Robin Williams: Death of an outstanding comic and acting genius

Not only was Robin Williams a manically gifted comedian and comic actor, he was once listed among the top 25 actors in the world — an accolade he richly deserved, writes David Bauder

On a stage, under the lights, is where Williams shone most brightly. The riffs, tangents and impersonations seemed an endless torrent. It looked like onstage cocaine

THE question from a fan in a Sirius XM interview last year was innocent — “What do you think you’d be doing if you didn’t become a comedian?” — and within seconds Robin Williams was impersonating physicist Stephen Hawking getting a lap dance at a strip club.