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Sir Joseph Norman Wisdom OBE (London, 1915 – February 4, Isle of Man, October 4, 2010) was a British comic actor.

Unstructured family lived with her father as a child, from hardship in childhood which led it to have to steal to eat sometimes. He started working at age thirteen and became interested through the world of interpretation while in the army during World War II, animated by actor rex harrison. It began in 1946 as companion of a magician, and a few years later became a prominent figure in British television. He was in the 1950s and 1960s for his Norman pitkin character in films such as “This life bitch”, “After the Navy”, “Spy force” and “Morning bird”. Charles chaplin considered him as his “favorite clown”.

Curiously was very successful in Albania during the dictatorship of enver hoxha, as his films were the only Western that is emitián in that country. He visited the country in 1995 and was surprised its popularity among its enthusiasts featuring Albania President at that time, sali berisha. In 2000 he was appointed Officer of the order of the British Empire.  Died on 4 October 2010 at the age of 95.

Robin Williams (born 21 July 1951) is an actor and comedian American winner of Academy award.

Biography

Born in Chicago, in the State of Illinois, as an only child of an automotive industry executive. He grew up in an economically loose atmosphere and showed in his childhood and early teens interest in interpretation. He concentrated instead on their studies and sports.

Its beginnings

In 1967 the Williams family moved to marine County, California. School where he continued his studies, sparked his interest in theatre. Consequently dropping out of politics, with the intention to launch an acting career. Chance led him to join the prestigious Academy of interpretation juilliard school in New York. Three years later, Williams returned to California and settled in San Francisco, looking for their chance to perform on stage comedies. In 1976 he was a test and was employed, which marked the beginning of his career.

Two years later he worked on Mork & Mindy, a television series in which she played an alien, which was a runaway success. The series continued for years and Williams ran the risk of being placed in the role. So he left her and made a first film, which went unnoticed. Its real it debut in Popeye of Robert altman, film failed expected success, but that it unveiled Williams to cinema audiences. Her next film was the world according to Garp, George roy hill, which played a character difficult, pleasant but not funny. Williams also passed this test brilliantly and increased its popularity.

Career

Between 1987 and 1991 Williams appeared in three films that earned him an Academy Award as best actor nomination among others. The first was Good morning, Viet Nam, which played an army radio announcer during the Viet Nam war. The second nomination was won by the dead poets club (dead poets society, where his role was Professor of literature of a school, and the third by the Fisher King (the fisher King) in which she played a tramp.

His talent in changing the voice and imitate accents allowed to make papers hilarious in The Mrs Doubtfire (dad forever). During the 90, Williams alternated comic roles with dramatic interpretations making very complex psychological profiles roles as in the case of film portraits of an obsession, and became one of the great contemporary actors. Since the beginning of his career Williams fought hard to preserve their unique personality as a comedian and to become a great character actor at the same time. He was clear that it should not lose their own qualities, but I needed to master the interpretation to be somebody in the world of cinema. She certainly achieve its objective. Considered an actor of great versatility both comedy and drama, WINS finally late recognition of the Academy, which gives you an Oscar for his performance in good will hunting, shot in 1997.

Personal life

Williams married twice, first in 1978. This marriage lasted 10 years and it has a son. In 1989 he married for the second time. This relationship has two children. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Williams had a serious addiction to cocaine; Since then it has left the addiction. The 9 August 2006, entered itself a rehabilitation center, for his alcoholism. His publicist confirmed this, saying: “after 20 years of sobriety, Robin Williams returned to drinking and decided to meet for his sake and for his family.” “It seeks to work on new projects.” Participated guest Friends series in 1998.

Emphasizes in Hollywood circles his great goodness and fellowship with all people. An example of this is great help to the late Christopher reeve (Superman artist) who met with both fellow students at Juilliard. Still he interned for years in expansive hospital after serious accident of horse which finally saw death Robin took charge of all medical expenses, and accompanied him in his agony until the end.

In March 2009 he had to undergo an operation of heart consisting of the replacement of the aortic valve. It was a success and recovered quickly and favorably.

Kenneth Charles Williams (February 22, 1926 – 15 April 1988) was a British actor.

Life and career

His real name was Kenneth Charles Williams, and was born in London, England. His parents were Charles Williams, a Barber, and Louisa. He studied at the Stanley School Lyulph and although his education was not special, was a voracious reader of his life. The relationship with their parents was key in his personality, and Williams explained that his interpretative and comedic talent due it to his mother.

Williams worked as a cartoonist a cartographer and joined the army in 1944, with 18 years of age. Part of the Royal Engineers in Bombay when it first appeared on stage as part of the Entertainment Services Combined with Stanley baxter and Peter nichols.

Comic artist

His professional career began in 1948 with roles in the Repertory Theatre, but very few serious roles in its early days. Do not get to be a serious dramatic actor disappointed you, but its comic potential opened another way. It was observed while playing France Dolphin in the works of George Bernard Shaw saint Joan in 1954 Main Dennis Wilson, who was selecting cast to Hancock’s Half Hour, a series starring tony hancock radio radio producer. Williams joined the cast of the series until shortly before the end of it. In spite of the success and recognition achieved with radio, Williams thought theater, film and television were ‘superior’ forms of entertainment.

Towards the end of the show, Williams decided to abandon that, among other things, he understood ever had less to do in the program. Williams joined kenneth horne to work beyond our Ken (1958-1964) and its sequel Round the Horne (1965-1968).

Williams appeared in magazines in London’s West End, which included Share My lettuce with maggie Smith, and written by bamber gascoigne and pieces of eight, with fenella fielding. The last magazine Williams was One over the Eight, with sheila hancock.

He also worked with ingrid bergman in a stage production of the play by George Bernard Shaw Captain Brassbound’s Conversion in 1971. Williams starred in 1972 together with jennie Linden My fat friend.

Williams worked in television and film British, notably its participation in the carry on series  (1958-1978-1992).

Radio and television programmes

Williams was a regular in the BBC radio Contest Just a Minute of the second season in 1968 and until his death. Also frequently involved in BBC two programme What’s My Line? in the 1970s, and presented several editions of the children’s series Jackanory. He also appeared in interviews Michael Parkinson on eight occasions show. In addition, Williams was one of the Wogan presenters in 1986.

Personal life and death

On 14 October 1962 Williams ‘ father, Charles, was hospitalized after drinking of carbon tetrachloride in a bottle of cough syrup. Williams not visited his father even when he died the next day. Instead, Williams was one of his best theatrical performances in the West End.

Several years later Williams rejected a job offer with orson welles in the United States. It seems that the real reason for this refusal is rooted in that he had been denied visa for the trip as his father’s death suspicious scotland yard.

Williams insisted it was celibate, and lived only throughout his adult life without having any relationship of feather. However, friend of the playwright was a joe orton gay (who wrote the role of Inspector Truscott thinking Williams in Loot (1966)), and enjoyed a vacation in Morocco with the writer and her lover, kenneth halliwell. Other friends were Stanley baxter, gordon Jackson and his wife Rona anderson, sheila hancock, maggie Smith and her husband playwright, beverley cross. Also had great friendship and affection to your colleagues to carry on Barbara Windsor, kenneth connor, hattie Jacques, Joan sims and Bernard bresslaw.

In his later years his health worsened, as well as of his elderly mother, so his depression worsened. He died in 1988 in London. The cause of his death was an overdose of barbiturates. An investigation could not be made if the death was due to an accident or suicide.