BREAKING: Robin Williams has died

[dwjz06]

RIP Captain my Captain.

[LATB]

Who recalls his TV beginnings on Happy Days?

[lspencer534]

One of the icons of comedy is gone. I used to have an internal debate about who was funnier, Johnathan Winters or Robin Williams. Williams freely admitted that his comedy was based on Winters, and it showed.

RIP, Robin.

[simpleman68]

[American Made]

I know cocaine, alcohol etc.. whatever, I just don't get it. He was good.

[lspencer534]

Originally Posted by simpleman68

It looks like Ron is off the wagon.

[ApexOversteer]

Being reported now that Williams hung himself with a belt attached to a closet door, after an unsuccessful attempt by slashing his wrists.

[Cybercowboy]

I was thinking about one of the movies he did, What Dreams May Come.

In that movie the character played by Robin Williams's wife commits suicide. It's devastating for Chris (Robin's character) and then years later he and his sons get in a terrible car wreck, all die. They go to heaven.

There Chris searches for his wife, who because she committed suicide is in a special (and really hard to get to) part of Heaven. Or purgatory. Whatever. Just sorta ironic I guess.

[simpleman68]

Originally Posted by lspencer534

It looks like Ron is off the wagon.

Not that this would be new news

He often hits the local bars before the gig. A pretty good guy.
Scott

[Jay13]

Originally Posted by LATB

Being wealthy is complicated. Extreme wealth means extremely complicated. Most can not handle it.

You are so right.

Originally Posted by lspencer534

I was unable to stand nor eat after two days because of collapsed lungs. I don't want to talk about how collaped lungs are handled..

That sucks. I found out the hard way I had Pleurisy when I got on an airplane feeling like shit. At about 5,000 feet my lung collapsed. Man, that sucked. Glasd you came through ok.

Originally Posted by lspencer534

It looks like Ron is off the wagon.

Only time he's ever been on the wagon was a Thanksgiving Day parade.

[Jeff '79]

Originally Posted by ApexOversteer

Being reported now that Williams hung himself with a belt attached to a closet door, after an unsuccessful attempt by slashing his wrists.

Jeezus.... What a way to go.

A neighborhood friend that I grew up with did that when he was around 32. He was a very troubled soul....
It was somewhat devastating to all of us, but it is what it is.

[snide]

Robin Willims - Golf (full version) - YouTube

[Kerrmudgeon]

Sherrif's dept released details this morning of William's death.....

Robin Williams hanged himself with a belt after his wife had gone to sleep Sunday night.

Those are among the graphic new details to emerge about the death of the 63-year-old entertainer at a press conference Tuesday.

Speaking from prepared notes, Marin Sheriff's Lt. Keith Boyd said that Williams's wife, Susan Schneider, went to bed at 10:30 p.m. on Sunday. Williams later retired in a different bedroom of their home in Tiburon, California, a small town in the San Francisco Bay area.

In the morning, Schneider left the home, thinking Williams was still sleeping. His assistant later came to the house and, concerned about the actor, went into the bedroom and discovered his lifeless body at about 11:45 a.m.

Williams died as a result of death by asphyxia, said Boyd. The actor was partially clothed and suspended from a belt that was wedged between a closet door and the door frame. The assistant told officials he was cold to the touch and rigor mortis had begun to set in. The iconic comedian was pronounced dead at 12:02 p.m. Monday.

Williams's wrist also had several acute superficial wounds on his left wrist thought to be from a pocket knife that was found nearby. His body was transported to Napa County Sheriff's Morgue for the autopsy, which took place Tuesday morning.

Boyd would not confirm whether a note was left behind nor would he reveal whether it was Williams's first suicide attempt. He did state that Williams was being treated for depression. And authorities had not been called to the home for previous incidents.

News of the beloved actor's suicide spread quickly Monday afternoon, but the details were sketchy. Officials said the actor was last seen alive at about 10 p.m. on Sunday. An emergency call from his home was placed just before noon on Monday. He was discovered unresponsive and pronounced dead at the scene from what the sheriff's department described as apparent suicide due to asphyxia. The Napa County Coroner's Office conducted an autopsy Tuesday morning but an official cause of death isn't expected for several weeks pending the results of toxicology tests.

His third wife, Schneider, whom he married in 2011, issued the following statement Monday: "This morning, I lost my husband and my best friend, while the world lost one of its most beloved artists and beautiful human beings. I am utterly heartbroken. On behalf of Robin's family, we are asking for privacy during our time of profound grief. As he is remembered, it is our hope the focus will not be on Robin's death, but on the countless moments of joy and laughter he gave to millions."

His daughter Zelda, 25, posted an emotional tribute on Twitter, declaring, "I love you. I miss you."

[Madmikeee]

Originally Posted by Cybercowboy

I was thinking about one of the movies he did, What Dreams May Come.

In that movie the character played by Robin Williams's wife commits suicide. It's devastating for Chris (Robin's character) and then years later he and his sons get in a terrible car wreck, all die. They go to heaven.

There Chris searches for his wife, who because she committed suicide is in a special (and really hard to get to) part of Heaven. Or purgatory. Whatever. Just sorta ironic I guess.

Actually she was in hell. all suicides go to hell according to that movie.

Personally I would have no use for a deity that would have no compassion for a soul so tortured that they felt they had no other alternative.

[LATB]

Originally Posted by Jay13

You are so right.

It happens.

[Sea Six]

giggety

[DAB]

Originally Posted by Sea Six

giggety

[syf350]

partially clothed? aside from the wrists, i cant help but wonder if this was accidental during one of those choking while you jack-off things

i understand all the thoughts on how you can do something like this when you have the world by the balls with the money and celebrity etc. What I dont get is how you can be that depressed when they way you achieved your celebrity status was by making people laugh. I can't think of any better joy than to be around people that laugh, and he was around that almost non-stop it seemed. some truly big demons at work there.

[lspencer534]

Originally Posted by syf350

partially clothed? aside from the wrists, i cant help but wonder if this was accidental during one of those choking while you jack-off things

i understand all the thoughts on how you can do something like this when you have the world by the balls with the money and celebrity etc. What I dont get is how you can be that depressed when they way you achieved your celebrity status was by making people laugh. I can't think of any better joy than to be around people that laugh, and he was around that almost non-stop it seemed. some truly big demons at work there.

A la David Carradine on the death.

[The Cripp]

Still... the poor man.

He's in a better place now.