Robin Williams

It took me a while to think about that one celebrity I look upon as a role model. After a while, I settled with the one person who has had an outstanding impact on my life and hundreds of thousands of peoples lives. That man, is Robin Williams. And no, hes not my role model because we share a last name.

Robin Williams has made some life choices that many, many, people would disagree with. But he was able to get himself out of all the potholes of life he went through, regardless of how big they were.

In the late 70's early 80's, Robin Williams was addicted to Cocaine. He would often party, and party hard, with his good friend John Belushi. For those of you who don't know, Belushi was on SNL and in the movie Animal House. On March 5, 1982, Belushi was found dead after an overdose of Cocaine and Heroin. This, coupled with the birth of his son, was a huge wake up call for Robin Williams. He has since then been clean and drug free.

Had Robin Williams not have cleaned up his act, we wouldn't of had the tremendously great man we have today. The movie "Aladdin" wouldn't have been the same without him, nor would any of the movies he was in. Quiting drugs had not only helped himself and his family, but it allowed his would be fans the opportunity to have a laugh at his jokes. He has provided laughter and good feelings for millions worldwide. Without his determination to clean himself up, a lot of laughter would have been lost.

On August 9, 2006, Robin Williams checked himself into a substance-abuse rehabilitation center for alcoholism. The fact he was able to recognize his own problem, much like in the 80's, it amazing. While an outrageously large amount of people fall into the pit of alcoholism, only a handful can realize their problem on there own and do something about it.

He's also quite strong. During his Weapons of Mass Destruction tour in 2009, he became hospitalized for heart problems and had to get his Aortic Valve replaced. You know, the valve that pumps blood from your heart to your head? After surgery, he went on to finish his tour not to much later (less than 6 months after, i think, THINK, it was about a month of recovery before he was out on tour again).

His wife founded and runs a philathropic organization the raises money for charities. He himself had donated ALL the proceeds from one of his tour stops in 2010 to help a New Zealand city rebuild after the earthquake.

And above all else, he's a huge video gamer! He even named his daughter, Zelda, after the video game "The Legend of Zelda." So, its easy to see why I like him. What about you?