your grandma used to call your father and i mork & mindy, i was looking at the ratings for mork & mindyhen it was at its peak, when people like my mom and dad were watching, we were seeing 60 million viewers every week for that show. 60 million viewers. that is, of course -- no show gets that many viewers on television nowadays, it speaks to how significant it was for his career. robin williams was an unknown when he was cast first for the happy days role, and then it became mork & mindy. the show was moved around on the schedule and it eventually lost audience, but it was the spring board for his career. even in 20134, he came back to television, he was back on network tv on cbs in "the crazy ones." it was cancelled by cbs after just one season, it had mixed reviews and somewhat poor ratings, even for that sitcom, 7 million, 8 million viewers tuning in every week. people were able to have robin williams back in their homes every week, just as he was in 1979. dr. samuels, robin williams had discussed his addiction problems, his wife in her statement tonight mentioned he was battling dep

he reunited with mindy. >> never met anybody as screwy as you. you are like an alien. >> williams delighted audiences for decades with whacky humor and joyful energy. he was the definition of full of life. even now, his comic legend is destined to endure. >> his sitcom that aired last year was canceled. it wasn't picked up. you wonder if that had a role in this depression that had him check back into rehab. we are going to bring you reaction to this all morning on cnn. >>> turning to the struggle for control of iraq. iraq's president appointing a new prime minister. a move the white house has been hoping to see for months. >> under the iraqi constitution this is a first step to unite iraq's communities. earlier today, we called dr. al-abadi to form a new government as quickly as possible. >> that guy, nuri al maliki is refusing to step down. he's threatening to use force to stay in place. meanwhile, the u.s. military conducted the fifth air drop of food and water for thousands of citizens trapped by isis on mount sinjar. i want to bring in nick p

." >> i was looking at the ratings for "mork and mindy." when it was at its peak in the late 197 0z and early '80s when people like my mom and dad were watching, we were seeing 60 million viewers every week for that show. 60 million viewers. that is of course -- no show on television gets that many viewers nowadays. but it speaks to how significant it was for his career. after all, robin williams was an unknown when he was cast first for the "happy days" role and then it became "mork and mindy." now, the show was moved around on the schedule and it eventually lost audience, but it was the springboard for his career. >> it's amazing. 60 million viewers. >> it just doesn't happen now with cable tv. just unbelievable. >> but from "mork and mindy" williams would go on to play a myriad of different roles. >> cnn entertainment correspondent nischelle turner looks back at his incredibly diverse career. >> reporter: his high-octane brand of comedy was his trademark public persona. but robin williams proved himself an oscar winner with a strong phil

he put jonathan winters in "mork and mindy." he -- i can't tell you enough good things that he does for people around him. how he was with his fans, as claudia pointed out, he would greet people all the time. he was an easy accessible star. a grat talent. what a sad, sad thing. shepa shepard, the hard part of this is to try to understand depression. to get into the head of someone -- think of someone that successful, that funny, that rich, who has entertained so many, that could be so low as to take his own life is incomprehensible. to me it's incomprehensible. >> he was asked about whether when he was dry and sober if he could still be funny, larry. and he said, yeah, he was even funnier then and found himself even quicker then. i wonder if in your format which is frankly the kind of format i miss on tv these days where you can spend a whole hour with somebody, if at times he wasn't in some ways so intimidating. he was so quick. >> yeah, but he was fun to work with. if you're an interviewer, you play right into them. i did a st

made us >>> mindy, run for your life! the emotions are coming. >> you never held your best friend's head in your lap and watched him gasp his last breath looking to you for help. >> he made us laugh. he made us cry and tonight an inside look at robin williams' final dark day,ly battle with addiction and the -- days, his battle with addiction and the interview. >> we have team coverage with andria borba outside williams home in tiburon. >> reporter: here in the tight knit community williams was the celebrity living in plain sight. they were fiercely protective of his anonymity and tonight are deeply saddened by his apparent suicide. >> we love you, robin. >> reporter: in tiburon the flowers are not for the actor and comedian robin williams, but for the husband, the father and neighbor. >> i thought of his family. he was such a great guy and such a loss for the whole community. he was such an icon for everyone and an inspiration. >> he really, really tried to be not a celebrity. he tried to be just a human being. >> reporte

