When Robin Williams died unexpectedly last week, the outpouring of emotion from the beloved actor’s millions of fans was unlike anything the Internet has seen in recent years. Robin Williams: His Most Memorable Roles 1. Mork (Mork & Mindy) The role that started it all. Robin Williams starred as an alien on the late 1970s sitcom Mork & Mindy. Horrible as it was to learn that the world had lost such a kind and gifted man, the near universal reverence for Williams made for a welcome silver lining. The flood of fond memories from admirers of all ages was a refreshing change from the bitter divisiveness that usually characterizes online comment boards. So naturally, the folks at the Westboro Baptist Church took one look at all this genuine affection and figured out a way to make it all about hate. Yes, the horrible bigots who celebrated the death of Cory Monteith and encouraged his girlfriend Lea Michele to kill herself are up to their old tricks. The picket-happy fundamentalists announced over the weekend that they plan to protest Williams’ funeral as a result of his portrayal of a gay man in the 1996 film The Birdcage . Plans for Williams’ funeral have not yet been announced, but a recent message on the WBC’s official Twitter page reads: “Westboro Baptist Church Hopes To Preach In Lawful Proximity To Robin Williams’ Funeral – To Warn The Living: Repent Or Likewise Perish.” Fortunately, a non-profit organization called Planting Peace has decided to counteract the astonishing negativity of the WBC protest with a fund-raising campaign. Their efforts will benefit one of Robin’s favorite charities, St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. So even in death, Robin is making life better for people in need. Looks like the score is Comedy 1, Hate 0. 21 Memorable Robin Williams Quotes 1. That You May Contribute a Verse What will YOUR verse be?
His films, his stand-up routines and his talk show appearances will all live forever. And now Robin Williams will also live forever in the world of video games. In the world of World of Warcraft, to be specific. Blizzard Entertainment, the company behind this insanely popular franchise, announced on Thursday that a Williams character will be added to an upcoming version of its game. 21 Memorable Robin Williams Quotes 1. That You May Contribute a Verse What will YOUR verse be? “It will most likely be a character inspired by him or some of his favorite roles of the past,” said lead game designer Ion Hazzikostas. The move comes days after Williams killed himself via hanging at the age of 63. He was an avid gamer and a vocal fan of the World of Warcraft series and fans responded by starting an online petition at Change.org that has garnered over 10,000 signature. Robin Williams: A Look Back at His Life Robin Williams: In Memorium Tributes and words of sympathy continue to pour in regarding Williams, whose wife said yesterday was suffering from early stages of Parkinson’s Disease at the time of his suicide. Not all responses have been positive, however, Gene Simmons is in hot water for basically telling depressed people to kill themselves .
His films, his stand-up routines and his talk show appearances will all live forever. And now Robin Williams will also live forever in the world of video games. In the world of World of Warcraft, to be specific. Blizzard Entertainment, the company behind this insanely popular franchise, announced on Thursday that a Williams character will be added to an upcoming version of its game. 21 Memorable Robin Williams Quotes 1. That You May Contribute a Verse What will YOUR verse be? “It will most likely be a character inspired by him or some of his favorite roles of the past,” said lead game designer Ion Hazzikostas. The move comes days after Williams killed himself via hanging at the age of 63. He was an avid gamer and a vocal fan of the World of Warcraft series and fans responded by starting an online petition at Change.org that has garnered over 10,000 signature. Robin Williams: A Look Back at His Life Robin Williams: In Memorium Tributes and words of sympathy continue to pour in regarding Williams, whose wife said yesterday was suffering from early stages of Parkinson’s Disease at the time of his suicide. Not all responses have been positive, however, Gene Simmons is in hot water for basically telling depressed people to kill themselves .
Another celebrity death has befallen Hollywood. With Robin Williams having committed suicide on Monday, and Lauren Bacall succumbing to old age yesterday, TMZ now confirms that Million Dollar listing star Edith Flagg has also passed away. A holocaust survivor and a fashion mogul, Edith was a viewer favorite on her grandson Josh Flagg’s program. “My grandmother was a legend, not only in my eyes, but in the eyes of the countless people she helped and touched,” Josh wrote to TMZ via email. “Beverly Hills and LA have lost one of the great members of the community.” In order to escape the Nazis, Edith Flagg fled her native Austria at the age of 19. She eventually made it to the U.S. in the 1940s and built her fortune in the fashion industry. Flagg famously brought polyester to the States after finding the fabric in Switzerland. May she rest in peace. Celebrities We Lost in 2014 1. Philip Seymour Hoffman R.I.P. Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967-2014). He will forever be missed!
