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William Mills Irwin (born April 11, 1950) is an American actor, choreographer, clown, 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.
Irwin began his film career in 1980 and earned film credits in more than twenty movies. His best-known film role was "Lou Lou Who" in Dr. Seuss ' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) . He is also a producer, director, writer, and choreographer.
Actor: Rachel Getting Married. Bill Irwin was born on April 11, 1950, in Santa Monica, California, to Elizabeth (Mills), a teacher, and Horace G. Irwin, an aerospace engineer. He is the oldest of three children, and is of English, Irish, and German descent.
Jul 6, 2022 · July 6, 2022 6 AM PT. For more than 50 years, two-time Tony-winning actor and master clown Bill Irwin has had a love — and occasionally hate — affair with the words of the late Irish author and...
Feb 12, 2023 · The Tony-winning actor Bill Irwin talks playing opposite Kathleen Turner, Robin Williams, Steve Martin, and Sally Field—and how clowning led to his own fame on stage and screen.
Sep 25, 2019 · By Jenelle Riley. Craig Schwartz. Bill Irwin will repeatedly tell you he’s not a scholar of Samuel Beckett, but audiences might disagree. In his current play “On Beckett,” the actor/clown ...
William Mills Irwin (born April 11, 1950) is an American actor, choreographer, clown, 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.