Robin

He often came across as a man possessed, holding forth on culture and politics while mixing in personal revelations – all with mercurial, tonguetwisting intensity as he inhabited and shed one character after another with lightning speed. But as Dave Itzkoff shows in this revelatory biography, Williams’s comic brilliance masked a deep well of conflicting emotions and selfdoubt, which he drew upon in his comedy and in celebrated films like Dead Poets Society; Good Morning, Vietnam; The Fisher King; Aladdin; and Mrs Doubtfire, where he showcased his limitless gift for improvisation to bring to life a wide range of characters.

From his rapidfire standup comedy riffs to his breakout role in Mork & Mindy and his Academy Awardwinning performance in Good Will Hunting, Robin Williams was a singularly innovative and beloved entertainer.