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Happy Birthday Robin Williams: The master of improvisation

Published: 21st July 2017 04:25 PM  |   Last Updated: 21st July 2017 05:19 PM  

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Winner of five Grammys, four Golden Globes, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Emmys, and an Oscar - Robin Williams was born on July 21, 1951. A few interesting info about the actor who committed suicide in 2014. (Photo | Facebook/Robin Williams Memorial)
Robin Williams described himself as a quiet child whose shyness never left him till he joined drama department in high school. (Photo | Facebook/Robin Williams Memorial)
Williams once said he learnt a great deal about comedy and timing from watching 'Monty Python's Flying Circus,' a British sketch comedy series. (Photo |Twitter/Robin Williams FS)
The actor had the worst movie debut possible in Robert Altman's misfire Popeye in 1980. However, it was only a matter of time before the spectacular actor bounced back through The World According to Garp (1982). (Photo |Twitter/Robin Williams FS)
Robin Williams and his first wife Valerie Velardi had their first child Zachary Pym Williams on April 11, 1983, almost five years after their marriage. (Photo | Facebook/Robin Williams Memorial)
The year 1996 was very important for the late actor, as two of his movies (Jumanji and he Birdcage) reached the $100 million mark in the same week in the U.S. Not many actors have such a feat to boast of. (Photo |Twitter/Robin Williams FS)
Williams was fond of cycling and was a friend of Lance Armstrong. He was a big fan of rugby as well. (Photo |Twitter/Robin Williams FS)
On August 11, 2014, the 63-year-old comedian was found dead in his California home. He was said to be battling depression and an autopsy report confirmed earlier reports of suicide by hanging. (Photo |Twitter/Farms not Factories)
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