Robin Williams was born in Chicago’s St. Luke’s Hospital on July 21, 1951.

Although his family hailed from Mississippi, including a grandfather who was a former senator and governor there, Williams attended both elementary school and a portion of junior high in Illinois. His father, a senior automotive executive for the Ford Motor Company, was transferred from Illinois to Michigan in 1963, setting Williams on a path that would eventually lead to California and stardom.

Williams was famous for many characters, including the alien Mork from Ork in the ABC sitcom “Mork and Mindy” and the Genie in the Disney film “Aladdin.”

While known mainly for his comedic talents, Williams was nominated numerous times for his dramatic work, including nominations for Best Actor as the Army disc jockey Adrian Cronauer in “Good Morning, Vietnam” and as English professor John Keating in “Dead Poets Society.” Williams won the Best Supporting Actor Award for his performance as Sean Maguire in “Good Will Hunting.”

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