Editing Robin Williams (section)

=== 2000–2014: Children's films and return to television ===
[[File:Robin Williams in Camp Phoenix.jpg|thumb|left|Williams at a [[United Service Organization]] (USO) show on December 20, 2007]]
[[File:Robin Williams in 2008.jpg|thumb|right|Williams at the USO World Gala in Washington, D.C., on October{{nbsp}}1, 2008]]
Williams was the host of a talk show for [[Audible (service)|Audible]] that aired in April 2000 and was only available on Audible's website.<ref>{{cite news|title=Robin Williams and Audible Announce New Weekly Internet Program.|url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Robin+Williams+and+Audible+Announce+New+Weekly+Internet+Program.-a058460845|work=[[Business Wire]]|publisher=[[The Free Library]]|date=January 6, 2000|access-date=November 21, 2018|archive-date=November 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121120441/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Robin+Williams+and+Audible+Announce+New+Weekly+Internet+Program.-a058460845|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine|last=Frauenfelder|first=Mark|author-link=Mark Frauenfelder|title=Living online|magazine=[[Playboy]]|date=December 1, 2002|volume=49|issue=12|page=41}}</ref> In ''[[Insomnia (2002 film)|Insomnia]]'' (2002), Williams portrayed a murderer on the run from a sleep-deprived Los Angeles police detective (played by [[Al Pacino]]) in rural Alaska.<ref>{{cite web|last=Williams|first=Karl|title=Insomnia (2002)|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/insomnia-v260290|access-date=August 12, 2014|publisher=AllMovie|archive-date=February 14, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214052837/http://www.allmovie.com/movie/insomnia-v260290|url-status=live}}</ref> That same year, in the psychological thriller ''[[One Hour Photo]]'', Williams portrayed an emotionally disturbed photo development technician who becomes obsessed with a family for whom he has developed pictures for a long time.<ref>{{cite web|last=Deming|first=Mark|title=One Hour Photo (2002)|url=https://www.allmovie.com/movie/one-hour-photo-v260306|access-date=August 12, 2014|publisher=AllMovie|archive-date=March 14, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314090333/http://www.allmovie.com/movie/one-hour-photo-v260306|url-status=live}}</ref> In the 2004 science fiction psychological thriller ''[[The Final Cut (2004 film)|The Final Cut]]'', Williams played a professional who specializes in editing the memories of unsavory people into uncritical memorials that are played at funerals. His many television appearances included an episode of ''[[Whose Line Is It Anyway? (U.S. TV series)|Whose Line Is It Anyway?]]'',<ref>{{cite episode |series=Whose Line Is It Anyway? |series-link = Whose Line Is It Anyway? (U.S. TV series) |airdate=November 16, 2000 |season=3 |number=9}}</ref> and Williams starred in an episode of ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]''. He headlined his own [[one-man show]], ''Robin Williams: Live on Broadway'', which played at the [[Broadway Theatre (53rd Street)|Broadway Theatre]] in July 2002.<ref>The Broadway League. [http://www.ibdb.com/production.php?id=13427 "Robin Williams: Live on Broadway"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100212025727/http://ibdb.com/production.php?ID=13427 |date=February 12, 2010 }}, Internet Broadway Database. Retrieved January 19, 2019.</ref>

Williams's stand-up work was a consistent thread throughout his career, as seen by the success of his one-man show (and subsequent DVD), ''Robin Williams: Live on Broadway'' (2002). In 2004, Williams was voted 13th on [[Comedy Central]]'s list of "100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time." Two years later, he was the Surprise Guest at the [[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards]],<ref>{{cite news|date=April 1, 2006|title=Kids' Choice Awards|publisher=CBS News|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/kids-choice-awards/11/|access-date=August 12, 2014|archive-date=August 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812205222/http://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/kids-choice-awards/11/|url-status=live}}</ref> and appeared on an episode of ''[[Extreme Makeover: Home Edition]]'' that aired January 30.<ref>{{cite news|date=November 3, 2011|title=Quick Takes: An 'Extreme Makeover' salute to military families|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-xpm-2011-nov-03-la-et-quick-20111103-story.html|access-date=August 12, 2014|archive-date=December 7, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207061809/http://articles.latimes.com/2011/nov/03/entertainment/la-et-quick-20111103|url-status=live}}</ref> After a six-year hiatus, in August 2008, Williams announced a new 26-city tour, ''Weapons of Self-Destruction''. The tour began at the end of September 2009, and concluded in New York on December 3, and was the subject of an [[HBO Special]] on December 8, 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gans|first=Andrew|date=July 8, 2009|title=HBO to Air Robin Williams' Weapons of Self-Destruction|url=http://www.playbill.com/article/hbo-to-air-robin-williams-weapons-of-self-destruction-com-162549|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306101936/https://www.playbill.com/article/hbo-to-air-robin-williams-weapons-of-self-destruction-com-162549|archive-date=March 6, 2016|access-date=June 27, 2020|magazine=[[Playbill (magazine)|Playbill]]|language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Robin Williams Aviano.jpg|thumb|upright|Williams at [[Aviano Air Base]] (Italy) on December 22, 2007]]

