Like many of us, I grew up with Robin Williams. First saw him as a kid watching Happy Days, where he appeared as an alien visiting Richie Cunningham. So popular was that role, it would become it's own show called Mork and Mindy. I was too young to catch his intense comedy stand up.
I remember being extememly impressed with his role in Good Will Hunting, for which he won his 2nd Oscar for Best Supporting Actor (the other for Fischer King).
It's a bit errie for me, because just a few weeks ago I caught this clip from youtube from his HBO special called Weapons of Self Destruction. The I saw this bit on being an alchoholic, and it hit me really hard. One of my best friends is an alchoholic, and this performance, to me, has a lot of pain in it. Personally, I didn't laugh once, but appreciated it immensely.