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Robin Williams’ Final On-Screen Line Still Leaves Fans In Tears Years After His Passing
The world was rocked by the passing of the adored actor Robin Williams in 2014. After developing a rare brain condition, the Good Will Hunting and Dead Poets Society star made the decision to take his own life. His final on-screen statement is now coming back, and given what transpired, it is devastating.
One of the most adored actors in the world was Robin Williams. He starred in numerous classics and performed in some renowned comedies. His enthusiasm for his work made it seem as though nothing could stop him.
However, Robin Williams’ world came to an end in August 2014. The world was shocked when the Good Will Hunting lead actor took his own life. Initially, it was thought to be the result of past addictions and depression.
But then things changed. Williams had been diagnosed with severe Lewy body dementia.
“The doctors said to me after the autopsy: ‘Are you surprised that your husband had Lewy bodies throughout his entire brain and brain stem?’ I didn’t even know what Lewy bodies were, but I said: ‘No, I’m not surprised.’ The fact that something had infiltrated every part of my husband’s brain? That made perfect sense,” she told The Guardian in 2021.
It was tragic that Robin Williams chose to take his own life. An excerpt from an earlier interview with the comedian and actor was shown in the 2018 HBO documentary Come Inside My Mind, asking Robin if he had any anxieties.
Robin Williams suffered from Lewy body dementia
He replied, “I guess I fear my consciousness becoming, not just dull, but a rock. I couldn’t spark.”
It wasn’t until the autopsy that it was determined William had Lewy body dementia. Susan Schneider Williams gave more details on what transpired and how several elements were involved in an interview with Today in 2020.
“Robin and I knew there was so much more going on. Robin was right when he said to me, ‘I just want to reboot my brain,’” she said. “In that moment I promised him that we would get to the bottom of this and I just didn’t know that would be after he passed.”
Lewy body dementia “can lead to problems with thinking, movement, behavior, and mood,” according to the National Institute on Aging. Moreover, it’s the second-most common form of degenerative dementia after Alzheimer’s.
“I was called in to sit down to go over the coroner’s report. They sat me and down and said he essentially Robin died of diffused Lewy body dementia. They started to talk about the neurodegeneration. He wasn’t in his right mind,” Schneider Williams recalled.
“Lewy body dementia is a devastating illness. It’s a killer. It is fast, it’s progressive,” said Dr. Bruce Miller, director of Memory and Aging at the University of California, San Francisco, told Today. “This was about as devastating a form of Lewy body dementia as I had ever seen. It really amazed me that Robin could walk or move at all.”
Robin Williams’ last ever on-screen words branded “hauntingly beautiful”
Robin Williams portrayed some of the most iconic characters in history and starred in numerous amazing movies. “Smile my boy, it’s sunrise” was his final remark in the movie Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, in which he played Teddy Roosevelt.
Although some have claimed that it was his final performance, that isn’t totally accurate. A year after his death, he made his final live-action appearance in the play Boulevard, when he uttered his final sentence. It hits quite differently now. Fans are describing them as “hauntingly beautiful,” according to Parade.
“I drove down a street one night. A street I didn’t know. It’s the way your life goes sometimes. I’ll drive down this one and another. And now, another,” Robin Williams said.
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