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NAME:	Robin Williams
PROFILE:	Name: Robin Williams Birth Name: Robin McLaurin Williams Height: 5' 8\" Sex: M Nationality: American Birth Date: July 21, 1952 Birth Place: Chicago, IL, USA Profession: actor, director, Writer, Comedian, producer Education: Claremont Men's College, Claremont, California (majored in Political Science) College of Marin, Kentfield, California (majored in acting) The Juilliard School, New York (majored in Drama; studied for three years on full scholarship) Husband/Wife: Marsha Garces Williams (producer, former nanny, former personal assistant; married April 30, 1989), Valerie Velardi (former dancer; married June 4, 1978; divorced 1988) Relationship: Michelle Tish Carter (dated 1984-1986) Father: Robert Williams (car salesman, auto-industry executive; born 1901; died 1987) Mother: Laurie Williams (born September 1922) Son: Zachary (mother: Valerie Velardi; born in 1983), Cody Alan (mother: Marsha Garces Williams; born November 25, 1991) Daughter: Zelda (mother, Marsha Garces Williams; born July 31, 1989) Claim to fame: as Mork in the ABC series Mork and Mindy Contact: Click here
GOSSIP:	Was honored with the San Francisco Film Society's Peter Owens award at the San Francisco International Film Festival for acting brilliance, independence and integrity. (May 3, 2007) Hid his alcoholism relapse for three years before checking into rehab in northern California. (2006) Says he was motivated to seek treatment for alcoholism after Mel Gibson was ordered to undergo rehabilitation following his arrest for drink-driving in July, referring to the incident as a big-wake up call. (October 2, 2006) Has checked out of rehab and moved in with a sober friend in a bid to save his marriage to his wife Marsha. (September 23, 2006) Insists he will take care of the orphaned son of Christopher and Dana Reeve, after the teenager's mother died of lung cancer. (March 13, 2006) Donated $80,000 for renovations in San Francisco, where he resides with his family. (July 30, 2005) His impersonator has agreed to stop trying to con gullible charities out of money after the actor threatened legal proceedings. (May 18, 2005) Filed suit against celebrity impersonator Michael Clayton and his agent Michael Pool, claiming the pair have taken their act to a reprehensible level by expressly asserting Clayton is the real Robin Williams. (May 13, 2005) Accused movie giant Disney of making cheap films. (March 15, 2005) Is so keen to play a homosexual radio DJ in THE NIGHT LISTENER that he accepts a dramatically reduced salary - a mere $65,000. (2005) Williams, voted Best Supporting Actor for GOOD WILL HUNTING in 1998, said in his acceptance speech, “Most of all, I want to thank my father, up there, the man who when I said I wanted to be an actor, he said, 'Wonderful, just have a back-up profession like welding.' Took full advantage of Janet Jackson's breast- baring controversy by tweaking his nipple at 2004 Oscars, and host Billy Crystal quipped, This is the reason for the five-second delay. Williams, the lead performer in a U.S. military show in Iraq, took the outdoor stage at Baghdad International Airport on Tuesday and delivered a barrage of raunchy comedy. (December 17, 2003) Williams has joined a campaign to try and grant controversial comedian Lenny Bruce a posthumous pardon for obscenity charges – Bruce was convicted after a six month trial on obscenity charges in 1964 after undercover police witnessed a performance at Cafe A Go Go in New York's Greenwich Village containing over 100 'obscene' words, and Williams joined Bruce's fans lobbying New York state Governor George Pataki to issue a legal pardon over the conviction. (May 30, 2003) Williams has ridiculed Michael Jackson's claims he was the victim of racism at the hands of record label Sony -- the comedian said, Michael Jackson's standing outside Sony with a sign claiming racism. I said, 'Honey, you gotta pick a race first. All of a sudden you're a black man, then you're Diana Ross, now you're Audrey Hepburn. Then he's got the little beard going on. He's like Lord Of The Rings, the entire cast. Michael's about to jump species. (March 1, 2003) MORE ROBIN WILLIAMS TRIVIA
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