Andrew Aitken Rooney (January 14, 1919 – November 4, 2011) was an American radio and television writer who was best known for his weekly broadcast "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney", a part of the CBS News program 60 Minutes from 1978 to 2011.

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Mar 20, 2022 · Keep reading to relive more than 50 years of "60 Minutes" magic with Connie Chung, Christiane Amanpour, Andy Rooney and many more… RELATED: "Today" show hosts: Where are they now? When "60...

Jan 10, 2025 · Andy Rooney (born January 14, 1919, Albany, New York, U.S.—died November 4, 2011, New York City) was an American journalist and essayist who was best known for his curmudgeonly commentaries (1978–2011) at the end of the television news show 60 Minutes.

Nov 5, 2011 · NEW YORK – Andy Rooney so dreaded the day he had to end his signature "60 Minutes" commentaries about life's large and small absurdities that he kept going until he was 92 years old. Even then,...

Nov 6, 2011 · Andy Rooney, whose prickly wit was long a mainstay of CBS News and whose homespun commentary on “60 Minutes,” delivered every week from 1978 until 2011, made …

Jul 20, 2013 · Andy Rooney, CBS News’ longtime resident curmudgeon whose whimsical and acerbic essays on “60 Minutes” turned the rumpled writer into an unlikely — and reluctant — TV celebrity, died Friday...

Nov 5, 2011 · Rooney was one of the most famous curmudgeons in American public life. And not just on TV: He typically refused to sign autographs or return letters from fans. His now famous gig with CBS's 60...

Oct 26, 2011 · Nov. 5, 2011 -- Andy Rooney, the rumpled writer whose weekly riffs about the absurdities of everyday life made him one of television's longest-running commentators, died Friday night, just weeks after his farewell broadcast on "60 Minutes." He was 92. He died from complications following a minor surgery, according to a news release from CBS News.