Years after the films, Janet Hirshenson revealed in an interview that Williams had expressed interest in portraying [[Rubeus Hagrid]] in the ''[[Harry Potter (film series)|Harry Potter]]'' film series, but was rejected by director Chris Columbus due to the "British-only edict".<ref>{{cite news|title=He really wanted to be in the movie|url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/robin-williams-was-turned-down-for-a-key-harry-potter-role/news-story/1590a9c7c2dd974a1fa9758053acc97f|website=[[News.com.au]]|date=January 2, 2017|access-date=January 15, 2017|archive-date=January 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116173727/http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/movies/robin-williams-was-turned-down-for-a-key-harry-potter-role/news-story/1590a9c7c2dd974a1fa9758053acc97f|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2006, Williams starred in five movies, including ''[[Man of the Year (2006 film)|Man of the Year]]'', a political satire, and ''[[The Night Listener (film)|The Night Listener]]'', a thriller about a radio show host who realizes that a child with whom he has developed a friendship may not exist.<ref name="allmovie_bio" /> Williams continued to provide voices in other animated films, including ''[[Robots (2005 film)|Robots]]'' (2005), the ''[[Happy Feet]]'' [[Happy Feet Two|film franchise]] (2006–2011), and an uncredited vocal performance in ''[[Everyone's Hero]]'' (2006). He also voiced the holographic character Dr. Know in the live-action film ''[[A.I. Artificial Intelligence]]'' (2001). Williams was the voice of [[The Timekeeper]], a former attraction at the [[Walt Disney World]] Resort about a time-traveling robot who encounters [[Jules Verne]] and brings him to the future.<ref name="Veness2009">{{cite book |last=Veness |first=Susan |title=The Hidden Magic of Walt Disney World: Over 600 Secrets of the Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Disney's Hollywood Studios, and Animal Kingdom |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=u0j1qhFi2fMC&pg=PT74 |year=2009 |publisher=[[Adams Media]] |location=Vero Beach, Florida|isbn=978-1-4405-0432-7 |page=74 |access-date=July 17, 2015 |archive-date=September 30, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150930204859/https://books.google.com/books?id=u0j1qhFi2fMC&pg=PT74 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2010, Williams appeared in a sketch with [[Robert De Niro]] on ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'', and in 2012, he guest-starred as himself in two [[FX (TV channel)|FX]] series, ''[[Louie (American TV series)|Louie]]'' and ''[[Wilfred (U.S. TV series)|Wilfred]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.tvguide.com/News/Robin-Williams-Dies-1085425.aspx|title = Robin Williams Dies of Suspected Suicide at 63|date = August 11, 2014|access-date = October 23, 2014|website = [[TV Guide]]|last = Stanhope|first = Kate|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140812203820/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Robin-Williams-Dies-1085425.aspx|archive-date = August 12, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Williams made his Broadway acting debut in [[Rajiv Joseph]]'s ''[[Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo]]'', which opened at the [[Richard Rodgers Theatre]] March 31, 2011. For his performance, Williams was nominated for the [[Drama League Award]] for Outstanding Distinguished Performer.<ref>{{cite news|last=Isherwood|first=Charles|author-link=Charles Isherwood|title=Ghostly Beast Burning Bright in Iraq|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/01/theater/reviews/bengal-tiger-with-robin-williams-review.html|access-date=August 12, 2014|newspaper=The New York Times|date=March 31, 2011|archive-date=August 12, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812214145/http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/01/theater/reviews/bengal-tiger-with-robin-williams-review.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In May 2013, [[CBS]] started a new series, ''[[The Crazy Ones]]'', starring Williams,<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Rose |first1=Lacey |last2=Goldberg |first2=Lesley |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/cbs-series-orders-mom-intelligence-crazy-ones-will-arnett-519502 |title=CBS Orders Chuck Lorre's 'Mom,' Robin Williams' 'Crazy Ones,' Will Arnett Comedy, More |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |date=May 10, 2013 |access-date=July 25, 2013 |archive-date=October 31, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031131755/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/cbs-series-orders-mom-intelligence-crazy-ones-will-arnett-519502 |url-status=live }}</ref> which was canceled after one season.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Littleton |first=Cynthia |title=CBS Renews 'Mentalist', Cancels 'Crazy Ones', 'Hostages', 'Intelligence' & 2 More |url=https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/cbs-renews-mentalist-cancels-crazy-ones-1201177236/ |magazine=Variety |date=May 10, 2014 |access-date=August 12, 2014|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140511011859/https://variety.com/2014/tv/news/cbs-renews-mentalist-cancels-crazy-ones-1201177236/|archive-date = May 11, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[The Angriest Man in Brooklyn]]'' was his last movie to be released during his lifetime. In the movie, Williams played Henry Altmann, an angry, bitter man who tries to change his life after being told he has a [[terminal illness]].<ref>{{Cite news|first=Tomas|last=Hachard|title=The 'Angriest' Robin Williams Sadly Becomes The Inspirational One|publisher=[[NPR]]|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/05/22/313116016/the-angriest-robin-williams-sadly-becomes-the-inspirational-one|date=May 22, 2014|access-date=September 13, 2018|archive-date=September 13, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180913223530/https://www.npr.org/2014/05/22/313116016/the-angriest-robin-williams-sadly-becomes-the-inspirational-one|url-status=live}}</ref> Four films starring Williams were released after his death in 2014: ''[[Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb]]'', ''[[A Merry Friggin' Christmas]]'', ''[[Boulevard (2014 film)|Boulevard]]'', and ''[[Absolutely Anything]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://downriversundaytimes.com/2014/08/24/celebrity-extra-265|title=Celebrity Extra|last=Elavsky|first=Cindy|author-link=Cindy Elavsky|work=Downriver Sunday Times|publisher=[[King Features]]|date=August 24, 2014|access-date=September 5, 2014|archive-date=April 3, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403231333/http://downriversundaytimes.com/2014/08/24/celebrity-extra-265/|url-status=live}}</ref>