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Robin Williams dead: Bollywood mourns the shocking demise of Oscar-winning actor on Twitter

The star of many Hollywood comedies was found unconscious and not breathing at his home near San Francisco.

Updated: August 12, 2014 11:26 AM IST

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Robin Williams dead: Bollywood mourns the shocking demise of Oscar-winning actor on Twitter

Robin Williams

Bollywood woke up to the tragic demise of Oscar-winning actor Robin Williams and shared their sorrow on micro blogging site Twitter. It is suspected that the actor committed suicide and had been “battling severe depression” in the period before his death. The star of many Hollywood comedies was found unconscious and not breathing at his home near San Francisco, by paramedics called to the house and he was pronounced dead at the scene at 12.02 p.m.

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Williams starred in numerous Hollywood films, including “Good Morning, Vietnam”, “Dead Poets Society”, “Jumanji”, “Mrs. Doubtfire” and “Good Will Hunting”, winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for the latter in 1997. He also received two Emmy Awards, four Golden Globes, two Screen Actors Guild Awards and five Grammy Awards in addition to pursuing a successful decades-long and highly acclaimed standup comedy career.

US President Barack Obama posted a official statement saying that Williams was an airman, a genie, a doctor, but he was one of a kind and he made everyone cry and everyone laugh.

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