Editing Robin Williams (section)

===Aftermath and tributes===
[[File:Robin williams tribute at mrs doubfire house 2014-08-13.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Floral tributes to Williams at the San Francisco [[Pacific Heights]] home used for the filming of ''[[Mrs. Doubtfire]]'', August 2014]]

Following the announcement of Williams's death, many figures in the entertainment industry praised him on social media.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/robin-williams-remembered-by-steve-martin-ellen-degeneres-more|title=Robin Williams tributes pour in from Hollywood|publisher=[[CBS News]]|date=August 12, 2014|last=Derschowitz|first=Jessica|access-date=October 29, 2014|archive-date=October 24, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141024044635/http://www.cbsnews.com/news/robin-williams-remembered-by-steve-martin-ellen-degeneres-more/|url-status=live}}</ref> Schneider 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."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/Marin-County-Sheriffs-Office-Investigating-Death-of-Actor-Robin-Williams-270820641.html|publisher=NBC|title=Beloved Comic, Actor Robin Williams Dead at 63|date=August 12, 2014|access-date=October 29, 2014|archive-date=August 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812210048/http://www.nbcnewyork.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/Marin-County-Sheriffs-Office-Investigating-Death-of-Actor-Robin-Williams-270820641.html|url-status=live}}</ref> His daughter, [[Zelda Williams]], responded to his death by saying that the "world is forever a little darker, less colorful and less full of laughter in his absence".<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/robin-williams-family-the-world-is-forever-a-little-darker-1201281687|title=Robin Williams' Family: 'The World is Forever a Little Darker'|date=August 12, 2014|magazine=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=August 12, 2014|archive-date=December 22, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222100438/http://variety.com/2014/film/news/robin-williams-family-the-world-is-forever-a-little-darker-1201281687/|url-status=live}}</ref>

President [[Barack Obama]] released a statement on Williams's death:
{{blockquote|Robin Williams was an airman, a doctor, a genie, a nanny, a president, a professor, a bangarang Peter Pan, and everything in between ... He arrived in our lives as an alien—but he ended up touching every element of the human spirit. He made us laugh. He made us cry. He gave his immeasurable talent freely and generously to those who needed it most—from our troops stationed abroad to the marginalized on our own streets.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2014/08/11/president-obama-passing-robin-williams-he-was-one-kind|title=President Obama on the Passing of Robin Williams: "He Was One of a Kind"|date=August 11, 2014|publisher=White House|access-date=March 5, 2019|archive-date=December 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181221223932/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/blog/2014/08/11/president-obama-passing-robin-williams-he-was-one-kind|url-status=live}}</ref>}}

Williams was scheduled to be the "Blackmail" special guest for the final night of [[Monty Python]]'s [[Monty Python Live (Mostly)|ten-date stage shows in London]] one month before his death—with his friend, Monty Python's [[Eric Idle]]—but he canceled, stating that he was "suffering from severe depression".<ref name="EW">{{cite magazine|first=Clark|last=Collis|title=Monty Python reunion: Eric Idle on his late friend Robin Williams|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2014/11/11/robin-williams-monty-python-reunion|date=November 11, 2014|access-date=August 22, 2019|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|archive-date=August 22, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190822103642/https://ew.com/article/2014/11/11/robin-williams-monty-python-reunion/|url-status=live}}</ref> The show's subsequent home video release was dedicated to Williams.<ref name="EW" />

