Robin Williams: A Boisterous Life in Pictures
What’s left to say that hasn’t already been said? Robin Williams lived to see other people smile, but that doesn’t mean he didn’t have moment after moment of pure joy and laughter. Here’s a look back through Williams’s life — from his early days in the comedy clubs of San Francisco to the Hollywood big-time.
At the Comedy Store, 1978
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After a taping of Saturday Night Live, 1978
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At the Golden Globes, 1979
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With John Ritter at the Emmys, 1979
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Performing at a Bread and Roses Benefit, 1979
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At The World According to Garp wrap party, 1981
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With Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal at Comic Relief, 1986
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At the premiere of Mrs. Doubtfire, 1993
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With Whoopi Goldberg, 1994
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One Hour Photo Sundance portrait, 2002
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Entertaining troops in Iraq, 2003
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At the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards, 2006
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In 2011, sporting the beard that he often had in his later years.
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