Bill Irwin

This article is about the actor and clown. For other people, see Bill Irwin (disambiguation).

Bill Irwin
Irwin at the 2018 San Diego Comic Con
Born
William Mills Irwin

(1950-04-11) April 11, 1950 (age 74)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actor
  • choreographer
  • clown
  • comedian
Years active1974–present
Spouses
  • Kimi Okada
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1977; div. 1982)​
  • Martha Roth
    ​
    (m. 1990)​
Children1

William Mills Irwin (born April 11, 1950)[1] is an American actor, choreographer, clown,[2][3] and comedian. He began as a vaudeville-style stage performer and has been noted for his contribution to the renaissance of American circus during the 1970s. He has made a number of appearances on film and television, and he won a Tony Award for his role in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? He also worked as a choreographer on Broadway and was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Choreography in 1989 for Largely New York. He is also known as Mr. Noodle on the Sesame Street segment Elmo's World, and he appeared in the Sesame Street film short Does Air Move Things?[4] He has regularly appeared as Dr. Peter Lindstrom on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, and had a recurring role as "The Dick & Jane Killer" on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.[5] From 2017 to 2019, he appeared as Cary Loudermilk on the FX television series Legion.

  1. ^ "Bill Irwin Biography". Broadway World. Retrieved September 9, 2020.
  2. ^ Isherwood, Charles (March 4, 2013). "Aging Clowns and Brand-New Gags: 'Old Hats,' With Bill Irwin and David Shiner". The New York Times. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  3. ^ Brantley, Ben (November 8, 2011). "A Fool, His King and the Madness That Engulfs Them". The New York Times. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  4. ^ Gussow, Mel (May 11, 2008). "How to Deal with Midlife: Keep Dancing". The New York Times. Retrieved April 8, 2013.
  5. ^ "Television". thebillirwin.com. Archived from the original on March 24, 2017. Retrieved January 21, 2016.