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Robin Williams Tributes

By Silverscreen India Staff

Robin Williams died yesterday, in an apparent suicide.  He was a great actor, writer, stand-up comedian and most of all, a very nice guy.  We’ve rounded up the best Robin Williams tributes from all over the web here – tributes that only reinforce what a big loss this is. We’re just so sad.

Soon, the Times confirmed.

Sounds awfully similar to this scene from the Watchmen.

 Man goes to doctor.
Says he’s depressed.
Says life is harsh and cruel.
Says he feels all alone in a threatening world.
Doctor says, “Treatment is simple.
The great clown Pagliacci is in town tonight.
Go see him.
That should pick you up.”
Man bursts into tears.
Says, “But doctor… I am Pagliacci.”
Good joke. Everybody laugh. Roll on snare drum. Curtains.

 

 

A lot of celebrities from Hollywood took to Twitter to express their condolences (rounded up here by THR)

But Danny Devito said it best in this one word Tweet.

Sesame street posted this heartwarming picture of Williams:

Mashable and E! rounded up his best film appearances:

 

And the President summed it up beautifully.

Lady Gaga took the chance to post about the scourge of depression while remembering the man “who made us all so happy.”

There were several impromptu memorials that showed up:

Your move chief.

Then there was this:

 

Back home, Ileana D’Cruz couldn’t believe the man “that lit up the screen” was gone.

While Prem Panicker rounded up tributes on his Tumblr.

There were several very well received Reddit AMAs, the last of which he ended with

Thank you for an INCREDIBLE session. This was really a lot of fun. And saved me a lot of therapy time. I hope to come back.

while answering questions like his favorite celebrity to impersonate (Jack Nicholson) and the inspiration for his Golf routine:

… A drunken Scottish friend. I think his idea was “What the fuck is that sport” and I just took it from there. I don’t play. I was once at a driving range with my son, I hit 2 balls, and he said “Dad, that’s enough.”

His Oscar acceptance speech for Good Will Hunting.

But as always, The New Yorker had the best last word in this profile of Williams from 1993.

 

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