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Irv Weinstein
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Overview
Born
April 29
,
1930
·
Rochester, New York, USA
Died
December 26
,
2017
·
Costa Mesa, California, USA
(ALS also known as Lou Gehrig's disease and leukemia)
Birth name
Irwin Weinstein
Mini Bio
Irv Weinstein was born on April 29, 1930 in Rochester, New York, USA. He was an actor, known for
Hide in Plain Sight (1980)
and
Chef's Cent'anni (2023)
. He was married to Elaine. He died on December 26, 2017 in Costa Mesa, California, USA.
Family
Spouse
Elaine
(1955 - December 26, 2017) (his death, 3 children)
Trademarks
Use of alliteration in news stories ("pistol-packing punks", "Buffalo blaze-busters").
Trivia
Is considered the model for
Eugene Levy
's 'Earl Camembert' character from
SCTV (1976)
,
SCTV Network (1981)
, and
SCTV Channel (1983)
(Camembert's name was a play on Canadian news anchor
Earl Cameron
).
Popular news anchor of "Eyewitness News" on WKBW-TV (Channel 7) in Buffalo, NY, from 1964 to 1998.
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