Los Angeles, March 19, 2009 - Robin Williams has played several memorable characters over the years; the young at heart Peter Pan in Hook; a humorous medical student, Patch Adams, in the movie of the same name; an inspiring English professor, John Keating, in Dead Poets Society; and a gay drag nightclub owner, Armand Goldman, in The Birdcage. In February 2009, while in Santa Barbara for his Weapons of
Self-Destruction Tour, Williams reminisced with Wet International, Inc. founder, Michael Trygstad, about his pre-fame career.
Wet’s Trygstad, a longtime fan of Williams, was thrilled to have the opportunity to go backstage with Wet’s special events director, Arturo Quitevis, after the show and meet the legendary comedian. Trygstad shared first time he saw him in the late 1970’s. “I was making a delivery for an electronics company to NBC. I took a break from my delivery to watch a rehearsal for the second version of Laugh In; Robin had a huge box of various hats and each time he took a hat out of the box, he became a different character with a different accent,” says Trygstad. “I remember recalling that this guy is amazingly talented and I knew he would be really famous one day.” Shortly after Trygstad’s encounter at NBC, Williams starred in the sitcom, Mork & Mindy, and the rest was history.
Robin Williams and Michael Trygstad shared a good laugh as they walked down memory lane. Trygstad showed his appreciation by giving Williams a basket full of Wet products. Not long after Williams’ Santa Barbara show, he suffered a heart related illness and had to cancel the reminder of his Weapons of Self-Destruction Tour. Michael wishes his new friend all the best on a speedy recovery.
About Wet International, Inc.
Founded in 1989 by Michael Trygstad, Trigg Laboratories manufactures premium sexual wellness and consumer healthcare products and is parent company to Wet® International, Inc., an international leader in personal lubricants, aromatherapy massage oils and intimacy products. Wet® products are developed, formulated and packaged at Trigg Laboratories’ 52,000 square foot facility in Valencia, California. Developed, tested, and manufactured to comply with stringent FDA Medical Device regulations in state-of-the-art facilities, each of Wet’s 80+ products are developed to exceptional purity, consistency and comfort levels. Currently available in 62 countries, Wet® is sold by adult specialty boutiques as well as food, drug, mass merchandise retail, including most major U.S. drugstore chains. |
