Robin Williams found dead in apparent suicide

The history of comedy is peppered with real-life tragedy and yesterday another life that brought laughter to millions ended far too soon. 

The body of Robin Williams, the Oscar-winning actor, was found just before noon in his home in Marin County, north of San Francisco, where he had lived since the 1970s. He was pronounced dead minutes later. It is suspected that he committed suicide by asphyxiation, police said. 

His family said that he had been battling severe depression. He was 63.