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Adam Savage Shares his Experiences of Working With Robin Williams — GeekTyrant

Adam Savage Shares his Experiences of Working With Robin Williams — GeekTyrant

Geek Tyrant08-06-2025

In a recent episode of Tested, Adam Savage is asked but a fan, "In your filmography, you managed to work with Robin Williams four or five times. I was wondering if you had any stories about him?"
So, you can watch Savage shares some of his experiences working with Williams on the film Flubber and the wild magic that he experienced on the set of that movie. He also worked with him on Bicentennial Man, which he talks about in great detail.
He seemed to have some really fun interactions with Willisms, and Savage gets so excited and animated while talking about that. This is a fun video, so I hope you enjoy it!

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