Actor, comedian Robin Williams dies at 63 in apparent suicide

LAT ^ | 08/11/2014 | Lauren Raab

[BuckeyeTexan]

Robin Williams, a comic and sitcom star in the 1970s who became an Oscar-winning dramatic actor, died Monday at 63 in Marin County. The Marin County Sheriff's Office said he appears to have committed suicide.

The news of the beloved actor’s death rocked the nation. Channels broke into their usual programming to make the announcement, and within minutes, he dominated online trending topics.

[BuckeyeTexan]

How unbelivably sad. He was such a part of my childhood.

[humblegunner]

Just damn.
Suicide is always bad.

[Gay State Conservative]

Suicide? Yikes!

[Beowulf9]

He always seemed to have that sadness in his eyes.

Suicides tend to return as ghosts. I hope for his sake he instead finds peace.

[BuckeyeTexan]

Wow. Top story on Drudge. I am so sad.

[DemforBush]

How awful! RIP, Mr. Williams.

[FredZarguna]

Though a liberal, by all accounts a very nice man, and great supporter of our troops. RIP.

[bramps]

Ironically he has a new movie in Redbox about a man who thinks he only has 90 minutes to live and tries to kill himself. ‘The Angriest Man in Brooklyn’. It was very good and touching. He was very good and funny. (Those are not spoilers, you find that info out within minutes)

May he rest in peace.

[duckworth]

As a young sprout, I thought mork & mindy was fabulous tv. Saw a rerun recently and was shocked at how lame it seemed. But I fell back in love with pam dawber. Anyway, rest in peace, robin.

[Hammerhead]

I saw that coming a mile away based on recent interviews. The man seemed depressed and spiritually dead.

All the over the top theatrics always seemed that his was trying to hide or suppress an inner demon.

Never found his fast talking theatrics particularly funny.

[BuckeyeTexan]

Really? That surprises me.

[nascarnation]

Pam was one fine looking girl.
Farmington Michigan’s finest!

[Figment]

I wonder if he left a note blaming Catherine Smith?

[Veto!]

Cause of death listed as asphyxia. How do you kill yourself with asphyxia? I thought someone had to hold a pillow over your face or something like that.

[Extremely Extreme Extremist]

Williams was vastly underrated as a dramatic actor. I especially liked him in “Insomnia.”

[Yo-Yo]

One Hour Photo.

[lonevoice]

This is so sad. RIP, Robin Williams.

Addendum: In addition to his stand-up comedy and acting roles, some of his appearances on the Johnny Carson show were among my favorites.

[Huskrrrr]

The most talented performer of all time IMHO. He could do it all. How sad.

[TChad]

At his best, he was one of the funniest human beings I have ever seen. Watching him improvise with Jonathan Winters was an inspiration.

Apparently depression finally found a way to defeat the comic genius. Boo, hiss.

RIP.