RIP - Robin Williams

[BB]

Shepard Smith kind of looks like Roy, the Alien from Mtv's The Head.

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As to Robin Williams taking jokes, yeah that's widely acknowledged that he was well versed in it. But he got a pass because he'd do things like straight up buy the joke from the original comic or get them a better spot so that it was forgiven.

Anyway, much better actor, or skit straight man than stand up comedian.

[affeman]

PIP

[Nails]

[Agnostic007]

Fox News host labels Robin Williams ‘such a coward’ over alleged suicide

ox News host Shepard Smith on Tuesday asserted that actor Robin Williams was “such a coward” for allegedly committing suicide.

At the conclusion of a touching special report that aired just hours after Williams died, Smith seemed to become almost angry while thinking about the actor’s children.

The Fox News host noted that Williams had once told a story about his daughter, Zelda, who asked him to read a book to her in his normal voice.


“One of the children he so loved, one of the children grieving tonight,” Smith said. “Because their father killed himself in a fit of depression.”

“It’s hard to imagine, isn’t it?” he continued. “You could love three little things so much, watch them grow, they’re in their mid-20s, and they’re inspiring you, and exciting you, and they fill you up with the kind of joy you could never have known.”

“And yet, something inside you is so horrible or you’re such a coward or whatever the reason that you decide that you have to end it. Robin Williams, at 63, did that today.”

Agree...

Had a good friend suffer through both her parents committing suicide at different times in her life. She ended up taking her own before she reached 30. Selfish act when you have children. Suck it up, there are people out there with a lot tougher circumstances making it day to day for their loved ones...

[Mr. MB]

Robin's early mentor was Jonathan Winters. They practiced improv together by sitting in a room for an hour doing stich over one hand held object while they had each other laughing in stitches.

  

Winters lived a long 87 years and kept his body clean unlike Robin. Winters was also A Political while Robin was a leftie loonie out of the Whoopie Goldberg School of the Inept. Its a shame Robin did not follow his mentor closer.

I was a movie fan not a stand up fan.....

None the less a great body of work.

[crownshep]

Strange coincidence,didn`t they do the same with the boston bombing as well.
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/robin-williams-family-guy-episode-about-a-suicide-attempt-aired-on-bbc-three-as-news-of-actors-death-broke-9664290.html

[Nails]

*****update*****


Cut his wrists, hung himself , and left a suicide note


Williams then took a belt, tied it around his neck and secured it between the closet door and door frame.  Williams was in a seated position, slightly suspended with his right shoulder against the door.

 
like the dude that killed himself on the webcam a few years back

[njflex]

Robin's early mentor was Jonathan Winters. They practiced improv together by sitting in a room for an hour doing stich over one hand held object while they had each other laughing in stitches.

  

Winters lived a long 87 years and kept his body clean unlike Robin. Winters was also A Political while Robin was a leftie loonie out of the Whoopie Goldberg School of the Inept. Its a shame Robin did not follow his mentor closer.

I was a movie fan not a stand up fan.....

None the less a great body of work.

summed up well...he had a very good movie career..

[Mr Anabolic]

Fans are paying tribute at the "Good Will Hunting" park bench in Boston...

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/robin-williams-dead-good-will-hunting-bench-in-boston-gets-quote-tributes-from-fans-9663146.html

[manuelsonn]

He finally realised that all its just a sad joke.

[Mick33]

He had kids, how can someone do that to their kids?

[Schnauzer]

[Simple Simon]

*****update*****


Cut his wrists, hung himself , and left a suicide note


Williams then took a belt, tied it around his neck and secured it between the closet door and door frame.  Williams was in a seated position, slightly suspended with his right shoulder against the door.

 
like the dude that killed himself on the webcam a few years back

In that order?
Magician as well as comedian.

[Man of Steel]

Agree...

