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Robin Williams, Wife Divorcing

Posted Mar 27, 08 7:19 AM CDT in Gossip 

(Newser) – Funnyman Robin Williams and his wife are splitting up after 19 years of marriage, reports the San Francisco Chronicle. The divorce petition, filed by Marsha Williams in San Francisco, cited irreconcilable differences. The pair met when Marsha worked as a nanny for Williams' son from a previous marriage. She later became his personal assistant and produced hits like Mrs. Doubtfire.

The pair's professional success with Blue Wolf Productions was complemented by charitable work. They formed the Windfall Foundation to raise money for a variety of causes, focusing on health, education, the environment, and the arts. They have two teenage children. Rumors that the couple were having difficulties have been circulating for months.

Source San Francisco Chronicle

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Robin Williams talks with his wife, Marsha, at the men's finals at the US Open tennis tournament in New York, Sunday, Sept. 9, 2007.   (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)
Robin Williams laughs with his wife Marsha Garces Williams in this Nov. 17, 2005, file photo in New York. Marsha has filed from divorce for the star, citing irreconcilable differences.   (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin, file)
Robin Williams laughs with his wife Marsha Garces Williams in this Nov. 17, 2005, file photo in New York.   (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin, file)
Actor Robin Williams arrives at the premiere of "August Rush" at The Ziegfeld Theater, in this Nov. 11, 2007, file photo in New York.   (AP Photo)
Actor and comedian Robin Williams is shown in New York in this file photo.   (AP Photo/Richard Drew, FILE)
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