How Robin Williams Used His Stardom to Help the Homeless

Rest assured that Robin Williams blessed the lives of many in more ways than one. At Comic Relief Live event in New York City, the late star’s daughter, Zelda Williams, opened up about the kind deeds he did during his lifetime and how others can become a part of it.

Robin Williams – Hired Homeless People To Work On His Projects

When it comes to helping, you can count on the Williams’ to come through. At the recent Comic Relief Live event in New York City, the late comedian’s daughter, Zelda, 35, revealed that her father loved helping out homeless people by hiring them on his projects.

“My dad, on all of his projects and especially when he was on tour, would hire homeless people,” she told the crowd. “He would actively give them jobs.”

The ‘Lisa Frankenstein’ Director further encouraged the gathered crowd to keep her father’s legacy alive by doing the same for the less fortunate.

“Please, if you ever have an opening, at least consider it,” she said. “It makes an enormous difference for people generationally. It doesn’t just take incredible organizations like [Comic Relief]. It takes individuals. So if you ever don’t think that you as a single person or as a person who has a business can make a difference, please know you can, even if you’re hiring just one person.”

How Robin Williams Helped Thee Homeless During His Lifetime

While it’s beautiful to hear Zelda praise her father’s good work, Robin’s kindness towards the less privileged is something that’s actually well-documented.

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One instance is during a Senate hearing about the Homelessness Prevention and Revitalization Act of 1990 when he praised the program for the way it would likely impact the lives of the less privileged.

“This program has incredible possibilities to deal with keeping people in their homes. The problem cannot be denied anymore … You can’t keep picking people up, you have to stop them from falling. That’s what I hope.”

Robin, who died in 2014 at age 63, helped raised nearly $5 million at the very first show. At the second annual event, Robin’s close pal Crystal, 76, talked about their passion and determination to end homelessness.

“Robin and I were good friends, only to become great friends and, later, brothers,” Crystal said. “We were thrown together with this incredible idea that funny people could help with aiding the homeless, which is one of America’s tragedies that we don’t like to talk about.”

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