as mork from mork and mindi, williams became a household name.n the series came to an end in 1982 beshowed he could do more than make people laugh. >> my name is ts garp. >> what does tv stand for? >> terribly sexy. >> he was in 1982's "the world according to garp." >> i was trained as an actor, so it is not like they have to medicate me. >> the serious side earned him oscar nominations for the fisher king. >> good morning vietnam. >> good morning vietnam and the dead poet's society. he finally won his only oscar statue in 1998 will for "goodwill hunting." >> this one, yes. the others were just foreplay. extraordinary. but williams never stopped being funny even when the topic seemed serious. he helped launch and co-hosted eight telethons over 20 years to help the homeless. >> men who sleep with chickens and the women who love them. >> comic relief earned more than $50 million. even when he talked about his battles with drugs and alcohol, he talked about it with humor. >> you were drunk? >> that's nice of you to say that. >> he took two trips to

he put jonathan winters in "mork and mindy." he -- i can't tell you enough good things that he does for people around him. how he was with his fans, as claudia pointed out, he would greet people all the time. he was an easy accessible star. a grat talent. what a sad, sad thing. shepa shepard, the hard part of this is to try to understand depression. to get into the head of someone -- think of someone that successful, that funny, that rich, who has entertained so many, that could be so low as to take his own life is incomprehensible. to me it's incomprehensible. >> he was asked about whether when he was dry and sober if he could still be funny, larry. and he said, yeah, he was even funnier then and found himself even quicker then. i wonder if in your format which is frankly the kind of format i miss on tv these days where you can spend a whole hour with somebody, if at times he wasn't in some ways so intimidating. he was so quick. >> yeah, but he was fun to work with. if you're an interviewer, you play right into them. i did a st

tonight here a look back at his storied career, his roles from mork and mindy. >> fly, be free! >> to his oscar winning part in "good will hunting." >> you don't know about real love. it only occurs when you love someone more than you love yourself. >> to dead poet society, what we're hearing from his wife tonight, how hollywood has reacted. tonight a special west coast edition of "world news," remembering robin williams. >>> good evening, as we come on the air live tonight, in for diane this evening and we're learning of an incredible loss tonight. robin williams was found dead today at the age of 63. he made us laugh and cry. the beloved actor's body was found in his home after a 911 call today, his publicist saying he had recently been battling depression. he had signed on for a seek wall to his beloved role as "mrs. doubtfire." we have team coverage on his career, his struggles, his family. his wife saying she lost her husband and her best friend. we'll begin with what we know so far. abc's nick watt with the latest from los angeles. >> reporter: good evening. most of what w

>> in the years after "mork & mindy," williams would have great success on the stand-up comedy circuit it's been brief. 'tis over, and the lights do turn bright. i'm melting! help me! >> a comedic genius fueled by his incredible improvisation, something he discussed with james lipton on "inside the actor's studio." >> are you thinking faster than rest of us? what the hell is going on? [ laughter ] >> what it is about the mind? what is it that does this thing to you? try to explain yourself. >> but it wasn't just williams' brilliance. during those early years, cocaine also fueled him, and a frenetic unpredictability became a hallmark. it would be the death of his friend john belushi in 1982 and the birth of his son that scared williams straight. years later, addiction became part of his historic stand-up act at the metropolitan opera house. >> you know what i'm talk about? the peruvian marching powder, the devil's dander. a nice thing, cocaine. what a wonderful drug. anything that makes you paranoid and impotent, give me more of that. >> coming up, a sober robin williams wins over the w

>> reporter: as mork from the planet ork in "mork and mindy" williams became a household name.hen the series ended after a four-year run in 1982, he showed he could do more than make people laugh. >> my name is t.s. garp. >> what's t.s. stand for? >> terribly sexy. >> the juilliard-schooled actor unveiled his dramatic side for the first time in 1982's "the world according to garp." >> i was trained as an actor. so it's not like they have to medicate me. >> reporter: that serious side earned him oscar nominations for "the fisher king." >> good morning vietnam! >> reporter: "good morning vietnam" and "dead poets society." >> it's the golden dude. >> he finally won his only oscar statue in 1998 for "good will hunting." >> this one, yes. the other ones were just foreplay. it's extraordinary. >> reporter: but williams never stopped being funny, even when the topic seemed serious. he helped launch and co-hosted eight telethons over 20 years to help the homeless. >> men who sleep with chickens and the women who love them. >> reporter: comic relief earned more than $50 million. and eve

