Robin Williams Biography / Pictures

Many of his roles have been comic (eg. The Birdcage, Mrs. Doubtfire). He has also starred in serious movies (Awakenings , What Dreams May Come) and in 1998 he won an Oscar as Best Supporting Actor for his role in Good Will Hunting.

He is known for his wild improv skills and impersonations. He is a talented mimic and can jump in and out of characters at an extremely fast pace. His comic style is a major influence on late night talk show host/comedian Conan O'Brien. Williams states that he began doing impersonations as a child mimicking the Southern accent of his aunt.

Robin Williams' first marriage was to Valerie Velardi on June 4, 1978, with whom he had one child, Zachary. That marriage ended in 1988. He married for a second time on April 30, 1989, to Marsha Garces and they have two children together.

Robin Williams and his wife Marsha Garces Williams founded the Windfall Foundation, a philanthropic organization to raise money for many different charities. Robin Williams devotes much of his energy doing work for charities, including the Comic Relief fund-raising efforts.

Watching his frantic mannerisms and immediate changes in personality, some have speculated that Williams is affected by bipolar disorder, but this has never been confirmed. A more likely explanation for his remarkable creativity and intense impulsive humor may be the reason that he is often referred to as "the poster child for ADD," though this statement is often said with a sarcastic edge.

In a 2005 poll to find The Comedian's Comedian, he was voted amongst the top 50 comedy acts ever by fellow comedians and comedy insiders. He was portrayed by Chris Diamantopoulos in the made for television biopic Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of Mork & Mindy (2005), documenting the actor's arrival in Hollywood a struggling comedian and becoming an overnight star when he landed the role in Mork & Mindy.

Williams is reported to have bipolar disorder.

• Insomnia (2002)
• Death to Smoochy (2002)
• One Hour Photo (2002)
• Artificial Intelligence: A.I (2001)
• Bicentennial Man (1999)
• Jakob the Liar (1999)
• Get Bruce (1999)
• Patch Adams (1998)
• What Dreams May Come (1998)
• Good Will Hunting (1997)
• Flubber (1997)
• Deconstructing Harry (1997)
• Father's Day (1997)
• Hamlet (1996)
• The Secret Agent (1996)
• Aladdin and the King of Thieves (1996, voice)
• Jack (1996)
• The Birdcage (1996)
• Jumanji (1995)
• To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995, uncredited)
• Nine Months (1995)
• Being Human (1993)
• Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
• I'm From Hollywood (1992)
• Toys (1992)
• Aladdin (1992, voice)
• From Time to Time (1992, voice)
• Fern Gully: The Last Rainforest (1992, voice)
• Shakes the Clown (1992)
• Hook (1991)
• The Fisher King (1991)
• Dead Again (1991)
• Awakenings (1990)
• Cadillac Man (1990)
• Dead Poets Society (1989)
• Portrait of a White Marriage (1988, uncredited)
• The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988)
• Good Morning Vietnam (1987)
• Seize the Day (1986)
• Club Paradise (1986)
• The Best of Times (1986)
• Moscow on the Hudson (1984)
• The Survivors (1983)
• The World According to Garp (1982)
• Popeye (1980)