On August 11, 2014, Robin Williams was found dead at 63-years-old in his Paradise Cay, California home. He died from apparent suicide.

Lieutenant Keith Boyd, Assistant Chief Deputy Coroner for the Marin County Sheriff’s Office, stated that Williams had hanged himself, dying from asphyxiation. He was discovered by his personal assistant, who broke into his bedroom after she heard no response to knocking on the door.

It has been reported that Williams suffered from depression, which he battled with for years, along with the early stages of Parkinson’s disease.

William’s friends and family were devastated. Susan Schneider, his wife, said: “I lost my husband and my best friend, while the world lost one of its most beloved artists and beautiful human beings. I am utterly heartbroken.” His daughter, Zelda, responded: “The world is forever a little darker, less colorful and less full of laughter in his absence.”

Ben Affleck, William’s co-star in Good Will Hunting, posted on Facebook: “Heartbroken. Thanks chief – for your friendship and for what you gave the world. Robin had a ton of love in him. He personally did so much for so many people. He made Matt and my dreams come true. What do you owe a guy who does that? Everything. May you find peace my friend. #‎RobinWilliams‬”

Fans of Robin Williams created memorials at his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, which he was inducted into on December 12th, 1990. Other memorials formed for the actor at the San Francisco home used in the film Mrs. Doubtfire, and also at the Boulder, Colorado home used in the television series, Mork and Mindy.

Williams was born on July 21st, 1951 in Chicago, Illinois. He attended the Julliard School to study theater. After his start in Mork and Mindy, he stared in over 83 films and 27 television series. Some of his most famous films include: Good Morning, Vietnam (1987); Hook (1991); Mrs. Doubtfire (1993); Jumanj (1995); Good Will Hunting (1997); Patch Adams (1998); and Night at the Museum (2006). He will be greatly missed.