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Famed actor and comedian Robin Williams was born on July 21, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois.
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The character debuted on the series Happy Days before being given his own show, Mork & Mindy. Williams co-starred on the sitcom, which debuted in 1978.
He developed a drug and alcohol problem while working on the sitcom Mork and Mindy.
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Williams made his big-screen debut in a lead role playing the famous spinach-eating sailor in Popeye
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Williams and Velardi ultimately divorced in 1988. The following year, he married his son's nanny, Marsha Garces.
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He received his third Oscar nomination for his role as homeless man Parry in the 1991 redemptive drama The Fisher King.
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His more adult-oriented films also made waves, including The Birdcage (1996) and Good Will Hunting (1997).
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He played a creepy photo developer in One Hour Photo; a writer of pulp novels in Insomnia.
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In the summer of 2006, Williams suffered a drug relapse. He admitted himself to a rehabilitation facility for alcoholism treatment that August.
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The actor quickly rebounded and, in 2007, he starred as a reverend in the comedy License to Wed.
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In September 2008, Robin Williams started touring for his one-man stand-up comedy show, Weapons of Self Destruction, focusing on "social and political absurdities."
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In March 2011 he appeared on Broadway as part of the original cast of Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo, with the show running until July.
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On August 11, 2014, the 63-year-old comedian was found dead in his California home.
