Bill Irwin

Bill Irwin was born on April 11, 1950. He's done drama and comedy and musicals, but at heart, he's a modern-day clown, a physical comedian of extraordinary ability. This tiny clip of him walking down stairs is emblematic:



This cute little segment has a history:



Watch that same scene from Irwin's Broadway show, Largely New York:



And, in an example of perfect casting, Irwin is Sesame Street's Mr. Noodle (when he's not playing a serial killer on CSI):



Clown, comic, serial killer... Happy Birthday, Bill Irwin.