Robin Williams Research Paper

Robin Williams had many obstacles during his lifetime. His parents were wealthy during his youth, because of this his family was constantly on the move. Robin "attended eight different schools in an eight-year period. Williams was often without friends" ("Robin Williams" ). In addition, Robin was "Short and overweight--for which he was constantly teased by his classmates--Williams discovered refuge in comedy." ("Robin Williams") Robin was not an athlete and because of his constant moving and a hard time making friends he turned to comedy. Williams stated, "My imagination was my friend, my companion." ("Robin Williams.") When he had no one, he had his imagination. In Williams' senior year of high school his father retired and moved to San Francisco,

In his last year of high school, he finally made friends, people found him humorous and broke through barriers to develop friendships. As an actor and a human, Robin Williams had determination and accomplished as much as he could. Williams was not always a great actor but "In 1973, Williams won a full scholarship to the Juilliard School, the prestigious performing arts school in New York City."("Robin Williams"). Williams was not well know until he played alien Mork in Happy Days. He struggled to get his feet of the ground in the film industry until he starred as Popeye. "Williams made his big-screen debut in a lead role playing the famous spinach-eating sailor in Popeye (1980)"("Robin William"). Before Robin hit the big screen he made money by miming and working at comedy clubs. Robin wasn't always successful but with lots of hard work he was able to achieve a prime acting career. Robin Williams always gave everything he had to what he was trying to achieve. After the start of Williams' career he began to struggle with the fame of his early success. In the 1970's Robin Williams used cocaine and was a heavy