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"While he was often celebrated for his funny, heartwarming roles in comedies like Mrs. Doubtfire and Jumanji, the late Robin Williams wasn&amp;#x2019;t shy when tackling more emotionally challenging characters. In fact, in 1998 he won his sole Oscar for his portrayal of the embittered psychiatrist Sean Maguire in Good Will Hunting.&amp;#xA0;\r\n\r\nIndeed, one of his final roles brings to life a man searching for meaning. In Boulevard, Williams played Nolan Mack, a married man stuck in a rut with wife Joy (Kathy Baker), who realizes he&amp;#x2019;s gay and seeks the company of a male prostitute as he struggles to come to terms with his own sexuality.&amp;#xA0;\r\nUs Weekly spoke to Williams in July 2013 about the film, which premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in April 2014. At the time, he was working on the short-lived CBS sitcom The Crazy Ones, but admitted to gravitating toward independent films.&amp;#xA0;\r\n\r\n&amp;#x201C;Why? Because they&amp;#x2019;re great stories,&amp;#x201D; he explained to Us. &amp;#x201C;[Boulevard]&amp;#x2019;s a very beautiful and sad movie about this guy who falls in love with a gay prostitute, basically comes out. He&amp;#x2019;s married, and he has to come out to his wife and he&amp;#x2019;s not fulfilled on that level. It was powerful to do.&amp;#x201D;\r\nThe film premiered at the festival to positive reviews, but does not currently have a distribution deal.&amp;#xA0;\r\n\r\nAfter its Tribeca screening, Variety critic Peter Debruge wrote, &amp;#x201C;By now, Williams is such a pro at playing forlorn souls saddled with heavy baggage, [director] Monteil doesn&amp;#x2019;t even need to show said baggage via flashback.&amp;#x201D;\r\nPrior to his death, Williams received praise from his costars, including his on-screen wife Baker, who told Red Carpet Diary, &amp;#x201C;He&amp;#x2019;s incredible. He is one of the most generous and patient and focused actors I&amp;#x2019;ve ever worked with.&amp;#x201D;\r\n\r\nWilliams committed suicide at the age of 63 on Monday, Aug. 11 after lifelong struggles with depression and addiction. Following his death, the actor&amp;#x2019;s wife Susan Schneider revealed he had recently been diagnosed with Parkinson&amp;#x2019;s disease.&amp;#xA0;\r\nOther posthumous Williams films include The Angriest Man in Brooklyn, A Merry Friggin&amp;#x2019; Christmas, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, and Absolutely Anything.&amp;#xA0;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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