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Robin Williams left an indelible mark on everyone he met. Join us as we revisit touching and hilarious stories celebrities have shared about the beloved comedian and actor. From protecting fellow actors to improvising brilliantly on set, these heartwarming tales reveal the extraordinary kindness and comedic genius that made Robin so special to all who knew him.
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00:00He was the first person to buy me a bicycle since my parents bought me a bicycle.
00:05Welcome to Ms. Mojo, and today we're counting down our picks for the most endearing,
00:09heartfelt, and or amusing stories about the late actor and comedian Robin Williams.
00:14The more I didn't laugh, the more insane he got.
00:17It would make fun of him.
00:18Oh, this one doesn't want to laugh.
00:21Number 10. A Funny Trip to Canada
00:23Who wouldn't have wanted Robin Williams to come and stay with them?
00:26Martin Short remembers the story of his friend visiting him in Toronto.
00:30This included a wild show at Second City,
00:32with a stage fall that left Williams' linen pants dirty.
00:35And then he fell off the stage at one point.
00:37And not because he was an ebrier or anything, he just, he didn't know the stage,
00:40and he was like, and he fell on a table and it turned into a joke.
00:44Short's wife Nancy then put the pants through the wash and made things more interesting.
00:48This shrank the clothes and prompted a funny line from the American comedian.
00:52And he said, oh, I know what's going to happen.
00:54I'll go home and I'll say to my wife, I swear I didn't have sex with anybody,
00:56I don't know why my pants is a four-inch short.
00:58Short tells the entire story in a beautiful way, with a loving and tender tone throughout.
01:04The tale highlights the icon's timing, joie de vivre, and his one-of-a-kind spirit.
01:09And then one night, he just flew to Toronto.
01:11With no luggage.
01:14And no money.
01:15He just had a credit card of about $40.
01:17Number 9. Remembering Old Times
01:19Like many other comedians, David Letterman was impressed by Robin Williams.
01:24The host remembered his early years in comedy when he first saw the soon-to-be Mork and Mindy star.
01:28You know, we were all out there at the comedy store and we wanted to, you know, make people laugh.
01:34We wanted to get on The Tonight Show.
01:35We wanted something because we all felt that we were funny.
01:39With his own signature wit, Letterman talked about seeing the comic on stage.
01:43It was clear to him that Williams was special, talented, and near impossible to describe.
01:48And all of a sudden, he comes up on stage and you know what it is.
01:52It's like nothing we had ever seen before.
01:55The presenter brought a natural delivery to the clip,
01:57giving audiences a front-row seat to an amazing moment in comedy history.
02:01It's hard to imagine a time before anybody knew the man in question.
02:04With some further insight,
02:06the late-night personality revealed the origins and evolution of an icon.
02:10And then he finishes and I thought,
02:13oh, that's it, they're going to have to put an end to show business because
02:15what can happen after this?
02:19Number 8. Shouting Out Mork
02:20For this segment, interviewer Jake Hamilton talks goodwill hunting with Matt Damon.
02:24This inspired some awesome tales about filming with the one and only Robin Williams.
02:29Flooded with memories,
02:30Damon recalled the Boston public's reaction to the Dead Poets Society star.
02:34Yeah, I remember shooting in the park with Robin though,
02:36and it was, at the time, it was so funny because he was like the most famous guy in the world,
02:41but what people would shout was,
02:43Mork! Mork!
02:45He stated that people would shout out the comedian's early TV roles.
02:48It's an endearing story, showcasing the varied reactions that the legend inspired.
02:53You're not a priest!
02:55Who are you?
02:56I am Mork for Mork!
02:57No, no, no, no!
02:58Even with all of his success, the performer still got love for being Mork.
03:02The Bourne star doesn't miss a beat, reminiscing or finding a moment to salute his former movie therapist.
03:08Your move, Chief.
03:13Number 7. Bus Trip
03:14On an episode of The Tonight Show,
03:16Jimmy Fallon shared stories about Robin Williams with guest Billy Crystal.
03:20This included a notable bus trip full of several high-profile stars.
03:24Fallon also remembered when Williams riffed about his own film career.
