Robin Williams was an avid supporter of the Parkinson’s Foundation Michael J. Fox, who for many years lived with the disease itself. But the fact that the fate of the two actors linked even more closely, did not know Williams’ colleague: The “Back to the Future” star is “stunned”
. The late Hollywood actor Robin Williams suffered from Parkinson’s disease at an early stage. This was announced by his wife Susan Schneider on Thursday. Three days earlier, the 63-year-old actor had taken his own life at his home in Tiburon, California.
suffering from Parkinson actor Michael J. Fox reacted with dismay to the news of Williams’ illness. He was “stunned”, the 53-year-old wrote on Thursday on Twitter. Williams was a “true friend” and supporters founded by Fox Parkinson’s Foundation have been.
It should be “pretty sure” that the comedian had helped before his own diagnosis of the Foundation in the fight against neuropathy , Fox. wrote
Decades of fighting the incurable disease
The “Back to the Future” star white since 1991 by his incurable disease, in 1998 he gave the diagnosis public. Fox, who is sometimes even before the camera is drawn by the shaking palsy.
Parkinson’s is a nerve-related movement disorder that strikes mainly the elderly. In this incurable disease die from nerve cells that control is lost limbs, typical tremor occurs.
Williams have been in the early stages of Parkinson’s disease, Schneider said. “He was not ready to communicate this to the public.” According to Schneider Williams had his alcohol problems under control. He had courageously fought against depression and anxiety.
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Williams also struggled with depression and alcohol addiction
The father of three and Oscar winner was found dead at his home on Monday. Williams suffered according to his spokeswoman has long been under severe depression, has long been addicted to alcohol and had earlier also taken drugs.
With Schneider, his third wife, whom he married in 2011. For his role as a compassionate doctor in “Good Will Hunting” in 1998 he had received the Oscar.
“Robin has spent so much of his life trying to help others,” Schneider recalled on Thursday to the actor. After his “tragic” death they hope others draw from strength to seek help to get their problems under control.
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The world bids farewell to Hollywood Star
With Flowers, letters, and outpouring of grief around the world had taken leave of the Hollywood star in recent days, supporters and colleagues. Hundreds of people flocked to the house of the actor, and known locations of his films. Also in the Internet awarded many of their mourning for the star of such films as “Mrs. Doubtfire”, “Dead Poets Society” and “Good Morning, Vietnam” expression.
Last Williams was in the movies “The Butler “(2013) and” The Big Wedding “(2012) at the cinema to see. For the comedy sequel “Night at the Museum 3 – The mysterious tomb” which will hit theaters in December, he was until recently on camera
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