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14 unusual facts about Robin Williams


A. Marc Gillinov

On March 13, 2009 he performed heart surgery on Robin Williams, in which he replaced his aortic valve, repaired his mitral valve and corrected his irregular heartbeat, a procedure that took over three and a half hours.

Anselm J. McLaurin

Through his daughter, Stella May McLaurin, he is the great-great-grandfather of American actor and comedian Robin Williams.

Elton 60 – Live at Madison Square Garden

The release features appearances onstage by comedians Robin Williams and Whoopi Goldberg, as well as special remarks to the audience by lyricist Bernie Taupin.

Gary Nadeau

He is best known for co-writing the screenplay for the 1996 film Jack starring Robin Williams and directed by Francis Ford Coppola.

Louise Bennett-Coverley

In 1986, she appeared as Portia in the comedy film Club Paradise, starring Robin Williams, Jimmy Cliff and Peter O'Toole.

Marsha Garces

She was married to actor and comedian Robin Williams, whom she met working as a nanny, from 1989 to 2010.

Moscow on the Hudson

Set against the backdrop of the Cold War and Soviet political repression of the early 1980s prior to perestroika, Vladimir Ivanoff (Robin Williams), a saxophonist with the Moscow circus, lives in a crowded apartment with his extended family.

Moscow on the Hudson is a 1984 American comedy-drama film starring Robin Williams, directed and co-written by Paul Mazursky.

Pickle Family Circus

Several members of the Pickle Family Circus were in the 1980 movie Popeye starring Robin Williams, including Bill Irwin (playing Ham Gravy), Larry Pisoni (Chico), Geoff Hoyle (Scoop), and Peggy Snider (playing Pickelina and credited as Peggy Pisoni).

Roger Kabler

As a celebrity impersonator, Kabler is known for his impression of Robin Williams.

Samuel F. Pickering, Jr.

One of Pickering's students at Montgomery Bell Academy, Tom Schulman, later wrote the script for the film Dead Poets Society, basing the pedagogy of Robin Williams' character very loosely on Pickering's eccentric style.

Ted Kurdyla

In 1990, Kurdyla was the production manager for the Robin Williams/Tim Robbins comedy Cadillac Man.

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D

In June 2011, actor and comedian Robin Williams starred in a commercial to promote the game along with his daughter Zelda Williams, whom he named after the character from the series.

United Solo Theatre Festival

In 2011, the United Solo board has nominated four performers for the uAward: Daniel Beaty in Through the Night, John Lithgow in Stories by Heart, Patti LuPone in The Gypsy in My Soul, and Robin Williams in Weapons of Self-Destruction.


Cadillac Man

Queens car salesman Joey O'Brien (Robin Williams) must deal with the ever-increasing pressures in his life: he has an ex-wife demanding alimony, a daughter who's missing, a married mistress (Fran Drescher) and a single mistress (Lori Petty) who are both desperately in love with him, and a two-day deadline to either sell twelve cars or lose his job.

Carolines on Broadway

Many of the top headliners in the U.S. have performed at Carolines, including Paul Reubens, Jerry Seinfeld, Jay Leno, Bill Hicks, Andrew Dice Clay, Gilbert Gottfried, Andy Borowitz, Joy Behar, Jon Stewart, Robin Williams, Colin Quinn, Chris Rock, Norm Macdonald, Elayne Boosler, Michael Richards, Richard Belzer, Chris Rush and Mitch Hedberg.

Daniel London

London landed one of his first major roles alongside actor Robin Williams in the 1998 movie, Patch Adams.

Danny Click

Click's live shows have drawn surprise guest appearances by a number of artists, including Carlos Santana, Elvin Bishop, James Nash of The Waybacks, and Angela Strehli, as well as drawing audience members such as Mort Sahl, Anna Halprin, and Robin Williams.

Donald O'Connor

O'Connor appeared in the short-lived Bring Back Birdie on Broadway in 1981, and continued to make film and television appearances into the 1990s, including the Robin Williams film Toys as the president of a toy-making company.

