Shawn Van Horn has been a Senior Features Author for Collider since 2022 with a focus on horror, and 90s TV and movies.
The Big Picture Robin Williams is one of the funniest actors who ever lived, first finding fame on the TV series Mork & Mindy, before transitioning to becoming a major Hollywood film star with roles in the likes of Good Morning, Vietnam, Hook, Mrs. Doubtfire, and Jumanji. Williams was a wild ball of bouncing energy like we'd never seen, but that doesn't mean he wasn't able to slow down and do serious roles as well.
Williams carried that kinetic energy into a film career with Popeye in 1980. He became known for his larger-than-life personality in comedies, but he also showed that he could step back. Williams wasn't an uncontrollable man simply searching for laughs, but a talented actor. He showed that with Dead Poets Society, The World According to Garp, Awakenings, and The Fisher King.
'One Hour Photo' Is Scary Because It's So Realistic Close Williams was great as a comedic actor, but by the late '90s, with movies like Jack, he had the potential of becoming a parody of himself if he wasn't careful. He seemed to understand this, doing more and more serious roles to success, but the ultimate challenge came with two similar films in 2002.
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