Case Study
Robin Williams will go down in history as one of America’s favorite stand-up comedians and actors. Movies like Mrs. Doubtfire, Flubber, and Patch Adams filled homes with laughter and showcased Williams’ comedy talent. Other classics such as, Dead Poet Society and Good Will Hunting, showcased a different side of Williams and his dynamic talent. In 2014, Ameri-cans were devastated when the news broke that Robin Williams had committed suicide. Many questioned how America’s favorite smiling, funny guy could have committed such a dark act. It left the whole world wondering who Robin Williams really was, and what he was dealing with when the cameras weren’t rolling.
Robin Williams grew up in an upper middle class family with both parents having successful careers that often required time spent away from home and away from Williams. Despite having estranged parents and moving several times during childhood, Williams remained a successful student. Due to Williams’ outstanding academic achievements, he fell victim to constant bullying. As a coping mechanism, Williams used comedy as a way to deflect the bullying or show real emotion. This was when Williams discovered that he had talent and later joined the drama club. This was the beginning of a new dream for Williams, and the path which ultimately led to his success. (Evans, 2016)
In the years after his high school graduation, Williams landed himself a scholarship to Juilliard School of Arts to study theater. It was another step in the journey of his dream to becoming a Hollywood actor. Although he had great success while at Juilliard, he ended up leaving before graduating and moving to San Francisco to perform as a stand-up comedian.
It was here that he began to be successful, but unfortunately, along with that success came his involvement with drugs and alcohol. Williams once explained in an interview that he used cocaine because it had a reverse effect on him and made him talk less. (Lincoln, 2015)
Robin Williams was successful in his endeavors to be discovered on stage. His career began to take off as he started getting small acting roles in shows like "Happy Days," which lead to his own spinoff show "Mork and Mindy." Author Brian Morris says, "Despite
Three things I learned is that Robin Williams had a lot of mental illnesses that the public didn’t know about. He also had a lot of drug and alcohol abuse in his past. I also learned what Parkinson’s and Lewy body dementia is and how it affects the body. I also learned about some of the medications that are used to treat depression and Parkinson’s disease. Lastly, I found it strange that Williams was found hanging in a sitting
Kevin Hart’s experience would later prove has a source for his comic genius. “The jokes come from real
Not many people remember Will Rogers, but in the 1930's he was the most well known man in America -- more popular than Shirley Temple. He was a simple cowpoke who entertained people with his rope tricks and sly political observations. He also wrote a widely-read newspaper column and appeared on the raido every week. I supose he is alot like Bill Cosby is today: beloved for his down-to-earth style of humor. But that "aww, shucks" attitude hid a brilliant mind. Furthermore, Will Rogers was more than just a comedian; he was a man of character. Throughout his life, he exhibited the qualities of humility, fairness, generosity, and loyalty witch make him a real American hero.
Tennessee Williams is regarded as a pioneering playwright of American theatre. Through his plays, Williams addresses important issues that no other writers of his time were willing to discuss, including addiction, substance abuse, and mental illness. Recurring themes in William’s works include the dysfunctional family, obsessive and absent mothers and fathers, and emotionally damaged women. These characters were inspired by his experiences with his own family. These characters appear repeatedly in his works with their own recurring themes. Through The Glass Menagerie and A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennessee Williams presents the similar thematic elements of illusion, escape, and fragility between the two plays, proving that although similar, the themes within these plays are not simply recycled, as the differences in their respective texts highlight the differences of the human condition.
After graduation in 1969, Robin Williams attended Claremont Men's College to learn more about acting. Later in life it turned out to be the right decision. He ended up taking lessons in improvisation, which seemed to
He attended the James Madison School and completed his high school in 2000. He wanted to take admission into the University of Texas but then made a decision to move to Los Angeles to chase his dreams and pursue a career in cinema. He had a very accomplished acting career that started at the age of twelve. He was also chosen for the Presidential Scholars Program in the year 2000. He bagged a minor role in the film, A Little Inside (1999). He embarked his career journey by doing the television series Gilmore Girls in the year 2000. He performed the role of Dean Forester in this TV show.
As Will got older, he became famous for his trick roping skills. After performing in multiple wild west shows he quit. Then he went to Vaudeville. After that, he went to Broadway(Editors, 2014). Usually his acts included exquisite displays of roping and beautiful riding tricks(Sez, n.d.). Hurtful at first ,his early jokes popped up ,when he couldn't get the rope to spin. As his jokes got better ,people started coming to just hear jokes. Soon after ,friends started encouraging the comedic comments(“Will Rogers Memorial Museum & Birthplace Ranch,” 2005). Will also became known as an actor. His first movie premiered in 1916 with a role in the “Wall Street Girl”. After this ,he also performed on other movie sets. Will Rogers’
Robin Williams was born in Chicago, Illinois on July 21, 1951 and, after his time studying at Juilliard in New York City, he had a successful career as a stand-up comedian alongside a few small parts in TV shows. He did not become widely known and beloved as an actor until his role of Mork in the sitcom Mork & Mindy. From there, his career took off and it is well known that he had an expressive and comedic personality both as a person and as a performer. It is not as widely known, however, that he was extremely passionate about and successful in his charitable work nor that he struggled with many health issues, both mental and physical, to go along with his success.
Some may say he is intelligent, while others may say he is courageous. Big words are just insufficient to describe this actor/director/screen-writer/producer. This two-time Oscar winner and nominee of numerous awards, has proven that Hollywood is not just a money making workshop, but it offers well profound characters that deserve the attention of connoisseurs. More importantly,
Willy Loman was a man who gradually destroyed himself with false hopes and beliefs. Throughout his entire life Willy believed that he would die a rich and successful man. It was inevitable for him to come crumbling down after years of disillusions. We can look at Willy’s life by examining some of his character traits that brought him down.
Terrence Malick grew up Texas and Oklahoma with two younger brothers. He studied at Harvard University for a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy and did graduate work at Oxford until a disagreement with an advisor over his thesis regarding the ideas of Kierkegaard, Heidegger, and Wittgenstein caused him to return to the states without a degree. In 1968, Malick’s musically talented younger brother committed suicide, and the trauma it caused seems to be often explored in his films, examples being 2011’s Tree of Life and 2013’s Knight of Cups. Once he began film making, Malick’s films were deeply influenced by his philosophical preferences like existentialism and hermeneutics.
“No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change this world.” This is a quote from the movie “Dead Poets Society” starring Robin Williams. Robin Williams is a great role model.
Tennessee Williams described his success as one of great burde, and he argued that success is not from what you gain rather it is the obstacle to overcome. Before his fame, he was more enthusiastic about life and the many challenges he had to overcome before he could get his fame as a screenwriter. He described his earlier life as “one that required endurance” and believed that “it was a good life because it was the sort of life for which the human organism is created.” His mentality on success is that an artist can never just settle for one big break but that they need to continue to do better. With one of his play getting more attraction than he had ever hoped, he developed a jaded mind towards it and “got so sick of hearing people say, ‘I
In the world there are several types of actors who can act in playz,commercial, and movies, some decide to do comedy,romance , drama as well as.Among those actors, there is William Levy that nowadays has become new generation action icon. William's life was very difficult, but his mother and his family who love him have been with him, they always gave him the hope of continuing and so he managed to be a very famous star in the
His fans encouraged him to go far in the acting career. He went to the university of Miami,including these other educational schools. Freedom high school, President William high school. During his school years he was playing football, he played Defensive Tackle. People say he was good enough to go to the NFL, during his college and high school lifetime, they also say in middle school he was gaining all and or most of that talent. He started getting famous by going and basically leading his team the University of Miami to victory in the championship.