Robin Williams’ battle with brain disease in final days explained in new documentary
In Robin’s Wish people who worked with Williams tell how his behavior was unusual leading up to his death aged 63 by suicide in 2014 and discuss how he was suffering from neurodegenerative disorder Lewy Body Dementia
Video Loading
Click to play
Tap to play
The video will start in 8Cancel
A new documentary is set to describe the last days of actor Robin Williams before he tragically took his own life.
Williams who is widely regarded as one of Hollywood’s best ever comic stars died aged 63 in 2014 and it was later revealed he suffered from neurodegenerative disorder Lewy Body Dementia.
A trailer for Robin’s Wish has just been released and shows people who worked with Williams tell how his behavior was unusual leading up to his death and discussing the disorder.
The star’s widow Susan Schneider Williams as well as friends and colleagues, including David E Kelley – who created Williams’ last ever TV show, The Crazy Ones, speak on the programme
Kelley said: “There was something eroding within him.”
Schneider Williams claims that although her husband suffered from depression he died because of dementia.
Schneider Williams added: “My husband had unknowingly been battling a deadly disease. Nearly every region of his brain was under attack – he experienced himself disintegrating.”
Robin Williams, born in Chicago, shot to fame playing the alien ‘Mork’ in the TV series Mork & Mindy, and went on to establish a successful career in both stand-up comedy and feature film acting. His film credits include Good Morning Vietnam, Aladdin and Mrs Doubtfire.
On August 11, 2014, at his home in home in Paradise Cay, California, Robin Williams was found hanging in his home by suicide.
He left behind his third wife Susan, along with three children from his previous two marriages: Zackary Williams, Zelda Williams, and Cody Williams.
Following his death, Susan revealed that he was struggling with major depression as he faced his recent diagnosis of degenerative central nervous system disorder, Parkinson’s Disease.
His autopsy confirmed that he actually had suffered from Lewy body dementia, which could have exacerbated his depression.
Susan wrote in Neurology in 2016 about the severe pathology that Robin had faced.
She wrote: “Robin was growing weary. The parkinsonian mask was ever present and his voice was weakened. His left hand tremor was continuous now and he had a slow, shuffling gait.
“He hated that he could not find the words he wanted in conversations. He would thrash at night and still had terrible insomnia.
“At times, he would find himself stuck in a frozen stance, unable to move, and frustrated when he came out of it.”
MirrorCeleb
More On