Bill Irwin

Bill Irwin is an actor and comedian from America.

He was born on the 11th of April, 1950. His choice of career was very different. He studied at the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Clown College to earn his livelihood as a clown. Later, he assisted in the founding of the Pickle Family Circus in San Francisco, which he eventually left to act.

He has created numerous plays in which he amalgamated various clown elements that he learned in Clown College. He made these together with writer, composer and performer Doug Skinner’s assistance. Some of the plays are The Regard of Flight, Fool Moon, Largely New York and Harlequin studies. He was the playwright of Mr. Fox: A Rumination, which was a biography of actor and dancer, Washington Fox. “Old Hats” was a stage show, which won the Drama Desk Award in 2013 for Outstanding Revue. ‘Scapin’ was a play he wrote, which derived from one of the French playwright Moliere’s stage show. He casted himself in the lead role several times. He also directed A Flea in Her Ear.

He bagged the lead role in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, as a character named George. Kathleen Turner was his co-star. Waiting for Godot, Bye Bye Birdie and King Lear were some other plays in which he worked as an actor. Soon, he made his film debut with a role in ‘ Popeye It’s a cartoon character from our childhood whom w >> Read More... ’. It got followed by a string of other supporting roles in more than twenty motion pictures. Movies in which he has acted are Eight Men Out, My Blue Heaven, Scenes from a Mall, and Silent Tongue. His character as Anne Hathaway’s father in Rachel Getting Married Click to look into! >> Read More... , received wide critical appreciation.

Along with films, he has worked on various television shows as well. Some of them are Northern Exposure, Elmo’s World and Sesame Street Sesame Street is a preschool educational TV show t >> Read More... . He was also a part of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, in the form of a murderer. He was part of the cast of the music video called Don’t Worry, Be Happy, alongside Robin Williams Robin Williams is a legendary actor and comedian. >> Read More... and Bobby Mcferrin. He has played guest roles in shows like ‘ Elementary Elementary a crime drama broadcasted by the CBS de >> Read More... ’, and A Gifted Man. He played one of the lead roles in Monday Mornings, a medical drama TV series. He lent his voice to TARS in the movie, ‘ Interstellar Click to look into! >> Read More... ’. He has a role in Law and Order SUV, in which he plays a therapist to the main character.

For his outstanding work, he was honored with the National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship. He was the first person to secure a MacArthur Fellowship of 5 years. He got lots of such awards for his contribution in this field.