On August 11th, 2014, we lost one of the most inspirational comedians we’ve ever seen. Robin Williams wasn’t just a comic genius; he was a complex, compassionate soul whose words often carried more ...

The show that got him noticed was the perfect showcase for his otherworldly aura of charmed innocence. Williams was cast after being spotted in an episode of Happy Days. Everything flowed from Mork.

Comedy legend Robin Williams obviously starred in quite a few notable dramas over the course of his career — from Good Will Hunting, to Awakenings, to the soul-crushing tragedy that was Old Dogs with ...

This article is from the archive of our partner . The temptation, in death, is to look at those places of convergence between humor and pathos and darkness and see that sad clown cliché, to nod like ...

There’s something about the death of a star that affects us on levels so profound and unknowable that we don’t realize it until they’re no longer with us. Robin Williams died this week of an apparent ...

So a man comes into a doctor’s office and he says to the doctor, “I am always depressed. No matter what I do, I still feel depressed. I need help.” The doctor tells him to walk over to the window and ...