Irwin Goes From ‘Sesame Street’ To ‘CSI’
1 min readBill Irwin’s turn as serial killer Nate Haskell on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation is a far cry from some of his other roles. In fact, kids might recognize him from Sesame Street, where he played Elmo’s friend, Mr Noodle. “I’m still dealing with the irony that, after being a clown on children’s TV, I got this high-profile role as a killer!” Irwin told the Philippine Daily Inquirer. He continued, “When they called me, Nate Haskell was supposed to be in just one episode. I think they liked to write for him … he’s very mentally ill, you know.”
The actor added that the CSI writers couldn’t “leave [Haskell] alive too long”; however, he could always return to the crime drama in a different guise. “I did talk to the producers about it, but I pitched a story about a man walking into the CSI office looking like Nate Haskell,” Irwin explained. “Maybe it’s Haskell’s brother, but he’s very nice and wants to help the CSIs. It’s just an actor trying for a way to have a job next season, but they smiled!”
The full interview is available from the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
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