Robin Williams

Emerging first into public view through his endearing performance as the alien Mork from Ork in the series Mork and Mindy, this versatile standup comic and actor built on that platform to achieve prominence via cable television specials and multiple feature films that encompassed The World According to Garp, Good Morning, Vietnam, Hook, Mrs. Doubtfire, and Good Will Hunting, the last of which brought him an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. His recorded output features 1979's Reality...What a Concept as well as 2010's Weapons of Self Destruction. Williams ranked among the most widely known and frequently seen comedians worldwide through his broad command of vocal imitations and physical gestures, qualities foregrounded across his releases. Audiences embraced him not solely for rapid improvisational prowess but equally for his total absorption into both comic and serious screen parts plus his sustained support for numerous philanthropic efforts.