited)
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|''[[RV (film)|RV]]''
| Bob Munro
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| ''[[The Night Listener (film)|The Night Listener]]''
|Gabriel Noone
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|rowspan="2"| 2007
|  ''[[License to Wed]]''
| Father Frank
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|''[[August Rush]]''
| Wizard
| Post-production
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|rowspan="2"| 2008
|''[[Old Dogs (film)|Old Dogs]]''
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| Pre-production
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|''[[The Krazees]]''
| 
| in production
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==Discography==
Williams sings a version of "[[Come Together]]" with [[Bobby McFerrin]] on ''In My Life'', a [[Beatles]] [[tribute album]] produced by George Martin. He also sings "A Mi Manera (My Way)", on the ''[[Happy Feet]]'' soundtrack. For the [[1993]] soundtrack of [[Mrs. Doubtfire]], and the film, he sings a rendition of a fragment of [[Gioacchino Rossini]]'s "[[Largo al factotum]]" from ''[[The Barber of Seville]]''.

Williams also appeared in the music video of McFerrin's hit song "[[Don't Worry, Be Happy]]".

Dec 1999 sang in French on the charity celebrity (musicvideo) cover of the Rolling Stones "It's Only Rock & Roll" (see Charity Work)

*''[[Reality...What a Concept]]'' (1979)
*''[[Throbbing Python of Love]]'' (1983)
*''[[A Night at the Met]]'' (1986)
*''[[Pecos Bill (album)|Pecos Bill]]'' (1988)
*''[[Live 2002]]'' (2002)

===DVDs and videos===
*''[[An Evening with Robin Williams]]'' (1982, VHS) 
*''[[Robin Williams: Live at the Met]]'' (1986, VHS)
*''[[Robin Williams: Live on Broadway]]'' (2002)

==Television guest appearances==
*Robert Ellison: ''[[Homicide: Life on the Street]]'' (1994)
*George Martin: ''[[In My Life]]'' (1998) 
*Himself on the American version of ''[[Whose Line is it Anyway?]]''
*Himself: ''[[Mind of Mencia]]''
*Thomas: ''[[Friends]]'' (1997)
*Himself on [[Real Time With Bill Maher]] (2006).
*Himself on [[CNN]]'s [[Anderson Cooper 360]] It Helps To Laugh (2006).
*Himself on [[TV Land]]'s [[Sit Down Comedy with David Steinberg]] (2007).
*Himself on [[CBS]]'s [[Late Show with David Letterman]] (2007).

==Footnotes and references==
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{{refbegin}}
*[http://franklovece.com/newsday2.html#robin "Road Trip with Robin"]
*[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4553999.stm "Robin Williams mimic ends 'fraud'"] ([[BBC News]])
*[http://www.askmen.com/gossip/robin-williams/robin-williams-impersonator-stopped.html "Robin Williams' impersonator stopped"] ([[AskMen.com]])
*[http://www.accesshollywood.com/news/ah1169.shtml  "Robin Williams Enters Rehab"], [[August 9]] [[2006]] ([[Access Hollywood]])
*[[Frank Lovece|Lovece, Frank]], ''[[Newsday|New York Newsday]]'' ([[April 27]] [[2006]])
{{refend}}

==External links==
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*{{imdb name|id=0000245|name=Robin Williams}}
*{{voice actor|id=2438|name=Robin Williams}}
*{{tcmdb name|id=206858|name=Robin Williams}}
*{{ibdb name|id=88190|name=Robin Williams}}
*{{ymovies name|1800013042}}
* {{tvtome person|id=888|name=Robin Williams}}
*[http://www.robin-williams.net "RWF"] The Robin Williams Fansite!
*[http://standupcomedyacts.blogspot.com/2007/05/robin-williams.html Robin Williams' Stand Up Comedy Acts] a small video collection
*[http://www.moviesonline.ca/movienews_12280.html Robin Williams Interview] (License to Wed)
*[http://www.thecinemasource.com/v3/spotlight.php?id=538 Robin Williams interview for License to Wed at TheCinemaSource.com]
*[http://www.charlierose.com/shows/2000/04/20/1/a-conversation-with-robin-williams Charlie Rose - A conversation with Robin Williams]

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