Fast Facts: Robin Williams

Fast Facts about actor Robin Williams.

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FACTS AND SOURCES

1. Born in Chicago, Illinois in 1951 (http://www.biography.com/people/robin-williams-9532797)
2. Attended Juilliard from 1974-1976 (http://www.juilliard.edu/about/newsroom/2014-15/robin-williams)
3. First found success on the sitcom Mork & Mindy (http://www.retrojunk.com/article/show/2981/mork-mindy)
4. Won the Oscar for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in Good Will Hunting (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119217/awards?ref_=tt_awd)
5. Died on August 11, 2014 from asphyxiation due to hanging (http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/robin-williams-apparently-committed-suicide-hanging/story?id=24947586)

IMAGE SOURCES

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urbanfeel
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Andre-Pierre du Plessis
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Loren Javier
https://www.flickr.com/photos/lorenjavier/4453195034

Alan Light
https://www.flickr.com/photos/alan-light/2106569782/in/photostream/

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
https://www.flickr.com/photos/thejointstaff/5269934797
https://www.flickr.com/photos/thejointstaff/5270547836
https://www.flickr.com/photos/thejointstaff/5274014433