Robin McLaurin Williams was born on July 21, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois. He briefly studied political science before enrolling at Juilliard School to study theatre. After he left Juilliard, he performed in nightclubs where he was discovered for the role of Mork on an episode of
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(performer: "I'm Popeye The Sailor Man" 1933, "I Yam What I Yam" - uncredited, "Sail With Me" - uncredited, "Swee'pea's Lullaby" - uncredited, "Blow Me Down" - uncredited)
Stand-up is the place where you can do things that you could never do in public. Once you step on stage you're licensed to do that. It's an understood relationship. You walk on stage - it's your job.
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Was frequently called up by Steven Spielberg when he was filming
Schindler's List. He would put him on speaker phone so he could tell jokes to the cast and crew to cheer them up. He used his character in
Aladdin most of the time.
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Frequently plays offbeat and eccentric characters
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