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內容簡介 「羅賓•威廉斯曾經是士兵、醫生、精靈、保母、總統、教授、小飛俠彼得潘，和這之間的所有角色，但羅賓•威廉斯是絕無僅有的存在，他終其一生感動無數了心靈。」─美國前總統歐巴馬 曾經獲得奧斯卡、金球獎、艾美獎、葛萊美獎等主流獎項的羅賓‧威廉斯，一生中有相當大量的作品，透過他獨特的表演方式，將歡樂帶給世界，但這樣的他卻不敵憂鬱症及其他病症，於二零零四年自殺身亡。 威廉斯的驟逝不僅帶給演藝圈，甚至是受到他作品影響的整個世界一個震撼彈，讓大眾更是好奇他的人生故事。 本書除了介紹威廉斯的人生起伏，更深入剖析他不為人知的那一面。例如，在螢光幕上開心幽默的模樣，其實都是威廉斯透過和情緒、自我懷疑奮戰過後的結果，而他的癮症和憂鬱在生前更是時常伴隨著他。 透過內容，所有想念他的觀眾們都可以在文字間再次捕捉到威廉斯的身影。 'This well-written page-turner is the definitive biography of the genius of Robin Williams, whose life redefines the highs and lows of the American dream' - Steve Martin From his rapid-fire stand-up comedy riffs to his breakout role in Mork & Mindy and his Academy Award-winning performance in Good Will Hunting, Robin Williams was a singularly innovative and beloved entertainer. He often came across as a man possessed, holding forth on culture and politics while mixing in personal revelations – all with mercurial, tongue-twisting intensity as he inhabited and shed one character after another with lightning speed. But as Dave Itzkoff shows in this revelatory biography, Williams’s comic brilliance masked a deep well of conflicting emotions and self-doubt, which he drew upon in his comedy and in celebrated films like Dead Poets Society; Good Morning, Vietnam; The Fisher King; Aladdin; and Mrs Doubtfire, where he showcased his limitless gift for improvisation to bring to life a wide range of characters. And in Good Will Hunting he gave an intense and controlled performance that revealed the true range of his talent. Robin by Dave Itzkoff shows how Williams struggled mightily with addiction and depression – topics he discussed openly while performing and during interviews – and with a debilitating condition at the end of his life that affected him in ways his fans never knew. Drawing on more than a hundred original interviews with family, friends and colleagues, as well as extensive archival research, Robin is a fresh and original look at a man whose work touched so many lives.
