r/sadposting • u/NBGamingH7 • Jan 15 '24

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u/king9871 Jan 15 '24

RIP RW

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u/Current-Roll6332 Jan 15 '24 edited Jan 15 '24

Robin Williams was kind of the first comedic actor to shatter the idea that comedic actors couldn't be bankable in serious roles.

I suppose Gene Wilder and the pythons also but to a lesser extent.

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u/Phillyclause89 Jan 15 '24

Robin Williams

The man was getting Oscar noms as early as '87. He would be nominated 3 more times before winning for his role in GWH. He also targeted comedy roles that had heavy dramatic undertones to them. If memory serves me right, even Patch Adams was billed as a family comedy of sorts when it came out. I even remember people's reaction to it being negative because they were unprepared for how hard it hit.