Robin Williams: The Hidden Pain Behind the Laughter

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He was one of the most beloved entertainers of all time—but behind the comedy, Robin Williams faced a battle no one saw coming. Autopsy: The Last Hours of Robin Williams reveals the medical mystery behind his tragic death and the condition that went undiagnosed until it was too late.  Stream it now on REELZ+ at https://www.reelzplus.com Available on Roku, Amazon, Apple TV, and Google Play.

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00:00Looking at the autopsy report, it's immediately clear that Robin Williams had several health

00:07problems. The report says that he committed suicide, which is undoubtedly the case. It's

00:12my experience that depression is rarely the only feature that is a trigger for suicide.

00:17So I want to know what else was going on in the body and mind of this larger-than-life,

00:23much-loved comedian that meant Robin felt he was left with no other option than to take his own

00:29life. Robin Williams had been diagnosed with Parkinson's, a condition which causes part

00:35of the brain to become more damaged over time. But with treatment, he had managed to continue

00:41to work. So while it would have impacted his life, I don't believe Parkinson's is the reason

00:46he committed suicide. But I've discovered that just days before his death, Robin began acting

00:53very out of character. And here, buried deep in the autopsy report, is evidence of a terminal

01:01condition that no one knew about. Not even Robin Williams himself.

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