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Director, Producer, Screenwriter, Actor Born: January 14, 1919 in Albany, NY Biography:Like Mike Wallace and Morley Safer, Andy Rooney is inextricable from 60 Minutes in the minds of the American populace. Rooney stands apart from those colleagues, however, thanks to the sheer uniqueness of his regular contributions. For decades, Rooney brought a series of reflective witticisms to the news magazine with his famous segment "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney" -- a colorful (and highly editorialized) epilogue response to the events chronicled on each broadcast. Originally added on opposite weeks, to offset the "Point/Counterpoint" debate segment, Rooney's monologues (which commenced with the debut of the 1978-1979 season) helped make the popularity of 60 Minutes skyrocket -- to the number one spot in all of prime-time television, in fact. Though occasionally controversial, the segments netted several Emmys for Rooney.
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