Robin Williams: Unknown Facts About the Comedy Legend

A Central Park Mime

In 1974, photographer Daniel Sorine shot photos of two mimes in Central Park. Soon people realized that one of the mimes was actually Robin Williams, who was a student at Juilliard at the time.

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The More You Know

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