Synopsis
The definitive biography of Robin Williams, a comedy genius whose life both reached dazzling heights and plumbed devastating lows
From his rapid-fire stand-up comedy riffs to his breakout role in Mork & Mindy and his Academy Award-winning performance in Good Will Hunting, Robin Williams was a singularly innovative and beloved entertainer. He often came across as a man possessed, holding forth...
Details
13 June 2019544 pages
9781447293231Imprint: Pan
Reviews
This well-written page-turner is the definitive biography of the genius of Robin Williams, whose life redefines the highs and lows of the American dream.Steve Martin
In Robin, Dave Itzkoff manages to straddle the man and the myth of Robin Williams, all the while helping us see why we fell in love with both. He has written a book about the truth and pain that lies in comedy, and the price paid by a sensitive soul.Amy Poehler
This book should be on everyone’s summer reading list. It’s certainly on mineJames Corden
Dave Itzkoff’s Robin is much like the man himself – warm, funny, frenetic, with a core of darkness and empathy. It gets at that darkness, and shows how it fuelled, beautifully, the manic brain and kinetic body of the man himself. An amazing read.Patton Oswalt