03:27Robin goes, he goes, with the bomb sniffing down, he goes,
03:29Oh, I hope there's no copies of my movies on this bus.
03:32When a bomb-sniffing dog came aboard,
03:34the Goodwill hunting star started making fun of his less beloved movies.
03:38The subject came off as self-effacing,
03:40willing to critique himself in order to entertain others.
03:43You know, it's the greatest mind I've ever been around,
03:47because it was so terrifyingly fast.
03:50It was both a funny story and one that highlighted the performer's quick-witted nature.
03:54With Crystal and the host laughing,
03:56this memory felt like a perfect tribute to a brilliant comic.
03:59You know, it's a feeling you get, you know?
04:01Like when you go bowling and you know you're in somebody else's shoes?
04:04That's the one.
04:05Number 6. Jeff Bridges Eulogizes Robin
04:08I like New York in June. How about you?
04:14During a press conference for The Giver,
04:16Jeff Bridges took a moment to reflect on the recently departed Robin Williams.
04:20While working through his state of mind,
04:21he shared his memories of filming The Fisher King together.
04:24A certain scene in particular stood out in his recollection,
04:27one shot at 4 a.m. in Central Park with just the two of them.
04:31It finds Robin Williams' character advocating an unusual method of mental exercise.
04:36I'm cloud-busting, Jack.
04:37You ever done it?
04:38You lie on your back,
04:39and you concentrate on the clouds,
04:41and you break them apart with your mind.
04:42It's wild.
04:43No, but you have to be nude, though, Jack.
04:44You can't do this.
04:44Because you can't diffuse the psychic energy.
04:46As Bridges describes it,
04:47William's naked frolic was mostly improvised,
04:50making it a classic and endearing representation
04:52of the unrestrained joy he so often brought to his work.
04:55The fact that it was at the front of Bridges' mind so many years later
04:58speaks to Robin's indelible presence on and off the screen.
05:02It's very beautiful, isn't it?
05:07Number 5. Pierce Brosnan recalls Robin's improv.
05:11For any fans of the movie Mrs. Doubtfire,
05:13this story makes it sound even better.
05:14Pierce Brosnan talks to Conan O'Brien
05:16about his work alongside Robin Williams.
05:18You worked with him in Mrs. Doubtfire,
05:21which was a massive hit.
05:23What was it like?
05:23What was your experience working with Robin?
05:25Oh, it was mighty.
05:26I mean, I was such a fan of this man's work
05:28and Sally Fields, who's in the movie.
05:31Needless to say,
05:32the collaboration seems both extraordinary and super funny.
05:35The former James Bond describes shooting the dinner scene
05:38and listening to his co-star improv.
05:40And we did a sequence where it was my close-up.
05:43They sent the kids away and he just let it rip.
05:47I mean, he was just so foul-mouthed and funny.
05:50Not holding anything back,
05:52Williams apparently said some truly dirty ad-libs.
05:54Brosnan even provides an impression of the character
05:57while fondly remembering the experience.
05:59And, oh, she likes a lot of rubber.
06:01And, oh, she likes a good spanking.
06:03Oh, really, you know, woof, woof.
06:06Oh, dear, oh, dear.
06:08And you're just trying to get the take.
06:09The comedian seemed eager to get his fellow actors going.
06:12He could have just phoned it in,
06:14but he clearly wanted other performers to have fun.
06:17Number four, Conan's Bike.
06:18After Conan O'Brien's troubled stint on The Tonight Show,
06:21he received an unlikely gift from Robin Williams.
06:24The older comedian set O'Brien up
06:26with a unique biking experience.
06:28A bunch of years ago, five years ago,
06:30I went through publicly kind of a bump in the road
06:32and I was feeling a little low.
06:34Out of the blue, Robin Williams buys me a bicycle.
06:39Eventually, the host came to find
06:41that he'd been given a ridiculous and noticeable rig.
06:44It was decorated in an absurd way
06:46that celebrated the recipient's Irish roots.
06:48It looked like a Mardi Gras parade.
06:50It did.
06:50It was beautiful and really top-notch.
06:53Yeah, but it was bright orange and bright green
06:56and had shamrocks on it.
06:59The host goes on about the funny joke,
07:00but also mentions the generosity of it all.
