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Old Aug 11, 2014 | 04:53 PM
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Good bye Robin

Wow, we just lost a comedic giant! No body could stick with this guy on improv!!!!!!

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Old Aug 11, 2014 | 05:00 PM
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Suicide? I wonder what the story is. Sad, a very talented man.
Old Aug 11, 2014 | 05:07 PM
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I've just read that he was battling severe depression.Kinda of weird that a comedian would be depressed.He hung himself ,asphyixia.
Old Aug 11, 2014 | 05:28 PM
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<sigh> Another great gone...
Old Aug 11, 2014 | 05:44 PM
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WTH? Damn Robin!
Suicide? That sucks, he will be missed.
He was a funny fellow.
Old Aug 11, 2014 | 05:47 PM
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He's resting with Andy Kaufman.

Terribly sad, but I guess not surprising - What have you heard of him doing lately?
A guy like him is like a shark. He's got to keep moving forward or he dies.
With no current shows or projects, and with a long history of depression and drinking, it was kind of inevitable.

RIP.

- Eric
Old Aug 11, 2014 | 05:51 PM
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Man, I couldn't believe when I seen it, grew up watching him. We post one of the best comedians ever.
Good morning Vietnam is still one of my favorite movies.

R.I.P.
Old Aug 11, 2014 | 05:55 PM
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Originally Posted by MDchanic
He's resting with Andy Kaufman.

Terribly sad, but I guess not surprising - What have you heard of him doing lately?
A guy like him is like a shark. He's got to keep moving forward or he dies.
With no current shows or projects, and with a long history of depression and drinking, it was kind of inevitable.

RIP.

- Eric
He was currently on a sitcom called "The Crazy Ones" and had some movie projects in the works. He was a busy man.
Old Aug 11, 2014 | 06:07 PM
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What a shame. He will be missed. Truly a great talent...
Old Aug 11, 2014 | 06:36 PM
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I've just read that he was battling severe depression.Kinda of weird that a comedian would be depressed.He hung himself ,asphyixia.
Many comedians are depressed and kill themselves. Either overtly or with drugs.
Old Aug 11, 2014 | 06:45 PM
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He was currently on a sitcom called "The Crazy Ones" and had some movie projects in the works. He was a busy man.
I stand corrected.

Personally, I hadn't heard of anything new from him in at least a decade. (But I'm not a big "media consumer").

- Eric
Old Aug 11, 2014 | 07:08 PM
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Quite possibly the best comedian of the last 40 odd years. R.I.P. Robin.
Old Aug 11, 2014 | 07:10 PM
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Originally Posted by MDchanic
Personally, I hadn't heard of anything new from him in at least a decade.
Which, when multiplied a few hundred thousand times, explains why his show was cancelled after one season.
Old Aug 11, 2014 | 07:25 PM
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RIP...'cause we really are all hunting for goodwill'. A tragic loss
Old Aug 11, 2014 | 07:46 PM
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Nanu Nanu!
Old Aug 12, 2014 | 12:32 AM
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Nanu Nanu!
You beat me to it,naano naano Mork from Ork.RIP Robin.
Old Aug 12, 2014 | 05:58 AM
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All I can say is "shazbot!"

The greats leave us too soon. Just proves that you never really know what's inside someone's head.
Old Aug 12, 2014 | 06:24 AM
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Seems like those with the highest of highs also have the lowest of lows. Bummer.
Old Aug 12, 2014 | 09:04 AM
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An interesting article about Mr. Williams and his problems.


Robin Williams Had ‘Serious Money Troubles’ In Months Before His Death, Claims Friend — Was The Pressure Too Much?

http://radaronline.com/exclusives/20...sure-too-much/
Old Aug 12, 2014 | 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by jaunty75
An interesting article about Mr. Williams and his problems.


Robin Williams Had ‘Serious Money Troubles’ In Months Before His Death, Claims Friend — Was The Pressure Too Much?

http://radaronline.com/exclusives/20...sure-too-much/

I read this interview a few months ago and this quote struck me as so tragic. A guy with all the talent he had was forced to work to pay ex-wives


“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.”
Old Aug 12, 2014 | 10:14 AM
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And the reason Divorce is sooooooooo expensive is

BECAUSE IT'S WORTH IT.
Old Aug 12, 2014 | 04:11 PM
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Appears to have been death by hanging.


Robin Williams' Death: Suicide Due to Hanging

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...hanging-724959
Old Aug 12, 2014 | 05:12 PM
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It's Sad regardless who the person is when people take there own life.
He was a great comedian, RIP Robin
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