still..
Really sad.
Quote: EvenBobHe had a lot of substance abuse issues. So young still..
Many people, particularly in the entertainment world, encounter drug trouble especially if they meet with early success.
They work weird hours, are surrounded by sharks, surrounded by users. Making so much money but learn too late that it was an IRS treadmill and they put all their savings up their nose.
per:
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/robin-williams-dies-suspected-suicide-724724
Sad news.
Also sad that apparently now my main source of news is the WoV site.
Quote: FleaStiffMany people, particularly in the entertainment world, encounter drug trouble especially if they meet with early success.
They work weird hours, are surrounded by sharks, surrounded by users. Making so much money but learn too late that it was an IRS treadmill and they put all their savings up their nose.
I think if you go into entertainment you are predisposed to it.
http://www.cbc.ca/news
I thought his work went downhill after Popeye, but thats just me.
A gentleman at work had issues and took his own life a couple of years ago. I knew him (but not real well) and never had a clue.
during Mork. He said he did massive amounts
in the 80's and 90's and lots of booze. I had a
brother in law who was bi-polar, it was like Jeckyl
and Hyde. RW was in his manic phase when
he did all the machine gun mouth comedy. Those
who knew him said he didn't know how to turn
it off sometimes.
Does she have an alibi?
Here is a clip of it.
Both of these characters knew how to enjoy life. The same principles that allow someone to experience happiness also enable the experience of unhappiness.
Some people are unfeeling and completely detached from the ups and downs of life. If the extremes are the manic-depressives on one end and the stoic and unemotional calculating and incessantly unemotional, I will accept the tragic life-ending circumstances of those who can share their manic stages in performance to help us all enjoy life a little bit more than usual.
I'll miss Robin Williams and his performances. To me, Robin is and always will be a comedian who made me laugh with his super energetic hyperactivity. His joyous facial expressions and his ability to see things that are really funny about life and people and how they interact.
As far as the more depressing sides of him or his life, I really don't know much about that, and I am sorry that things ended up this way. But appreciate his work and contributions to our culture through the efforts he made in his career.
He was a comedian, he would find it funny.
Quote: WizardRW had a resume a mile long but one of my favorite performances was his guest appearance on Homicide. At the time it was one of his few non-comedic roles.
Here is a clip of it.
His non-comedic roles often had a darkness about them that was eerie and powerful. And not just because we saw him as the goofball comedian on Mork and mindy first.
He sure made GOOOOOOOOOOOOD MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORNING Viet Nam funny. Of course, the original on AFVN was pretty funny in real time...Quote: BozGOOOOOOOODDDDDD MOOOOOOOOORRRRNNNING AFTERLIFE!!!!
He was a comedian, he would find it funny.
Quote: thecesspitHis non-comedic roles often had a darkness about them that was eerie and powerful. And not just because we saw him as the goofball comedian on Mork and mindy first.
You're absolutely right.
Quote: WizardRW had a resume a mile long but one of my favorite performances was his guest appearance on Homicide. At the time it was one of his few non-comedic roles.
Here is a clip of it.
One of his most powerful non-comedic roles, IMO, was in an episode of Law & Order: SVU. In it, he plays a predator who challenges society to defy authority in every way possible. The episode, appropriately, was titled "Authority". I'm guessing USA will probably air it in the next day or two.
he was also almost broke, apparently. His last divorce
in 2008 gutted him and he never recovered. He said:
“Divorce is expensive,” he recently said. “I used to joke they were going to call it ‘all the money’, but they changed it to ‘alimony’. It’s ripping your heart out through your wallet.”
Quote: AhighI'll miss Robin Williams and his performances. To me, Robin is and always will be a comedian who made me laugh with his super energetic hyperactivity. His joyous facial expressions and his ability to see things that are really funny about life and people and how they interact.
I don't remember whether it was Dana Carvey or Martin Short (both have made a good living in comedy) who tells a story about coming to the Improv club in California just starting out, and the first guy he sees on the stage that night is Robin Williams who is tearing the place up.
He thinks that is the "average" competition in the big time, and thinks about quitting.
Quote: rxwineI don't remember whether it was Dana Carvey or Martin Short (both have made a good living in comedy) who tells a story about coming to the Improv club in California just starting out, and the first guy he sees on the stage that night is Robin Williams who is tearing the place up.
He thinks that is the "average" competition in the big time, and thinks about quitting.
He loved improv to the end. When he was making various movies in Vancouver he would occassionally come to the local improv club and join the other comedians on stage.
Quote: kenarmanHe loved improv to the end.
He improvised the Genie in Aladdin. That's how come this character makes impressions and is all around manic.
I think that was his best comedic performance that I saw.
And as a gambling question, he stated once his house was hit by an airplane "Honey we are a safe here, what are the odds a house is hit twice by a plane". Classic Robin Williams.
Wish I had been there.
Quote: BozNobody has talked about "The World according to Garp",
I'd forgotten that movie...