"mork & mindy." when the series ended, he showed he could do more than make people laugh. >> my name is t.s. garp. >> what does t.s. stand for? >> terribly sexy. >> "the world according to garp." >> i was trained as an actor it's not like they had to medicate me. >> reporter: that earned him nominations for "the fisher king." >> good morning vietnam! >> reporter: good morning vietnam and the dead poet society. he finally won his only oscar statue in 1998 for "good will hunting." >> this one, yes. the other ones were just foreplay. extraordinary. >> reporter: williams never stopped being funny, even when the topic seemed serious. he helped launch and co-hosted eight telethons over 20 years to help the homeless. >> men who sleep with chickens and the women who love them. >> reporter: comic relief earned more than $50 million. and even when he talked about his battles with drugs and alcohol, he talked about it with humor. >> you were drunk? >> well, that's nice of you to say that. >> reporter: he took t

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mindy hilari. >> mindy, i love her and i think she is an incredibly original character because politicallyhey is all over the map she has real streaks of. >> and some of the things that mindy, there is such -- so my character says things like, i don't like that motorcycle i think it makes it look poor, frankly, she has like that kind of energy about it, and she has the conviction of knowing things are correct because she feels they are correct. and -- >> could you make it more interesting? i mean is it possible to make her more interesting because she is the way she has the background she has and looks the way she does? >> my character probably could not exist, i think it is a good point if she was not indian. >> rose: exactly. >> because if i was being played by, frankly, a thin, beautiful blonde woman you might find it incredibly insufferable, but i have the trappings of a marginalized person and when that person is like decisively saying sort of, things, all over the map things, another thing about my character i love she is constantly insisting that she is young and hot to everyone. an

>> i started out with "mork & mindy." so it's hard -- you go back to that.uch a groundbreaking series. like mara said and his colleagues said, you just had to wind him up and watch him go. and the talent that he brought to the screen, from tv screen to the big screen. how about you? >> never lost his humor. i love watching "mrs. doubtfire". an all-time favorite. so many people saying this on facebook, too. i laugh like it's the first time i saw it. every time i see it, even some of the scenes they showed us there. we'll have to go watch that on netflix when we get back tonight. >>> when we come back, more on robin williams and friends, mourning his passing this morning. what they're saying on twitter. >>> some other milestones to note. a birth, birthday, and little pink creature. miley cyrus has adopted. "the skinny" is next! >> announcer: "world news now" continues after this from our abc stations. ♪ skinny so skinny ♪ >>> and topping "the skinny," robin williams' friends and colleagues are remembering him this morning, especially his fellow comics. steve m

. >> mindy! the emotions are coming! >> reporter: as mork from the planet ork in "mork and mindy," williams became a household name. when the series ended after a four-year run in 1982 he showed he could do more than make people laugh. >> my name's t.s. garp. >> what's t.s. stand for. >> terribly sexy. >> reporter: 1982 "the world according to garp." >> trained as an actor, it's not like they have to medicate me. >> reporter: the serious side earned him oscar nominations for "the fisher king." >> good morning vietnam! >> reporter: "good morning vote yaum," "dead poets society." he finally won his oscar in 1998 for "good will hunting." >> this one, yes. the other ones were foreplay. it's extraordinary. >> reporter: williams never stopped being funny even when the topic seemed serious. he helped launch and co-hosted eight telethons over 20 years to help the homeless. >> men who sleep with chickens and the women who love them. >> reporter: comic relief earned more than $50 million. and even when he talked about his battles

that's how he got the job for "mork and mindy." tough question to ask but was there any note, any message left for his family? do we know yet? >> reporter: we don't know, david. investigators aren't saying whether he left behind a suicide note but they are saying that this investigation will remain open as they await the results of a toxicology test. >> thank you. >>> robin williams recently went back to rehab last month. he had been honest about his struggles with addiction. diane sat down with him in 2006 after going into rehab then and coming out with it with new hope. >> was there one moment that you fell into it again, one day? >> no. usually it's very gradual. you're standing at a precipice looking down and there's a voice that goes, yeah, just one. there's a voice that goes jump, and just the idea of just one. for someone who has no tolerance for it, that's not a possibility. >> to talk about it as caused by something -- >> it's not caused by anything. it's just there. it's latent. waits. it lays in wait for the time when yo

