Andy Rooney

Andy Rooney, longtime 60 Minutes commentator, passed away at the age of 92 Friday night, according to People.com. After having minor surgery, he suffered "serious complications" but little is known about his actual cause of death at this point. More information is expected in the days to come. Rooney ended his stint on the newmagazine just over a month ago, after covering thousands of topics over his 33 years on the program. He marveled at the weight of the laptop in his last appearance on...Read Full Story

EDITORaposS NOTE: Andy Rooneyaposs popular weekly feature has switched to classic columns in the humoristaposs signature style. This classic Rooney column was originally published May 20, 1994. Anyone who writes anything that gets into print receives. Andy Rooney, in signing off from 60 Minutes this weekend, said that this is the moment I39ve dreaded the final weekly installment. Letter to the Editor: Have you wondered -- Tulsa World www.youtube.com/watch?v=g1PO7nyyLn0 Andy Rooney is the...Read Full Story

After recently announcing his retirement as 60 Minutes resident cantankerous essayist, Andy Rooney is in the hospital and in critical condition following complications after surgery. CBS released a statement saying that the 92-year-old Rooney is recovering and, at the request of his family, would not be releasing any more information regarding his medical problems or where he is being treated.Rooney is known by young and old alike for his closing segment on the weekly magazine show where he...Read Full Story

Andy Rooney:a former war correspondent, CBS’s longtime icon, a favorite of viewers, and a role model to those who aspired to broadcast and/or print commentary — someone who could write his copy as well as read it and communicate to viewers — is dead at 92. He had just retired last month:(CBS News)Andy Rooney:Andy Rooney, the “60 Minutes” commentator known to generations for his wry, humorous and contentious television essays – a unique genre he is credited with inventing – died Friday night...Read Full Story

Access Hollywood'60 Minutes' Loses Legends: First Rooney, Now WallaceAccess HollywoodNEW YORK, NY -- Caption Mike Wallace and Andy Rooney attend the screening of 'Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room' at the MGM screening room in New York City on April 13, 2005 Within five months of each other, two of the men who helped make “60 ..."60 Minutes" wouldn't exist without WallaceCBS NewsMike Wallace: 5 Memorable CBS Interviews (Video)Hollywood ReporterMike Wallace spoke out about his struggle with...Read Full Story