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Robin Williams with gorilla Coco, who knew 1,000 gestures and understood about 2,000 words. When Coco was told that the actor had died, the gorilla was very upset. Dr. Patterson told Coco that "we lost a dear friend, Robin Williams." Coco wrote ICRY LIP" pulled away and "became very... show more
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—— Robin Williams.
#RobinWilliams talks about meeting Coco the gorilla
‘’Years ago I learned a very cool thing about Robin Williams, and I couldn't watch a movie of his afterward without thinking of it. I never actually booked Robin Williams for an event, but I came close enough that his office sent over his rider. For those outside of the entertainment industry, a rider lists out an artist's specific personal and technical needs for hosting them for an event- anything from bottled water and their green room to sound and lighting requirements. You can learn a lot about a person from their rider. This is where rocks bands list their requirement for green M&Ms (which is actually a surprisingly smart thing to do). This is also where a famous environmentalist requires a large gas-guzzling private jet to fly to the event city, but then requires an electric or hybrid car to take said environmentalist to the event venue when in view of the public. When I got Robin Williams' rider, I was very surprised by what I found. He actually had a requirement that for every single event or film he did, the company hiring him also had to hire a certain number of homeless people and put them to work. I never watched a Robin Williams movie the same way after that. I'm sure that on his own time and with his own money, he was working with these people in need, but he'd also decided to use his clout as an entertainer to make sure that production companies and event planners also learned the value of giving people a chance to work their way back. I wonder how many production companies continued the practice into their next non-Robin Williams project, as well as how many people got a chance at a job and the pride of earning an income, even temporarily, from his actions. He was a great multiplier of his impact. Let's hope that impact lives on without him. Thanks, Robin Williams -- not just for laughs, but also for a cool example.’’ Credits-respective owner
Remembering Robin Williams
“Good Will Hunting” (1997) - Farting Wife Story The scene features a monologue by Robin Williams, who played the character of Sean Maguire, a therapist. In this scene, he shares a humorous anecdote about his late wife’s habit of farting in her sleep. This dialogue was not part of the original script but was improvised on the spot by Williams. Matt Damon, who played the titular character, Will Hunting, was caught off guard by Williams’ improvisation. His laughter in response to the story was genuine. The scene was so funny that even the person filming couldn’t help but laugh. This resulted in the camera shaking, which can be noticed in the final cut of the film.
Robin Williams and Christopher Reeve were more than just iconic actors; they were best friends since their Juilliard days. When Reeve had his tragic horse-riding accident in 1995, which left him paralyzed, Williams stepped up significantly. One heartwarming story involves Williams bursting into Reeve's hospital room, pretending to be a crazed Russian doctor. This was the first time Reeve laughed since the accident, demonstrating that Williams's humor was truly life-saving. Regarding medical bills, Williams provided substantial financial support to Reeve and his family. Although the exact details aren’t public, it’s well-documented that Williams was incredibly generous. He set up funds and ensured that Reeve didn’t have to worry about the immense medical costs. Reeve himself spoke about how Williams’s support gave him hope and strength to keep fighting.
Throwback to when Elmo made Robin Williams laugh uncontrollably
Compassion story: This is KOKO the Gorilla, which most people have heard of, the gorilla who can speak about 1000 words in sign language, and understand about 2000 in English. What most people don't know, however is that Koko was an avid Mister Roger's Neighborhood fan. When Fred Rogers took a trip out to meet Koko for his show, not only did she immediately wrap her arms around him and embrace him, she did what she'd always seen him do onscreen, she proceeded to take his shoes off. Such a moment not to be missed.
Went Too Early .. RIP ..
Even animals knew Robin Williams was one of the greatest humans on earth with a huge heart. ❤️
![“I couldn’t give 100% in that match with Coco. Obviously she earned it…I would like to play [her] again when I’m more fit and ready to run.” Iga Swiatek was asked in the press if her form vs Raducanu today could’ve helped her beat Coco at the United Cup](https://image.24vids.com/tw-1880485451561332819/ext_tw_video_thumb/1880483571787264000/pu/img/Kp-QRZjJmnp2D7k3.jpg)
![According to Terry Gilliam, Robin Williams' character in "'The Fisher King' (1991) is in many ways the closest one to Robin, just that range — the madness, the damage, the pain, the sweetness, the outrageousness. That was the role I think that stretched him to the limits." Gilliam considered the filming of this important scene in the movie to be easy as far as effects were concerned, but as for acting, it was very hard as Robin Williams was tearing himself out emotionally. About how Robin Williams approached the scene, Gilliam said, "The interesting thing about Robin in all of those scenes was that he always wanted to do another take. He felt he had even more anguish and pain to spill out of the character. And I had to really stop him. I had to say, ‘Robin, you’ve reached a point here, way beyond what we expected. We’ve got what we needed. Now you’re just hurting yourself. That happened a couple of times while we were shooting this scene. The most worrisome moment for me was after he’s been chased by the Red Knight, when he’s running through the streets, and then he comes to the river, where the teenage punks arrive and knife him. We had to do other things on that night shoot, too, and things were going very slowly. Suddenly, we realized that we had like an hour until the dawn [would arrive]. The last shot we had to do was Robin running at the end of this scene, in this hysterical state. You can even see the light ever so slightly beginning to come on the river in the background. But Robin was so angry because it was such a crucial moment, and he felt he’d been cheated of his ability to really give this moment his all. And Robin was an incredibly strong guy: When he’d worked himself into this state of madness for the part, nobody could approach him. The first assistant, the stunt guy … nobody wanted to get near him. They were terrified. So, I had to go up there and tell him, ‘Robin, what we have here is very good. And if we look at the rushes and it isn’t, I promise you I will reshoot it.’ And I had to hug him basically, and hold him. I could feel these muscles that were so tense and so strong, they felt like they could easily r!p my he@d off. But that’s what was so extraordinary about him — how he would commit everything and more to what he had to do." ("Terry Gilliam Breaks Down a Particularly Hard Night With Robin Williams on The Fisher King", Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 2014) P.S: Remembering the great American actor, Robin Williams, on his 75th birthday!](https://image.24vids.com/tw-2079645082618311155/amplify_video_thumb/2079616394027814912/img/J_DjI2ZZNtKPv82n.jpg)