mork and mindy" williams became a household name. when the series ends after a four-year run in 1982, he showed he could do more than make people laugh. >> my name is ts gump. >> what does ts stand for? >> terribly sexy. >> reporter: the actor unveiled his dramatic side for the first time in "the world according to garth." >> i was trained as an actor. they don't have to medicate me. >> reporter: that serious side earned him nominations for "the fisher king." >> good morning vietnam! >> reporter: "good morning vietnam" and "dead poet society." >> he won in 1998 for "good will hunting." this one, yes, the others were foreplay. it's extraordinary. >> reporter: williams never stopped being funny, even when the topic seemed serious. he helped launch and co-host eight telethons over 20 years to help the homeless. >> men who sleep with chickens and women who love them. >> reporter: comic relief earned more than $50 million. when he talked about his battles with drugs and alcohol, he talked about it with humor. >> we were drunk. >> that's n

it was during that period of mork and mindi williams developed a drinking and drug problem and would battle those issues to the until. his film career was also a run away success, most popular film, perhaps, "mrs. doubtfire." he posed as the housekeeper, he had dozen of other film roles over the years, "good morning, vietnam," "dead poet society," both got him an academy nomination. his wife issuing a statement today saying, "this morning i lost my husband and my best friend, while the world lost one of its most beloved artists and beautiful human beings, i am utterly heart broken. it is our hope the focus won't be on robin's death, but on the countless joy he gave." recently, williams reportedly checked out of a rehab program and today we learn he is dead of an apparent suicide, death by asphyxiation. autopsy scheduled for tomorrow. live in the newsroom, nbc bay area news. >> thank you very much. such a sad story, especially because he brought so much joy to so many people. williams was a frequent guest on bay area tv. one of the hosts who had the pleasure of interviewing him, nice

who is this guy in robin williams stole the show long before mork and mindy. i had no clue he was. i thought, this guy's a talent. >> definite true legend. your favorite robin williams movie? >> good morning vietnam. >> love that movie. >> there are so many. there's so many neat moments throughout his entire career that you can just remember certain things and it just makes you chuckle. >> the griego family movie rv. >> rv. >> you were talking about that the other day. >> my kids know bob monroe. >> sorry to see him go, that's for sure. >>> we are going to see some patchy fog around the bay area to start the day. it looks like the threat of thunderstorms, that's sliding up into the sierra nevada. things going to calm down but the temperatures going to stay fairly mild. we have a weak cold front headed toward the bay area. see it just off the coastline bringing us more clouds today and that area of low pressure that we were worried about bringing the thunderstorms is weakening, falling apart and sliding east. out the door we have some partly cloudy skies with patchy fog. temperature

a guest appearance on laverne and shirley and then "mork and mindi." he was deadly serious and laugh-out-lout funny. "entertainment weekly" called him the funniest man alive. his hero jonathan winters. they would sit in an attic and grab one toy and improvise about it for one hour. he was married three times, three children. and as you might imagine the reaction is coming out. steve martin quoting here, "i could not be more stunned by the loss of robin williams, mensch, great talent, acting partner, genuine soul. the sheriff's department will hold a news conference concerning his death, martha, tomorrow late morning. >> trace, thank you. as trace just mentioned during the 1970s gary marshal was the producer of the megahit "happy days." when he first auditioned a fast-talking comic by the name of marshal williams and he was given a cameo of an alien, mork. do you remember those episodes in they were great. that led to "mork and mindy." a show that would make williams a household name. let's watch. >> you're not a priest. who are you? >> i'm mork from mo

a guest appearance on laverne and shirley and then "mork and mindi." he was deadly serious and laugh-out-lout funny. "entertainment weekly" called him the funniest man alive. his hero jonathan winters. they would sit in an attic and grab one toy and improvise about it for one hour. he was married three times, three children. and as you might imagine the reaction is coming out. steve martin quoting here, "i could not be more stunned by the loss of robin williams, mensch, great talent, acting partner, genuine soul. the sheriff's department will hold a news conference concerning his death, martha, tomorrow late morning. >> trace, thank you. as trace just mentioned during the 1970s gary marshal was the producer of the megahit "happy days." when he first auditioned a fast-talking comic by the name of marshal williams and he was given a cameo of an alien, mork. do you remember those episodes in they were great. that led to "mork and mindy." a show that would make williams a household name. let's watch. >> you're not a priest. who are you? >> i'm mork from mo

