{"id":153436,"date":"2014-08-13T01:39:49","date_gmt":"2014-08-13T01:39:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/151.106.38.4\/2014\/08\/13\/heartbroken-tributes-flood-in-for-oscar-winning-actor-robin-williams-who-had-not-been-seen-in-public-for-three-weeks-after-stint-in-rehab-for-severe-depression-bef\/"},"modified":"2014-08-13T01:39:49","modified_gmt":"2014-08-13T01:39:49","slug":"heartbroken-tributes-flood-in-for-oscar-winning-actor-robin-williams-who-had-not-been-seen-in-public-for-three-weeks-after-stint-in-rehab-for-severe-depression-bef","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nagalandpost.net\/index.php\/2014\/08\/13\/heartbroken-tributes-flood-in-for-oscar-winning-actor-robin-williams-who-had-not-been-seen-in-public-for-three-weeks-after-stint-in-rehab-for-severe-depression-bef\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Heartbroken\u2019: Tributes flood in for Oscar winning actor Robin Williams who had not been seen in public for three weeks after stint in rehab for \u2018severe depression\u2019 before he committed suicide"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oscar winning actor and comedian Robin Williams has been found dead at his home in California after apparently killing himself at the age of 63.
\nThe star of Good Will Hunting, Good Morning Vietnam and Mrs Doubtfire, who battled depression and an addiction to cocaine and alcohol for decades, was found \u2018unconscious and not breathing\u2019 in his mansion just outside San Francisco at around noon yesterday. Marin County Sheriff\u2019s Office said it believed Williams\u2019 death was a suicide due to asphyxia – reportedly by hanging – and an autopsy with toxicology tests will be carried out later today. Williams had not been seen in public since his birthday three weeks ago and it is not known if he left a suicide note.
\nLast month the married father of three was back in rehab \u2018fine-tuning\u2019 his sobriety in a year where he had been working on six movies and a TV series, and his publicist said he had been \u2018battling severe depression of late\u2019. His distraught wife Susan Schneider revealed her husband had died in a statement last night and said: \u2018This morning I lost my husband and my best friend, while the world lost one if its most beloved artists and beautiful human beings. I am utterly heartbroken\u2019.
\nFriends and colleagues such as Steven Spielberg, Steve Martin, Danny DeVito and Ben Stiller all took to social media to express their grief and offer condolences to Williams\u2019 third wife and three children, Zachary Pym, 31, Zelda Rae, 25 and Alan, 22.
\nPresident Obama issued a touching tribute to the actor and comedian, and said: \u2018Robin Williams was an airman, a doctor, a genie, a nanny, a president, a professor, a bangarang Peter Pan and everything in between. But he was one of a kind. He arrived in our lives as an alien – but he ended up touching every element of the human spirit. \u2018He made us laugh. He made us cry. He gave his immeasurable talent freely and generously to those who needed it most – from our troops stationed abroad to the marginalized on our own streets. The Obama family offers our condolences to Robin\u2019s family, his friends, and everyone who found their voice and their verse thanks to Robin Williams.\u2019
\nRobin Williams\u2019 wife revealed that he had died and released a moving statement.
\nSusan Schneider said: \u2018This morning, I lost my husband and my best friend, while the world lost one if its most beloved artists and beautiful human beings. I am utterly heartbroken,\u2019 she began. \u2018On behalf of Robin\u2019s family, we are asking for privacy during our time of profound grief. As he is remembered, it is our hope that the focus will not be on Robin\u2019s death but on the countless moments of joy and laughter he gave to millions.\u2019 His wife Susan said: \u2018As he is remembered, it is our hope the focus will not be on Robin\u2019s death, but on the countless moments of joy and laughter he gave to millions,\u2019 said Schneider.
\nShortly afterwards his daughter Zelda, 25, tweeted an excerpt from Antoine De Saint-Exupery\u2019s novella The Little Prince which read: \u2018You – you alone will have the stars as no one else has them… In one of the stars I shall be living. In one of them I shall be laughing. And so it will be as if all the stars were laughing, when you look at the sky at night… You – only you will have stars that can laugh.\u2019 She finished the post with the words: \u2018I love you. I miss you. I\u2019ll try to keep looking up, Z.\u2019
\nThe Los Angeles\u2019 Laugh Factory, where he inspired countless other comedians, issued their own tribute to the Oscar winning actor and entertainer by changing their banner to read \u2018Robin Williams Rest in Peace. Make God Laugh.\u2019
\nEmergency crews were called to the legendary comic\u2019s house in Marin County, just north of San Francisco at approximately noon on Monday and his third wife, Susan Schneider issued a statement confirming the 63-year-old\u2019s death. Williams, who won an Academy Award for his supporting role as a fatherly therapist in the 1997 drama Good Will Hunting, had been suffering from severe depression recently and had sought treatment for his ongoing alcoholism. He was last seen alive on Sunday evening.
