Oscar
winning
actor
and
comedian
Robin
Williams
was
found
dead
on
Monday
in
his
home
in
California,
authorities
said.
The
mayor's
office
of
California
State's
Marin
county
has
been
investigating
what
it
said
is
a
possible
suicide
of
the
63-year-old
Oscar
winning
actor-comedian,
Efe
reported.
According
to
his
publicist,
Williams
had
been
"battling
severe
depression" in
the
period
before
his
death.
The
Marin
County
Sheriff's
office,
however,
said
that
it
had
tentatively
concluded
that
Williams
died
by
suicide,
specifically
"asphyxia",
although
it
provided
no
further
details.
The
star
of
many
Hollywood
comedies
was
found
unconscious
and
not
breathing
at
his
home
near
San
Francisco,
by
paramedics
called
to
the
house
and
he
was
pronounced
dead
at
the
scene
at
12.02
p.m.
Williams
starred
in
numerous
Hollywood
films,
including
"Good
Morning,
Vietnam",
"Dead
Poets
Society",
"Jumanji",
"Mrs.
Doubtfire" and
"Good
Will
Hunting",
winning
the
Oscar
for
Best
Supporting
Actor
for
the
latter
in
1997.
He
also
received
two
Emmy
Awards,
four
Golden
Globes,
two
Screen
Actors
Guild
Awards
and
five
Grammy
Awards
in
addition
to
pursuing
a
successful
decades-long
and
highly
acclaimed
standup
comedy
career.
Over
the
years,
he
had
battled
cocaine
and
alcohol
addiction,
as
well
as
depression.
Authorities
have
opened
an
investigation
into
the
actor's
sudden
death
and
an
autopsy
will
be
conducted
on
Tuesday.