At the [[United Nations headquarters]] on August 12, Williams was celebrated during the opening of the [[International Youth Day]]. In the presence of U.N. Secretary-General [[Ban Ki-moon]], Assistant Secretary General [[Thomas Gass]] paid tribute to Williams by standing on the pulpit of the [[United Nations Economic and Social Council|ECOSOC]] Chamber and quoting one of Keating's lines from ''Dead Poets Society'': "Dare to look at things in a different way!".<ref>{{Cite web|title=International Youth Day Event: Mental Health Matters|url=https://www.unmultimedia.org/photo/detail.jsp?id=597/597223&key=135&query=Palau&sf=|access-date=June 27, 2020|website=United Nations Photo|language=en|archive-date=June 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614003256/https://www.unmultimedia.org/photo/detail.jsp?id=597%2F597223&key=135&query=Palau&sf=|url-status=live}}</ref> Several fans similarly paid tribute to Williams on social media with photo and video reenactments of ''Dead Poets Society''{{'}}s "[[O Captain! My Captain!]]" scene.<ref>{{cite news|first=Michael|last=Idato|date=August 14, 2014|title=Robin Williams death: Jimmy Fallon fights tears, pays tribute with 'Oh Captain, My Captain'|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/robin-williams-death-jimmy-fallon-fights-tears-pays-tribute-with-oh-captain-my-captain-20140814-103uwh.html|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|access-date=November 15, 2014|archive-date=September 1, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140901165613/http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/tv-and-radio/robin-williams-death-jimmy-fallon-fights-tears-pays-tribute-with-oh-captain-my-captain-20140814-103uwh.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Shortly after Williams died, [[Disney Channel]], [[Disney XD]], and [[Disney Junior]] aired ''[[Aladdin (1992 Disney film)|Aladdin]]'' commercial-free over the course of a week, with a dedicated drawing of the Genie at the end of each airing before the credits.<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Hilary|last=Lewis|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-networks-air-aladdin-honor-725640|title=Disney Networks to Air 'Aladdin' in Honor of Robin Williams|magazine=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=August 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200329235951/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-networks-air-aladdin-honor-725640 |archive-date=March 29, 2020 }}</ref> In honor of his theater work, the lights of [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] were darkened for the evening of August 14.<ref>{{cite web|title=Robin Williams honored on Broadway with dimmed lights, 'Aladdin' tribute|date=August 14, 2014 |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/other/robin-williams-honored-broadway-dimmed-lights-aladdin-tribute-f1D80062788|access-date=January 28, 2018|publisher=NBC News|archive-date=January 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128132804/https://www.nbcnews.com/news/other/robin-williams-honored-broadway-dimmed-lights-aladdin-tribute-f1D80062788|url-status=live}}</ref> That night, the cast of the ''[[Aladdin (2011 musical)|Aladdin]]'' musical honored Williams by having the audience join them in a sing-along of "[[Friend Like Me]]", an Oscar-nominated song originally sung by Williams in the film ''Aladdin''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Simakis|first=Andrea|date=August 14, 2014|title=Broadway's 'Aladdin' cast honors Robin Williams with song|url=http://www.cleveland.com/onstage/index.ssf/2014/08/broadways_aladdin_cast_honors.html|access-date=October 29, 2014|newspaper=The Plain Dealer|archive-date=October 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141026130250/http://www.cleveland.com/onstage/index.ssf/2014/08/broadways_aladdin_cast_honors.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[File:Los Angeles Theatre - Robin Williams.jpg|thumb|upright=0.75|The [[Los Angeles Theatre]] honors Williams on its [[Marquee (structure)|marquee]], August 2014.]]

Fans of Williams created makeshift memorials at his star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]<ref>{{cite news|date=August 12, 2014|title=Fans mourn Robin Williams at Hollywood Walk of Fame star, autopsy pending|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Daily News]]|agency=City News Service|url=http://www.dailynews.com/arts-and-entertainment/20140812/fans-mourn-robin-williams-at-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star-autopsy-pending|access-date=August 16, 2014|archive-date=August 19, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819082750/http://www.dailynews.com/arts-and-entertainment/20140812/fans-mourn-robin-williams-at-hollywood-walk-of-fame-star-autopsy-pending|url-status=live}}</ref> and at locations from his television and film career, such as the bench in Boston's [[Public Garden (Boston)|Public Garden]] featured in ''Good Will Hunting'';<ref>{{cite news|last1=MacQuarrie|first1=Brian|last2=Crimaldi|first2=Laura|date=August 12, 2014|title=Boston fans remember Robin Williams|newspaper=[[The Boston Globe]]|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/08/12/boston-fans-fondly-recalling-good-will-hunting-mourn-loss-robin-williams/iKNI4mZAGzBZksXspLpiTM/story.html|access-date=August 15, 2014|archive-date=August 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140814222207/http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2014/08/12/boston-fans-fondly-recalling-good-will-hunting-mourn-loss-robin-williams/iKNI4mZAGzBZksXspLpiTM/story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[Pacific Heights, San Francisco]] home used in ''Mrs. Doubtfire'';<ref>{{cite news|last=Rocha|first=Veronica|date=August 13, 2014|title=Robin Williams memorial grows outside 'Mrs. Doubtfire' house|newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-memorial-robin-williams-mrs-doubtfire-house-20140813-story.html|access-date=August 16, 2014|archive-date=August 16, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140816064102/http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-memorial-robin-williams-mrs-doubtfire-house-20140813-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> the sign for Parrish Shoes in [[Keene, New Hampshire]], where parts of ''Jumanji'' were filmed;<ref>{{cite web|date=August 15, 2014|title=Keene theater to host free 'Jumanji' screening after star's death|url=http://www.sentinelsource.com/news/local/keene-theater-to-host-free-jumanji-screening-after-star-s/article_37b993fe-a147-5c03-8ba5-cff56def7b97.html|access-date=March 19, 2018|archive-date=June 14, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200614003253/https://www.sentinelsource.com/news/local/keene-theater-to-host-free-jumanji-screening-after-star-s/article_37b993fe-a147-5c03-8ba5-cff56def7b97.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and the [[Boulder, Colorado]], home used for ''Mork & Mindy''.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Bacle|first=Ariana|date=August 12, 2014|title=Fans remember Robin Williams at 'Mork and Mindy' house|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2014/08/12/mork-mindy-robin-williams-boulder|access-date=August 15, 2014|archive-date=August 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140815102011/http://popwatch.ew.com/2014/08/12/mork-mindy-robin-williams-boulder/|url-status=live}}</ref>