I liked him in "Dead Poets Society," though the movie seems rather less than on first viewing. He did an even better job in "Awakenings," which is also a much better movie.
doll in her day and very sexy. I think I liked
her best in John Wayne's last movie, The
Shootist. She was far beyond her prime, but
had a very strong role. She certainly loved
Bogie and was very loyal to him while he was
alive.
Quote: EvenBobLauren Bacall died today at 89. She was a
doll in her day and very sexy. I think I liked
her best in John Wayne's last movie, The
Shootist. She was far beyond her prime, but
had a very strong role. She certainly loved
Bogie and was very loyal to him while he was
alive.
My heart was already broken. Now I'm simply laid out. And wondering who's next, since these things go in 3's. G'nite....and if you need me, just whistle. You know how...just pucker up your lips and blow. :)
Quote: smokalott...
Hey, are you the lions share guy?
Quote: IbeatyouracesJust curious, but why is this under "Thrill Seeking"?
1. Because Williams was an addict, which is thrill-seeking behavior and may have clearly played a role in his depression and suicide, and because;
2. The pictures of the young Lauren Becall. (Actually, this should be filed under the "Like you Got a Shot" side bet department.)
insult.
Quote: AxiomOfChoiceIn what sense is "mentally ill" an insult?
Chronic depression is considered a mental illness. So
is bi-polar. I keep reading from people who knew him
that RW was not the person we saw on TV talk shows
and in interviews and on stage. He was quiet and
withdrawn, introspective. But he let few people see
that side of him. He was 'in character' most of the time.
Quote: EvenBobChronic depression is considered a mental illness. So
is bi-polar.
Yes, I know. My point is that saying that someone is mentally ill is not an insult, any more than saying that someone has cancer is an insult.
But what I don't understand is why do these people all of a sudden get a bunch of attention when they die? I mean, I don't think I've ever heard of Robin Williams, and I never would have thought this many people would have known who he is (I sure didn't....but perhaps that's just me, since I can probably name 2 famous actors).
People are posting stuff (here, facebook, etc.) saying how RW was an inspiration, he really lived his life to the fullest, etc. etc.
I find it odd the same thing happens whenever a celebrity dies (the most recent, being the guy who got in a car accident....kinda looks like Brad Pitt....was in fast & furious). Are celebrities a huge part of people's lives? Do people actually look up to and are inspired by celebrities? Not saying it's a bad thing....I just didn't know that was really a "thing".
If he was as chronically depressed as EB says then yeah he was mentally ill. The point I was trying to make was that the act of suicide alone doesn't make one mentally ill. I'd never heard of RW as a mentally ill man til this tragedy.
I used to go to Yahoo for news stories when checking email. It's like 80% celebrity gossip trash garbage now suddenly recently within the last few months. I tend to want to believe the reason is them don't want to report what is the news for their own gain by hiding it from the public.Quote: RSYes, it's sad whenever someone dies and feel for their loved ones.
But what I don't understand is why do these people all of a sudden get a bunch of attention when they die? I mean, I don't think I've ever heard of Robin Williams, and I never would have thought this many people would have known who he is (I sure didn't....but perhaps that's just me, since I can probably name 2 famous actors).
People are posting stuff (here, facebook, etc.) saying how RW was an inspiration, he really lived his life to the fullest, etc. etc.
I find it odd the same thing happens whenever a celebrity dies (the most recent, being the guy who got in a car accident....kinda looks like Brad Pitt....was in fast & furious). Are celebrities a huge part of people's lives? Do people actually look up to and are inspired by celebrities? Not saying it's a bad thing....I just didn't know that was really a "thing".
Quote: beachbumbabsAnd wondering who's next, since these things go in 3's.
Dick Van Dyke 88
Christopher Plummer 84
Clint Eastwood 84
Julie Andrews is in her 70s as is Christopher Walken.
Don't know who may be suicidal.
But IMO, this Robin guy actually did something well. Wouldn't say "looked up to" or that I was greatly "inspired" but did see it as honorable work, an honest job well done, providing a useful service while doing it better than most. And for extra points, I don't recall him using it to try to lecture the world on planetary thermodynamics or somesuch foolishness.
I think in part it may be that life is less and less something people directly do, and becoming more about something people passively consume, adopting an identity through culturally symbolic infotainment product selection, similar to "being somebody" by putting on a particular suit of clothes or feeling part of something by choice of music or sports franchise and the like.Quote: RSYes, it's sad whenever someone dies and feel for their loved ones.
But what I don't understand is why do these people all of a sudden get a bunch of attention when they die? I mean, I don't think I've ever heard of Robin Williams, and I never would have thought this many people would have known who he is (I sure didn't....but perhaps that's just me, since I can probably name 2 famous actors).
People are posting stuff (here, facebook, etc.) saying how RW was an inspiration, he really lived his life to the fullest, etc. etc.
I find it odd the same thing happens whenever a celebrity dies (the most recent, being the guy who got in a car accident....kinda looks like Brad Pitt....was in fast & furious). Are celebrities a huge part of people's lives? Do people actually look up to and are inspired by celebrities? Not saying it's a bad thing....I just didn't know that was really a "thing".
But, that said, I think this particular guy actually did more than a few good days of work worth paying for.