Who Was: Robin Williams

A Look At The Identity We Knew As Robin Williams — Beloved Hero In Many People’s Eyes

Cam Roze
Read or Die!
Published in
2 min readFeb 13, 2024

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I remember the day I found out about Robin’s passing. I was not having social times for weeks. I didn’t want to go smoke up with my buddies like normal. Nope. When Robin Williams died, my world felt as though it vanished.

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The Magic Of Robin Williams

I remember when I was just a young boy, walking around and knowing just by the one voice, just who was on the TV. I’d race into my seat and for once, be quiet (aside from the part where I started saying the lines of the movies with the movies). The first movie that I ever watched with him in it, was a truly magical moment for me and probably Disney, too.

The Genie Of The Lamp! — Disney’s Aladdin’s Magical Presence Of Robin Williams

I was all stoked and sure thing, I knew Aladdin was gonna rub that lamp. The old guy was too creepy to trust! I know, here I am thirty years old, remembering the impact of the movie I watched when maybe five or six years old.

Either way, sure enough, the cackle and groan that replied from the lamp being rubbed, broke into a moment I always will love. Robin’s magical blue body in the movie would…

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