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He was born in Chicago, in the state of Illinois. He grew up on a baggy economic environment and didn't showed in his childhood and early adolescence interest by the interpretation . He concentrated instead on her studies and sports .
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In 1967 the family moved to Marina Williams County , California. In the school, his interest was piqued by the theater. As a result he dropped out of politics, with the intention of starting an acting career . The accident led him to join the prestigious academy of interpretation Juilliard School in New York. Three years later, Williams returned to California and settled in San Francisco , looking for his chance to act in theatrical comedies. This was the beginning of his career.
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Starting as a stand-up comedian in San Francisco and Los Angeles in the mid-1970s, he is credited with leading San Francisco's comedy renaissance.
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During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Williams had an addiction to cocaine. He was a casual friend of John Belushi, and the sudden death of Belushi, with the birth of his son Zak, prompted him to quit drugs and alcohol.
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Williams' first film was the 1977 low-budget comedy Can I Do It 'Till I Need Glasses?.
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Williams married his first wife Valerie Velardi in June 1978, following a live-in relationship with comedian Elayne Boosler.[98] Velardi and Williams met in 1976 while he was working as a bartender at a tavern in San Francisco
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Robin Williams' first Golden Globe Award won by best TV actor in Mork and MIndy (1978)
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His first starring role was in the children comedy film Popeye, directed by Robert Altman.
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Their son Zachary Pym "Zak" Williams was born in 1983.
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In 1986, Williams teamed up with Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal to found Comic Relief USA, an annual HBO television benefit devoted to the homeless, which has raised $80 million, as of 2014.
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Williams and Velardi divorced in 1988.
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On April 30, 1989, he married Marsha Garces, Zachary's nanny, who was pregnant with his child. They had two children, Zelda Rae Williams (born 1989) and Cody Alan Williams (born 1991).
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In probably one of the best evenings of his life , Robin Williams won an Oscar for best actor for his memorable performance in the film Good Will Hunting.
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In March 2009, he was hospitalized due to heart problems. He postponed his one-man tour for surgery to replace his aortic valve. The surgery was completed on March 13, 2009, at the Cleveland Clinic.
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Robin Williams was found dead in his home in Paradise Bay, California in what apparently could have been a suicide by asphyxiation.
