Bill Irwin
Bill Irwin was born in Santa Monica, California, United States on April 11th, 1950 and is the Movie Actor. At the age of 74, Bill Irwin biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, TV shows, and networth are available.
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William Mills Irwin (born April 11, 1950) is an American actor, clown, and comedian.
He began as a vaudeville style actor on stage and has been lauded for his contribution to the revival of American circus in the 1970s.
He has appeared on film and television, and he has received a Tony Award for his role in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf on Broadway.
Mr. Noodle, the actor who appeared in the Sesame Street film short Does Air Move Things? and regularly appeared as a counselor on Law and Order: SVU.
Early life
Irwin was born in Santa Monica, California, the son of Elizabeth (née Mills), a teacher, and Horace G. Irwin, an aerospace engineer. He graduated from Oberlin College in 1974 and attended Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Clown College the following year. In 1975, he helped found the Pickle Family Circus in San Francisco, California. He cites his apprenticeship with the Circus, teaching in colleges under the Comprehensive Employment and Training Act (CETA), as having made him a working artist. In 1979, Irwin left the company to pursue stage work.
Personal life
He is married to Martha Roth, a "actress-turned-nurse midwife" who was visiting his doctor while undergoing surgery for a stiff neck. Santos Patrick Morales Irwin, who was born in 1991, is their adopted son.
Career
Irwin has produced several well-regarded stage shows that incorporate elements of clowning, often in collaboration with composer Doug Skinner. These performances included The Concern of Flight (1982), which appeared on Broadway at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre in April 1987 for 17 performances. Mostly New York (1989), Fool Moon (1993), The Harlequin Studies (2004), and Mr. Fox: A Rumination (2004). Mr. Fox is a production that Irwin has been working on for years, a tribute to 19th century clown George Washington Lafayette Fox that also has autobiographical elements. In 2013, he and his occasional partner David Shiner joined Old Hats, a tribute to the Off-Broadway "clowning revue-with-music" featuring comedian and singer Nellie McKay, as well as actor and singer Nellie McKay. The 2013 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Revue was given to Old Hats. In New York City in 2016, Old Hats revived with Shiner and Irwin's return, as well as Shaina Taub, a new third performer and singer who performed original songs with a band.
He adapted Molière's play Les Fourberies de Scapin as a comedic film and has appeared in many productions. He appeared in the play at the Off-Broadway Roundabout Theatre Company Laura Pels Theatre from January to March 1997, after appearing in the play at the Seattle Rep. His adaptation enabled him to interpolate his signature clowning routines into the course of the play.
Irwin appeared with The Cadets Drum and Bugle Corps at the 1996 Summer Olympics, in a "band on the run" sequence where he played Dr. Hubert Peterson of the fictional Federation of United Marching Associations of America.
Although Irwin is best known for his comedies, he has also appeared in a variety of dramatic performances. Irwin appeared in Waiting for Godot, a Lincoln Center Off-Broadway production of Waiting for You. In 1988, Irwin appeared with Steve Martin and Robin Williams as Lucky. Lucky's sole lines consist of a famous 500-word monologue, which was an oddity for Irwin since a large portion of his clown-based stage performance was silent.
He supervised A Flea in Her Ear, a 1998 Roundabout Theatre Company production. He appeared in 2002 with Sally Field in The Goat's replacement cast, who is Sylvia? In 2005, he appeared in George alongside Kathleen Turner in a revival of Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, for which he received a Tony Award. In the Broadway revival of Bye Birdie, he played Vladimir (Didi) and Mr. McAfee. In 2011, he appeared at the Public Theatre in King Lear.
Irwin's first film role came in 1980, where he appeared as Harold Hamgravy in Robert Altman's Popeye starring Robin Williams. He has appeared in more than 20 films, mainly in supporting roles. Eddie Collins appears in Eight Men Out, which tells the truth about the 1919 "Black Sox" gambling scandal, as well as My Blue Heaven, a 1990 comedy starring Steve Martin and Rick Moranis. In 1991's Stepping Out with Liza Minnelli, Irwin tap-danced performed as a mime in the Paul Mazursky film Scenes from a Mall with Woody Allen and Bette Midler, and Charlie Sheen's father was played by Charlie Sheen in Hot Shots! In 1994, he appeared in film versions of How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Laramie Project, and A Midsummer Night's Dream, as his authentic vaudevillian talent earned him a role in the Sam Shepard film Silent Tongue. In the Nickelodeon series The Adventures of Pete & Pete, he played an ex-brain surgeon and house salesman. In 2006, Irwin played Mr. Leeds in M. Night Shyamalan's Lady in the Water, and he appeared in Across the Universe for a small part. In the 2008 drama Rachel Getting Married, he received critical acclaim for his role as Paul, father to Anne Hathaway's character Kym.
Enrico Ballati, "The Flying Man" on the television series Northern Exposure, Mr. Noodle, and Nate Haskell on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation were among Irwin's most notable television appearances. Bobby McFerrin's 1988 music video "Don't Worry, Be Happy" (along with McFerrin and Robin Williams) and Margaret Chapin Carpenter's 1996 music video "Let Me into Your Heart" was included. Irwin appeared in HBO's 1997 film Subway Stories, and he was also included. He has appeared on The Cosby Show, Saturday Night Live, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Law & Order, and Lights Out.
In 2011, Irwin guest appeared in the CBS television drama A Gifted Man's pilot episode. As Buck Tierney, he appeared in the 2013 medical drama TNT television series, Monday Mornings. He appeared in CBS' Elementary's episode "The One Perplex Solution" in 2014.
In the film Interstellar and puppeteers the robot appears, Irwin portrays him (those that are not computer generated). In the episode titled "Bill Irwin, Clown Prince," which first appeared on PBS in December 2004, he is featured.
Dr. Peter Lindstrom, a psychologist, appears on NBC's crime drama Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as therapist Dr. Peter Lindstrom. When advising main character Lieutenant Olivia Benson, Lindstrom appears on the show most often. Irwin also appeared on the television show Sleepy Hollow, portraying Atticus Nevins. He appeared in the FX television series Legion between 2017 and 2019.
In 2020, he appeared in Star Trek: Discovery as Su'Kal. On HBO, Irwin guest appeared on The Gilded Age in 2022.