Andrew Rooney

Andrew Rooney

writer, producer, director

Andrew Rooney was born on Jan 14, 1919 in USA. Andrew Rooney's big-screen debut came with 60 Minutes - Season 2 directed by Rob Klug in 1969. Andrew Rooney is known for 60 Minutes directed by Rob Klug, Andrew Rooney stars as Self - Commentator (segment "Andy Rooney") and Lesley Stahl as Self - Host. Andrew Rooney has got 1 awards and 1 nominations so far. The most recent award Andrew Rooney achieved is News & Documentary Emmy Awards. The upcoming new tvshow Andrew Rooney plays is 60 Minutes - Season 43 which will be released on Sep 24, 1968.

Andy Rooney was born in Albany in January 1919 and grew up in the Capital District (of NYS), the son of Walter and Elinor (Reynolds) Rooney. He attended Colgate Academy. In 1941, at the age of 22 he was drafted into the Army and was posted to London, where he began writing for Stars and Stripes, the US armed forces newspaper and later in the war he became one of the first US journalists to report on the Nazi concentration camps. He began working as a broadcast journalist in 1949 for CBS. He established a name for himself over many years as a correspondent and commentator. He is probably best remembered by TV audiences for his regular closing segment on 60 Minutes (1968), "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney". He died in November 2011, aged 92, having continued working until just a few weeks earlier.

  • Birthday

    Jan 14, 1919
  • Place of Birth

    Albany, New York, USA

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Awards

1 wins & 1 nominations

News & Documentary Emmy Awards
2003
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Winner - Lifetime Achievement Award

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