The children of late actor Robin Williams have paid tribute to him on what would have been his 72nd birthday.
Father-of-three Williams died by suicide in Northern California in 2014. He was 63 years old.
He would have celebrated his 72nd birthday on July 22, 2023.
Taking to social media over the weekend, the Oscar-winner’s son, Zak, 40, and daughter Zelda, 33, paid their respects individually.
“Happy 72nd Dad! Was remembering how much I used to love that look you’d give,” wrote Zak on Instagram. “That look with a mischievous, loving grin that your friends and loved ones knew so well. Joyous and curious and wondrous. Miss you and love you forever.”
His words were shared alongside a photograph of his father wearing headphones and smiling in his 1987 war comedy Good Morning, Vietnam.
Zelda meanwhile suggested that Williams would have supported the ongoing writers and actors’ strike in Hollywood as she shared a picutre of him joining the New York picket line in the 2007 strike.
In it, the Mrs Doubtfire star can be seen holding a sign that reads “SGA WGA ON STRIKE” alongside fellow protestors.
“Happy birthday to Poppo, who definitely would’ve been out there fighting the good fight for art and artists today and always,” she wrote in the accompanying caption.
Williams was a vocal advocate for writers’ rights during the strike in 2007. That year, the WGA took industrial action with a key issue in the negotiations being royalties from DVD sales.
Happy birthday to Poppo, who definitely would’ve been out there fighting the good fight for art and artists today and always. pic.twitter.com/CNiirB3Qb9
— Zelda Williams (@zeldawilliams) July 21, 2023
The 2007/08 season strike lasted for 100 days and nearly 25 per cent of primetime scripted programming over that period was lost completely.
Speaking about his decision to get involved at the time, he told The Hollywood Reporter: “This is not about millionaire screenwriters. They don’t need to be on strike. This is not about me, I’m fine.
“This is about a large amount of people who are simply trying to get their fair share.”
