Robin Williams

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Robin McLaurin Williams (1951-2014), American actor and comedian, died by suicide August 11, 2014.

Robin Williams was found dead after suffering from depression.

He entered Hazelden rehab in 2014 to maintain sobriety.

Robin Williams spoke openly about his battle with booze and drugs.

Addiction punctuated his early acting career.

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Robin Williams Stand-Up Comedy on Alcohol, Marijuana, and Cocaine

Video of Robin Williams Stand-Up on Alcohol and Marijuana.

Video of Robin Williams Stand-Up Comedy Routine on Cocaine.

Robin Williams Quotes on Booze and Drugs

“After I quit drinking, I realized I am the same [jerk] I always was, I just have fewer dents in my car.”

“Do you think God gets stoned? I think so, look at the platypus.”

“If you can remember the sixties, you weren't there.”

“Reality is just a crutch for people who can't cope with drugs.”

"I went to rehab [for alcoholism] in wine country, just to keep my options open."

"Being a functioning alcoholic is kind of like being a paraplegic lap dancer, you can do it, just not as well as the others."

"Beer commercials usually show big men, manly men, doing manly things: 'You've just killed a small animal. It's time for a light beer.' Why not have a realistic beer commercial, with a realistic thing about beer, where someone goes, 'It's five o'clock in the morning. You've just peed on a dumpster. It's Miller time.'"

And my personal favorite: “Cocaine is God's way of saying you're making too much money.”