07:03It goes to show that Williams could be such a versatile guy.
07:06While he loved to make people smile,
07:08he also wanted to be supportive.
07:10He had just that amazing spirit of fun.
07:12The generosity, but also the fun at the same time.
07:15And so often, I would just look at that silly bike
07:18and think, what a wonderful spirit.
07:21Number three, Ron White gets help from Robin.
07:24During a struggle with sobriety,
07:25Ron White got some much-needed help from Robin Williams.
07:28The former received some comedy pointers
07:30and laughs from the latter over lunch.
07:32And we didn't spend one second talking about
07:34the amazingly boring story of sobriety.
07:38We talked about jokes and comedy and stand-up.
07:41While it didn't last long,
07:43the meeting had a big impact on White.
07:45The storyteller gets emotional about the memory
07:47as he recounts it.
07:48It shows that the older comic took the time
07:50for somebody else,
07:51giving them support when they needed it.
07:52Nope, he didn't know me at all.
07:55But he would come out and try to help me
07:57through this little tiny struggle
07:58that I was having.
08:00It's even harder for White to talk about it
08:02given the news of Williams' death.
08:04Listening back,
08:05the megastar's far-reaching generosity
08:07is hard to quantify.
08:08And I know that sobriety didn't work out
08:10for Robin or me, either one.
08:13But so, and that doesn't make the story
08:16any less special to me.
08:18Number two, helping Ethan Hawke get an agent.
08:21While filming Dead Poets Society,
08:23Ethan Hawke was a young actor
08:24dedicated to his craft.
08:26His serious work made him the comedic target
08:28for Robin Williams.
08:29On The Graham Norton Show,
08:30the Training Day star talked about
08:32a pivotal time in his life.
08:33He would just improv constantly all day long.
08:36And the more the crew laughed,
08:38the more he would...
08:38Encouraged he was.
08:39He would go,
08:40and I was really wanted to be a serious actor.
08:44He thought he was getting picked on,
08:45but he was really being prepared for greatness.
08:47The comedian eventually hooked his co-star up
08:49with an agent.
08:50And I got this call,
08:52and it was from a big Hollywood agent.
08:54You know, this guy says,
08:55I'm Robin Williams' agent,
08:56and he says that you're gonna be somebody,
08:57and that I should sign you.
08:59Williams was apparently impressed enough
09:01to help out the next generation.
09:02Not only that,
09:03the same representative stayed with Hawke
09:05for many years after.
09:07It just goes to show that the leading man
09:08was a mentor on and off screen.
09:11We don't read and write poetry
09:13because it's cute.
09:15We read and write poetry
09:17because we are members of the human race,
09:19and the human race is filled with passion.
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09:38Number 1.
09:41Protecting Nathan Lane
09:42In 1996,
09:44Nathan Lane and Robin Williams
09:45starred together in the modern classic
09:47The Birdcage.
09:48They both went on the Oprah Winfrey show
09:50to talk about the project.
09:51Before the interview,
09:52Lane mentioned not wanting
09:53to talk about his sexuality.
09:55I had been out since I was 21.
09:57I finally got a big part in a movie,
09:59and I didn't want to make it
10:00about my sexuality.
10:03Williams took this to heart
10:04when the segment took a turn
10:05towards more personal questions.
10:06Rather than letting Winfrey
10:08go into an uncomfortable area,
10:09the comedian distracted the host
10:11with his wild antics.
10:13Girl, you changed
10:13just in the middle of that sentence.
10:16I don't know.
10:17I'm telling you.
10:20Don't make me come out there.
10:22He helped his co-star out
10:23by being wacky
10:24and keeping the audience happy.
10:25Deep down,
10:26the legend also protected a friend
10:28from further interrogation.
10:29Robin was just the greatest person,
10:32just such a beautiful,
10:35sensitive soul,
10:36and so kind and generous to me.
10:39Did we forget another amazing story
10:41about Robin Williams?
10:42Let us know in the comments below.
10:44It's not even two months,
10:46and just even saying he was
10:48is very hard for me.
10:49I'm sorry.
10:50And for all of us.
10:51God bless you.
10:58You are okay.
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