These Robin Williams Stories Are GUARANTEED To Make You Cry

From the moment his spaceship landed on the Cunningham's lawn and Richie was introduced

to Mark from Ork, we fell in love with Robin Williams. His passing left a hole that will

never be filled and was felt by so many. Well, wait until you hear some of the stories about him

off screen. This is 10 behind-the-scenes Robin Williams stories that will make you cry. Many

Many people remember that Robin attended Juilliard. However, what they may have forgotten is that while he was there, he became friends with

Superman himself, Christopher Reeves. After Reeves' accident left him paralyzed, Robin showed up at the hospital pretending

to be a Russian proctologist who needed to perform a rectal exam immediately

In an interview, Reeves said, At an especially bleak moment, the door flew open and in hurried a squat fellow with a

a blue scrub hat and a yellow surgical gown and glasses. Speaking in a Russian accent

he announced that he was my proctologist and that he had to examine me immediately

It was Robin Williams. For the first time since the accident, I laughed. Reeves added that his

friend showing up when he did prevented him from falling into a deep despair. We don't know about

you, but we can't think of a better person to save Superman. Every actor, singer, and or performer

comes with what is called a rider. A rider is a list of demands given by the celebrity

before they agree to work for the company. For example, during his 2017 Purpose World Tour

a rider for Justin Bieber's Mumbai show was published and it included a shipped-in jacuzzi

Robin Williams had a rider in his contracts as well, but his rider was a little different

Any company wanting to hire Robin Williams also had to hire a number of people that were homeless

These people were mostly hired as background actors, but occasionally they were able to work as crew if their skill set allowed him

Robin was a longtime advocate for homeless rights. In 1990, he testified before the Senate in support of the Homeless Prevention and Revitalization Act

I think it's an incredible thing that the bill addresses the problem from the inside out

What we been doing for the last four years is basically putting a Band on a very gaping wound The more we know about Robin Williams the less surprised we are to learn how he used his clout to better people lives

Dante Basco, who played the leader of the Lost Boys, Rufio and Hook, has said that one of his favorite movies is Dead Poets Society

I mean, who can't forget the scene where Mr. Keating takes the boys into the hallway to remind them to seize the day

During the filming of Hook, Dante Basco and Robin Williams spent a lot of time talking about poetry

At the end of the shoot, Robin gifted Dante a leather-bound edition of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass

In return, Dante gifted Robin with a hat that was embroidered with, Oh Captain, My Captain

Leave it to Robin Williams to make a lost boy feel found. Robin Williams' first Oscar nomination came courtesy of his role as Adrian Cronauer in the 1987 movie, Good Morning Vietnam

The movie was based on the real life of the unconventional Air Force sergeant and DJ

and had a script written by the very funny and talented Mitch Markowitz

and directed by cinema legend Barry Levinson. However, it was the amazing improvisation skills of Robin Williams

that put this movie into a class of its own. All of the rapid-fire DJ banter was riffed while cameras were rolling

It wasn't just the funny stuff either, which revealed the genius of his acting and ability to get inside the head of any character he was playing

Robin Williams didn't just study a character and bring it to life. He became the character in a way that hadn't been done before, and we would venture to say, hasn't been done since his passing

Another unforgettable performance by Williams is that of Patch Adams in the film of the same name

Patch Adams was a real doctor who sought to change the way the medical community interacted with patients

In the film, there's a scene where Patch brings joy to the children's cancer ward

During filming, Robin and many other cast members worked closely with the Make-A-Wish Foundation

to fulfill the fantasies of several children who were at the time undergoing cancer treatment

The children appeared with Robin in scenes at the pediatric ward. As a bonus to this, during filming of Patch Adams, when things became stressful

Robin would improvise a comedy set just to make people laugh and lighten the mood

