Robin Williams - Actor
Created | Updated Sep 19, 2006
One of the most versatile actors of his generation, Entertainment Weekly voted Robin Williams 'funniest man alive' in 1997.
The Lonely Fat Boy from Chicago
Robin McLaurin Williams was born on 21 July, 1951, in Chicago, Illinois, USA, of Welsh and Scottish ancestry. As an only child who suffered with weight problems, being the 'fat kid' meant he had to entertain himself. He learned to imitate peoples' voices and found a way to be popular was to make people laugh.
study Drama at New York's elite Juilliard School alongside another aspiring star, Christopher Reeve, who became a lifelong friend.
