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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Bill Irwin Biography (1950-)
Full name, William Mills Irwin; born April 11, 1950, in Santa Monica, CA; sonof Horace G. (an aerospace engineer) and Elizabeth (a teacher; maiden name,Mills) Irwin; married Kimi Okada (a dancer and choreographer), April 19, 1977(divorced); married Martha Roth (an actress and midwife); children: (secondmarriage) Santos Patrick Morales. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 40 West 57th St., New York, NY 10019.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, dancer, clown, writer
- Birth Details
- April 11, 1950
- Santa Monica, California, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Stage Appearances
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The Donner Party, It's Crossing, Kraken Theatre Ensemble, Oberlin, OH, 1971
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The Seeds of Atreus, Kraken Theatre Ensemble, 1971
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Murdoch and the Regard of Flight, Oberlin Dance Collective, San Francisco, CA, 1977
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Circa, Oberlin Dance Collective, 1977
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Not Quite/New York, New York City, 1980
- (Off-Broadway debut) The Regard of Flight, American Place Theatre,1982
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5-6-7-8 ... Dance!, Radio City Music Hall, New York City, 1983
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The Regard of Flight, Center Theatre Group, Mark Taper Forum, LosAngeles, 1983, then Arena Stage, Washington, DC, 1985
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The Garden of Earthly Delights (dance work), New York City, 1984
- (Broadway debut) Sergeant, Accidental Death of an Anarchist, Belasco Theatre, 1984
- Galy Gay, A Man's a Man, La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, CA, 1985
- Medvedenko, The Sea Gull, La Jolla Playhouse, 1985
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The Courtroom, Theatre at St. Clement's Church, New York City,1985
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The Clown Bagatelles, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1987
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The Regard of Flight, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, 1987
- The Post-Modern Hoofer, Largely/New York (The Further Adventures of aPost-Modern Hoofer), City Center Theatre, New York City, 1988
- Lucky, Waiting for Godot, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, New York City, 1988
- The Post-Modern Hoofer, Largely/New York, St. James Theatre, New York City, 1989
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Texts for Nothing, Joseph Papp Public Theatre, New York City, 1992
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Fool Moon, Richard Rodgers Theatre, New York City, 1993-95, then Ambassador Theatre, New York City, 1996, later Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1998
- Trinculo, The Tempest, New York Shakespeare Festival, Delacorte Theatre, New York City, 1995
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Nixon's Nixon, MCC Theatre, New York City, 1995
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Hip-Hop Wonderland, New York City, 1996
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Scapin, Seattle, WA, then Roundabout Theatre Company, Laura Pels Theatre, New York City, 1996-97
- Host, The Elegance of Tap and the Comedy of Tap, Theatre at Town Hall, New York City, 2000
- Appeared as Arlecchino, Three Cuckolds, La Jolla Playhouse; and also appeared in Strike Up the Band, Philadelphia, PA.
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Major Tours
- Appeared in a tour of Fool Moon, European cities.
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Stage Work
- Choreographer, Circa, Oberlin Dance Collective, 1977
- Choreographer, Murdoch and the Regard of Flight, Oberlin Dance Collective, 1977
- Choreographer, The Courtroom, Theatre at St. Clement's Church,1985
- Circus and clown consultant, Times and Appetites of Toulouse-Lautrec, American Place Theatre, 1985
- Producer and video designer (with Skip Sweeney), Largely/New York (TheFurther Adventures of a Post-Modern Hoofer), City Center Theatre, 1988
- Director, Fool Moon, Richard Rodgers Theatre, 1993-95, then Ambassador Theatre, 1996, later Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 1998
- Director, Scapin, Seattle, then Roundabout Theatre Company, LauraPels Theatre, 1996-97
- Director, A Flea in Her Ear, Roundabout Theatre, New York City, 1998
- Codirector, Three Cuckolds, La Jolla Playhouse.
