Comedian Robin Williams Found Dead at 63

Veteran actor and comedian Robin Williams was found dead in his home in Tiburon, Calif on Monday. He was 63.

The Marin County cornoner's office said in a statement that the cause of death is believed to be suicide by asphyxiation.

Williams had long struggled with mental illness: PBS noted that Williams "use[d] the manic and depressive cycles of his bipolar disorder to produce comedic genius on and off screen."

Read the full statement from the Marin County Sheriff's department below:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/236531312/Investigation-into-Death-of-Actor-RobinWilliams