During the [[66th Primetime Emmy Awards]] on August 25, close friend and fellow comedian, Billy Crystal, presented a tribute to Williams, referring to him as "the brightest star in our comedy galaxy". Afterward, some of Williams's best comedy moments were shown, including his first ''[[The Tonight Show]]'' appearance, indicating his great life in making people laugh.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Therrell|first=Lane|date=August 22, 2014|title=Billy Crystal Emmys Tribute to Robin Williams Expected to Honor Humor|url=https://guardianlv.com/2014/08/billy-crystal-emmys-tribute-to-robin-williams-expected-to-honor-humor/|access-date=May 25, 2023|website=Guardian Liberty Voice|url-status=live|archive-date=May 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230526120033/https://guardianlv.com/2014/08/billy-crystal-emmys-tribute-to-robin-williams-expected-to-honor-humor/}}</ref><ref name="Emmys 2014">{{cite news|title=Emmys 2014: Robin Williams given emotional tribute by good friend Billy Crystal|first=Ethan|last=Sacks|date=August 25, 2014|newspaper=Daily News|location=New York|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/robin-williams-honored-emotional-emmy-tribute-article-1.1916760|access-date=August 26, 2014|archive-date=August 26, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826114640/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/robin-williams-honored-emotional-emmy-tribute-article-1.1916760|url-status=live}}</ref> Talk show hosts, including [[David Letterman]], [[Conan O'Brien]], [[Seth Meyers]], [[Jimmy Kimmel]], and [[Jimmy Fallon]], paid tribute to Williams on their respective shows.<ref>{{cite news|date=August 13, 2014|title=Robin Williams late-night tributes: Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers and Conan O'Brien share memories|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2014/08/13/robin-williams-late-night-tributes-jimmy-fallon-seth-meyers-and-conan-obrien-share-memories/|access-date=March 4, 2019|archive-date=March 6, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306112829/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/arts-and-entertainment/wp/2014/08/13/robin-williams-late-night-tributes-jimmy-fallon-seth-meyers-and-conan-obrien-share-memories/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On September 9, 2014, [[PBS]] aired a one-hour special devoted to Williams's career,<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Weinstein|first=Shelli|date=September 2, 2014|title=Robin Williams Tribute Special to Air on PBS|url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/robin-williams-tribute-pbs-1201296353/|access-date=May 25, 2023|magazine=Variety|url-status=live|archive-date=April 17, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230417004511/https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/robin-williams-tribute-pbs-1201296353/}}</ref> and on September 27, dozens of leading stars and celebrities held a tribute in San Francisco to celebrate his life and career.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Barnes|first=Mike|date=September 27, 2014|title=Robin Williams' Life Celebrated at San Francisco Tribute Attended by Family, Industry Friends|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/robin-williams-life-celebrated-at-736165/|access-date=May 25, 2023|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|url-status=live|archive-date=May 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525203139/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/robin-williams-life-celebrated-at-736165/}}</ref> British heavy metal band [[Iron Maiden]] dedicated a song to Williams, titled "Tears of a Clown", on their 2015 album ''[[The Book of Souls]]''. The song looks into his depression and suicide, and how he attempted to hide his condition from the public.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Morgan Britton|first1=Luke|date=August 24, 2015|title=Iron Maiden dedicate new song 'Tears Of A Clown' to Robin Williams|url=https://www.nme.com/news/iron-maiden/87791|access-date=December 15, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906115831/https://www.nme.com/news/iron-maiden/87791|archive-date=September 6, 2015|url-status=dead|magazine=[[NME]]}}</ref>

