Robin Williams has been found dead at his California home in a suspected suicide.
His wife Susan Schneider said: "This morning, I lost my husband and my best friend, while the world lost one of its most beloved artists and beautiful human beings.
"I am utterly heartbroken.
"As he is remembered, it is our hope the focus will not be on Robin's death, but on the countless moments of joy and laughter he gave to millions."
His daughter Zelda Williams, posted an excerpt from French poet and aviator Antoine de Saint-Exupery's El Principito.
"You - you alone will have the stars as no one else has them ... In one of the stars I shall be living. In one of them I shall be laughing.
"And so it will be as if all the stars were laughing, when you look at the sky at night ... You - only you - will have stars that can laugh."
She added: "I love you. I miss you. I'll try to keep looking up."
A statement from Marin County Sheriff's Office said the coroner "at this time suspects the death to be a suicide due to asphyxia".
Emergency services found his body after receiving a 911 call reporting "a male adult had been located unconscious and not breathing inside his residence in unincorporated Tiburon, CA".
A statement from Marin County Sheriff's Department said: "Preliminary information developed during the investigation indicates Mr Williams was last seen alive at his residence, where he resides with his wife, at approximately 10pm on August 10, 2014.
"Mr Williams was located this morning shortly before the 911 call was placed to Marin County Communications.
"A comprehensive investigation must be completed before a final determination is made.
"A forensic examination is currently scheduled for August 12, 2014 with subsequent toxicology testing to be conducted." Mara Buxbaum, Williams' press representative, said: "He has been battling severe depression of late. This is a tragic and sudden loss."
More information about Williams' death is expected to be released later at a press conference scheduled for 7pm UK time.
The actor shot to fame in the late 1970s as an alien in the TV comedy series Mork And Mindy. But he won his Academy Award in a serious role, as the therapist in Good Will Hunting.
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