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Film Appearances
- Ham Gravy, Popeye, Paramount, 1980
- Eric, A New Life, Paramount, 1988
- Eddie Collins, Eight Men Out, Orion, 1988
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Ride with the Devil, 1988
- Kirby, My Blue Heaven, 1990
- Mime, Scenes from a Mall, 1991
- Buzz Harley, Hot Shots!, 1991
- Geoffrey, Stepping Out, 1991
- Floyd, Manhattan by Numbers, 1993
- Comic, Silent Tongue, 1993
- Man in the gray hat, Water Ride, 1994
- Marco, Illuminata, Artisan Entertainment, 1998
- Ray Charles, Just the Ticket (also known as Scalpers), United Artists, 1999
- Tom Snout, A Midsummer Night's Dream (also known as WilliamShakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream and Sogno di una notte di mezza estate), Fox Searchlight, 1999
- Jules, Stanley's Gig, 2000
- Lou Lou Who, How the Grinch Stole Christmas (also known as Dr.Seuss's How the Grinch Stole Christmas and The Grinch), Universal, 2000
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Television Appearances
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Episodic
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Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1980-1982
- Santa Claus, Who's the Boss?, ABC, 1985
- Senator Platt, Silver Spoons, NBC, 1985
- Eddie Bartholomew, "The Show Must Go On," The Cosby Show, NBC, 1987
- Gus, Boys Will Be Boys, Fox, 1988
- Enrico Ballati, the flying man, "Get Real," Northern Exposure, 1991
- Enrico Ballati, the flying man, "On Our Own," Northern Exposure, 1992
- Charley, Dave's World, CBS, 1996
- Pickles, 3rd Rock from the Sun, NBC, 1997
- Appeared as "the postmodern hoofer" in an episode of Sesame Street; also appeared in episodes of Alive from Off Center, PBS, and TheTonight Show.
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Specials
- "The Regard of Flight," Great Performances, PBS, 1983
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New Vaudevillians III, The Disney Channel, 1988
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Bette Midler's Mondo Beyondo, HBO, 1988
- Clown, The Circus, HBO, 1989
- The maestro, "The Last Mile," Great Performances' 20th AnniversarySpecial, PBS, 1992
- Host, Silent Sunday Nights, Turner Classic Movies, 1995
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Vaudeville, PBS, 1997
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Broadway '99: Launching the Tony Awards, PBS, 1999
- Appeared in The Paul Daniels Magic Show, BBC.
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Series
- The goon, WWF Monday Night RAW, 1996
- Mr. Noodle, Sesame Street (also known as Canadian Sesame Street), 1998-
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Awards Presentations
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The 41st Annual Tony Awards, 1987
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The 42nd Annual Tony Awards, 1988
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Other Television Appearances
- "Katherine Anne Porter: The Eye of Memory" (miniseries), American Masters, PBS, 1986
- Himself, "Subway Car from Hell," Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground (movie), HBO, 1997
- Himself, Niagara: A History of the Falls, 1999
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RECORDINGS
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Videos
- Appeared in the Bobby McFerrin video Don't Worry, Be Happy, 1988; and in the Mary Chapin Carpenter video Let Me into Your Heart, 1996.
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WRITINGS
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Stage
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Circa, Oberlin Dance Collective, 1977
- (With Doug Skinner) Murdoch and the Regard of Flight, Oberlin Dance Collective, 1977
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Not Quite/New York, New York City, 1980
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The Regard of Flight, American Place Theatre, 1982
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The Courtroom, Theatre at St. Clement's Church, 1985
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Largely/New York (The Further Adventures of a Post-Modern Hoofer),City Center Theatre, 1988
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Television Episodes
- Writer for Alive from Off Center, PBS.
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Television Specials
- "The Regard of Flight," Great Performances, PBS, 1983
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books:
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Newsmakers, October 6, 1995, Gale (Detroit, MI), 1988.
Periodicals:
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Back Stage, p. 5.
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People Weekly, April 5, 1993, p. 93.
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