Even when he was battling his demons, Robin Williams brought his trademark brand of humor — cracking up fellow attendees at a Midtown AA meeting with his own unique interpretation of “The Godfather.”
Williams went to meetings at the 46th Street Club House several times a week in late 2008 after the admitted alcoholic suffered a relapse, screenwriter and Club House founder Eddie Baca told The Post Wednesday.
“He had a slip . . . and he counted his first 90 days here,” Baca said. “He came in here one time and we had just turned on ‘The Godfather.’ He knew every line.
“For three hours, we heard the Robin Williams version of every line. He was coming from a whole other intellectual comic place,” Baca added.
In February 2009, Williams also helped save the Club House, which hosts meetings of various 12-step meetings seven days a week.
The operation costs about $90,000 a year but ran short of funds and was on the verge of closing its doors, Baca said.
“He wrote us a large check. I think it was a little over $5,000,” Baca said. “He sent it in the mail. He bailed us out.”
Baca called Williams “a kind soul” who was “really open about his suffering.” And his donation helped out “tens of thousands of people,” he added.
“He was just a great man,” Baca said.
“He was down to earth. He was approachable. He had no airs about him.”