Biography

Andy Rooney On screen appearance

(CBS) Andy Rooney is known to millions for his wry, humorous and sometimes controversial essays that have been the signature end piece of 60 Minutes for decades. The 2005-06 season marks Rooney's 27th doing "A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney," which became a regular feature on 60 Minutes in September 1978.

He’s won three Emmy Awards for his essays, which now number more than 800 and was awarded a Lifetime Achievement Emmy in 2003.

Rooney has always considered himself a writer who appears on television. In addition to his 60 Minutes essays, he has written a national syndicated newspaper column for Tribune Media Services since 1979, published articles in major magazines, and is the author of 13 books, the most recent, "Common Nonsense, " published in 2002 by Public Affairs.

Rooney’s rich body of work was recognized by the National Society of Newspaper Columnists when he was presented with its Ernie Pyle Lifetime Achievement Award in June 2003. "Ernie Pyle’s life and work eloquently captured the hopes and aspirations of the common man… Andy Rooney’s work is in that fine tradition," said the society’s president. Rooney was a friend of Pyle, the famous World War II correspondent who was killed by a sniper in the War. (source – CBS)