Robin Williams found it increasingly difficult to cope in his final years after he was given the wrong medical diagnosis. The Mrs Doubtfire star has been remembered for his improvisation and memorable voices across his high-profile catalogue of acting roles.
The actor took his own life aged 63 at his home in Paradise Cay, California on August 11, 2014. Earlier that year, the tragic comedian was misdiagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
Only in his autopsy did it come to light he was actually suffering from Lewy body dementia - a rare form of the degenerative disease.
Robin was completely unaware he was struggling with an incurable brain disease. It had a devastating impact on the TV sensation which Dave Itzkoff's new biography Robin shines a
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