Robin Williams portray the deep-driven man. From Dustin Hoffman, with whom he co-starred in "Hook", he learned to take on totally different character types, and to transform his characters by extreme preparation. Mike Medavoy, producer of "Hook", told its director, Steven Spielberg, that he intentionally teamed up Hoffman and Williams for the film because he knew they wanted to work together, and that Williams welcomed the opportunity of working with Spielberg. Williams benefited from working with Woody Allen, who directed him and Billy Crystal in "Deconstructing Harry" (1997), as Allen had knowledge of the fact that Crystal and Williams had often performed
Buster Williams Badalamenti on David Lynch's "" and with Terence Blanchard for the Spike Lee film "Clockers". Williams made several television appearances as well, performing five of his own compositions with Branford Marsalis' "The Tonight Show" band, and backing Erroll Garner during an earlier "Tonight Show" appearance. He appeared on "The Andy Williams Show" with Nancy Wilson, with Bill Cosby on "The Joan Rivers Show", and with Joe Williams on "Sesame Street". Williams appeared as himself in the 2004 Steven Spielberg film The Terminal, playing in Benny Golson's quartet with Mike LeDonne and Carl Allen. Williams was married in 1965 to Veronica,