This seems to us to be a consistent theme with Robin. Not only was Robin Williams the greatest cheerleader for his friends he genuinely had their backs During the filming of Mrs Doubtfire actress Lisa Yacoub who played Robin Williams and Sally Field eldest daughter Lydia had a pretty tough time dealing with being a student

while on set. So much so, that the school she was attending expelled her for spending too much time out

of the classroom. When Robin found out about the situation, he wrote a glowing letter of recommendation

to the school. Not only did he ask them to reconsider their decision, but he went on to explain that he

thought she would be a valuable asset to any classroom. While the school found it cool enough

to frame it and hang it up, they didn't think it was enough to change their minds and upheld their

decision. Lisa Yacoub has said that although the letter did not work, she needed someone to stick

up for her, and Robin was the person to do that out of the kindness of his own heart. We've all

known people who are nice only when someone is watching. This wasn't Robin. After his untimely

death, writer and attorney Kate Osher shared the story of the time she met Robin Williams at an

airport. Osher's husband had committed suicide and following his final wishes, she was on a travel

journey to scatter his ashes in places that touched him. She had a rough encounter with a TSA agent

who tried preventing her from passing through security with her late husband's ashes

You f***ing kidding me? She was in an LAX airport bar trying to calm herself when she felt a hand on

her shoulder in a quiet, kind voice, say, Miss, I just want to make sure you're okay. I see you

were traveling alone, and I saw what happened, and I just really want to be sure you were okay

Robin Williams listened to two Kate share her story. His voice got even softer as he spoke the

words we now know were born from a felt experience. Addiction is a real . Mental illness and

depression are the mother of all es. I am so sorry for all the pain your husband was in. I'm so

sorry for the pain you were in now, but it sounds like you have family and friends and love, and

that tips the scale a bit, right? Walking her to her gate, Williams got her to laugh by impersonating

people they'd passed and leaving her with a smile and a warm heart at her gate. In the 1995 film

Jumanji, actor Bradley Pierce played Peter. Because his character was slowly transitioning into a

monkey Bradley was required to sit in a makeup chair for up to three and a half hours The crew who tried to make things better for him even installing a TV so he could watch it in the mirror during the process Unsurprisingly his co Robin Williams was the most supportive of all Having just completed

filming Mrs. Doubtfire, Robin was familiar with the long process of having to have extensive

makeup and prosthetics applied. Because of this, Robin would come in, sit next to Bradley

keep him company, and entertain him. He even taught the actor how to meditate in order to

make the long hours easier to deal with. If we had to sit for hours

we would choose to have Robin Williams by our side. Even crazy talented artists like Questlove

can feel self-doubt. Spending hours and hours pouring out your blood, sweat, and tears can make you exhausted

and that's when that little demon of a voice can creep in and make you ask

am I enough? That's exactly what Questlove was feeling in 2001, right around Grammy time

when he and The Roots stepped onto an elevator where none other than Robin Williams was a passenger

How did Robin greet them? With love, of course. Quest Love, Black Thought, Rozelle

the roots from Philadelphia. That's right. You walked in on this elevator saying to yourself

ain't no way this old white dude knows my entire history and discography

Quest Love went on to say that this encounter made them laugh so hard. They never encountered a legend who acknowledged them

and really knew who they were. Quest Love remembers that day because even though it was a small two minute moment

in life, it meant the world to him at the time. Once again, we were graced with the brilliance

of Robin Williams in the movie The Fisher King. The filming of the scene in the Chinese restaurant

began at 7 p.m., and by 5 a.m. the next morning, they still hadn't wrapped. You can imagine the

mood of everyone on set. When things were at their lowest, and people were at their wit's end

Robin Williams stood up to perform 45 minutes of non-stop impersonations and comedy. Not only

had he gotten to know the cast and crew over the previous weeks, but he remembered so much that he

did comedy specific to each of them. He had people laughing so hard they had tears in their eyes

Not only did he rejuvenate the energy for the shoot through laughter, but through love. By

being able to recall specifics about people like that, you make them feel heard and important

And that was a gift that Robin Williams possessed