\nWilliams\u2019 last tweet and Instagram post came on July 31, – 11 days before his apparent suicide – in which he wished Zelda a happy 25th birthday, posting a picture of himself with her as a child. \u2018Quarter of a century old today but always my baby girl,\u2019 he wrote. It is understood Williams was unconscious and not breathing when he was discovered.
\nThe coroner\u2019s office said it appears to be suicide but they are still investigating what happened. A statement by the Marin County Sheriff\u2019s Department in California said: \u2018On August 11, 2014, at approximately 11:55 am, Marin County Communications received a 9-1-1 telephone call reporting a male adult had been located unconscious and not breathing inside his residence in unincorporated Tiburon, California. The male subject, pronounced deceased at 12:02 pm has been identified as Robin McLaurin Williams.\u2019 \u2018The Sheriff\u2019s Office, as well as the Tiburon Fire Department and Southern Marin Fire Protection District were dispatched to the incident with emergency personnel arriving on scene at 12pm.
\nOutside the family home in a neighbourhood of low-slung houses with water views, people left flowers and talked about the man who rode his bike around and had a smile and a wave for children on the street. Known as \u2018the funniest man alive\u2019, Williams fought drug and alcohol problems when he became the star of Mork & Mindy, on his path to stardom.
\nHe had stayed mainly sober for 20 years but in July he went into rehab to use the 12-step program he championed, this time during a brief stay at a Minnesota facility.
\nHis divorce from his wife of 19 years and mother of two of his three children, film producer Marsha Garces, came a couple of years later and many outside his family\u2019s inner circle opening suspected his substance abuse struggles were to blame.
\nCELEBRITIES PAY TRIBUTE ON TWITTER<\/span>
\n\u2022    Kevin Spacey: \u201cRobin Williams made the world laugh & think. I will remember & honor that. A great man, artist and friend. I will miss him beyond measure.\u201d
\n\u2022    Lea Michele: \u201cSo heartbreaking to hear the terribly sad news about the amazing Robin Williams, thank you for bringing so much laughter and joy to us all.\u201d
\n\u2022    Ben Stiller: \u201cA tweet cannot begin to describe the hugeness of Robin Williams heart and soul and talent. This is so sad. #RobinWilliams\u201d.
\n\u2022    Fearne Cotton: \u201cThanks Robin Williams for all the laughter. Eternal timeless comedy magic RIP\u201d.
\n\u2022    Sarah Jessica Parker: \u201cRobin Williams, an original. Godspeed. X, sj\u201d.
\n\u2022    Lena Dunham: \u201cJust shared a moment of silence on the set for Robin Williams, a man who brought so much laughter, joy and healing to so many.\u201d
\n\u2022    Ariana Grande: \u201c#RIPRobinWilliams so heartbreaking…. thank u for the joy & laughter…. condolences, love and light to his family during this tragic time \u201c.
\n\u2022    Rita Wilson: \u201cI am heartbroken. Dear, sweet friend, Robin Williams, gone. Our prayers for peace to all his friends and family, his beautiful children.\u201d
\n\u2022    Ellen DeGeneres: \u201cI can\u2019t believe the news about Robin Williams. He gave so much to so many people. I\u2019m heartbroken.\u201d
\n\u2022    Rochelle Humes: \u201cThanks for sharing your talent with the world RIP Robin Williams\u201d.
\n\u2022    Jessica Ennis-Hill: \u201cSuch sad news about Robin Williams. What a brilliant actor, so many great films from my childhood #mrsdoubtfire #Aladdin\u201d.
\n\u2022    Nick Lachey: \u201cSo sad to hear about @robinwilliams passing. I feel like I grew up on his humor…..he brought so much laughter to so many! #RIP\u201d.
\n\u2022    Naya Rivera Dorsey: \u201cWe lost a great light. Rest peacefully Robin Williams.\u201d
\n\u2022    Hailee Steinfield: \u201cI am so so sad. RIP Robin Williams. \ud83d\ude41 \u201c
\n\u2022    Ant & Dec: \u201cRobin Williams RIP. X My childhood was made very happy because of him. Thoughts and love to his family. So so sad. A\u201d.
\n\u2022    Alyssa Milano: \u201cRobin Williams! Your work! Your heart! Your brain! So much left for you to do. So much more to love you for! Heartbroken. Rest in peace.\u201d
\n\u2022    Taylor Swift: \u201cHeartbroken for Robin Williams and his family.\u201d
\n\u2022    Fran Newman-Young: \u201c\u2019No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world\u2019 #RIPRobinWilliams\u201d
\n\u2022    Olivia Munn: \u201cSo unbelievably sad to hear about Robin Williams passing. He gave so much to the world. I hope he\u2019s in peace now. RIP\u201d.
\n\u2022    Mindy Kaling: \u201cI am named after a character from a Robin Williams TV show when my parents still lived in Africa. He meant so much, to so many, so far away.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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