Robin Williams, the comic and actor known for his fast delivery and improvisational humor, has died at age 63 of an apparent suicide. Williams was pronounced dead today at his home in Tiburon, California, according to a statement from the Marin County Sheriff’s Office, which listed the cause of death as asphyxia. He had been battling severe depression, according to a statement from his publicist, Mara Buxbaum. Williams started as a stand-up comic and gained national fame with the 1970s U.S. television comedy “Mork & Mindy,” playing an alien who comes to Earth and boards with a woman played by Pam Dawber. He ... (full story)