Robin Williams: The Legend Behind The Laughs

Laughter is the best medicine

Christoher Reeve’s tragic accident left him paralysed with a lengthy stay in hospital which left the actor in a very dark place. Williams decided to lift his spirits by showing up at the hospital pretending to be an eccentric Russian proctologist who was going to perform an intimate exam on him.

Reeve claimed this was the first time he laughed after the accident explaining “for the first time since the accident, I laughed. My old friend had helped me know that somehow I was going to be okay.”