VIDEO: Rare Footage from Robin Williams' Early Career Reminds Us of His Comedic Genius

By: Aug. 03, 2015
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New footage from the early days of Robin Williams' career has been shared by Youtube poster Daniel Pastel, who was working in the early 1980's at a production company that was editing a segment featuring the young comic for director Howard Storm.

In the video, a promotional reel to showcase Storm's work as a commercial director, a free spirited and hilarious Robin Williams can be seen saying everything in the book other than the line requested of him - "Ladies and gentlemen, Howard Storm is now directing commercials..." Check it out below!

The comedian and Academy Award-winner died on August 11, 2014 at the age of 63. Williams was a fixture of the entertainment world, a renowned comedian, screen actor and stage star. He rose to fame after his role as 'Mork' in the TV series Mork & Mindy and went on to star in the movies Good Morning, Vietnam, Dead Poets Society, Awakenings, The Fisher King and Good Will Hunting, for which he won the 1997 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

The actor starred on the silver screen in comedies such as Popeye, Hook, Aladdin, Mrs. Doubtfire, Jumanji, The Birdcage, Night at the Museum and Happy Feet.

He recently appeared in the films The Angriest Man in Brooklyn, Boulevard and Lee Daniels' The Butler, as well asThe Comedy series THE CRAZY ONES opposite Sarah Michelle Gellar. Williams' final projects included Merry Friggin' Christmas, Absolutely Anything, Boulevard and Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb.

Williams made his Broadway debut in 2002 in Robin Williams: Live on Broadway and returned in 2011 for Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo. He also appeared off-Broadway opposite Steve Martin in Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot at Lincoln Center in 1988.


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