Williams briefly
studied political science before enrolling at Juilliard to
study theatre. After graduation, he performed in night clubs
where he was discovered for the role of Mork on an episode
of "Happy Days" and the subsequent "Mork &
Mindy" (1978) TV series. Williams' wild comic talent
involves a great deal of improvisation, following in the footsteps
of his idol, Jonathan Winters. Williams has also proven to
be an effective dramatic actor.
Trivia
Moved to San Francisco when he was 16.
Studied
acting briefly at Julliard under John Houseman. Houseman
told him he was wasting his talent at Juilliard and he should
strike out on his own and do stand-up comedy.
Resides with
his family in San Francisco's Seacliff neighborhood.
Was
set to play Drew Barrymore's father in the film Home Fries
(1998) and had the role during production, but pulled out
of the part days before his scenes were to be shot.
Ranked #63 in
Empire (UK) magazine's "The Top 100 Movie Stars of
All Time" list. [October 1997]
Voted funniest
man alive by Entertainment Weekly. [1997]
When he auditioned
for the role of Mork from Ork, he met Garry Marshall who
told him to sit down. Robin immediately sat on his head
on the chair. Marshall immediately chose him saying that
he was the only alien who auditioned.
During the making
of "Mork & Mindy" (1978), Williams departed
from the scripts and ad libbed so many times and so well,
that the producers stop trying to make him stick to the
script and deliberately left gaps in the later scripts leaving
only "Mork can go off here" in those places so
Robin could improvise.
Was considered
for the role of the Riddler in Batman Forever (1995).
In 1979, Robin
released an album "Reality...What a Concept" on
Casablanca Record and Film Works.
Was
set to appear on an episode of "Star Trek: The Next
Generation" (1987) as the time traveler Prof. Berlinghoff
Rasmussen, but a schedule conflict forced him to drop out
(the role eventually went to Matt Frewer). He was inspired
to seek a Trek role by his friend Whoopi Goldberg, who made
several appearances on "Star Trek: The Next Generation"
(1987) as the bartender Guinan.
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