Robin Williams’ Heart Surgery

Robin Williams has announced that he will return to stand up comedy. This is a huge announcement considering he had heart surgery just seven months ago. The comic made jokes about wanting to go back out on the road, saying he was “running out of merchandising money from Bicentennial Man,” one of his many movies.

But Williams is also acknowledging how different life after open heart surgery is. He says it has had a positive impact on his personal life, making him more grateful and open to his friends and family. In a rare serious moment, he said after such a life altering surgery, “you really do appreciate the simplest things like breath, and friends.”

He will go on a 20-date tour with his new act entitled Weapons of Mass Destruction.

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