Robin Williams: Unknown Facts About the Comedy Legend

He Was Almost Cast in Midnight Run

In February 1998, Williams admitted that he still had to audition for roles sometimes. He read for Midnight Run with Robert De Niro a few times and really thought he would get the part. “…It got real close, it was almost there, and then they went with somebody else,” Williams said.

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