Dammit.

Actor-Comedian Robin Williams Dies at 63:

Oscar-winning actor Robin Williams was found dead in his California home Monday. He was 63.

His death is under investigation, according to a press release from the Marin County Sheriff’s Office. Emergency personnel arrived at Williams’ home in Tiburon, Calif., at noon Monday.

The sheriff’s office suspects the death to be a suicide due to asphyxia, the release said, “but a comprehensive investigation must be completed before a final determination is made.”

Brad DeLong posts an appropriate joke, as told by Rorschach in The Watchmen:

Man goes to doctor. Says he’s depressed, life is harsh and cruel. Says he feels all alone in threatening world.

Doctor says, “Treatment is simple. The great clown Pagliacci is in town. Go see him. That should pick you up.”

Man bursts into tears. “But doctor,” he says, “I am Pagliacci.”

Caleb Wilde shares a story from the late Christopher Reeve about his old friend and theater-school roommate.

And here’s Williams in a scene from my favorite of his many delightful movies, The Fisher King:

Robin Williams battled depression and addiction for most of his life. Depression and addiction don’t care if you’re funny, or if you’re also able to find, create and share joy. The National Alliance on Mental Illness has a 24-hour, toll-free help and referral hotline at 1-800-950-6264. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline also has a 24-hour crisis hotline at 1-800-273-TALK.

If you’re facing depression or addiction, you don’t have to do it alone. Please don’t do it alone.