| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xii, 529 pages, [16] unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 25 cm |
| Note |
"A New York Times book." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [449]-508) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue -- Part one: Comet -- Punky and Lord Posh -- The escape artist -- Legalized insanity -- My favorite Orkan -- The Robin Williams show -- Mork blows his cork -- Bungalow 3 -- Part two: Star -- Mr. Happy -- Tough love -- Gooooooood morning -- O captain! -- Dreamlike parts, with phantasmagoric associations -- Father man -- Hot flashes -- Part three: Supernova -- The golden dude -- Fade to white -- Weapons of self-destruction -- The tiger in winter -- Gone -- Everything will be okay -- The big room -- Epilogue -- Robin Williams: Selected works and awards. |
| Summary |
From his rapid-fire stand-up comedy riffs to his breakout role in Mork & Mindy and his performance in Good Will Hunting, Robin Williams was a singularly innovative actor and comedian. He often came across as a man possessed, but Itzkoff shows that Williams's comic brilliance masked a deep well of conflicting emotions and self-doubt. Williams struggled with addiction and depression, and with a debilitating condition at the end of his life that affected him in ways his fans never knew. |
| Subject |
Williams, Robin, 1951-2014.
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Williams, Robin, 1951-2014. (OCoLC)fst01861911
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Comedians -- United States -- Biography.
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Actors -- United States -- Biography.
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Actors. (OCoLC)fst00796296
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Comedians. (OCoLC)fst00869077
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Entertainment & Performing Arts.
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PERFORMING ARTS / Comedy.
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PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / Comedy.
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PERFORMING ARTS / Television / Genres / Comedy.
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United States.
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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Biographies.
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| ISBN |
9781627794244 (hardcover) |
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1627794247 (hardcover) |
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