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Remembering Robin Williams, actor, comedian, Nintendo fan
Robin Williams shocked the world with his suicide on Monday, Aug. 11, at age 63. The beloved actor was revealed to have been suffering from depression. I grew up watching Williams in brilliant roles like Peter Banning in Hook and Daniel Hillard in Mrs. Doubtfire. Jumanji and Aladdin also come to mind, in which he played Alan Parrish and Genie, respectively. Nintendo fans may remember Williams as a...
Live-action Super Mario Bros. actor Bob Hoskins dead at 71
British actor Bob Hoskins, known for roles in films such as Who Framed Roger Rabbit, Hook, The Long Good Friday, and Mona Lisa, has died at 71. Hoskins’ publicist stated that he died Wednesday morning due to pneumonia. This news comes two years after the actor announced his retirement from acting due to Parkinson’s disease . Hoskins was known as an established actor playing gangsters, ...
Photo: Mariners hold moment of silence for the late Hiroshi Yamauchi
On Monday night, the Seattle Mariners held a moment of silence at Safeco Field in honor Hiroshi Yamauchi, who held a majority stake in the Major League Baseball franchise since 1992. Yamauchi, the longtime president of Nintendo from 1949 to 2002, died last week at the age of 85. Yamauchi had transferred his majority stake of the Mariners in 2004 to Nintendo of America, but was still conside...