Robin Williams has died
Robin Williams has died
DaveyG
Broadway Star Joined: 8/11/05
#1Robin Williams has died
Posted: 8/11/14 at 7:05pm
http://variety.com/2014/film/news/robin-williams-found-dead-in-possible-suicide-1201280386/
Updated On: 8/13/14 at 07:05 PM
#2Robin Williams has died.
Posted: 8/11/14 at 7:07pmI wonder how the cast of Aladdin (especially James Monroe Iglehart) are feeling right now...
Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#2Robin Williams has died.
Posted: 8/11/14 at 7:09pm
Wow. That came out of left field . What a loss
Prayers for him and his family.
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luvcaroline
Broadway Star Joined: 10/19/05
#3Robin Williams has died.
Posted: 8/11/14 at 7:13pmWhat a huge loss. This makes me very sad. Prayers to his family.
#4Robin Williams has died.
Posted: 8/11/14 at 7:14pm
My god... That's horrible.
I pray for him and his family's loss. What a funny man he was.
Broadway Legend Joined: 12/31/69
#6Robin Williams has died.
Posted: 8/11/14 at 7:22pmWhat a loss, got to see him riff in small clubs in SF when he would work out material, and it was just phenomenal how quickly his mind could jump from one topic to another and back, and somehow he brought you along and you never missed a beat...
#7Robin Williams has died.
Posted: 8/11/14 at 7:22pm
So sad. I met him once in San Francisco a couple years ago. I remember him being quite nice and generous with his time after a comedy performance in Golden Gate Park. Him having been a local man, I know several people who have met him or know him. All of them have fond memories of him as a person.
I think tonight I'll watch Hook in honor of him. One of my favorite movies of all time.
Rest in Peace, Mr. Williams
Sutton Ross
Broadway Legend Joined: 7/20/13
#8Robin Williams has died.
Posted: 8/11/14 at 7:24pmHoly s*it, what a horrible loss. Rest in peace, sweet man.
#10Robin Williams has died.
Posted: 8/11/14 at 7:28pmI'm gutted. I know he has/had battled his demons, but this is devastating. His impact was so big and he touched so many people. Robin Williams never stopped delighting me, from being a little kid seeing Mrs. Doubtfire to seeing him on stage in Bengal Tiger.
#11Robin Williams has died.
Posted: 8/11/14 at 7:30pm
Dear God, in exchange of Justin Bieber & the Kardashians, can we have Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Cory Monteith, and now Robin Williams back?
I'm especially thinking of James M. Iglehart. He really wanted Robin to come and watch him. The poor guy :/ I'm betting his next Broadway.com vlog will be very sad.
Updated On: 8/11/14 at 07:30 PM
#13Robin Williams has died.
Posted: 8/11/14 at 7:56pm
james m. iglehart @jamesmiglehart · 31m
Robin Williams! 1 of the Greatest Period. I just want to say Thank You for the laughs.
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#14Robin Williams has died.
Posted: 8/11/14 at 8:09pm
Genuinely saddened by this news.
If only there was a way to know these guys were feeling so low, so that the wave of love that follows their deaths could actually arrive in time to pull them back from the brink- if only.
#15Robin Williams has died.
Posted: 8/11/14 at 8:10pmTime to watch "The Birdcage" on a loop--- so tragic!!!
#16Robin Williams has died.
Posted: 8/11/14 at 8:18pmThis was completely unexpected. It's always sad when a celebrity dies, but this one...dang. :/
"Was uns befreit, das muss stärker sein als wir es sind." -Tanz der Vampire
sabrelady
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#17Robin Williams has died.
Posted: 8/11/14 at 8:19pm
I worked with him when he shot Smoochy in Toronto- he was very kind & considerate towards me and all the crew. He was especially nice to all the background performers who wanted to meet him. I'mm thinking of his PA Rebecca- she's been with him for decades and is probably trying to deal with all the stuff this situation entails. And Adam who was his stand in.
My heart goes out to his wife & kids. I think a lot of folks in Hollywierd are gonna be gobsmaked by this. Memento Mori.
#18Robin Williams has died.
Posted: 8/11/14 at 8:20pmSo sad...what a wonderful talent...that Depression is a Bitch.
mamaleh
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/11/04
#20Robin Williams has died.
Posted: 8/11/14 at 8:27pm
He seemed to be a very kind man. I had just read about Williams's touching friendship with Christopher Reeve. Here is a bit about how Williams responded to his friend's accident:
"His approaching operation to reattach his skull to his spine (June 1995) “was frightening to contemplate. … I already knew that I had only a fifty-fifty chance of surviving the surgery. … Then, at an especially bleak moment, the door flew open and in hurried a squat fellow with a blue scrub hat and a yellow surgical gown and glasses, speaking in a Russian accent.” The man announced that he was a proctologist and was going to perform a rectal exam on Reeve. It was Robin Williams, reprising his character from the film Nine Months. Reeve wrote: “For the first time since the accident, I laughed. My old friend had helped me know that somehow I was going to be okay.”
Robin Williams and Christopher Reeve: From Wikipedia c/o Buzzfeed
beautywickedlover
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/28/07
#22Robin Williams has died.
Posted: 8/11/14 at 8:34pmIt hasn't sunk in yet and I'm not sure it ever will. Very heartbreaking. R.I.P.
#23Robin Williams has died.
Posted: 8/11/14 at 8:40pmWow, what awful news. He was brilliant.
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#24Robin Williams has died.
Posted: 8/11/14 at 8:45pm
I'm thinking a bit more about his family and friends than some folks who probably never even met him.
A great light went out today. RIP
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