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Friendly Doubtfire

Thu 21 Jun 2:21 PM

Funnyman Robin Williams is planning his second trip to Iraq to perform for US troops, after a stint in rehab forced him to miss the chance to take up his second invitation.

The Mrs Doubtfire star was a big hit when he first performed for the soldiers and he has been keen to return ever since - but his battle with alcoholism got in the way.

"I was in rehab the last time it came up and so it was a little difficult to go," he said. "But I'll probably try and go back in the fall. The heavily-armed audiences are amazing."

However the actor admits it's difficult to be funny in a place where his audience wishes they were somewhere else.

"There's a lot of people there who have volunteered and been there way beyond their tours of duty," he added. "That's what p**ses me off. There are guys who are broke and who are having their houses repossessed back home and their family's in debt, and they don't let them go home because they can't.

Meanwhile, they're in a place where there's nowhere that's safe. Everywhere can be bombed or detonated."

Williams was treated for alcoholism in rehab last August. He hadn't touched alcohol since he beat his addiction back in the 1980s.