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Robin Williams

Robin Williams
Born 21 July 1951, in Chicago, Illinois

<b>Wise words:</b> "See, the problem is that God gives men a brain and a penis, and only enough blood to run one at a time."

Also

”Ah yes, divorce, from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man's genitals through his wallet.”


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Robin Williams - news / articles


  • Williams' daughter horrified at dad's nude scene - 18 September 2009
    -Robin Williams' actress daughter Zelda was left cringing with embarrassment at the recent premiere of her father's new movie World's Greatest Dad - because the comedian failed to warn her about his nude scene.- -In the film, the funnyman plays teacher Lance Clayton, wh


  • Director impressed with Williams' manhood - 28 August 2009
    -Comedian and moviemaker Bobcat Goldthwaite has revealed best pal Robin Williams is a member of Hollywood's well-hung club after shooting the Oscar winner waxed and naked in new film World's Greatest Dad.- -Williams, who is famously hirsute, insisted on stripping for a


  • Williams thankful for fan support - 27 May 2009
    -Robin Williams has assured fans he is recovering well after undergoing heart surgery in March (09).- -Doctors warned the Good Will Hunting star he would have just weeks to live if he didn't undergo a life-saving heart operation to replace an aortic valve.- - Williams

Robin Williams - what members say


  • Good Morning, Vietnam
  • Good Morning, Vietnam review by from N. Yorkshire
    Rated - 4 stars Comedy ahead of its time 17 March 2004
    ...down Jimmy Young than Kenny Everett. So Cronauer - played with absolute zest by Robin Williams freed up to do pretty much whatever he wanted on set - had a tough time of Viet...  
  • Dead Poets Society
  • Dead Poets Society review by A customer from Leicester, England
    Rated - 5 stars TOUCHING 7 July 2004
    ...Touching film with Robin Williams in one of his few `serious roles`. The film is slightly melancholy in places but ultimately uplifting. Bravo!...  
  • The Birdcage
  • The Birdcage review by JediSi from Kent
    Rated - 5 stars I pierced the toast! 22 September 2007
    ...s has got to be one of the most hilarious movies ever made, next to Waking Ned. Robin Williams is exceptional but of course it is Nathan Lane who runs away with the show as t...  

