Robin Williams
Born July 21, 1951 (Age: 74)
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
Biography
Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian. Known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created on the spur of the moment and portrayed on film, in dramas and comedies alike, he is regarded as one of the greatest comedians of all time. He received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and five Grammy Awards. Williams began performing stand-up comedy in San Francisco and Los Angeles during the mid-1970s, and released several comedy albums including Reality ... What a Concept in 1980. He rose to fame playing the alien Mork in the ABC sitcom Mork & Mindy (1978–1982). He received his first leading film role in Popeye (1980). Williams went on to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Good Will Hunting (1997). His other Oscar-nominated roles were for Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Dead Poets Society (1989), and The Fisher King (1991). Williams starred in the critically acclaimed dramas The World According to Garp (1982), Moscow on the Hudson (1984), Dead Poets Society (1989), Awakenings (1990), Patch Adams (1998), Insomnia (2002), One Hour Photo (2002), and World's Greatest Dad (2009). He also starred in family films such as Hook (1991), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Jumanji (1995), Jack (1996), Flubber (1997), RV (2006), and the Night at the Museum trilogy (2006–2014). He lent his voice to the animated films Aladdin (1992), Robots (2005), Happy Feet (2006), and its 2011 sequel. Williams was found dead at his home in Paradise Cay, California, in August 2014, at the age of 63. At the time of his suicide, he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. According to his widow, Williams had experienced depression, anxiety, and increasing paranoia. His autopsy found "diffuse Lewy body disease" and Lewy body dementia professionals said his symptoms were consistent with dementia with Lewy bodies.
Robin McLaurin Williams (July 21, 1951 – August 11, 2014) was an American actor and comedian. Known for his improvisational skills and the wide variety of characters he created on the spur of the moment and portrayed on film, in dramas and comedies alike, he is regarded as one of the greatest comedians of all time. He received numerous accolades including an Academy Award, two Primetime Emmy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and five Grammy Awards.
Williams began performing stand-up comedy in San Francisco and Los Angeles during the mid-1970s, and released several comedy albums including Reality ... What a Concept in 1980. He rose to fame playing the alien Mork in the ABC sitcom Mork & Mindy (1978–1982). He received his first leading film role in Popeye (1980). Williams went on to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for Good Will Hunting (1997). His other Oscar-nominated roles were for Good Morning, Vietnam (1987), Dead Poets Society (1989), and The Fisher King (1991).
Williams starred in the critically acclaimed dramas The World According to Garp (1982), Moscow on the Hudson (1984), Dead Poets Society (1989), Awakenings (1990), Patch Adams (1998), Insomnia (2002), One Hour Photo (2002), and World's Greatest Dad (2009). He also starred in family films such as Hook (1991), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Jumanji (1995), Jack (1996), Flubber (1997), RV (2006), and the Night at the Museum trilogy (2006–2014). He lent his voice to the animated films Aladdin (1992), Robots (2005), Happy Feet (2006), and its 2011 sequel.
Williams was found dead at his home in Paradise Cay, California, in August 2014, at the age of 63. At the time of his suicide, he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. According to his widow, Williams had experienced depression, anxiety, and increasing paranoia. His autopsy found "diffuse Lewy body disease" and Lewy body dementia professionals said his symptoms were consistent with dementia with Lewy bodies.
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Filmography
Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story
2024
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 73
Absolutely Anything
2015
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as Dennis the Dog (voice)
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Age: 63
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014
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as Theodore Roosevelt
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Age: 63
The Angriest Man in Brooklyn
2014
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as Henry Altmann
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Age: 62
Boulevard
2014
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as Nolan Mack
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Age: 62
The Butler
2013
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as Dwight Eisenhower
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Age: 62
The Big Wedding
2013
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as Father Monaghan
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Age: 61
Reflecting On A Journey: Good Will Hunting 15 Years Later
2012
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as Self
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Age: 61
Happy Feet Two
2011
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as Ramon / Lovelace (voice)
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Age: 60
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?)
