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Robin Williams: Biography

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Birth Name: Robin McLaurin Williams
Birth Place: Chicago, IL
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/21/1951, Cancer
Profession: Actor; comedian; producer; writer; director

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Robin Williams Fast Facts:

Voted "most funny" and "least likely to succeed" in high school.
Was inspired to pursue acting after seeing 2001: A Space Odyssey with his parents in 1969.
Was roommates with Christopher Reeve at New York's Juilliard School and the two remained close friends.
His stream-of-consciousness comedy was a hit in San Francisco before he moved to Los Angeles to pursue television.
Big break came when cast as an alien on Happy Days in 1978; his character, Mork, was spun off into the hit series Mork & Mindy.
Made a disastrous film debut in Robert Altman's misfire Popeye in 1980 but rebounded with stellar performances in The World According to Garp and Good Morning, Vietnam, for which he received his first Oscar nomination; won Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Good Will Hunting.
Returned to stand-up roots in 2004 and entertained troops in Iraq.
Appeared in six films in 2006, including The Night Listener and Night at the Museum.
Postponed his one-man show, Weapons of Self-Destruction, to undergo heart surgery in March 2009, but toured in September.

Robin Williams Relationships:
Cody Alan Williams - Son
Zachary Williams - Son
Laurie Williams - Mother
Robert Williams - Father
Zelda Williams - Daughter
Marsha Garces Williams - Ex-wife
Todd Williams - Half Brother
Valeria Velardi - Ex-wife
Susan Schneider - Wife
Robin Williams Awards:
1979 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee
2003 Emmy: Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program - Nominee
1993 Golden Globe: Special Achievement - Winner
1994 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
1987 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program - Winner
1988 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program - Winner
1996 Emmy: Outstanding Performance for a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
2003 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
1979 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Winner
1980 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
2005 Golden Globe: Cecil B. DeMille Award - Winner
1998 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
1990 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1991 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
1985 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1988 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Winner
1992 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Winner
1994 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Winner
1999 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
1988 Grammy: Best Recording for Children - Winner
2002 Grammy: Best Spoken Comedy Album - Winner
1987 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1989 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1991 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1997 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Winner
2008 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
2009 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Scene Stealing Guest Star - Winner
2008 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Funny Male Star - Winner
1994 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Actor in a Comedy Motion Picture - Winner
2007 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Funny Male Star - Winner
1979 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Male Performer in a New TV Program - Winner
2010 Emmy: Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special - Nominee
1989 BAFTA Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1988 BAFTA Awards: Best Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
1997 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
1997 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role - Winner
1996 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Winner
1979 Grammy: Best Comedy Recording - Winner
1987 Grammy: Best Comedy Recording - Winner
1988 Grammy: Best Comedy Recording - Winner
College:
Attended Claremont Men's College, Claremont, CA; Attended College of Marin, Kentfield, CA; Attended The Juilliard School, New York, NY