Robin Williams - filmography


  • Old Dogs (2009)
    Starring: John Travolta,  Robin Williams,  Kelly Preston
    Director: Walt Becker
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Two best friends -- one unlucky-in-love divorcee and the other a fun-loving bachelor -- have their lives turned upside down when they're unexpectedly charged with the care of seven-year-old twins while on the verge of the biggest business deal of their lives. The not-so-kid-savvy bachelors stumble ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 66% from 3 members
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  • RV on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Robin Williams,  Cheryl Hines,  Jeff Daniels
    Director: Barry Sonnenfeld
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A family film for the Instant Messenger age, RV takes a humorous look at a mostly functional suburban family's attempt to get away from it all on a rare vacation. The always hilarious Robin Williams plays Bob Munro, a beaten-down middle manager who feels alienated from the family he works so hard ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 61% from 13,828 members
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  • Insomnia on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Al Pacino,  Robin Williams,  Hilary Swank
    Director: Christopher Nolan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    In a remote Alaskan town called Nightmute, the murder of a teenage girl has shocked the tight-knit community. The Los Angeles Police Department sends two of its cops--both under investigation by Internal Affairs--to try to solve the crime in Christopher Nolan's film based on Erik Skjoldbjaerg's ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 63% from 17,177 members
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  • Robin Williams - Live On Broadway on DVD (2002)
    Starring: Robin Williams
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Recorded live on July 24th, 2002, Robin Williams' Broadway performances were the last stop on a 26-date U.S. tour. Riffing on just about every contemporary subject under the sun, Williams tackles politics, sex, religion, health, rocket science and a whole lot more! An Academy Award winner and huge ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 3,370 members
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  • Bicentennial Man on DVD (1999)
    Starring: Robin Williams,  Sam Neill,  Embeth Davidtz
    Director: Chris Columbus
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Andrew Martin (Williams) is a household android whose intended function is thrown for a loop when he begins to feel genuine human emotions. Over the next two centuries the resulting dealings with his adopted family and new acquaintances provide the film with ample opportunities to raise important ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 64% from 4,394 members
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  • Patch Adams on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Robin Williams,  Monica Potter,  Philip Seymour Hoffman
    Director: Tom Shadyac
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Tom Shadyac's (ACE VENTURA) film tells the true story of Hunter "Patch" Adams (Robin Williams), an aspiring doctor in the 1970s who attempted to treat his patients with a medicine that modern science had totally disregarded: humor. After a stint in a mental hospital where he discovers his need to ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 62% from 4,997 members
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  • Flubber on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Robin Williams,  Marcia Gay Harden
    Director: Les Mayfield
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Forgetful Professor Phillip Brainard inadvertently creates "flying rubber" in his lab, misses his wedding date repeatedly, and is menaced by bungling goons hired by a jealous rival out to steal his lady and his invention. Producer and co-screenwriter John Hughes renders the Disney classic, "The ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 58% from 5,735 members
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  • Jumanji on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Robin Williams,  Kirsten Dunst,  Bonnie Hunt
    Director: Joe Johnston
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    A magical board game serves as a door to another dimension in this adventure fantasy based on Chris Van Allsburg's award-winning children's book. When a pair of orphans discover the game and start playing it, they unwittingly unleash a man (Robin Williams) who's been trapped inside--as well as an ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 64% from 13,617 members
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  • Nine Months on DVD (1995)
    Starring: Hugh Grant,  Julianne Moore,  Tom Arnold
    Director: Chris Columbus
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Samuel Faulkner's (Hugh Grant) fruitful, happy life completely falls apart when long-time girlfriend Rebecca (Julianne Moore) suddenly announces she's pregnant. The thought of fatherhood and responsibility terrifies Samuel--who just happens to be a child psychologist. Although he does try hard to ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 6,292 members
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  • Mrs Doubtfire on DVD (1993)
    Starring: Sally Field,  Robin Williams,  Pierce Brosnan
    Director: Chris Columbus
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    When an irresponsible and child-like dad (Robin Williams) is barred from seeing his kids, he disguises himself as a woman and applies for the job of housekeeper for his ex-wife (Sally Field). The disguise of a sturdy matron works a beneficial change on him as well...but how long can he keep the act up
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 67% from 13,713 members
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  • Toys on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Robin Williams,  Joan Cusack,  Michael Gambon
    Director: Barry Levinson
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    Robin Williams stars in this surreal anti-war fantasy directed by Barry Levinson (RAIN MAN, DINER). Williams plays Leslie Zevo, the son of a fun-loving toymaker. Leslie and his sister, Alsatia (Joan Cusack,) grew up surrounded by their father's whimsical creations in the fantastic factory that he ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 1,319 member
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  • Hook on DVD (1991)
    Starring: Dustin Hoffman,  Julia Roberts,  Bob Hoskins
    Director: Steven Spielberg
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    Director Steven Spielberg brings J.M. Barrie's PETER PAN to the screen with a delightfully modernized twist. Forty-year-old Peter (Robin Williams) has grown up to be a workaholic lawyer with more affection for his cell phone than his wife and two children. When the family travels to England to ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 64% from 11,745 members
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  • Seize The Day on DVD (1986)
    Starring: Robin Williams,  William Hickey,  Glenne Headly
    Director: Fielder Cook
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    A salesman who has lost his girlfriend, his job and much of his sanity struggles to begin anew in New York. This is, to date, the only film based on a work by acclaimed author Saul Bellow.
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 46% from 53 members
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  • Noel on DVD
    Starring: Susan Sarandon,  Penelope Cruz,  Penelope Cruz
    Director: Chazz Palminteri
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
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    A first-rate cast comes together for this collection of intertwining tales of lonely New Yorkers reaching out to each other on Christmas Eve. Susan Sarandon plays Rose, a widowed editor who spends way too much time at the hospital bed of her Alzheimers-stricken mother. Robin Williams is the ..read more »
    Rate this: 2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 3,632 members
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  • Mork And Mindy - Series 2 (4 discs) on DVD
    Starring: Robin Williams,  Pam Dawber
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    What began as a spin-off of popular sitcom HAPPY DAYS evolved into superstardom for Robin Williams in the pleasantly bizarre 1970s television series MORK AND MINDY. Hatching from an egg-shaped spacecraft, alien visitor Mork (Williams) lands on Earth to investigate the planet's inhabitants and ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 77% from 90 members
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  • World's Greatest Dad
    Starring: Robin Williams,  Daryl Sabara,  Alexie Gilmore
    Director: Bobcat Goldthwait
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    "World's Greatest Dad" is a story about a man that learns the things you want most may not be the things that make you happy and that being lonely is not necessarily the same as being alone. Lance Clayton is a man who has learned to settle. He dreamed of being a rich and famous writer, but has only ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 58% from 7 members
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  • Mork And Mindy - Series 3 (4 discs) on DVD
    Starring: Robin Williams,  Pam Dawber
    Certificate: Certificate: PG
    What began as a spin-off of popular sitcom HAPPY DAYS evolved into superstardom for Robin Williams in the pleasantly bizarre 1970s television series MORK AND MINDY. Hatching from an egg-shaped spacecraft, alien visitor Mork (Williams) lands on Earth to investigate the planet's inhabitants and ..read more »
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 63 members
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Robin Williams - watch online


  • Seize The Day to Watch Now (1986)
    Starring: Robin Williams,  William Hickey,  Glenne Headly
    Director: Fielder Cook
    Certificate: Certificate: PG (TBC)
    Watch now: £2.49
    Run time: 89 minutes
    Tommy Wilhelm (Robin Williams) is a salesman. An honest, hard-working guy who has lost his job, his girlfriend, and left part of his sanity behind as he heads to New York to pick up the pieces of his life. He's always been able to sell, but caught in a downward spiral, he must, in addition, face ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 60% from 1 member
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Robin Williams facts

5 most recent films

Old Dogs - 3.5 stars
License To Wed - 3.0 stars
License To Wed - HD DVD Version - 2.5 stars
License To Wed - BLU-RAY Version - 3.0 stars
August Rush - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Mork And Mindy - Series 2 - 4.0 stars
Mork And Mindy - Series 3 - 3.5 stars
Good Will Hunting - 3.5 stars
Aladdin - 3.5 stars
August Rush - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Club Paradise - 2.5 stars
World's Greatest Dad - 3.0 stars
Dreams With Sharp Teeth - 3.0 stars
Old Dogs - 3.5 stars
Seize The Day - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Linda Larkin - 4 times - show films
robin williams (voice) - 4 times - show films
Brittany Murphy - 3 times - show films
Peter Strauss - 3 times - show films
Eric Idle - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Ken Kwapis - 3 times - show films
Chris Columbus - 3 times - show films
Barry Levinson - 3 times - show films
George Miller - 3 times - show films
Terry Gilliam - 3 times - show films


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