2010
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as Self
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Age: 59
Monkey Mischief
2009
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as Theodore Roosevelt
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Age: 58
Old Dogs
2009
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as Dan
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Age: 58
World's Greatest Dad
2009
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as Lance Clayton
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Age: 58
Shrink
2009
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as Holden
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Age: 58
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009
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as Theodore Roosevelt
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Age: 57
August Rush
2007
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as Maxwell "Wizard" Wallace
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Age: 56
License to Wed
2007
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as Reverend Frank
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Age: 55
Night at the Museum
2006
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as Theodore Roosevelt
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Age: 55
Happy Feet
2006
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as Ramon / Lovelace (voice)
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Age: 55
Man of the Year
2006
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as Tom Dobbs
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Age: 55
Everyone's Hero
2006
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as Napoleon Cross (uncredited)
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Age: 55
RV
2006
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as Bob Munro
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Age: 54
The Night Listener
2006
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as Gabriel Noone
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Age: 54
The Big White
2005
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as Paul Barnell
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Age: 54
Emmanuel's Gift
2005
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 54
Robots
2005
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as Fender (voice)
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Age: 53
Nos Bastidores de Hollywood
2005
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 53
The Final Cut
2004
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as Alan W. Hakman
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Age: 53
House of D
2004
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as Pappass
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Age: 52
No Image
Death to Smoochy: Behind the Scenes Documentary
2002
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as Self
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Age: 51
One Hour Photo
2002
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as Seymour Parrish
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Age: 51
Insomnia
2002
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as Walter Finch
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Age: 50
Death to Smoochy
2002
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as Rainbow Randolph
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Age: 50
No Image
Intimate Portrait: Pam Dawber
2002
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as Self
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Age: 50
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001
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as Dr. Know (voice)
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Age: 49
No Image
The Beatles Revolution
2000
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as Self
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Age: 49
Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens - A Life in Animation
2000
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as Self
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Age: 49
Lions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji'
2000
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as Self (uncredited)
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Age: 48
Bicentennial Man
1999
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as Andrew
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Age: 48
Jakob the Liar
1999
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as Jakob Heym
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Age: 48
Patch Adams
1998
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as Hunter 'Patch' Adams
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Age: 47
Junket Whore
1998
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as Self
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Age: 47
What Dreams May Come
1998
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as Chris Nielsen
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Age: 47
Deconstructing Harry
1997
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as Mel
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Age: 46
Good Will Hunting
1997
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as Sean Maguire
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Age: 46
Flubber
1997
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as Professor Philip Brainard
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Age: 46
Fathers' Day
1997
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as Dale Putley
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Age: 45
Hamlet
1996
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as Osric
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Age: 45
Jack
1996
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as Jack Powell
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Age: 45
Nichols and May: Take Two
1996
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as Self
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Age: 44
The Birdcage
1996
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as Armand Goldman
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Age: 44
Jumanji
1995
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as Alan Parrish
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Age: 44
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
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as John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt (uncredited)
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Age: 44
Nine Months
1995
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as Dr. Kosevich
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Age: 43
In the Wild: Dolphins With Robin Williams
1994
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as Self
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Age: 43
Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994
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as Self (archive footage)
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Age: 42
Being Human
1994
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as Hector
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Age: 42
Mrs. Doubtfire
1993
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as Daniel Hillard / Mrs. Doubtfire
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Age: 42
Toys
1992
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as Leslie Zevo
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Age: 41
Aladdin
1992
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as Genie / Peddler (voice)
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Age: 41
FernGully: The Last Rainforest
1992
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as Batty Koda (voice)
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Age: 40
The Fisher King
1991
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as Parry
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Age: 40
Shakes the Clown
1991
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as Mime Class Instructor
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Age: 40
Dead Again
1991
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as Cozy Carlisle
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Age: 40
Hook
1991
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as Peter Banning / Peter Pan
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Age: 39
Awakenings
1990
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as Malcolm Sayer
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Age: 39
Cadillac Man
1990
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as Joey O'Brien
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Age: 38
No Image
Comic Relief '90
1990
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as Self
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Age: 38
Dead Poets Society
1989
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as John Keating
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Age: 37
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988
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as King of the Moon
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Age: 37
Good Morning, Vietnam
1987
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as Adrian Cronauer
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Age: 36
Club Paradise
1986
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as Jack Moniker
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Age: 34
Super Duper Bloopers
1986
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as Self
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Age: 34
Bridge School Benefit Concert 1986
1986
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as Self
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Age: 34
Moscow on the Hudson
1984
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as Vladimir Ivanoff
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Age: 32
The World According to Garp
1982
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as T.S. Garp
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Age: 31
Popeye
1980
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as Popeye
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Age: 29
No Image
Sorority '62
1978
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as Henry
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Age: 26
The 2nd Annual HBO Young Comedians Show
1977
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as Self
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Age: 26