If you didn’t believe us yesterday that Iowa farmer and Bachelorette third-place finisher Chris Soules is The Bachelor , this photo ought to do the job. The telling picture on Chris’ Instagram page shows the Soules Man with Bachelorette buddy Cody Sattler rocking shirts exclaiming “America Needs Farmers.” While clenching a rose in their teeth for good measure. This after The Bachelor spoilers guru Reality Steve leaked the news, or at least that it was official (we’ve all strongly believed it was Chris for awhile). Hard to see this as anything but a subtle confirmation that he’s more than ready to dole out the roses to 25 lucky ladies come January on ABC. That or he and Cody are just really passionate about agriculture and its role in American life. Which is entirely plausible, but still. This is your Bachelor . No, the photo was not captioned “I’m The Bachelor,” and we don’t expect to hear him say it in those words until the end of Bachelor in Paradise . The network is no doubt holding off until that finale for the big “reveal,” even though it will come as a surprise to no one that Chris Soules gets the nod. He’s bringing farmers back, or something. Did they ever leave? Were they ever at the forefront of masculinity and sexiness in the pop cultural sense? We’re not sure. But his selection should play well with Bachelor Nation, which pushed for him to get the nod as soon as Andi Dorfman let him go. Are you excited to watch Chris Soules as The Bachelor? YES! He’s perfect!! Maybe. I like him, but prefer someone else. No way. Terrible choice by the producers this time! View Poll » Chris Soules Photos: The Bachelor 2015! 1. Soules Man Chris Soules, a.k.a. the farmer from Iowa on The Bachelorette, remains the favorite to be the next Bachelor.
Robin Williams tragically committed suicide on Monday morning and, also tragically, some of the reaction to that event has made us question our faith in humanity. Take Todd Bridges and Shephard Smith, both of whom referred to Williams as a selfish coward . Or take any number of anonymous Internet trolls, who actually forced Zelda Williams to quit social media because they are such terrible human beings. Fortunately, there have also been a number of positive tributes to Williams, such as this one from Jimmy Fallon – and also the following subtle one by sports anchor Zach Klein, who rattles off TWENTY-THREE references to Williams and his movies in a two-minute segment. Can you catch each one? Sports Anchor Honors Robin Williams Pretty creative and impressive, right? We continue to keep the friends and family members of Robin Williams in our thoughts. 21 Memorable Robin Williams Quotes 1. That You May Contribute a Verse What will YOUR verse be?
If anything positive comes out of Robin Williams’ death , perhaps it will be this: Celebrities (and people in general) will be more open about their personal issues, more up front about internal battles that could lead to serious consequences. In an interview with Glamour that went viral yesterday, for example, Girls star Zosia Mamet admitted to an eating disorder as a teenager that made her want to die. She’s healthy now, but she knows she’ll never be completely over this dangerous “obsession.” But Mamet can at least find solace in the fact that she isn’t alone. The following famous females have all struggled with issues of weight and self-esteem – and have all bravely come out the other side. We salute them. Celebrities Who Have Struggled with Eating Disorders 1. Michelle Duggar Admits to Eating Disorder Michelle Duggar battled an eating disorder in the past. We are glad she is now doing much better.
You won’t believe this, but Rush Limbaugh is very unhappy with the liberal media. On Tuesday, in response to Robin Williams’ suicide , Limbaugh focused on the actor’s political affiliation and seemed to imply that Williams killed himself largely because he was a Democrat. “What is the left’s worldview in general?” the radio host asked. “If you had to attach not a philosophy but an attitude to a leftist worldview, it’s one of pessimism and darkness, sadness. “They’re never happy, are they? They’re always angry about something. No matter what they get, they’re always angry.” Rush Limbaugh Responds to Robin Williams Suicide Limbaugh then pointed to three actor friends of Williams’ who had died young and said that the Oscar winner could never get over “the guilt that they died and he didn’t.” The conservative blowhard came under fire for these comments, but Limbaugh didn’t back down today on his program. Instead, he blame the media for twisting his words all around. Said Limbaugh: “All of these low-rent, despicable, irresponsible, pathetic, so-called media watchdogs on the left are trying to make it sound like I said that Robin Williams gave up because he was a liberal and is hopelessly doomed to misery and despair because that’s what liberals are devoted to.” But Limbaugh insists his original remarks were focused on the way Williams’ death was being covered, as opposed to the death itself. “What I did yesterday was express some real concern over the fact that they’re glorifying this,” Limbaugh said of the media. “I was worried about the coverage of all this leading to copycats.” Robin Williams: His Most Memorable Roles 1. Mork (Mork & Mindy) The role that started it all. Robin Williams starred as an alien on the late 1970s sitcom Mork & Mindy. Another conservative commentator, Shepard Smith, apologized after he implied on air that Williams was a coward for committing suicide. Meanwhile, this awesome sports anchor found a different way to react to the tragedy: Sports Anchor Honors Robin Williams
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