here is all the residuals of "mork and mindy."is is a morkimpersonator. >> when we went to the first taping of this new show, "mork and mindy" that went on to be the hugest hit. >> i love this show. [ laughter ] >> nice to be on your show, dave. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> i love these people. i love this show! >> easy. >> i have a reservation for 8:00. i figured out how to do george bush, you take john wayne and you tighten up his [ bleep ]. >> my favorite heckle was a guy in an english club and there was a blind guy sitting in the back of the audience and all of a sudden he went, get off. he said is he gone? [ laughter ] >> i am so happy to be doing comedy tonight. [ laughter ] >> two jews walk into a bar. [ laughter ] >> yeah! [ applause ] yeah! >> give it up, people. get up, people. get up. [ applause ] [ cheers ] >> take it in, honey. take it in. [ laughter ] >> comic genius, indeed. back in the 1980s, the "comic relief" was hosted by robin williams, billy crystal, whoopee goldberg. the sheer comic gene juiceoous man incredi

and too late for the whole mork & and mindy. i loved his stand up.owned them on orange vhs tapes. >> i don't know but i am happy in a way. just a great comedian. his movies were good. stand up was truly his best. >> yes. >> and such a shame to see this happen. he brought happiness to many people. >> thank you very much for being here. >> and you're one of six people taking pictures. bronwn is that why you came here? >> to cover the house for my blog. >> are you a fan? >> huge robin williams fan? >> what is your favorite movie? >> "good will hunting". there are great movies he was a san francisco icon. it's a huge loss. so sad ask touching to see people bringing flowers. and this is so sad, thank you very much. >> so bronwyn and reid are two people at this sad occasion. people loved robin williams and his comedy. >> it speaks to the brilliance of robin williams, you can see two fans, a young man, in his early 20s and the young woman, a little bit older. his talent touched everybody. >> his genius was amazing. he was trying to sell his sprawling home i

rest in peace, and mindy kaleb. she says i'm named after a character from a robin williams tv show, that was mindy. when my parents still lived in africa. he meant so much to so many so far away. another one here from steve martin. i could not be more stunned by the loss of robin williams. great talent, acting partner, genuine soul, and we end with this one from the academy of motion pictures. it says simply, genie, you're free. for those who don't know, robin williams was the voice of the genie in "aladdin." we'll bring you any new information or tributes as they become available. you will also find a photo gallery, and special coverage on our website, ktvu.com. ♪ [ music ] >>> new at 10:00, blinded by the lights. one city's every to go green with new energy efficient streetlights isn't going over so well with some of its residents. >> reporter: let me show you the incidence. we're on martin luther king jr. way in berkely. the old one is a lot closer to the camera than the new one, but the new one is a lot brighter

from "mork and mindy" and "pack adams" to "mrs. doubtfire." >> good morning vietnam! >> jimmy: offscreen the struggles with depression and drugs. today found dead in his home in california. what police are saying tonight. on a special edition of "nightline," we celebrate the man who made us laugh and made us cry. as tributes pour in from hollywood to the white house, we remember those unforgettable moments. >>> we also remember robin williams the man. a performer beloved by the troops. and by his children. what he said and what he showed in his final twitter message. >> this special edition of "nightline," the dead of robin williams, will be right back. >>> a brilliant light has gone out in hollywood tonight. robin williams, whose fierce, frenetic comedy captivated us for decades has died at age 63. for all his wild, often improviced humor on stage and on screen, behind the scenes he struggled mightily with substance abuse and depression. tonight on a special edition of "nightline" we're going to dedicate our entire show to the life and the death of a true american or

