Robin Williams - Milestones

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• 2005: Cast in David Duchovny's directorial debut "House of D"
• 2005: Voiced Fender in the animated feature "Robots"
• 2004: Starred in the thriller "The Final Cut" with James Caviezel and Mira Sorvino
• 2003: Received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Individual Performance In A Variety Or Music Program for "Robin Williams: Live on Broadway"
• 2002: Played a deposed children's host bent on revenge in the black comedy "Death to Smoochy"
• 2002: Live uncensored comedy special "Robin Williams: Live on Broadway," aired on HBO
• 2002: Had featured role in "Insomnia"
• 2002: Starred in "One Hour Photo"; screened at Sundance
• 2001: Voiced character of Dr. Know in "A.I. Artificial Intelligence"
• 1999: Reteamed with Chris Columbus for "Bicentennial Man"
• 1998: Played real-life doctor "Patch Adams", who utilized humor in treating patients
• 1997: Starred in "Flubber", a remake of the Disney film "The Absent-Minded Professor"
• 1997: Teamed with Billy Crystal for "Father's Day"
• 1997: Earned rave reviews for his performance as a therapist counselling a troubled math genius in "Good Will Hunting"; garnered Best Supporting Actor Oscar
• 1996: Played first Shakespearean role, Osric, in Kenneth Branagh's full-length film version of "Hamlet"
• 1996: Starred opposite Nathan Lane in Mike Nichols' "The Birdcage", an American remake of the French farce "La Cage aux folles" (1978)
• 1996: Reprised role of the Genie in the direct-to-video release "Aladdin and the King of Thieves"
• 1995: Played a Russian-speaking obstetrician in Chris Columbus' "Nine Months"
• 1993: Made dramatic guest appearance on the second season premiere of the NBC series "Homicide: Life on the Streets"
• 1993: Had major boxoffice hit with Chris Columbus' comedy "Mrs. Doubtfire"; played the title role in drag; also debut as producer
• 1992: Reuinted with Barry Levinson as the star of "Toys"
• 1992: Voiced the character of the Genie in Disney's animated "Aladdin"
• 1991: Received third Academy Award nod as Best Actor for "The Fisher King"
• 1991: Starred as a grown up Peter Pan in Steven Spielberg's "Hook"
• 1991: Had featured role in Kenneth Branagh's "Dead Again"
• 1990: Portrayed Oliver Sacks in Penny Marshall's screen version of "Awakenings", co-starring Robert De Niro
• 1989: Garnered second Oscar nomination as Best Actor for his turn as a prep school teacher in "Dead Poets Society"
• 1988: Co-starred on stage with Steve Martin in Mike Nichols' production of "Waiting For Godot" at Lincoln Center
• 1987: Made rare dramatic TV appearance in the PBS' "Great Performances" presentation "Seize the Day"
• 1987: Was featured in "A Carol Burnett Special ... Carol, Carl, Whoopi & Robin" (CBS)
• 1987: Earned first Best Actor Academy Award nomination as disc jockey Adrian Cronauer in Barry Levinson's "Good Morning, Vietnam"
• 1986: With Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal, began hosting the annual "Comic Relief" telecasts on HBO; funds raised went to help the homeless
• 1986: Wrote and starred in "Robin Williams: Live at the Met" (HBO)
• 1983: Headlined the HBO special "An Evening with Robin Williams"
• 1982: Voiced Mork in the animated ABC series "Mork & Mindy"
• 1982: Breakthrough screen role as Garp in George Roy Hill's film version of the John Irving novel "The World According to Garp"
• 1980: First starring film role in "Popeye", directed by Robert Altman
• 1979: Feature film debut in "Can I Do It...Till I Need Glasses"
• 1978: First appeared as the space alien Mork from Ork in an episode of the ABC sitcom "Happy Days" (in February)
• 1978: Starred as Mork in the ABC sitcom "Mork and Mindy"
• From 1977 to 1978: First regular TV role on "Laugh-In" revival
• 1967: When his father took early retirement, family moved to Tiburon in Marin County, California (date approximate)
• ---: Set to star with Holly Hunter and Giovanni Ribisi in the dark comedy "The Big White" (lensed 2004)
• Made directorial debut with an episode of "Mork and Mindy"
• Raised in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
• Performed in San Francisco nightclubs including Holy City Zoo, Intersection, The Great American Music Hall and The Boardinghouse, and in Los Angeles at The Comedy Store, Improvisation and The Ice House
• Co-founded production company (with Marsha Garces Williams), Blue Wolf Productions Inc.
• Hosted the HBO series "Shakespeare: The Animated Tales"