It's been almost four-years since Robin Williams' tragic suicide and not a day goes by that Hollywood doesn't feel the gravity of his loss. That said, the more time that passes, the clearer it becomes that the late 63-year-old was sadly struggling with a number of demons, some of which were seemingly too far beyond anyone's control or ability to fix. In an excerpt from the new book Robin by Dave Itzkoff — obtained by the New York Post — Robin's former makeup artist, Cheri Minns, recalled just how inconsolable the actor was in his final days, particularly on the set of Night of the Museum: Secret of the Tomb. “He was sobbing in my arms at the end of every day. It was horrible. Horrible. I said to his people, ‘I’m a makeup artist. I don’t have the capacity to deal with what’s happening to him.'...
- 5/7/2018
- by Melissa Copelton
- Closer Weekly
Robin William‘s final days are coming into clearer perspective.
The legendary comedian — who passed away at the age of 63 in 2014 — struggled to remember his lines on the set of his last movie Night of the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, according to a new biography Robin by Dave Itzkoff.
“He was sobbing in my arms at the end of every day. It was horrible. Horrible,” makeup artist Cheri Minns recalled in the book, according to the New York Post. “I said to his people, ‘I’m a makeup artist. I don’t have the capacity to deal with what’s happening to him.
The legendary comedian — who passed away at the age of 63 in 2014 — struggled to remember his lines on the set of his last movie Night of the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, according to a new biography Robin by Dave Itzkoff.
“He was sobbing in my arms at the end of every day. It was horrible. Horrible,” makeup artist Cheri Minns recalled in the book, according to the New York Post. “I said to his people, ‘I’m a makeup artist. I don’t have the capacity to deal with what’s happening to him.
- 5/7/2018
- by Nigel Smith, Maria Pasquini
- PEOPLE.com
Actor Robin Williams was struggling with a brain disorder that was not immediately diagnosed, causing many of the bizarre symptoms that sapped him of his vitality and ultimately led him to take his own life.
That’s according to a new biography, Robin (Henry Holt & Co.) by Dave Itzkoff that’s out this month and details the final stages of Williams’s life.
Williams was initially diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, but his behaviors in his last year were uncharacteristic of that malady, leading some to blame drugs or alcohol for his problem. Finally, a neuropathologist saw him and correctly diagnosed his affliction: diffuse Lewy body dementia. It is the second-most-common type of progressive dementia after Alzheimer’s disease, as protein deposits in the brain affect thinking, memory, emotions and body movements.
Williams began to cry uncontrollably, forget his lines, and suffer from a shuffling gait in his last days,...
That’s according to a new biography, Robin (Henry Holt & Co.) by Dave Itzkoff that’s out this month and details the final stages of Williams’s life.
Williams was initially diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, but his behaviors in his last year were uncharacteristic of that malady, leading some to blame drugs or alcohol for his problem. Finally, a neuropathologist saw him and correctly diagnosed his affliction: diffuse Lewy body dementia. It is the second-most-common type of progressive dementia after Alzheimer’s disease, as protein deposits in the brain affect thinking, memory, emotions and body movements.
Williams began to cry uncontrollably, forget his lines, and suffer from a shuffling gait in his last days,...
- 5/6/2018
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
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