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Hunter Doherty " Patch " Adams (born May 28, 1945) is an American physician, comedian, social activist, clown, and author. He founded the Gesundheit! Institute as a not-for-profit in 1989.
Patch Adams is a 1998 American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Tom Shadyac and starring Robin Williams (in the title role), Monica Potter, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bob Gunton, Daniel London and Peter Coyote.
Dec 25, 1998 · A movie based on the true story of Hunter "Patch" Adams, a medical doctor who used humor and compassion to treat patients. Starring Robin Williams, Daniel London, Monica Potter and others, directed by Tom Shadyac.
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- Biography, Comedy, Drama
- Tom Shadyac
- 1998-12-25
Mar 25, 2022 · Patch Adams is best known for his work as a medical doctor and a clown, but he is also a social activist who has devoted over 40 years of his life to changing America’s healthcare system.
Dec 3, 2023 · Learn about the real Patch Adams, a medical doctor who founded the Gesundheit! Institute and advocated for a holistic and compassionate approach to healthcare. Discover how his methods challenged the conventional medical model and inspired clown care, and why he criticized the movie based on his life.
Robin Williams is Patch Adams, a doctor who will do anything to make his patients laugh -- even if it means risking his own career -- in this inspiring comedy based on a true story.
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Dec 25, 1998 · It's not merely a tearjerker. It extracts tears individually by liposuction, without anesthesia. It is allegedly based on the life of a real man named Patch Adams, who I have seen on television, where he looks like Salvador Dali's seedy kid brother.
