it was here that they both honed their skills. we were both in there together, housman sitting in a room with us, mr. williams, mr. reeves, the theater needs you. and created a life-long friendship. robin williams is the definition of generosity. christopher reeve told cnn s larry king all about it in 1996. 22 years, we go back to juilliard together. but there is this crazy cockamamy story that went around that we signed some pact. pact? yeah, like on a napkin in the cafeteria in juilliard or something. saying what? that if either of us gets in trouble, that we ll take care of each other in the future. in 1976, he left juilliard. williams was on a fast track. nanu nanu. mork was such a success on happy days, it would spin off as its own sitcom.
we first met. sunday, monday, happy days mork, the alien was first introduced to us on the tv sitcom happy days. just count to three then, specimen. all right. hit him, fonz. one, two, three! no contest. let s go. it was kind of a fluke. garry marshall was inviting a lot of comics in to audition. it was an open call. richard lewis was going in, and he said i don t speak norwegian. i went okay, let s go in and just be crazy and see happens. crazy and unscripted always seems to work for williams. he got the part. remember me? mork from ork? you once called me the nutso from outer space. working with henry winkler as the fonz. and we started rehearsing, and i realized that i was in the presence of greatness. hands-down, this is not hyperbole. henry winkler met williams i just realized my only job