know, when he would break for lunch, and he was working with jonathan winters on his show "mork & mindy they would walk down the street together, and all of the sudden just stop. and then they would start to kibitz. and then they would start to improvise. and then they would do this routine. in minutes, almost the entire lot was standing there like an open air theater. watching these two great minds go at it. >> it's a man! >> reporter: in the years after "mork & mindy," williams would have great success on the stand-up comedy circuit. >> it's been brief. 'tis over, and the lights do turn bright. i'm melting! help me! >> a comedic genius fueled by his incredible improvisation, something he discussed with james lipton on "inside the actor's studio". >> are you thinking faster than rest of us? what the hell is going on? [ laughter ] >> what it is about the mind? i can't explain itself. >> but it wasn't just williams' brilliance. during those early years, cocaine also fueled him, and a frenetic unpredictability became a hallmark. it would be the death of his friend john belushi in 1982 and

we loved him as mork and mindy. nick watt joins me on the phone.his is a stunning loss, not only there in los angeles but for fans of robin williams across this country. >> reporter: absolutely, david. as you say, his publicist saying that he has been suffering from severe depression. we all knew that. he had mental battles in in th past. still, a stunning loss. the man who, as you say, many of us grew up with, watching him on mork and mindy, some amazing performances, playing disturbed people in the fisher king for example. as you say, this morning, found dead, age 6 3, at his california home. no cause of death has been confirmed, but the sheriff's office say that they believe this may have been suicide caused by asphyxia. that's not confirmed so far. all we do know is one of the icons of american comedy is dead. >> we want to be very careful about the cause of death at this hour, but we do know, as nick watt reports, he was 63 years old, known for so many of his roles, mork and mindy early on. i grew up watching mork and mindy and of course so ma

i was in awe of him on mork and mindy. we were working at the same time. at the same studio shows are so scripted. every line with robin it was just kind of left open. so go for it. what will robin do? capture the gold. keep an isolated camera on him rare moment. good morning vietnam. a line from a movie everybody everybody remembers. >> i'm in are artillery. just play it loud okay? >> who gave everyone permission to play modern music. >> there it is suzanne, thank you. >> thanks, greta. very sorry. >> yeah, we all are in our coverage of robin williams death will continue. the latest on the breaking news coming up. you tap the bumper of a station wagon. no big deal... until your insurance company jacks up your rates. you freak out. what good is having insurance if you get punished for using it? hey insurance companies, news flash. nobody's perfect. for drivers with accident forgiveness, liberty mutual won't raise your rates due to your first accident. see car insurance in a whole new light. liberty mutual insurance. >>> this is a fox news alert. sad news t

i mean, watching the guy in the early days with "mork and mindy" and even before that with "happy days," i understand that much of what came out of the man was even unscripted. he just -- you know, he did it right there. his mind just worked nonstop. just amazing. genius. comic genius. >> absolutely. westin is eric's son. he's getting into the business, actually. robin williams, what kind of icon to you as a young person just getting into this business of entertainment is he and what was your reaction to his death? >> i love that he used his craft to make people happy. you know? that he pursued comedy. and he produced -- or he acted in some of the great movies of our time. just like "mrs. doubtfire." an icon. you know. you'll never forget that movie. him dressing up as a crazy goofy lady. we loved that.

so great it launched "mork & mindy". it aired on abc. seems like everyone has a special memory of him on a movie or tv show. >> i remember him from "mrs. doubt fire". >> "mork & mindy". >> you can tell he loved what he did. and was genuine.çó >> i will say "jumanji". >> just on your feet kind of machine in comedy. just funny. if you didn't laugh at first, you did, and you couldn't stop. >> lots of times we try to interview people in parking lots, they're too busy. today i had no trouble talking to anyone. had a memory of him from when they're a kid over the past four decades, incredible loss. >> allen, thank you. and michael finney has personal stories >> our kids went to school together we were not close, but you know you go to another dad and say hello. we knew each other, neighborhoods close to each other. robin was kind of around. my daughter, you found a tweet from kelly? >> yes. talking about how she will miss seeing him jogging. she used to jog and he was an avid jogger in your neighborhood. and this is one of the interesting thin

