$4,700
ALAIN SILBERSTEIN. Donated by Robin Williams Notes Robin Williams is one of the most gifted and abundantly talented actors of our time. He began as a stand-up comic on the West Coast and then moved to New York where he worked under John Houseman, gaining early fame through his role on the TV sitcom "Happy Days", but it was his role as Mork from Ork in the TV spin off, "Mork and Mindy" which exposed him to a film career. His role in "Good Will Hunting" earned him the 1997 Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, a role for which he also received the Screen Actors Guild award. He has also starred in numerous box office hits such as "Flubber", Jumanji" and "Mrs. Doubtfire " . Additionally, he has received three additional Best Actor Academy Award Nominations for his performances in "Good Morning Vietnam " , "Dead Poets' Society" and "The Fisher King". . Doctors Without Borders, known internationally as Medecins Sans Frontieres and MSF, delivers emergency medical relief to populations threatened by war, civil strife, epidemics or natural disasters. A private, nonprofit organization, Doctors Without Borders was founded in 1971 by a small group of French Doctors determined to respond rapidly and effectively to public health emergencies, with complete independence from political, economic or religious interest. Today over 2000 doctors, nurses, other medical professionals and logisticians, representing 45 nationalities, volunteer with Doctors Without Borders e Read more…
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
1999-02-24
