Actor Robin Williams dies

Was Robin Williams one of the best?

  • Yes, he was.

    Votes: 193 86.5%

  • No, didn't like him or his movies.

    Votes: 30 13.5%
  • Total voters
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I'm hoping it wasn't intentional... but anyway. RIP. He was one of the greats!
 
Apparently a lot of comedians struggle with depression.
Is this their coping mechanism ? Comedy?
Until it just overwhelms them ?
 
Gutted!

Such a talent. He had so many brilliant roles and characters but he will forever stand in my mind as the Genie from Aladdin.

R.I.P Robin...
 
watched 'good morning vietnam' last month. still enjoyed it. dude was a legend. RIP
 
He really was an amazing actor, regardless whether people liked his "style", and he was a damn good comedian, highly intelligent.

What a shame.

I only realised a few years back that he did the Genies' voice in Aladdin...
 
"O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,
The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won,
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring;
But O heart! heart! heart!
O the bleeding drops of red,
Where on the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead."

:(
 
That Walt Whitman poem has been stuck in my head all day.
I actually read it after hearing about his death and got something in my eye.

O Captain! My Captain!
BY WALT WHITMAN
O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done,
The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won,
The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting,
While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring;
But O heart! heart! heart!
O the bleeding drops of red,
Where on the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.

O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells;
Rise up—for you the flag is flung—for you the bugle trills,
For you bouquets and ribbon’d wreaths—for you the shores a-crowding,
For you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning;
Here Captain! dear father!
The arm beneath your head!
It is some dream that on the deck,
You’ve fallen cold and dead.

My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still,
My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will,
The ship is anchor’d safe and sound, its voyage closed and done,
From fearful trip the victor ship comes in with object won;
Exult O shores, and ring O bells!
But I with mournful tread,
Walk the deck my Captain lies,
Fallen cold and dead.
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marine1 said:
Just shows how **** ed up the world is and how the people who seem happiest are usually the most unhappy.
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He battled drug addiction and then alcoholism for a long, long time. Supposedly sober since around middle of last decade.

I never really enjoyed his movies but his standup was great.
RIP
 
ROBIN WILLIAMS TRIBUTES

Tributes to Robin Williams after the actor's death from suspected suicide on Monday:

"Robin Williams was an airman, a doctor, a genie, a nanny, a president, a professor, a bangarang Peter Pan, and everything in between. But he was one of a kind.

"He made us laugh. He made us cry. He gave his immeasurable talent freely and generously to those who needed it most" - President Barack Obama

"Robin was a lightning storm of comic genius and our laughter was the thunder that sustained him. He was a pal and I can't believe he's gone" - Hollywood director Steven Spielberg

"I can't believe the news about Robin Williams. He gave so much to so many people. I'm heartbroken" - comedienne Ellen DeGeneres

"Robin Williams made the world laugh & think. I will remember & honor that. A great man, artist and friend. I will miss him beyond measure" -actor Kevin Spacey

"I could not be more stunned by the loss of Robin Williams, mensch, great talent, acting partner, genuine soul" - actor and comic Steve Martin

"Absolutely stunned to hear the news about Robin Williams. It's unimaginable to me that we've lost such a genuinely funny and sweet man" - talk-show host Conan O'Brien

"I can't believe my lovely friend is gone. My heart goes out to his wife and his beloved children. He brought us so much joy and laughter" - Monty Python stalwart Eric Idle

"No! Robin Williams you were so loved" - actress Mia Farrow

"RIP Robin. I will always remember you as one hell of a friend. I love you and will miss you terribly" - disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong

"A tweet cannot begin to describe the hugeness of Robin Williams (sic) heart and soul and talent. This is so sad" - actor/director Ben Stiller

"Heartbroken" - Danny DeVito

"Robin Williams made the world a little bit better. RIP." - actor Steve Carell


Source : Sapa-AFP /mr
Date : 12 Aug 2014 04:34
 
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