Had a good friend suffer through both her parents committing suicide at different times in her life. She ended up taking her own before she reached 30. Selfish act when you have children. Suck it up, there are people out there with a lot tougher circumstances making it day to day for their loved ones...

I had two close friends who experienced suicide.  One lost his father to suicide and another lost his brother to suicide.  

At my lowest I considered suicide, but that circumstance was a spiritual one.  It's a cowardly, unnecessary act especially if you're living in a country with all the pomp, circumstance and affluence of the US.  

Now depression is no joke and I've had family members that have suffered with it for years.  So has my wife's family.  It claims people everyday, but a lot of depression can be treated with medication.  Your brain is literally sick.  I've also seen depression who's source is spiritual in nature (experienced it personally).  Often times the media makes comments about celebrity suicide stating such things as "their demons got the best of them".  They're more right than they even realize.

[Nails]

In that order?
Magician as well as comedian.

maybe a voice memo 

[Schnauzer]

[The Abdominal Snoman]

Agree...

Had a good friend suffer through both her parents committing suicide at different times in her life. She ended up taking her own before she reached 30. Selfish act when you have children. Suck it up, there are people out there with a lot tougher circumstances making it day to day for their loved ones...

LOL at "suck it up" to mental illness. Besides Dentists, cops are number two in suicide deaths. It's not like Robin Williams left babies. His adult offspring were 22,25,31 I believe. Sure they were his "babies"...But in the eyes of society and the court system, they are adults. If you want to use words like "suck it up", then maybe use those words to his adult children down the road if they have a problem with the way Robin left the world.

[Nails]

He Died for those Bitches

 

[Ronnie Rep]

Didn't read through all 8 pages so don't know if anyone previously mentioned it. Robyn Williams was one of the last people to see John Belushi alive, partied with him at the Chateau Marmont Bungalow and split. Sad and ironic. RIP.

[thebrink]

LOL at "suck it up" to mental illness. Besides Dentists, cops are number two in suicide deaths. It's not like Robin Williams left babies. His adult offspring were 22,25,31 I believe. Sure they were his "babies"...But in the eyes of society and the court system, they are adults. If you want to use words like "suck it up", then maybe use those words to his adult children down the road if they have a problem with the way Robin left the world.

Usually people who say that had great upbringings and never had problems with alcohol or drugs. So yeah its easy for them to say that.

Drugs and alc go hand in hand with depression and the belief of a bleak future.

[Andy Griffin]

Didn't read through all 8 pages so don't know if anyone previously mentioned it. Robyn Williams was one of the last people to see John Belushi alive, partied with him at the Chateau Marmont Bungalow and split. Sad and ironic. RIP.

He was also one of the last to see Andy Kaufman alive.

"He put me in a headlock and said 'goodbye' ."

[Novena]

The most insightful piece written on this subject:

http://www.cracked.com/quick-fixes/robin-williams-why-funny-people-kill-themselves/

[Agnostic007]

Usually people who say that had great upbringings and never had problems with alcohol or drugs. So yeah its easy for them to say that.

Drugs and alc go hand in hand with depression and the belief of a bleak future.

In this case though, it was from seeing the mental damage it did to the daughter left behind. I don't know how you can say you love someone then kill yourself knowing it will mess them up. Having said that, I'm sure he felt it was the right path for him at the moment.. and it was his choice. I support his choice, I just think it's a pretty crappy thing to do to your loved ones. 

[Natural Man]

In this case though, it was from seeing the mental damage it did to the daughter left behind. I don't know how you can say you love someone then kill yourself knowing it will mess them up. Having said that, I'm sure he felt it was the right path for him at the moment.. and it was his choice. I support his choice, I just think it's a pretty crappy thing to do to your loved ones. 

Depends, some people might come to the conclusion life in general -past, present, future life- is pointless, so are their loved ones lives ultimately.

[thegamechanger]

He had kids, how can someone do that to their kids?

the privilege of killing oneself should be for everyone, even parents.