Full given name: |
William Mills Irwin |
Hometown: |
Hometowns in receding order of memory: Chelsea in Manhattan, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Tulsa |
Audition song: |
"Me, Myself and I" in C Major. |
Special skills: |
They come and go. |
If you could go back in time and catch any Broadway show, what would it be? |
An appearance by the Nicholas Brothers. |
Favorite show tune: |
"Sunny Side of the Street" |
MAC or PC? |
Never sure I know the difference. |
One CD you couldn't live without: |
Various Count Basie CDs, indispensable |
Last book you read: |
"How Lincoln Learned to Read" [by Daniel Wolff] |
Must-see TV show: |
"The Paul Lynde Halloween Special" of 1974 |
Last good movie you saw: |
"Milk" |
Favorite board game: |
Civil War (circa 1963) |
Performer you would drop everything to go see: |
Can't "drop everything" anymore... |
Pop culture guilty pleasure: |
Dido |
First stage kiss: |
A woman in a gorilla suit |
Favorite post-show meal: |
Red meat |
How you got your Equity card: |
Brought a show called The Regard of Flight to New York, to the American Place Theatre. |
Worst onstage mishap: |
Stepped onto what I thought was a breakaway floor section, braced for fall-through... nothing happened. Continued number, not knowing where the breakaway was. Found it. Very quiet curtain call. |
Who have you played on "Law & Order"? Which edition? |
A cult leader and a guilty Father. ["Law & Order" and "Criminal Intent"] |
Worst costume ever: |
A coat that got curdled cream in the lining. It looked terrific, but no one would come near me. |
Cats or dogs? |
Proximity or Distance? |
Favorite cereal: |
Granola with coconut. |
Worst job you ever had: |
It would be un-gallant to say. |
TV or commercial gig you most enjoyed: |
"Sesame Street" (also least) |
Leading man role you've been dying to play |
King Lear |