Robin Williams’ close friend reveals actor resented having to do new Mrs Doubtfire

The Telegraph ^ | 08/13/2014 | Josie Ensor

[mmichaels1970]

the wise thing to do is live well below your means (but still comfortably) and put what's left over into safe,stable investments.

Absolutely agree. However IF he was bipolar, a symptom of it is poor money management especially during high manic episodes. Here's a pretty good article on it.

Once the high manic episode cycles into a low manic episode, they look at the money they just p*ssed away which feeds into their depression. Nasty cycle.

[MNDude]

I once came across the Iron Sheik (WWF wrestling) at a shopping mall. I asked him for his autograph for my wrestling fan brother.

After writing it, he asked me humbly if I could spare $5 so he could buy lunch!

[dfwgator]

The lesson here is, it can be depressing to have money problems,

"I don't care about losing all the money....it's losing all the stuff."

[x]

How come?

Was it a porno or something?

[E. Pluribus Unum]

You did recognize the sarcasm?

[SeekAndFind]

RE: I once came across the Iron Sheik (WWF wrestling)

Is this the same guy who defeated Bob Backlund for the WWF championship with his famed Camel Clutch?

[caww]

Apparently William’s had issues with most of the roles he took on...but then considering his personal issues I'd expect they too played into the equations of how he saw himself in these roles. Changing wives as he did roles he played likely didn't help his view of life either. Seems he had a difficult time accepting or finding contentment with his lot in life no matter which direction it went or that he took it.

[mmichaels1970]

He should have had better advisors

Yes! That alone could have helped him immensely imho.

[MNDude]

Yup. That’s him. His brain is mostly gone now from heavy drug use.

[TexasGator]

“but then considering his personal issues I’d expect they too played into the equations of how he saw himself in these roles.”

Eerie. Along the lines of the ‘World’s Greatest Dad’?

[Night Hides Not]

He could’ve done a 3-6 month stint in Vegas. How tough would that have been?

[alexander_busek]

WHy does Hollyweird have to make a sequel out of almost every dang movie and sometimes TV shows? WHats next-— Tootsie II ? C’mon you laggards.

Um... because (in a majority of instances) it works?

Ka-ching!

Regards,

[caww]

...”Welcome to the world of the rest of us”....

Well yea! Seems like Hollywood and the PR want to somehow make Williams a victim of life rather than recognize the responsibilities he let slip through his hand.

We all do so at times for various reasons but he seemed to feed chaos to some extent...and then crash when it wasn’t there.

[Lorianne]

His offspring were well beyond child support age, so I don’t see what that has to do with it.

[RetiredTexasVet]

Shades of the dead junkie MJ ... another couple weeks of MSM whining about another dead junkie!

[BlueStateRightist]

Depression or bipolar disease (which might be the more correct diagnosis in his instance) are real diseases. The diseased organ is the brain. As with other diseased organs, all the money in the world (or lack, thereof) may make little difference in their resolution (or lack, thereof). Too often after hearing about suicide the media and lay people look for “explanations.” More often than not there are none. He was sick. He succumbed to his illness.

[mmichaels1970]

I agree completely.

[Blue Highway]

Tootsie II? That was almost 40 years ago.

[353FMG]

Poor guy?

I volunteered at an assistance ministry. We had a homeless, one-legged VN veteran who often came by for help.

He walked on crutches and carried a backpack with an American flag stuck on it. He often told me: “It won’t be long, it won’t be long now.”

One night he intentionally crossed Highway 6 and walked into the path of an 18-wheeler.

I will remember him much longer than I will remember Robin Williams.

[Blue Highway]

Was that in his heyday in the 80s or just a year ago?