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ROBIN WILLIAMS
Robins personal life..... Robin williams first marriage was to valerie valardiRobin Williams' first marriage was to Valerie Velardi on June 4, 1978, with whom he has one child, Zachary Pym (Zak) (born April 11, 1983). During Williams' first marriage, he was involved in an extramarital relationship with Michelle Tish Carter, a cocktail waitress whom he met in 1984. She sued him in 1986, claiming he gave her herpes without notifying her. The case was settled out of court.[15]
On April 30, 1989, he married Marsha Garces, his son's nanny who was already several months pregnant with his child. They have two children, Zelda Rae (born July 31, 1989) and Cody Alan (born November 25, 1991). However, in March 2008, Garces filed for divorce from Williams, citing irreconcilable differences.[16] Addictions: During the late 1970s and early 1980s, Williams had an addiction to cocaine; he has since quit. Williams was a close friend and frequent partier alongside John Belushi. He says the death of his friend and the birth of his son prompted him to quit drugs: "Was it a wake-up call? Oh yeah, on a huge level. The grand jury helped too."[12] He was also quoted as saying, "Cocaine is God's way of telling you, you're making too much money."[citation needed] On August 9, 2006, Williams entered himself into a substance abuse rehabilitation center, later admitting that he was an alcoholic.[17] His publicist delivered the announcement: "After 20 years of sobriety, Robin Williams found himself drinking again and has decided to take proactive measures to deal with this for his own well-being and the well-being of his family. He asks that you respect his and his family's privacy during this time. He looks forward to returning to work this fall to support his upcoming film releases."[18] Health Issues: On August 20, 2007, Williams' elder brother, Robert Todd Williams, died of complications from heart surgery performed a month earlier.[19] On March 4, 2009, it was revealed that Williams was hospitalized due to heart problems. On March 5, it was announced that he needed heart surgery to replace his aortic valve and was postponing his current one-man tour.[20][21] The surgery was successfully completed on March 13, 2009 at the Cleveland Clini
