Comedy Legend Robin Williams Secretly Aided the Homeless, Ensuring Film Companies Hired Them

Comedy Legend Robin Williams Secretly Aided the Homeless, Ensuring Film Companies Hired Them
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From playing the faux female housekeeper in the family comedy Mrs. Doubtfire to the funny DJ Adrian Cronauer in comedy-drama war film Good Morning, Vietnam, Academy Award winner Robin Williams delighted audiences for decades with his brilliant comic acting.
Tragically, on Aug. 11, 2014, the Mrs. Doubtfire star was found dead at his home in California in an apparent suicide at the age of 63.