USA: Robin Williams is remembered by fellow actors at "Expendables 3" premiere in Los Angeles, California

Record ID: 221405

  • Title: USA: Robin Williams is remembered by fellow actors at "Expendables 3" premiere in Los Angeles, California
  • Date: 12th August 2014
  • Summary: (SOUNDBITE) (English) ACTOR DOLPH LUNDGREN, SAYING: "It still hasn't sunk in, I mean when you say it now, I still think he's alive, you know? But he was such a funny guy and such a dramatic actor, like I love his dramatic roles, 'Dead Poets Society' and 'Good Will Hunting,' I love those movies. It's sad, the guy was so loved and I think it's going to take a lot for us all
  • Embargoed: 27th August 2014 13:00
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  • Location: Usa
  • Country: USA
  • Topics: Arts / Culture / Entertainment / Showbiz,Obituaries
  • Reuters ID: LVA5HHZH5BOZP9MPB0BH43CBO7W5
  • Story Text: What was supposed to be a celebratory premiere for "The Expendables 3," turned into a time of remembrance on Monday (August 11) for the late Robin Williams, who died earlier in the day at his home in Northern California. Police say that the likely cause of death was suicide. Williams was 63.
    A wide range of actors at the premiere paid their respects to the legendary actor, including former governor Arnold Schwarzenegger.

    "It's very sad. Even though we are all celebrating the premiere of "The Expendables," but at the same time we are mourning the loss of such a great man and he was also a friend and I admired him and he's a legend, he's unbelievable," Schwarzenegger said.
    His thoughts were echoed by fellow actor Mel Gibson who praised Williams' broad range of acting skills.

    "Well it's too soon. He's out of here way too soon. He was very gifted, he was a benchmark in his field and no one can ever kind of reach that again I don't think, no one ever did. He had his own style and he crossed over from his supposed sphere of expertise, which was the comedy world, he went to every kind of place, he pulled oscars and his acting was amazing and not many people have done that so his talents were immense, he's gone too soon and he should have stuck around but you know, that's the way it is. You don't get a second shot and God help him," Gibson said.
    Williams' appeal stretched across generations and genres, from family fare as the voice of Disney's blue Genie in "Aladdin" to his portrayal of a fatherly therapist in the 1997 drama "Good Will Hunting," for which he earned his sole Oscar.
    Williams had been recently suffering from severe depression, his publicist Mara Buxbaum said in a statement, and the actor had repeatedly talked about his past struggles with alcohol.
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