A tunnel painted with a rainbow on [[U.S. Route 101|Highway 101]], north of the [[Golden Gate Bridge]], was officially named the "[[Robin Williams Tunnel]]" on February 29, 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Robin-Williams-tunnel-officially-gets-new-signs-6864015.php#photo-9482994|title=Robin Williams tunnel officially gets new signs|work=San Francisco Chronicle|date=March 2016|access-date=January 2, 2017|archive-date=October 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161017000702/http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Robin-Williams-tunnel-officially-gets-new-signs-6864015.php#photo-9482994|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, Sharon Meadow in San Francisco's [[Golden Gate Park]], the home of the annual Comedy Day, was renamed "Robin Williams Meadow".<ref>{{cite web |title=Golden Gate Park meadow renamed for Robin Williams |url=https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Golden-Gate-Park-meadow-renamed-for-Robin-Williams-12448885.php |website=San Francisco Chronicle |date=December 22, 2017 |access-date=January 9, 2020 |archive-date=March 14, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200314105334/https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Golden-Gate-Park-meadow-renamed-for-Robin-Williams-12448885.php |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2018, HBO produced a documentary about his life and career. Directed by [[Marina Zenovich]], the film ''[[Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind]]'' was also screened at the [[Sundance Film Festival]].<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/robin-williams-come-inside-my-mind-review-1202671144/|title=Sundance Film Review: 'Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind'|first=Owen|last=Gleiberman|author-link=Owen Gleiberman|date=January 20, 2018|magazine=Variety|access-date=July 10, 2018|archive-date=July 18, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180718091723/https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/robin-williams-come-inside-my-mind-review-1202671144/|url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, a mural of Robin Williams was created on [[Market Street (San Francisco)|Market Street in San Francisco]].<ref>{{cite news|date=August 30, 2018|title=San Francisco mural honors Robin Williams|url=https://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-robin-williams-mural-20180830-story.html|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|access-date=September 9, 2018|archive-date=September 10, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180910094545/http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-robin-williams-mural-20180830-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Rodriguez|first=Joe Fitzgerald|date=August 29, 2018|title=Artist paints Robin Williams mural for free on SF's Market Street|url=https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/artist-paints-robin-williams-mural-for-free-on-sf-s-market-street/article_e0255c37-c802-56d3-b32d-d3ed571e8249.html|newspaper=San Francisco Examiner|access-date=May 22, 2023|archive-date=August 30, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180830154037/http://www.sfexaminer.com/artist-paints-robin-williams-mural-free-sfs-market-street/|url-status=live}}</ref> Work on a biography was begun by ''[[The New York Times]]'' writer [[David Itzkoff]] in 2014,<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Lewis|first=Andy|date=August 27, 2014|title=Robin Williams Bio in the Works|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/robin-williams-bio-works-728683/|access-date=May 25, 2023|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|url-status=live|archive-date=May 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230525203139/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/robin-williams-bio-works-728683/}}</ref> and was published four years later, titled ''Robin''.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Itzkoff|first=Dave|title=Robin|date=May 15, 2018|publisher=Henry Holt and Company|isbn=9781627794244|location=New York|oclc=1035944986|author-link=Dave Itzkoff}} [https://books.google.com/books?id=nfQ4DwAAQBAJ Preview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200626052714/https://books.google.com/books?id=nfQ4DwAAQBAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=twopage |date=June 26, 2020 }} at [[Google Books]].</ref>

In September 2020, [[Vertical Entertainment]] released a documentary titled ''[[Robin's Wish]]''. Directed by Tylor Norwood, the film explores Williams's battle with Lewy body dementia.<ref name="ew-6 aug 2020">{{cite magazine |last1=Huff |first1=Lauren |title=Robin Williams' final days detailed in touching trailer for new documentary Robin's Wish |url=https://ew.com/movies/robins-wish-exclusive-trailer-robin-williams-doc/ |access-date=August 7, 2020 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |date=August 6, 2020 |archive-date=August 6, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200806180752/https://ew.com/movies/robins-wish-exclusive-trailer-robin-williams-doc/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2022, Williams was inducted into the [[National Comedy Center]] in [[Jamestown, New York]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=The Hall — National Comedy Center, Jamestown, NY|url=https://comedycenter.org/thehall/|access-date=May 25, 2023|publisher=National Comedy Center|archive-date=June 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601145538/https://comedycenter.org/thehall/|url-status=live}}</ref>
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