he rose to fame on moroccaned mindy and a comic actor.ed the death of john belushi after the birth of his first child a wake-up call. after 20-years of sobriety he checked himself into a rehab center in 2006 and in minnesota where he was expected to remain for a couple weeks. susan snyder issued a statement yesterday i am quoting, i lost my husband and best friend while the world lost one of the most beloved artists. i am utterly heartbroken. we caught up with his friend and former san francisco mayor willie brown. >> robin williams was one of the incredible characters that make up this city. he was probably one of the best known that makes up this city, because this city is a city of creative, risk taking innovators who live larger than life, and robin williams was one of all of those. >> williams moved to san francisco when he was a teenager. he had two homes there. there's an 11-a.m. news conference as i mentioned that will have a few details of his death. >> william lajeunesse, thank you. >> he leaves behind a legacy of film. he took

when i did mork and mindy, it was a crazy ride.o be here and doing this, to be participating and say, what can i bring and how can i help? >> look at you rehabbing two marriages. who's go the light bulb now my friend? >> we have been tracing robin williams' career. kpix.com, lot of you ran into him on the streets. you saw him in the neighborhood. he's from marin county. >> kind of saw him early on in his career. >> couple of clubs here in the city. you can leave your tributes and remembrances to williams on our facebook page kpix.com. ,,,,,, safeway understands you got to make every dollar count these days. that's why they have lots of ways for you to save. real big club card deals, the safeway app and gas rewards. this week fresh off the vine seedless green and black grapes are just $1.99 a pound. oscar mayer deli fresh or selects lunchmeat are only $3.99. and quilted northern bath tissue is $11.99 for 24 double rolls. there's more savings to love... at safeway. d make sure they . >> san jose has had it with homeless camp. it's sp

tonight here a look back at his storied career, his roles from mork and mindy. >> fly, be free! >> to his oscar winning part in "good will hunting." >> you don't know about real love. it only occurs when you love someone more than you love yourself. >> to dead poet society, what we're hearing from his wife tonight, how hollywood has reacted. tonight a special west coast edition of "world news," remembering robin williams.

when you first saw "mork & mindy" or for my children when they saw "mrs. doubtfire" or "aladdin."ryone has their own permanent memory that informs their own life. there is nothing about the man that go joy and humanity and reaching out to the audience. he could be cynical and ironic and a bit cutting but never came from a place of hate or meanness. it was 40 years of celebration about what life was about. >> i can't remember who sent out a tweet so appropriate and said the man who made us laugh made us so happy couldn't find happiness himself and i think that's what really took people aback. very familiar because he was very open about his addiction but not the depression. >> but it's what made him human, as well. everything he did, all of his roles whether it was the kind of manic comedy or more serious roles you could just tell there was a humanity coming out of there and pain and suffering is part of that. it's part of comedy. we didn't know about the depression or the substance abuse. it was a shock when it happened but you just -- you know, he had surgery about six years ago

he and the '80s he was still shining from the new stardom with more and mindy.sibly concerned about burning out too quick. would he be a day old washed up comedian. however, he was not. i was lucky to interview him on stage at the festival at lincoln around 2000. he won the oscar so we were celebrating his success on that level appeared he was a buried bay area died. >> pam: he really was. a bay area guy. >> it seems like that kind of insecurity times what the territory. especially with the success. >> pam: what about the dramatic roles? he really made some well done appearances in dramatic roles. >> when you dug down into his ability onstage and one that could improvise, he had inherited at the skills that could be obliged to a more serious role. in non- combat beyond. he proved that time and time again >> pam: how was it affecting the success in the rose hall was that affecting him lindsey his life? >> tragedy, he to transport it into laughs. >> yes, he was foreshore and pack his falling in generation and pay tribute to the previous generation. like jonathan w

>> in the years after mork and mindy, williams would have great success on the stand-up comedy circuitbrief, and it was over. the lights would turn bright. i'm melting. help me. >> a comedic genius fueled by his incredible improvisation, something he discussed with james lipton. are you thinking faster than the rest of us? what the hell is going on? [ applause ] >> what is it that does this thing to you? try to explain yourself. >> but it wasn't just williams' brilliance. during those early years, cocaine also fueled him and a frenetic unpredictability became a hallmark. it would be the death of his friend of john belushi and the birth of his son that scared him straight. years later, addiction became part of his historic act at the metropolitan opera house. >> you know what i'm talking about? peruvian powder. cocai cocaine, anything that makes you paranoid and impotent, give me more than that. >> coming up, a sober robin williams wins the world but his depression is still lurking. ♪ dsl myth #1. it can help your business save money. false. the truth is when you compare our fastest int

