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Robin Williams, who died in 2014, would have turned 75 on July 21<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
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To celebrate the day, his elder son Zak shared a heartfelt Instagram post showing Robin on the set of Mork & Mindy<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n- \n\n
\u201cToday I\u2019m remembering your weirdness and your extraordinary capacity to love,\u201d wrote Zak in his remembrance<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
The late Robin Williams<\/a>\u2019 son Zak<\/a> is celebrating his life.<\/p>\nOn Tuesday, July 21 \u2014\u00a0what would have been Robin\u2019s 75th birthday \u2014 Zak, 43, posted an image on Instagram<\/a> of the late star in costume as Mork from Ork, his beloved extraterrestrial character from breakout sitcom Mork & Mindy<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\u201cHappy 75th Dad!\u201d Zak wrote in his caption. \u201cToday I\u2019m remembering your weirdness and your extraordinary capacity to love. I remember those wrinkles in the corners of your eyes, the kind you get from a lifetime of smiling. I remember your unending need to see this world free of human and animal suffering.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\nRobin Williams and Zak Williams attend the Timo Pre Fall 2009 Launch with Interview Magazine at Phillips De Pury on November 18, 2008, in New York CityCredit: Jamie McCarthy\/WireImage<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
The actor-producer then entreated his followers to do as Robin did in life: \u201cFor those out there who\u2019d like to celebrate with me, go do something kind for someone. Make someone laugh. Put a little more good into the world.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Zak concluded the heartfelt caption, \u201cLove you forever.\u201d The post prompted hundreds of comments celebrating and mourning the late Good Will Hunting<\/em> Oscar winner.\u00a0<\/p>\nNever miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE\u2019s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\nRobin died<\/a> by suicide in 2014 at age 63 after suffering from Lewy Body Dementia<\/a>, a type of brain disease that affected his thinking, memory and movement control. Robin shared his eldest child, Zak, with his first wife, Valerie Velardi, and daughter Zelda<\/a>, 36, and son Cody Alan, 34, with his second wife Marsha Garces.\u00a0<\/p>\nIn addition to honoring the lateMrs. Doubtfire<\/em><\/a> star\u2019s birthday, his children have also posted remembrances<\/a> each year on Aug. 11, the day he died. \u201cThese days are always hard and I love remembering you for being so very, very YOU,\u201d Zak wrote in a 2023 Instagram post<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n![\"Robin](\"https:\/\/hermes.media.static.aol.com\/media\/2026\/07\/22\/97fba658-2835-3723-afc0-d2da994f773e\/225d39b9-27e4-4574-9c79-9d34f0c487bf.jpg\"\/)
<\/div>\nRobin Williams, daughter Zelda, wife Marcia, son Cody and son Zac at the 3rd Annual Tribeca Film Festival.Credit: Jim Spellman\/WireImage<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n
Zak, who has welcomed son McLaurin \u201cMickey\u201d Clement<\/a> and daughter Zola June<\/a> with his wife Olivia June<\/a>, told PEOPLE in 2020 about working in his father\u2019s memory<\/a> with Inseparable<\/a>, an organization that aims to provide mental health care.<\/p>\nHis own mental health, he said at the time, includes \u201cprioritizing self-care before I can show up for others… One thing I found very healing for me through my experience has been service and commitment to service work specifically around mental health and mental health support organizations.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Robin Williams, who died in 2014, would have turned 75 on July 21<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n
To celebrate the day, his elder son Zak shared a heartfelt Instagram post showing Robin on the set of Mork & Mindy<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n \u201cToday I\u2019m remembering your weirdness and your extraordinary capacity to love,\u201d wrote Zak in his remembrance<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n The late Robin Williams<\/a>\u2019 son Zak<\/a> is celebrating his life.<\/p>\n On Tuesday, July 21 \u2014\u00a0what would have been Robin\u2019s 75th birthday \u2014 Zak, 43, posted an image on Instagram<\/a> of the late star in costume as Mork from Ork, his beloved extraterrestrial character from breakout sitcom Mork & Mindy<\/em><\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cHappy 75th Dad!\u201d Zak wrote in his caption. \u201cToday I\u2019m remembering your weirdness and your extraordinary capacity to love. I remember those wrinkles in the corners of your eyes, the kind you get from a lifetime of smiling. I remember your unending need to see this world free of human and animal suffering.\u201d<\/p>\n Robin Williams and Zak Williams attend the Timo Pre Fall 2009 Launch with Interview Magazine at Phillips De Pury on November 18, 2008, in New York CityCredit: Jamie McCarthy\/WireImage<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n The actor-producer then entreated his followers to do as Robin did in life: \u201cFor those out there who\u2019d like to celebrate with me, go do something kind for someone. Make someone laugh. Put a little more good into the world.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Zak concluded the heartfelt caption, \u201cLove you forever.\u201d The post prompted hundreds of comments celebrating and mourning the late Good Will Hunting<\/em> Oscar winner.\u00a0<\/p>\n Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for PEOPLE\u2019s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n Robin died<\/a> by suicide in 2014 at age 63 after suffering from Lewy Body Dementia<\/a>, a type of brain disease that affected his thinking, memory and movement control. Robin shared his eldest child, Zak, with his first wife, Valerie Velardi, and daughter Zelda<\/a>, 36, and son Cody Alan, 34, with his second wife Marsha Garces.\u00a0<\/p>\n In addition to honoring the lateMrs. Doubtfire<\/em><\/a> star\u2019s birthday, his children have also posted remembrances<\/a> each year on Aug. 11, the day he died. \u201cThese days are always hard and I love remembering you for being so very, very YOU,\u201d Zak wrote in a 2023 Instagram post<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Robin Williams, daughter Zelda, wife Marcia, son Cody and son Zac at the 3rd Annual Tribeca Film Festival.Credit: Jim Spellman\/WireImage<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n Zak, who has welcomed son McLaurin \u201cMickey\u201d Clement<\/a> and daughter Zola June<\/a> with his wife Olivia June<\/a>, told PEOPLE in 2020 about working in his father\u2019s memory<\/a> with Inseparable<\/a>, an organization that aims to provide mental health care.<\/p>\n His own mental health, he said at the time, includes \u201cprioritizing self-care before I can show up for others… One thing I found very healing for me through my experience has been service and commitment to service work specifically around mental health and mental health support organizations.\u201d<\/p>\n Read the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>