Robin McLaurin Williams is an American actor and comedian. Rising to fame with his role as the alien Mork in the TV series Mork & Mindy, and later stand-up comedy work, Williams has performed in many feature films since 1980. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in the 1997 film Good Will Hunting. He has also won two Emmy Awards, four Golden Globes, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and five Grammy Awards. Williams was born in Chicago, Illinois. His mother, Laura McLaurin , was a former model from New Orleans, Louisiana. His father, Robert Fitzgerald... Williams , was a senior executive at Ford Motor Company in charge of the Midwest region. His maternal great-great-grandfather was senator and Mississippi governor Anselm J. McLaurin. Williams is of English, Welsh, Irish, and French ancestry. He was raised in the Episcopal Church . He grew up in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, where he was a student at the Detroit Country Day School, and later moved to Woodacre, Marin County, California, where he attended the public Redwood High School.
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| Birthdate: | July 21, 1951 |
| Birthplace: | Chicago, Illinois |
| Age: | 60 |
| Height: | 5' 7" |
| Education: | Detroit Country Day School, Juilliard School |
| Also known as: | Robin McLaurin Williams, Marty Fromage, Sudy Nim |