Robin Williams’ bike auctioned off at $ 20,000

August 26, 2014 10:27 am | Updated 10:27 am IST - Los Angeles

Robin Williams’ bike was sold at USD 20,000 at a charity auction. The late actor gave his handmade Pegoretti bicycle to the Drever Family Foundation’s annual Hotbed benefit in Tiburon, California, a few weeks before his death, reported Ace Showbiz.

The charity event took place on August 23 and the proceeds from the sale will go to the Bay Area education charity 10,000 Degrees.

The Oscar—winning actor took his own life on August 11. He was 63. According to his family, the actor was diagnosed with the early stage of Parkinson’s disease prior to his death and had been battling depression.

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