CentralNotice Robin Williams From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search For other people named Robin Williams, see Robin Williams (disambiguation) . Robin Williams Williams at the premier of Happy Feet Two in 2011 Birth name Robin McLaurin Williams Born ( 1951-07-21 ) July 21, 1951 Chicago , Illinois , U.S. Died August 11, 2014 ( 2014-08-11 ) (aged 63) [ 1 ] Tiburon, California , U.S. Medium Stand-up, film, television Nationality American Years active 1972–2014 Genres Character comedy, physical comedy, improvisational comedy, satire/political satire, observational comedy, blue comedy Influences Peter Sellers , Richard Pryor , Jonathan Winters , George Carlin , Chuck Jones , Spike Milligan Influenced Conan O'Brien , Frank Caliendo , [ 2 ] Dat Phan , Jo Koy , Gabriel Iglesias , Alexei Sayle , Eddie Murph...