Robin williams where is he now

He experienced himself disintegrating. Lewdy Body Dementia affects an estimated 1. Willaims never received an accurate diagnosis. We would have gotten there eventually. Schneider has become an advocate to raise awareness about the illness.

Her work has included lobbying Congress for increased funding and support for medical professionals as they learn more about the debilitating disease. One of the goals is to find a biomarker for LBD that could make it easier for doctors to detect the disorder and therefore improve treatment.

Robin Williams with wife Susan Schneider Getty. Schneider is a professional artist. According to her website , Schneider graduated from the California College of the Arts and worked as a graphic designer for 25 years.

Schneider went on to launch her own firm called Critical Eye Design , which specialized in corporate branding and marketing. She was still running the company when she and Williams tied the knot in Napa Valley in But as Schneider explained on her website, her true passion was for painting. In addition to showcasing her own artwork, Schneider teaches painting and curates shows for other artists. Schneider specializes in painting landscapes and seascapes.

Tick, tick, tick, tick. After 20 years of sobriety, Robin Williams suffered an infamous relapse in He spoke with Good Morning America ' s Diane Sawyer at the time about his struggle with addiction, but in a interview with Parade , the Hook actor opened up about that fateful day. And then that voice — I call it the 'lower power' — goes, 'Hey.

Just a taste. Just one. I knew it was really bad one Thanksgiving when I was so drunk they had to take me upstairs. Spoiler: He needed the money. I have two [other] choices: go on the road doing stand-up, or do small, independent movies working almost for scale [minimum union pay]," he said, adding, "The movies are good, but a lot of times they don't even have distribution.

There are bills to pay. My life has downsized, in a good way. I'm selling the ranch up in Napa. I just can't afford it anymore. In September , Robin Williams participated in a Reddit AMA ask me anything where he answered questions from fans about everything from his favorite roles to life advice. As usual with Williams, his responses were hilarious and touching. On Disney creating the role of Genie in Aladdin just for him: "I don't know — initially they came in and I was just doing the scripted lines and I asked 'Do you mind if I try something?

I just started playing, and they said 'just go with it, go with it, go with it. I think that in the end, there were something like 40 different voices that I did for that role.

On calling Steven Spielberg while he was filming Schindler's List to cheer him up: "I think I only called him once, maybe twice. I called him when I was representing People for the Valdheimers Association.

A society devoted to helping raise money to help older Germans who had forgotten everything before I remember him laughing and going 'thank you. On his recipe for success: "Truly loving what you do. Because there will be good days and bad days. Joking that he's "done the research on playing an alcoholic," Williams revealed that he was seven years sober at the time of the interview. Then the proud father came out, and Williams' gushed over his kids.

Williams died in August At the time, his rep issued a statement that the actor "passed away [Monday] morning. He had been battling severe depression of late. This is a tragic and sudden loss. The family respectfully asks for their privacy as they grieve during this very difficult time.

The prolific star checked himself into rehab in early July after battling alcohol and drug addiction throughout his life. The Oscar winner was said to be particularly private about his personal struggles, never really letting his family know the pain he was going through. I am utterly heartbroken," his wife Susan Schneider Williams said in a statement.

In an interview with PEOPLE shortly after her husband's death, Schneider Williams shared that "it was not depression that killed Robin" but rather a disorder called Diffuse Lewy Body Dementia LBD , which causes fluctuations in mental status, hallucinations and impairment of motor function — a diagnosis the doctors were able to pinpoint only after an autopsy.

LBD is the second-most common type of progressive dementia, after Alzheimer's disease. Schneider Williams explained that in the months leading up to his death, Williams's symptoms — which included heightened levels of anxiety, delusions and impaired movement — worsened. We would have gotten there eventually.