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ChannelDate & TimeTitleBuy
FMCThu, Feb 11, 6:00 PMMrs. DoubtfireBuy
FMCThu, Feb 11, 10:30 PMMrs. DoubtfireBuy
HBOSGeFri, Feb 12, 1:45 PMNine MonthsBuy
FXFri, Feb 12, 9:00 PMNight at the MuseumBuy
FXSat, Feb 13, 10:30 AMNight at the MuseumBuy
TBSSat, Feb 13, 10:50 AMRVBuy
USASat, Feb 13, 7:00 PMLicense to WedBuy
TBSSun, Feb 14, 6:00 AMRVBuy
USASun, Feb 14, 11:00 AMLicense to WedBuy
SUNDeSun, Feb 14, 3:00 PMA Prairie Home CompanionBuy
SUNDeMon, Feb 15, 4:00 AMA Prairie Home CompanionBuy
MOMAXeTue, Feb 16, 6:45 AMAugust RushBuy
E!Tue, Feb 16, 7:00 AMMan of the YearBuy
FMCWed, Feb 17, 6:30 PMMrs. DoubtfireBuy
SUNDeFri, Feb 19, 8:30 AMA Prairie Home CompanionBuy
FXFri, Feb 19, 10:30 AMRobotsBuy
SUNDeFri, Feb 19, 1:45 PMA Prairie Home CompanionBuy
FMCSat, Feb 20, 6:00 AMFernGully...The Last RainforestBuy
HBOSGeSat, Feb 20, 11:15 AMNine MonthsBuy
SUNDeTue, Feb 23, 6:10 AMA Prairie Home CompanionBuy
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Robin Williams Biography

Robin Williams
  • Birth Name: Robin Williams
  • Birth Place: Chicago, IL
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 07/21/1951, Cancer
  • Profession: Actor; comedian; producer; writer; director
Robin Williams Fast Facts:
  • Voted "least likely to succeed" in high school.
  • Was roommates with Christopher Reeve at New York's Juilliard School. The two remained close friends and, during the final years of Reeve's life, Williams helped pay his medical bills.
  • Recognized early on his skill for improvisation; writers of Mork & Mindy left gaps in the scripts for him to just wing it.
  • Half brother, Todd, appeared in Mrs. Doubtfire as the bartender; he was credited as "Dr. Toad."
  • Postponed his one-man show, Weapons of Self-Destruction, to undergo heart surgery in March 2009.
    Robin Williams Relationships:
  • Cody Alan Williams - Son
  • Laurie Williams - Mother
  • Marsha Garces Williams - Wife (separated)
  • Robert Williams - Father
  • Todd Williams - Half Brother
  • Valeria Velardi - Ex-wife
  • Zachary Williams - Son
  • Zelda Williams - Daughter

    • Robin Williams Awards:
  • 2003 Emmy: Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program - Nominee
  • 1979 Grammy: Best Comedy Recording - Winner
  • 1987 Grammy: Best Comedy Recording - Winner
  • 1988 Grammy: Best Comedy Recording - Winner
  • 1988 Grammy: Best Recording for Children - Winner
  • 2002 Grammy: Best Spoken Comedy Album - Winner
  • 1987 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1989 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1991 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role - Nominee
  • 1997 Oscar: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role - Winner
  • 2008 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 2009 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Scene Stealing Guest Star - Winner
  • 2008 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Funny Male Star - Winner
  • 1994 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Actor in a Comedy Motion Picture - Winner
  • 2007 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Funny Male Star - Winner
  • 1979 People's Choice Awards: Favorite Male Performer in a New TV Program - Winner
  • 1990 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 1991 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - Nominee
  • 1985 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 1988 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Winner
  • 1992 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Winner
  • 1994 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Winner
  • 1999 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 1998 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - Nominee
  • 1979 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Winner
  • 1980 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 2005 Golden Globe: Cecil B. DeMille Award - Winner
  • 1993 Golden Globe: Special Achievement - Winner
  • 1994 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series - Nominee
  • 1987 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program - Winner
  • 1988 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program - Winner
  • 1996 Emmy: Outstanding Performance for a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
  • 2003 Emmy: Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program - Nominee
  • 1979 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series - Nominee

  • College:
  • Attended Claremont Men's College, Claremont, CA; Attended College of Marin, Kentfield, CA; Attended The Juilliard School, New York, NY
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