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Bill Irwin

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Bill Irwin: Biography

Birth Name: William Mills Irwin
Birth Place: Santa Monica, CA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 04/11/1950, Aries
Profession: Actor; clown

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Bill Irwin Fast Facts:

Helped found the Pickle Family Circus in San Francisco.
Performed with the Cadet Drum and Bugle Corp at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta.
In 1984, became the first Oberlin alum (and first performance artist) to be named a MacArthur Fellow.
Appeared in the music video for Bobby McFerrin's "Don't Worry, Be Happy" in 1988.
In 2010, received the first New Victory Arts Award for bringing arts to children, and children to the arts.

Bill Irwin Relationships:
Kimi Okada - Ex-wife
Horace Irwin - Father
Santos Patrick Morales Irwin - Son
Elizabeth Irwin - Mother
Martha Irwin - Wife
Bill Irwin Awards:
1989 Tony: Choreographer - Nominee
1989 Tony: Director (Play) - Nominee
1989 Tony: Play - Nominee
1989 Tony: Actor (Play) - Nominee
2005 Tony: Actor (Play) - Winner
College:
Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH (1973); attended Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Clown College, Venice, FL

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CSI, Bill Irwin, Laurence Fishburne, Tracee Ellis Ross Sonja Flemming/CBS

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CSI, Bill Irwin Sonja Flemming/CBS

Lights Out, Holt McCallany and Bill Irwin FX

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Laurence Fishburne, Bill Irwin Sonja Flemming/CBS

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