Robin Williams – That Mime Looks Familiar
Above is an ultra rare picture of the late Robin Williams, who was performing as a street mime in Central Park at the time, along with Todd Oppenheimer.
Although the photo was taken in 1974, the photographer did not realize that one of the mimes was Williams until 35 years later.
If just catching Robin Williams before he became famous was not enough, if you look closely at the photo, Williams can be seen wearing a pair of rainbow suspenders. These suspenders are identical, if not the same exact pair, that Williams wore in one of his first major break out roles, where he played the alien “Mork” on Mork & Mindy.
Williams would go on to star in many very popular films such as: Mrs. Doubtfire, Jumanji, Good Will Hunting, Good Morning Vietnam, Dead Poets Society, and Hook, before he passed away in 2014.
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