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The first trailer for Boulevard, Robin Williams’ final onscreen performance (he voices a character in the upcoming film Absolutely Anything), spotlights the late actor’s dramatic range.

The movie follows a 60-year-old married man (Williams) who’s stuck in a dead-end job as a bank manager. The character is in denial about his sexuality until he befriends a young gay street hustler (Roberto Aguire).

Our critic Peter Debruge wrote in his review that the film tapped into the same loneliness felt in Williams’ One Hour Photo and Good Will Hunting.

Directed by Dito Montiel (The Guide to Recognizing Your Saints), the film also stars Bob Odenkirk and Kathy Baker.

Robin Williams loved to dance. Throughout his career, the beloved actor — who died earlier this week at the age of 63 — danced whenever he got a chance, whether it was strutting to a Britney Spears song or aerobicizing with Billy Crystal. He also, of course, danced in many of his films, and because we all need a little uplift this morning, here are some GIFs featuring Williams’ best thrusts, twists, and Fosse-fied moves:

Films: Mrs. Doubtfire, The Best of Times, Flubber, Popeye, Death to Smoochy, and The Birdcage. If you want more of Williams' song-and-dance routine, check out this trailer for The Birdcage, below:

Robin Williams wasn’t only an actor, or a comedian, for that matter. He was a glittering sage, with a devastatingly witty reposte on every matter from politics to pets just ready to pull out at just the right moment.

He showed that wit and wisdom are not mutually exclusive, and seemed to do so every time he opened his mouth.

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Here are some of his wisest observations on life, love, happiness and sadness…

On Divorce: “Ah yes, divorce, from the Latin word meaning to rip out a man’s genitals through his wallet.”

On addiction: “The truth is, if anything, I’m probably addicted to laughter.”

On winning the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for Good Will Hunting in 1998: “This might be the one time I’m speechless.”

(But he wasn’t really: “Most of all, I want to thank my father, up there, the man who when I said I wanted to be an actor, he said, ‘Wonderful. Just have a back-up profession like welding’.”)

On creation: “I feel like Adam when he said to Eve, ‘Back up, I don’t know how big this gets’.”

On politics: “’Poli’ a Latin word meaning ‘many’; and ‘tics’ meaning ‘bloodsucking creatures’.”

On satire: “People say satire is dead. It’s not dead; it’s alive and living in the White House.”

On pets: “I also have a gay rescue pug called Leonard, who I take for walks, because I am very secure in my sexuality. He has a boyfriend and they are planning to adopt a Siamese kitten together. We’re very modern.”

On blacking out: “Blackouts, I joke, are like sleepwalking with activities. But those are really frightening, where you wake up and you have to have people (tell you what you did). And then you go, ‘This is scary’.”

On words: “No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.”

On Las Vegas: “I only ever play Vegas one night at a time. It’s a hideous, gaudy place; it may not be the end of the world per se, but you can certainly see it from there.”

On privilege: “Some are born great. Some achieve greatness. Some get it as a graduation gift.”

On creation (again): “Do you think God gets stoned? I think so … look at the platypus.”

On men: “See, the problem is that God gives men a brain and a penis, and only enough blood to run one at a time.”

On comedy: “Comedy is acting out optimism.”

On forgiveness: “Good people end up in Hell because they can’t forgive themselves.”

On the meaning of life: “You’re only given one little spark of madness. You mustn’t lose it.”

Robin Williams, 1951 - 2014.

Is This The Best Robin Williams Impression Ever?

It?s still early, but we?re going to say this is the most bittersweet video of the day.

Filmmaker and Vine star Jamie Costa was inspired to go into show business by the late Robin Williams, and like his hero, has become a master at creating characters. In the new video above, Costa shows off his uncanny knack for impersonating many of Williams? beloved characters from projects like Mork and Mindy, The Fisher King, Popeye, Jumanji, Aladdin, Good Will Hunting, Good Morning Vietnam, and Mrs. Doubtfire. 

Costa does 20 characters in all, and every single one is worth watching. He also happens to strongly resemble a young Williams, so much so that at points, it?s almost eerie. 

Costa isn?t just a Williams impersonator, though. He?s become well-known on the internet for his ability to play a host of different characters, including The Joker, Wolverine, and even George W. Bush. Check out his character reel below:

Hear Robin Williams Play a Pup in the Trailer for 'Absolutely Anything'

Unfortunately for fans of the late Robin Williams, he doesn?t appear on camera in his final film Absolutely Anything. On the bright side, Williams ? who plays the voice of a dog ? is in excellent company, headlining the comedy alongside Simon Pegg and the Monty Python crew. In the first trailer (above), a cynical schoolteacher (Pegg) suddenly finds that every wish he makes is instantly granted. As he tests out his new powers by raising the dead, upgrading his abs, and granting his dog (Williams) the power of speech, he has no idea that the fate of humanity rests on his choices.

Related: Robin Williams,1951-2014: His 19 Most Memorable Movie Roles

Absolutely Anything, which comes across in this trailer as a hybrid of Bedazzled and Bruce Almighty, was directed and co-written by Monty Python member Terry Jones. That explains the rare presence of all five surviving Pythons in one film: John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Michael Palin, Eric Idle, and Jones voice the aliens who grant Pegg his powers. As a director, Jones is best known for helming the comedy team?s religious satire Life of Brian, as well as co-directing Monty Python and the Holy Grail and The Meaning of Life with Terry Gilliam.

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This was the last film Williams made before he died in August 2014 at the age of 63, and according to screenwriter Gavin Scott, Williams approached the role of Dennis the dog with his trademark dedication and big-heartedness. ?He wanted to make everybody feel good from the engineer to the lady making the coffee,? Scott told Deadline in December. ?It was very late in the day for him and we didn?t know that, but he was a real mensch.?