Robin Williams is an American actor and comedian, who is most notable for the portrayal of Mork in the ABC TV series entitled, Mork & Mindy. He was born on July 21, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois, to Laura McLaurin and Robert Fitzgerald Williams, a previous model and an executive at Ford Motor Company. He was baptized with the real name of Robin McLaurin Williams and has the combination of English, Welsh, French and Irish ancestry. He grew up in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, where he entered the Detroit Country Day School. He then relocated to Woodace, marin County, California, where he entered the Redwood High School. he also attended the Claremont McKenna College for four years.  In addition, Williams was one of the students to be accepted at the Julliard School. In his early career, Williams appeared in the NBC’s The Richard Piyor Show. after that, he was included in the casts of the TV series called, Happy Days, where he portrayed the role of an alien name Mork. His portrayal of Mork became hit to the viewers that it resulted to a spin-off sitcom called, Mork and Mindy, together with Pam Dawber as Mindy. The series aired from 1978 until 1982.

He then earned much attention throughout the year of 1970s and 80s with his standup comedy, which also includes his portrayal in the HBO comedy called, Off The Wall, the 1982 show called, An Evening with Robin Williams as well as the Robin Williams: Live at the Met. In addition, Williams landed on the 13th spot at the Comedy Central’s 2004 list for 100 greatest Stand-ups of All Time. On the other hand, Williams also appeared in one of the episodes of the TV series of Friends, together with Billy Crystal. Williams has also appeared in various films, which also includes the role of Airman Second Class Adrian Cronauer in the 1987 comedy drama film entitled, Good Morning, Vietnam, which earned him a nomination for an Academy Award. He also lent his voice for the role of Genie in the animated film of Aladdin in year 1992, it showed an importance of the influence of the celebrity be a voice actor or actress. He also voiced for the role of Batty Koda in the animated film entitled, FernGully: The Last Rainforest. He also lent his voice for the role of Fender in the animated comedy film entitled, Robots, which also includes the stars of Ewan McGregor and Greg Kninnear.

Moreover, Williams was also included in the casts of the drama film entitled, Good Will Hunting, where he portrayed the role of Sean Maguire, together with the stars of Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Casey Affleck. His portrayal on the said film earned him an Oscar award for the Best Supporting Actor. In year1997, Williams appeared as Professor Philip Brainard in the film called, Flubber, which also starred Marcia Gay Harden and Christopher McDonald. On the same year, he portrayed the role of Dale Putley in the 1997 comedy film called, Father’s Day, together with Billy Crystal and Julia Louis-Dreyfus. On the following year, Williams appeared in the films of Patch Adams and What Dreams May Come, where he portrayed the roles of, Hunter ‘Patch’ Adams and Chris Neilsen. He also appeared as himself in the documentary film of Junket Whore.

In year 2000, Williams appeared as a Faremain in the TV film called, Model Behavior, which starred Maggie Lawson and Justin Timberlake. On the following year, Williams lent his voice for the role of Dr. Know in the science fiction drama film called, A.I. Artificial Intelligence. He was also included in the casts of the film of The Rutles 2: Can’t Buy Me Lunch, where he portrayed the role of Hans Hankle, together with the stars of Neil Innes and Ricky Fataar. On the same year, Williams appeared in the films of Insomnia, a psychological film, which was directed by Christopher Nolan. He then appeared in the 2005 film called, The Big White, where he portrayed the role of Paul Barnell alongside Holly Hunter and Giovanni Ribisi. On the same year, he lent his voice for the role of Fender in the animated comedy film called, Robots. On the following year, he also lent his voice for the role of Ramon/Loveace in the box office hit animated film of Happy Feet. In year 2009, Williams also appeared in the Independent film called Shrink, where he portrayed the role of Jack Holden, together with Kevin Spacey and Shaffron Burrows. In addition, Williams is set to lent his voice for the role of Ramon or also known as Lovalace in the upcoming animated film of Happy Feet 2.

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The 60-year-old actor, Robin Williams tied the knot with graphic designer Susan Schneider on Sunday (October 23, 2011) at the luxurious Meadowood Resort in Napa Valley, the section of northern California known for wine and romance according to his representative.  This will be the third time that the actor has been married.  Famous guests at the nuptials included Steven Spielberg, George Lucas and Billy Crystal.  Just days before the nuptials Susan, who is the boss of graphic design firm Critical Eye Design, told the San Francisco chronicle she was so excited and thrilled about tying the knot.  The couple has been dating for around two years before they got married last Sunday.  The star met Schneider in mid-2009 and she was at his side nursing him back to health at his LA home following his heart surgery.

Robin’s actress daughter Zelda, 22, took to her twitter page to reveal some details from the big day.
In a series of tweets posted yesterday, she said Let the wedding madness begin. His dad just called @RobertKazinsky and @ShannonCollis her hetero-lifemates at the wedding. Now everyone thinks that she is a redhead polygamist. She also said that she just realized that her tweets have probably been misconstrued and added that it is not her wedding.  Regardless of that she thanked all who extended their congratulations.  The wedding festivities rage on but her tired feet are done. Think it is time to lay in the tub, eat m&m’s and write.  Set against the fall foliage of the vineyard, the new Mr. and Mrs. Williams danced the night away, according to Zelda.

Williams has enjoyed huge success in Hollywood, but has had a turbulent personal life, battling alcoholism, health issues and going through two divorces.  The ‘Dead Poets Society’ star’s first wife was Valerie Velardi with whom he has a son, 28-year-old Zachary  and he was married to her for 10 years until they divorced in 1988.  During his first marriage, he had a fling with cocktail waitress Michelle Tish Carter.  Marsha Garces was Robin Williams’ second wife from which he have two children, Zelda and Cody, 19.  Their split was legally ended last year after she initially filed for divorce in March 2008 citing “irreconcilable differences”.

In the wake of his separation from Marsha, Robin vowed to never walk down the aisle again, saying no sir not again it is not just for the financial reasons but people would think twice about divorce if they had to give up a body part instead of half their fortune. You know, you see someone with one leg and one arm, and you say, Hi, Bill, is this your third marriage? Let us not get to fourth marriages.

Williams, who has a career spanning over three decades, is best known for family comedy films like “Mrs. Doubtfire” and “Night at the Museum.” He is an established stand-up comedian and won an Oscar for supporting actor in “Good Will Hunting” in 1998.  The actor will next be heard voicing two characters in the upcoming animated comedy, “Happy Feet Two.”