Dreams with Sharp Teeth

It is composed of original and archive footage of Ellison and talking head segments from colleagues and fans including Robin Williams, Peter David and Neil Gaiman.

Erica Tazel

On screen, Erica Tazel has made limited appearances, including in the 18 min. short As It Is (2010), directed by Ka'ramuu Kush, and in a minor role in the David Duchovny drama House of D (2004, table below), starring Anton Yelchin, Robin Williams, Téa Leoni, and Erykah Badu.

Geoffrey Lower

His film appearances have placed him alongside a wide array of award-winning colleagues, including Frances McDormand, John Lithgow, Robin Williams, Giancarlo Giannini, and Peter Gallagher.

Harry Borden

His subjects have included celebrities ranging from Robin Williams and Ewan McGregor though Jamie Oliver to Tony Blair and Margaret Thatcher.

Howard Rosenman

He subsequently formed Howard Rosenman Productions and produced The Family Man, Noel starring Susan Sarandon, Penélope Cruz and Robin Williams and You Kill Me starring Sir Ben Kingsley and Téa Leoni.

Jakob the Liar

Jakob the Liar is a 1999 American film directed by Peter Kassovitz and starring Robin Williams, Alan Arkin, Liev Schreiber, Hannah Taylor-Gordon, and Bob Balaban.

Madame Fatal

Madame Doubtfire, a humorous novel with a similar cross-dressing theme of a man cosmetically becoming an elderly woman for his own purposes, and the novel's subsequent comedy film adaptation starring Robin Williams.

Omar Naim

In 2004, Naim wrote and directed his first feature film, The Final Cut, which starred Academy Award winning actor and comedian Robin Williams, Academy Award winning actress Mira Sorvino, and Jim Caviezel.

Polly Swann

Teamed with Helen Glover in the women's coxless pair under the tutelage of Robin Williams, Swann completed a clean sweep of three victories at the World Rowing Cup, winning gold at Penrith Lakes, Australia in March; Eton Dorney, London in June; and Lucerne Rotsee in July.

Postencephalitic parkinsonism

The film Awakenings (starring Robin Williams and Robert De Niro) and its respective book based on genuine cases reported by Oliver Sacks deal with sensitive and largely accurate topics relating to this disease.

Sea Cliff, San Francisco

Some of the neighborhood's more famous current and past residents include Jefferson Airplane guitarist Paul Kantner, photographer Ansel Adams, comic actor Robin Williams, actress Sharon Stone, actor Eugene Levy, actor Cheech Marin, Gap founder Donald Fisher, Twitter founder Jack Dorsey and Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett.

Sid Meier's SimGolf

Other facilities made available as players progress through the game include a bar, a putting green, a tennis court and homes to parodies of Hollywood stars or other international celebrities, such as William Robins, Bruce Springstone, Pamela Panderson, or Rosie O'Doul.

Steinberg v. Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc.

The Moscow on the Hudson poster featured the movie's lead actor Robin Williams and his two co-stars at the bottom of the frame, with a highly detailed depiction of four city blocks of Manhattan behind them.

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

Actor/comedian and series fan Robin Williams, and his daughter Zelda, have starred in TV commercials promoting the game.

W. Kamau Bell

Robin Williams calls Bell “ferociously funny,” and the SF Weekly called Bell “smart, stylish, and very much in the mold of politically outspoken comedians like Dave Chappelle.”

Wizardry

In the 1980s, Wizardry entertained fans that included celebrity figures such as Robin Williams, Harry Anderson, and the Crown Prince of Bahrain.

You Make Me Feel...

The video clip also includes cameos by doppelganger DJs Andrew and Andrew, Brooklyn rap crew Ninjasonik, photographer Nicky Digital, MTV News correspondent James Montgomery, Elle Magazine creative director Joe Zee, Justjared.com's own Jared Eng, Jersey Shore's The Situation, singer Wynter Gordon, actress Zelda Williams and her father, comedian and actor Robin Williams.