This is awful news, and not to piss on the sentiments in here, but I am I the only one who often thought he had a screw loose? And I mean that in the nicest way possible-- he probably would take it as a compliment. I don't know how you can discuss his legacy accurately without referring to his idiosyncrasies. Some of his standup routines were bizarre though hilarious. It was also often easy to tell he was under the influence of something I've never tried before...
I loved his standup where he talked about putting Mr. Phallus on the stand in court... "Mr. Phallus, what did you see during the evening of ____" "Well, it was light, it was dark, it was light, it was dark, it was light it was dark". Pure gold!
Also, in Patch Adams he showed how touching of a performance he can put on, as he did in Doubtfire. For some reason I remember the Patch Adams sequences better even though it wasn't as good of a movie.
This is sad news for sure. All the admirers in the world, and still can't be happy.
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