William Mills (Bill) Irwin ( born William Mills "Bill" Irwin , born April 11, 1950 , Santa Monica , California ) is an American actor, clown and comedian [3] [4] . He began his career at vaudeville theater performances, for which he was noted for his contribution to the revival of the American circus in the 1970s. He has also repeatedly appeared in films and television series and won the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Broadway production of the play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? " in 2005. He is also known as Mr. Noodle in Elmo World, Sesame Streets [5] and Dr. Peter Lindstrom in the television series Law and Order: Special Corps [6] [7] .
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| Birth name | William Mills Irwin |
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| Citizenship |  USA |
| Profession | actor , clown , comedian , playwright , theater director |
| Career | 1974 - present |
| Awards | Guggenheim Fellowship McArthur scholarship Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play ( 2005 ) [d] |
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Early life
Irwin was born in Santa Monica, California, in the family of teacher Elizabeth Mills and aerospace engineer Horace G. Irwin [8] . He graduated from Oberlin College in 1974 and attended the Clown College of the Ringling, Barnum and Bailey brothers the following year. In 1975, he helped found the Pickles Family Circus in San Francisco , California [9] . He left the company in 1979 and decided to become a theater actor.
Career
Author and screenwriter
Theater
Although Irwin is known as a theater clown, he has also been involved in several dramatic performances. Irwin appeared at the Lincoln Center with Steve Martin and Robin Williams in the off-Broadway production of " Waiting for Godot " in 1988, where he played the role of Lucky [10] . The whole role of Lucky consists of a monologue of 500 words, which is especially ironic in the case of Irwin, since being in the form of a clown, he was silent.
He became the director of the play Flea in Her Ear in 1998 at the Rundebout Theater Company. He appeared in 2002 with Sally Field in the second part of the play “The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?” [11] . In 2005, he played the role of George, along with Kathleen Turner, in the revived production of Edward Albee 's play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? " [12] . Irwin played the role of Vladimir (Didi) in 2009 in the revived Broadway production of "Waiting for Godot" [13] , as well as Mr. McAfee in the revived production of "Bye, Birdie" on Broadway. In 2011, he appeared in " King Lear " at the State Theater [14] .
Cinema and television
Personal life
Irwin is married to midwife nurse Martha Roth, whom he met while undergoing treatment for stiff neck [15] . The couple has a son - Santos Patrick Morales Irwin, born in 1990 [15] .
Notes
- ↑ SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ Internet Broadway Database - 2000.
- ↑ Isherwood, Charles . Aging Clowns and Brand-New Gags: 'Old Hats,' With Bill Irwin and David Shiner , New York Times (March 4, 2013). Date of treatment April 8, 2013.
- ↑ Brantley, Ben . A Fool, His King and the Madness That Engulfs Them , New York Times (November 8, 2011). Date of treatment April 8, 2013.
- ↑ Gussow, Mel . How to Deal With Midlife: Keep Dancing , The New York Times (11 May 2008). Date of treatment April 8, 2013.
- ↑ BILL IRWIN | Television Credits
- ↑ Dr. Lindstrom (Character) - Filmography by TV series
- ↑ Bill Irwin Biography (1950-) filmreference.com
- ↑ “Irwin Biography” tcm.com, accessed August 18, 2013
- ↑ Isenberg, Barbara. 'Godot' Leaves Them Waiting for Tickets " Los Angeles Times , November 22, 1988
- ↑ Ehren, Christine. "Sally Field and Bill Irwin Prepare a New 'Goat' for Broadway" (link unavailable) playbill.com, September 9, 2002
- ↑ Simonson, Robert. '' Virginia Woolf 'Howls Its Last on Broadway Sept. 4 ” Archived May 12, 2010 at Wayback Machine playbill.com, September 4, 2005
- ↑ Jones, Kenneth. “Irwin and Lane Are Waiting for Godot, Opening April 30” Archived February 14, 2015. playbill.com, April 30, 2009
- ↑ Hetrick, Adam. '' King Lear ', With Sam Waterston, Kelli O'Hara, Bill Irwin and Frank Wood, Begins at the Public Oct. 18 ” Archived December 26, 2011 at Wayback Machine playbill.com, October 18, 2011
- ↑ 1 2 “Bill Irwin's Biography” bill-irwin.com, accessed July 25, 2014