"mork & mindy." i worked with robin williams. he was on the whole time. anytime we were rehearsing, always ad-libbing and doing extra things. this teddy bear in the center i still have, that is him sitting on shelf at home was my prop through the show. mr. one-eye. was key part of the plot. at end of the show he insisted that i keep the teddy bear. the props master went bananas. what if we have to reshoot. you can not give the toy to the girl, that is ridiculous. prop belongs to the show. i remember, have vision in my head, standing there with his back to me, insisting prop manager, is this girl's birthday. you have to let her have the teddy bear. my kids sleep wit. yeah. >> there are stories where he got down on his knees in order to perform for kids. he genuinely -- by the way, he loved the military. he was very, very brave guy. went to the front lines. he used to wear marine pin as i often do. and, so he really went out of his way to help peep. just, it is just, god, suicide is just an awful thing

he played a deli owner on "mork and mindy." talk about the robin williams you knew. >> well, we did a lot of drugs. we chased a lot of women. we had a great time. but i don't have an addictive personality. i'm from new orleans, louisiana, where you're taught how to drink and do drugs and chase women at about birth. and i had a great time. i was there with him for like three years. >> jay, hold on one second. we want to hear the rest of this story, but i have to interrupt you to go to the news conference in marin county right now. let's take a listen. >> please hold your questions until the end of our statement. my last name is spelled b-o-y-d. on august 11th, 2014, at approximately 11:55 a.m., marin county communications received a 911 telephone call reporting that a male adult had been located unconscious and not breathing inside his residence located at 95 st. thomas way in california. the caller was distraught and indicated at that time that it was an apparent suicide due to a hanging had taken place and rig more us it had s

since you and i were talking about "mork and mindy," pam dauber who played mindy, we have this statementrom her, who played the character on "morning and mindy" saying, "i'm completely and totally devastated. what more can be said?" i think that's really what you're saying, james lipton, is that -- >> what i'm saying is -- we loved him, we just plain loved him. we fell in love. he didn't try to force us to. het todidn't -- all he did was himself, but himself was a thousand different people, thousand different creations. so we fell in love, and all of us tonight feel a tiny, tiny fraction of what his wife feels. it's like having someone who has been a part of your family or -- >> right. >> you understand what i'm trying to say. >> absolutely. >> we've lost a loved one. >> so well said. yes. james lipton. from inside the actor's studio. thank you so much. stay with us. we're going to go for a short break. robin williams, dead at the age of 63. we'll be right back. hi honey. [ male announcer ] you know that girl whose bad breath could scare the moustache off someone's face? don't let it be

of course as mork in the tv series "mork and mindy."ut from there of course he went on to establish this incredible collection of work as you pointed out there. what overall do you think is his legacy? how will he be remembered? or there's just too many movies to sort of stick with one. >> reporter: ye >> yeah, i think people will remember him as a comedic genius. that's the lasting impression. you just remember him as this quick witted guy. nobody could match his wit. you put a microphone in his guy and he could just go off on any tangent and talk about anything, and it was hard to even keep up with him because he was so funny and so quick and so a step ahead of everyone. he could do impressions. but also he was a trained serious actor. he went to juilliard as a serious actor. and again, as i mentioned, his oscar nominations were for serious roles. so you have those serious roles. you have the serious roles that have kind of that comedic twist. and then you have those just straight out comic just brilliance that he's done, whether it's

here he is, mork and mindy made him a huge star, blah, blah, blah.r didn't even notice him. any fact i got him and the woman two cokes and he kind of stood in the doorway of the service bar and watched the comic by the name of chris kosher very funny cat from this area, was on stage and he was watching. now, it is dawning on me what i might have just done that if he goes on, after chris and before me, i'm toast. i'm toast. he was famous for going on at clubs all around the country where ever he was filming but for some reason he watched 15 or 20 minutes. club was pack. it wasn't like it was empty. decided nothing to go on and he came up and said hey, i appreciate you taking time with me and i took him back down the steps. >> that was it. >> that was it. >> that was it. >> wow. >> by the way, in person if you put him in bono in the same room you cannot show the difference. both eyes, similar noses and all that. very quiet, very gentle and thank you for robin williams for not going than that night. >> no kidding. >> ain't crowd never even knew he was t