actor Robin Williams possible suicide

You can report your own post, granjura, and ask for it to be deleted.

Nonu, I'm sorry if this has offended- but not TALE I'm afraid- I do trust my cousin totally. I would delete if I could, but I can't.

A sad loss. Despite all his success he appeared to have had a very sad private life, and maybe was not the easiest person to get on with, like many other comedians. RIP.

When I heard this on the news this morning, I felt saddened.

I agree with Iam64 - it does seem to affect comedians a lot and I've always felt that making people laugh must be the hardest thing to do.

I'm sure he knew how much people admired him and appreciated the laughs and chuckles he gave them and, ironically, would have helped lift people's mood; not a bad epitaph really is it.

He bought immense pleasure to many people .

Oh Granjura , let him get cold before we tell TALES.

PLS.

Yes, comedians are so often riddled with manic depression and other addictions- seems par for the course. I was very shocked to hear from my New York cousin that he was the most difficult man to work for, and was a terrible lecherer- as she worked with him on several of his films as a costumière.

Yes GrannyK, it's a nice way to think of him, isn't it?

The three Ds - drugs, drink and depression - seem to dog the acting and pop music field. It is very sad.

dusty Robin Williams would have laughed out loud

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I'm not sad about the death of Robin Williams, but am feeling somber and thoughtful about the unhappiness he experienced throughout much of his life.

I feel the same about a young man, Brett Robertshaw, who committed suicide on 5th July that I've just read about in the DM. An ordinary lad who loved music, was funny and kind.

What saddens me is the commonality they shared.

So sad to hear about the death of Robin Williams, a really funny man sometimes bordering on slightly manic.

I took my children to see a lot of his child oriented films when they were young such as Hook, Jumunji and Mrs Doubtfire. He was a very funny and off the wall interviewee, one of his lines that has always stuck in my mind when guesting on Michael Parkinson and musing about pandas' seeming inability to mate, he said something along the lines of when the male is put in with the female he probably thinks to himself "just don't fancy that panda bitch!"

He will be missed by many.

A very sad day RIP Robin you will be missed by millions.

I loved him in the movie "Mrs Doubtfire", marvellous performance!

It is sad he has gone!

When watching him in interviews it seemed he felt he always had to be "on", making jokes and playing the fool (which he did very well). I heard an extract of an interview with him on radio this morning and he was even joking about his drug addiction.

Poor man and his poor family. Depression is a truly terrible thing, whether addiction causes it or it causes addiction. I would imagine he had the best possible care and best possible medication so it can only be imagined how bad he felt if this didn't help him. An actor friend of his has said 'I met him as a fan when I was 13 and he was so kind. I have watched him being kind to fans ever since.' Behind the painted smile......

What sad news such a great actor.

What a lovely man Robin Williams was, and so beloved by millions.
I am really sad that he has apparently taken his own life. Fame and fortune are no protection against depression and demons, are they

Very sad. A very funny man.

...I never thought of it till now, but in a way, comedy or choosing to make people laugh is also a "helping profession".

Very - my children loved Robin Williams.

Yes, agreed gk . It's not just fame. Yet the self-medicating that often goes along with stressful jobs can mask underlying issues of mental health that have always been there. Not always, but often enough. Usually dominant in the helping professions.

It is a bit chicken-and-egg though.

Your insightful comment rings very true, ffinocchio. So many people escape into a life that will distract them from what has made them depressed. I guess there'll be the inevitable media speculation about what made him depressed. A very sad time for his family and friends.